The Niskanen Center Inc

Washington, DC ·EIN 45-5308952 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$16.9M received 31 funders 97 grants · 2018–2025

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.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$4,175,000122020–2024
The Rockefeller Foundation$2,025,00042020–2021
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$1,641,165102020–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1,300,00022021–2024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$1,001,00042021–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$640,00032022–2024
Pritzker Family Foundation$600,00042022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$550,00022022–2023
Breakthrough Energy Foundation$500,00012023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$425,00022020–2024
The Shapiro Foundation$414,81342021–2024
United States Energy Foundation$402,00042020–2023
The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc$400,00022023–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$400,00042020–2023
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$375,00052020–2024
Democracy Fund Inc$350,00032018–2021
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$300,00022021–2022
Climate Imperative Foundation$250,00012022
Our American Future Action$200,00012023
High Tide Foundation$150,00022020
Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable$140,00032020–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$113,00032021–2024
The Joyce Foundation$100,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$100,00012023
The Lodestar Foundation$100,00032020–2022

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

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Alliance for Early Success FkaADVOCACY$25,000
2024The David and Lucile Packard FoundationJust Societies$750,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO 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
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$500,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$380,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR THE CLIMATE PROGRAM$200,000
2024Pritzker Family FoundationBUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT$200,000
2024The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncEC-ADVOCACY$200,000
2024The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationFOR SUPPORT ON ADVANCING STATE CAPACITY IN THE LEGAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY$200,000
2024The Shapiro FoundationDOMESTIC RELIEF$178,591
2024Conrad N Hilton FoundationTO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS$160,000
2024The Joyce FoundationGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & JUSTICE REFORM$100,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$92,500
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO 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
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationCommunity Development$75,000
2024Annie E Casey Foundation IncSupport Policy on Refundable Tax Credits and Economic Security$75,000
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO 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
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO 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
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO COLLECT DATA AND SUPPORT A RISKS, NEEDS, REVIEW SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.$25,717
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$25,000
2024Inclusive Abundance Initiative IncCONTRIBUTION$25,000
2023Breakthrough Energy FoundationPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION$500,000
2023Conrad N Hilton FoundationTO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS$500,000
2023WK Kellogg Foundationdevelop 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
2023The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund IncEC-ADVOCACY$200,000
2023Our American Future ActionPromoting prospertiy$200,000
2023Pritzker Family FoundationBUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE$200,000
2023Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO 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
2023The Shapiro FoundationDOMESTIC NEEDS$105,392
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED 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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