Taxpayers for Common Sense

Washington, DC ·EIN 52-1941122 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$8.6M received 36 funders 81 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Taxpayers for Common Sense?

Taxpayers for Common Sense is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Resources Legacy Fund ($2.1M), Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.2M), Advocacy Action Fund Inc ($630K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Taxpayers for Common Sense between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Resources Legacy Fund$2,104,33452020–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$1,160,00052020–2024
Advocacy Action Fund Inc$630,00052022–2024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$607,24822023–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$600,00022021–2022
United States Energy Foundation$550,00032022–2024
Colombe Peace Foundation$415,00052020–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$400,00022020–2021
Foundation for the Carolinas$370,00042021–2024
Tortuga Charitable Foundation$350,00042020–2023
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$200,00042020–2023
The McKnight Foundation$180,00012020
High Tide Foundation$160,00012020
The Scherman Foundation Inc$90,00022020–2022
The New-land Foundation Inc$75,00052020–2024
Wilburforce Foundation$60,00012020
Threshold Foundation$58,00012021
Impactassetsinc$50,00012024
Breakthrough Energy Foundation$50,00012023
Firedoll Foundation$50,00022020–2023
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$50,00012022
Campion Advocacy Fund$50,00012021
The Pew Charitable Trusts$47,50022020–2021
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$40,00012024
Fund for Constitutional Government$40,00012022

Showing top 25 of 36 funders by total given.

What grants has Taxpayers for Common Sense received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Common Sense Educational Fund IncGENERAL$500
2024Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE$658,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET OVERSIGHT TO REDUCE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION BENEFITS, DEFENSE PROGRAMS, AND DISASTER POLICY.$334,248
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$300,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo cultivate support for federal agricultural policies that improve fiscal accountability while also improving environmental outcomes, with a focus on water quality and climate mitigation and adaptation.$250,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$150,000
2024Advocacy Action Fund IncSUPPORT FOR ENERGY POLICY ADVOCACY$100,000
2024Colombe Peace FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$85,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Advocacy Action Fund IncSUPPORT FOR CARBON CAPTURE PUBLIC EDUCATION$50,000
2024Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$40,000
2024The New-land Foundation IncENVIRONMENT$15,000
2024Common Sense Educational Fund IncGENERAL$500
2023Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.$375,000
2023Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO RESEARCH AND CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS ON PROGRAM INTEGRITY REFORMS TO THE FARM BILL AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS.$273,000
2023Walton Family Foundation IncTo cultivate support for federal agricultural policies that improve fiscal accountability while also improving environmental outcomes, with a focus on water quality and climate mitigation and adaptation.$250,000
2023United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$200,000
2023Advocacy Action Fund IncSUPPORT FOR CARBON CAPTURE PUBLIC EDUCATION$165,000
2023Colombe Peace FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$85,000
2023Tortuga Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$75,000
2023Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$50,000
2023Breakthrough Energy FoundationPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION$50,000
2023The David and Lucile Packard FoundationEnvironment and Science$50,000
2023Firedoll FoundationENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM$25,000
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$23,000
2023The New-land Foundation IncENVIRONMENT/ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE$15,000
2023Natural Resources Defense Council IncENV. ADVOCACY$10,000
2023The Guide FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250
2023Common Sense Educational Fund IncGENERAL$250
2022Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES$471,334

Showing 30 most recent of 81 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Taxpayers for Common Sense?

Taxpayers for Common Sense is funded by 36 grantmakers, led by Resources Legacy Fund ($2.1M), Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.2M), Advocacy Action Fund Inc ($630K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Taxpayers for Common Sense between 2020–2025.

Who is Taxpayers for Common Sense's largest funder?

Resources Legacy Fund is the largest recorded funder of Taxpayers for Common Sense, with $2.1M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Taxpayers for Common Sense received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.6M in grants to Taxpayers for Common Sense across 81 grants from 36 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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