Freedom House
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$19.5M
Foundation funders
87
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Freedom House?
Freedom House is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by Foundation to Promote Open Society ($3.8M), National Endowment for Democracy ($3.4M), Open Society Institute ($3.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.5M in grants to Freedom House between 2020–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Freedom House received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lydia Collins Deforest Char Tr Uw | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Dow Jones Foundation | SUPPORT JOURNALISM AND FREE PRESS | $25,000 |
| 2025 | The Creighton Hope Charitable Foundation | UNSPECIFIED DONATION TO BE USED TO ACCOMPLISH MISSION. | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Copaken Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $1,000 |
| 2024 | National Endowment for Democracy | EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE | $465,719 |
| 2024 | The International Institute on Race | THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS TO ENABLE THE RECIPIENT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE "HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM: STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS." | $455,000 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $200,250 |
| 2024 | Internews Network | MEDIA DEVELOPMENT | $195,282 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR RESEARCH. | $170,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $128,000 |
| 2024 | Impactassetsinc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $120,500 |
| 2024 | Heather and Robert Keane Family | CHARITABLE MISSION | $100,000 |
| 2024 | William & Sheila Konar Foundation | Program Support & Annual Awards | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $73,500 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $51,000 |
| 2024 | John S and James L Knight Foundation | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO AID IMPRISONED JOURNALISTS VIA THE FRED HIATT FUND TO FREE POLITICAL PRISONERS. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Hurford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Hurford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Schloss Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Thomas and Mary Ann Tizzio Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | General Support | $18,500 |
| 2024 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable | MULTIPLE | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Harman Family Foundation | EXPANDING FREEDOM/DEMOCRACY | $12,500 |
| 2024 | Harman Family Foundation | EXPANDING FREEDOM/DEMOCRACY | $12,500 |
| 2024 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Tyler Foundation | HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Ravitz Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Freedom House?
Freedom House is funded by 87 grantmakers, led by Foundation to Promote Open Society ($3.8M), National Endowment for Democracy ($3.4M), Open Society Institute ($3.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.5M in grants to Freedom House between 2020–2025.
Who is Freedom House's largest funder?
Foundation to Promote Open Society is the largest recorded funder of Freedom House, with $3.8M across 2 grants (2022–2023).
How much grant funding has Freedom House received?
IRS 990 filings record $19.5M in grants to Freedom House across 200 grants from 87 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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