Sarah Scaife Foundation Grant
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Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
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- Not eligible: The Foundation does not make grants to individuals for any purpose, to nationally organized fundraising groups, or to organizations that are not publicly-supported non-profit charitable organizations.
- Not eligible: Individuals for any purpose
- Not eligible: To nationally organized fundraising groups
- Not eligible: To organizations that are not publicly supported non-profit
- Not eligible: Charitable organizations
- Not eligible: Proposals for the following are routinely declined: event sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, and building projects; andsupport for organizations that are primarily dependent upon government funds, and for government agencies.
Overview
Sarah Scaife Foundation Grant
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Sarah Scaife Foundation
Last Updated: February 09, 2026
Summary
The Sarah Scaife Foundation Grant supports public policy initiatives that tackle significant domestic and international challenges. This grant is intended for publicly-supported non-profit organizations and does not extend to individuals or national fundraising groups. Proposals related to event sponsorships, capital campaigns, or organizations reliant on government funding are typically declined. The focus remains on impactful projects that align with the Foundation's mission.Overview
Sarah Scaife Foundation The Sarah Scaife Foundation’s grant program is primarily directed toward public policy programs that address major domestic and international issues. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals for any purpose, to nationally organized fundraising groups, or to organizations that are not publicly-supported non-profit charitable organizations.Eligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website.Ineligibility
The Foundation does not make grants to individuals for any purpose, to nationally organized fundraising groups, or to organizations that are not publicly supported non-profit, charitable organizations. Proposals for the following are routinely declined: event sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, and building projects; andsupport for organizations that are primarily dependent upon government funds, and for government agencies.What Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 176
- Total given
- $45.32M
- Median grant
- $200K
- Range
- $27K–$1.2M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 37%, Virginia 18%, California 8%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Arlington, VA; New York, NY.
- 52% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 4% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC
General operating support
$1.2M
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the · Stanford, CA
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Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc · Princeton, NJ
General operating support
$1M
Foundation for Government Accountability Inc · Naples, FL
General operating support
$800K
George Mason University Foundation Inc · Fairfax, VA
Law & economics center
$750K
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