Public Citizen Inc
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$10.5M
Foundation funders
103
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Public Citizen Inc?
Public Citizen Inc is funded by 103 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 $10.5M in grants to Public Citizen Inc between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $165K (2019) to $2.8M (2020). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $879K.
What grants has Public Citizen Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wallace Global Fund II | SUPPORT FOR WORK TO PROTECT AND DEFEND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Our American Future Action | GENERAL SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Action Now Inc | TO DEFEND THE DRUG PRICE NEGOTIATION PROVISIONS IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) AND CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE IRA'S IMPLEMENTATION. | $220,000 |
| 2025 | Thaler Howell Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE | $36,000 |
| 2025 | Rita and Leo Greenland | UNRESTRICTED | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Atran Foundation Inc | DECLARATION FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | The Fliesbach Family Foundation | PUBLIC INTEREST PROGRAMS | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Patricia M Hynes | TO FURTHER ORG.'S CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Defense Against Thought Control | DEFEND DEMOCRACY, RESIST CORPORATE POWER AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR PEOPLE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Farview Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Skyemar Foundation | CHARITABLE - NO RESTRICTIONS | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Steven Broitman Foundation | ADVOCATE, LITIGATE, EDUCATE, MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE TO ENSURE THAT ALL CITIZENS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE HALLS OF POWER FOR JUSTICE, HEALTH AND SAFETY, ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Statue Foundation Inc | FOR OPERATIONS | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Victor & Clara C Battin Foundation | FOR UNRESTRICTED USE | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Richard and Susan Master Family Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,500 |
| 2025 | Baskin Family Foundation | CONSUMER ADVOCACY | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Naduse Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,000 |
| 2025 | The Lasalle Family Foundation | SUPPORT OF PRIMARY MISSION | $1,500 |
| 2025 | The Sanford Foundation | Charity | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The Foundation for Social Responsibility | Support for General Mission | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The Sambol Family Foundation | PUBLIC AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The Samuel & Tillie D Cheiffetz Foundati | https://www.citizen.org/about | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The Seed Foundation | SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation | CHARITABLE | $500 |
| 2025 | Giles 2000 Tr | UNRESTRICTED | $500 |
| 2025 | Allstadt Hardin Foundation | COMMUNITY | $500 |
| 2025 | The Salon Family Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE DONATION | $400 |
| 2025 | William a Schmidt & Teresa Elliot | DONATE CASH TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. | $300 |
| 2025 | Douglas W & Wanda K Morgan | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $300 |
| 2025 | Frances & Frank Wilkinson Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $300 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Public Citizen Inc?
Public Citizen Inc is funded by 103 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 $10.5M 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 $10.5M in grants to Public Citizen Inc across 200 grants from 103 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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