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.
Showing top 25 of 31 funders by total given.
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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