The Reason Foundation

Los Angeles, CA ·EIN 95-3298239 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$7.9M received 40 funders 90 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds The Reason Foundation?

The Reason Foundation is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($3.6M), The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc ($900K), Equable Institute ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to The Reason Foundation between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3,641,32422021–2023
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc$900,00082020–2024
Equable Institute$700,00022020–2023
The Dunn Foundation$525,00052020–2024
EL Craig Foundation$300,00032021–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$300,00032022–2024
The Bond Foundation Inc$225,00042020–2023
The Fourten Foundation$220,00022023–2024
Liberty Ears Inc$124,35612023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$120,00032022–2024
Foundation for American Freedom$100,00022020–2022
The Beulah Fund$100,00012021
The Lampert Foundation$100,00012020
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary$83,00022020–2021
Bradley Impact Fund Inc$62,00022022–2023
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$60,00052020–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$50,00012024
Impactassetsinc$50,00012023
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$35,00012021
The Armstrong Foundation$30,00012023
Foundation for Individual Liberty$30,00032021–2023
Woodshouse Foundation$30,00012021
James Deering Danielson Foundation$25,00052020–2024
Bader Family Foundation$25,00032021–2023
JP Humphreys Foundation$25,00012021

Showing top 25 of 40 funders by total given.

What grants has The Reason Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$6,800
2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the Pension Integrity Project$125,000
2024The Fourten FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$120,000
2024EL Craig FoundationGeneral Administration$100,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$100,000
2024The Dunn FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
2024The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the Classical Liberalism Project$100,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationCommunity Development$50,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationMEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES$11,000
2024James Deering Danielson FoundationSOCIAL SERVICES$5,000
2024The Hastings TrustCONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE TO PURSUE THE VARIOUS CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF EACH RECIPIENT.$3,000
2024The Crawford Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$500
2024Shell Usa Company Foundation50$50
2024Arthur J Gallagher FoundationGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$50
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$2,075,582
2023Equable InstituteTo increase support for policies that improve teacher pension systems, with the specific goal of minimizing the effect that pension debt has on education budgets.$180,000
2023The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the Pension Integrity Project$125,000
2023Liberty Ears IncTO SUPPORT FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, AND THE RULE OF LAW.$124,356
2023The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the Classical Liberalism Project$100,000
2023The Fourten FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
2023Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$100,000
2023The Dunn FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$100,000
2023The Bond Foundation IncTO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION$75,000
2023Bradley Impact Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$55,000
2023ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2023The Armstrong FoundationNATIONAL AND STATE POLICY$30,000
2023The William H Donner Foundation IncEDUCATION OPPORTUNITY$20,000
2023The Ayco Charitable FoundationMEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES$11,100

Showing 30 most recent of 90 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Reason Foundation?

The Reason Foundation is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($3.6M), The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc ($900K), Equable Institute ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to The Reason Foundation between 2020–2025.

Who is The Reason Foundation's largest funder?

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program is the largest recorded funder of The Reason Foundation, with $3.6M across 2 grants (2021–2023).

How much grant funding has The Reason Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.9M in grants to The Reason Foundation across 90 grants from 40 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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