Public Citizen Inc

Washington, DC ·EIN 23-7104508 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$9.9M received 84 funders 168 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Public Citizen Inc?

Public Citizen Inc is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by Democracy Fund Voice Inc ($2.3M), The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation ($1.5M), Open Society Action Fund Inc ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to Public Citizen Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Democracy Fund Voice Inc$2,250,00062020–2024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$1,520,00052020–2024
Open Society Action Fund Inc$1,400,00042020–2021
Tides Foundation$1,010,36022020–2023
Advocacy Action Fund Inc$600,00022023–2024
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$475,00012024
Wallace Global Fund Ii$325,00022023–2024
Luminate Foundation Inc$301,00032020–2023
End Citizens United Let America Vote$275,00012021
Western Conservation Action$255,00032021–2023
Climate Imperative Foundation$250,00012024
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation$175,00042021
Climateworks Foundation$160,00022020–2021
Catena Foundation$150,00022022–2023
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation$100,00042021–2024
Attias Family Foundation$75,00012020
Nolan Family Charitable Foundation CO Matthew M Nolan$50,00012024
Sixteen Thirty Fund$50,00012024
Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund$50,00012023
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$45,00012020
Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc$35,00012024
Threshold Foundation$35,00012021
Economic Security Project Action Inc$35,00012020
StLRB Family Foundation$28,50042020–2023
American Federation of State County$20,00022021–2022
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Skyemar Foundation$17,50042021–2024
North Pond Foundation$14,00042020–2023
Leon and Gloria Plevin Family$12,25042020–2024
Deitzler Foundation Inc$12,00032021–2024
Farview Foundation$11,00022023–2025
The Fiona and Rick True Charitable Trust$10,00022023–2024
The Mousetrap Foundation$10,00012023
Sierra Club$10,00012021
American Federation of Labor and$10,00012021
The Yerrid Foundation Inc$10,00012020
Act for Nih Foundation Inc$7,00012022
Tomkins Family Foundation$6,00052019–2024
Max and Bertha Dressler Foundation$5,75032021–2024
Rudolph Joseph Foundation$5,00012024
Hcd Foundation$5,00012024
Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc$4,98032022–2024
Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation$4,50032020–2024
Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc$4,00032020–2022
Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation$3,50022024–2025
The Foundation for Social Responsibility$2,50022020–2024
The Seed Foundation$2,15032020–2024
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust$2,00032020–2022
Mark and Mary Ellen Stinski Foundation$2,00022020–2021
Urban School Foundation$2,00022019–2020
The James L Bildner Charitable Trust$1,66712024
Affordable Housing Management Foundation$1,50032020–2022
The William L Price Foundation$1,32032022–2024
Hitchcock Bowart Daterra Foundation$1,10022022–2023
Taubert Memorial Foundation$1,00012023
Merrill Family Charitable Foundation Inc$1,00012022
Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation$1,00012020
The Lasalle Family Foundation$90032021–2024
The David W Knapp Charitable Foundation$77712022
Tinyblue Foundation$62022023–2024
The Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation$60022024–2025
Rao Family Foundation$60022023–2024
The Samuel and Tillie D Cheiffetz Foundation$50012024
Herbert R Fineburg & Lynn Rosenthal Fou$50012024
The Martin & Sylvia Kreithen Foundation$50012021
Federal Focus Inc$50012020
Bbla Foundation Inc$43032019–2022
The Salon Family Foundation Inc$40012024
Douglas W & Wanda K Morgan$40012024
The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation$35012020
Press Family Foundation$30012023
Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht$30012023
The Mcgrath Family Charitable Foundation$29032021–2024
The Bopp Family Charitable Trust$25012025
The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family$25032022–2024
Maureen Wright Family Charitable &$20012023
Foundation for Improving Horizons$20012023
Social Justice Charitable Foundation$20012022
Butler Family Foundation$12542021–2024
M B Ahmed Family Foundation$12022020–2022
Abettor Foundation$10012022
The Leibner Cooper Family Foundation$10012022
Tabachnick Family Foundation$10012021
B & R Charitable Foundation Inc$10012020
The Jane & Martin Schwartz Family$7512024

What grants has Public Citizen Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Farview FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025Victor & Clara C Battin FoundationFOR UNRESTRICTED USE$2,500
2025The Arthur & Patricia Price FoundationUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT$300
2025The Bopp Family Charitable TrustANNUAL GIFT$250
2024Public Citizen Foundation IncRESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF CONGRESS WATCH$475,000
2024Democracy Fund Voice IncProgram support for Democracy Protection program$375,000
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$250,000
2024The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationSUPPORT OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY$150,000
2024Advocacy Action Fund IncSUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY ADVOCACY$150,000
2024Wallace Global Fund IiSUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS$100,000
2024Nolan Family Charitable Foundation CO Matthew M NolanTo promote and further the organizational goals$50,000
2024Sixteen Thirty FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$50,000
2024Bvm Capacity Building Institute IncGOTV/Voter Registration$35,000
2024The Fine and Greenwald FoundationSOCIAL JUSTICE$30,000
2024Skyemar FoundationCHARITABLE - NO RESTRICTIONS$10,000
2024Deitzler Foundation IncSUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY$5,000
2024Rudolph Joseph FoundationCharitable$5,000
2024Hcd FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2024The Fiona and Rick True Charitable TrustAS PER RECIPIENT'S DESIGNATED PURPOSE$5,000
2024Leon and Gloria Plevin FamilyGENERAL SUPPORT$4,250
2024Max and Bertha Dressler FoundationUNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION$2,500
2024The Foundation for Social ResponsibilitySupport for General Mission$2,000
2024The James L Bildner Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION$1,667
2024The Seed FoundationSUPPORT$1,600
2024Frank & Roslyn Grobman FoundationCHARITABLE$1,500
2024Tomkins Family FoundationTO FURTHER PROGRAM SERVICES$1,200
2024Victor & Clara C Battin FoundationFOR UNRESTRICTED USE$1,000
2024Dan Cameron Family Foundation IncGeneral Operating Fund$1,000
2024The Lasalle Family FoundationSUPPORT OF PRIMARY MISSION$700
2024The Samuel and Tillie D Cheiffetz FoundationConsumer advocacy organization$500

Showing 30 most recent of 168 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Public Citizen Inc?

Public Citizen Inc is funded by 84 grantmakers, led by Democracy Fund Voice Inc ($2.3M), The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation ($1.5M), Open Society Action Fund Inc ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to Public Citizen Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Public Citizen Inc's largest funder?

Democracy Fund Voice Inc is the largest recorded funder of Public Citizen Inc, with $2.3M across 6 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Public Citizen Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $9.9M in grants to Public Citizen Inc across 168 grants from 84 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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