The Niskanen Center Inc
Washington, DC ·EIN 45-5308952 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
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Who funds The Niskanen Center Inc?
The Niskanen Center Inc is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($4.2M), The Rockefeller Foundation ($2.0M), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to The Niskanen Center Inc between 2018–2025.
Show all 31 funders
| Jewish Communal Fund | $75,000 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Early Success Fka | $25,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inclusive Abundance Initiative Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kristin & Michael Reed Family | $22,500 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | $1,000 | 3 | 2020–2023 |
What grants has The Niskanen Center Inc received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alliance for Early Success Fka | ADVOCACY | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S STATE CAPACITY INITIATIVE AND ITS EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE REFORMS RELATED TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO CONFRONT TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND PERSONNEL. | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $500,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $380,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR THE CLIMATE PROGRAM | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Pritzker Family Foundation | BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | EC-ADVOCACY | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR SUPPORT ON ADVANCING STATE CAPACITY IN THE LEGAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Shapiro Foundation | DOMESTIC RELIEF | $178,591 |
| 2024 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | $160,000 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & JUSTICE REFORM | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $92,500 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCHERS WHO APPLY TOOLS OF ECONOMICS TO PROBLEMS OF CRIME AND JUSTICE TO CONVENE, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF GENERATING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS. | $88,186 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Community Development | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Support Policy on Refundable Tax Credits and Economic Security | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO CONVENE EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO DISCUSS EMERGING AND TESTABLE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH, AND DISSEMINATE FINDINGS. | $52,800 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO CREATE ESTIMATES OF THE MARGINAL VALUE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PLACE-BASED POLICIES, AND TO RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY. | $31,008 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO COLLECT DATA AND SUPPORT A RISKS, NEEDS, REVIEW SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. | $25,717 |
| 2024 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Inclusive Abundance Initiative Inc | CONTRIBUTION | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Breakthrough Energy Foundation | POLICY IMPLEMENTATION | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | $500,000 |
| 2023 | WK Kellogg Foundation | develop a transpartisan case for public investment in early childhood education/family support programs and disseminate that information to the wider public and influential leaders in the policy, business, religious and other sectors | $350,000 |
| 2023 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | EC-ADVOCACY | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Our American Future Action | Promoting prospertiy | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Pritzker Family Foundation | BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | TO CREATE ESTIMATES OF THE MARGINAL VALUE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PLACE-BASED POLICIES, AND TO RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY. | $165,000 |
| 2023 | The Shapiro Foundation | DOMESTIC NEEDS | $105,392 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 97 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds The Niskanen Center Inc?
The Niskanen Center Inc is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($4.2M), The Rockefeller Foundation ($2.0M), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to The Niskanen Center Inc between 2018–2025.
Who is The Niskanen Center Inc's largest funder?
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation is the largest recorded funder of The Niskanen Center Inc, with $4.2M across 12 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has The Niskanen Center Inc received?
IRS 990 filings record $16.9M in grants to The Niskanen Center Inc across 97 grants from 31 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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