Grants paid by Cato Institute
EIN 23-7432162 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE W200
Cato Institute of Washington, DC (EIN 23-7432162) reported 27 grants paid totaling $1,112,686 to 16 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,112,686
27 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | $257,500 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $55,386 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $320,000 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $82,800 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $170,000 | — |
| 2025 | 8 | $227,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Cato Institute, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Innocence Project Inc 32-0077563 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Cuban American National Foundation 80-0585891 | A | Miami, FL | 1 | $250,000 | 2019 |
| Talent Market LLC 52-1928321 | A | Washington, DC | 4 | $124,500 | 2025 |
| York College of Pennsylvania 23-1352698 | A | York, PA | 2 | $82,500 | 2024 |
| Brookings Institution 53-0196577 | A | Washington, DC | 3 | $77,500 | 2024 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council 52-0140979 | A | Washington, DC | 3 | $61,000 | 2025 |
| Moral Courage Project 20-2035406 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Roots of Progress 86-3502300 | A | Beaverton, OR | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Students for Liberty 94-3435899 | A | Mclean, VA | 3 | $43,800 | 2025 |
| Center for Civil Society 20-4509029 | A | Troy, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Columbia University 13-5598093 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $23,386 | 2021 |
| American Institute for Economic Research 04-2121305 | A | Great Barrington, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Young Americans for Liberty Inc 26-2417908 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| One America Movement 84-5006315 | A | Bowie, MD | 1 | $12,500 | 2025 |
| Young Americans for Liberty Foundation 45-3503672 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Talent Market 52-2166327 | A | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $7,500 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 27 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | America's Future Foundation Washington, DC | A | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | Roots of Progress Beaverton, OR | A | $50,000 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | American Legislative Exchange Council Arlington, VA | A | $34,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | Center for Civil Society Troy, MI | A | $25,000 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | Students for Liberty Mclean, VA | A | $20,500 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | Young Americans for Liberty Inc Austin, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | One America Movement Bowie, MD | A | $12,500 | paid | COLLABORATION OF EVENTS | 202532419349300218 |
| 2025 | Young Americans for Liberty Foundation Austin, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202532419349300218 |
| 2024 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | A | $62,500 | paid | General Support | 202422229349301752 |
| 2024 | Brookings Institution Washington, DC | A | $37,500 | paid | Collaboration | 202422229349301752 |
| 2024 | Moral Courage Project Brooklyn, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202422229349301752 |
| 2024 | America's Future Foundation Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202422229349301752 |
| 2024 | Students for Liberty Mclean, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | Event Support | 202422229349301752 |
| 2023 | York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333459349300728 |
| 2023 | American Institute for Economic Research Great Barrington, MA | A | $20,000 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202333459349300728 |
| 2023 | America's Future Foundation Washington, DC | A | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333459349300728 |
| 2023 | Students for Liberty Mclean, VA | A | $13,300 | paid | EVENT SUPPORT | 202333459349300728 |
| 2023 | American Legislative Exchange Council Arlington, VA | A | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333459349300728 |
| 2022 | The Innocence Project Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | General Support | 202320319349300102 |
| 2022 | Moral Courage Project Brooklyn, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202320319349300102 |
| 2022 | Brookings Institution Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | COLLABORATION ON SPHERE EVENT | 202320319349300102 |
| 2022 | American Legislative Exchange Council Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202320319349300102 |
| 2021 | Columbia University New York, NY | A | $23,386 | paid | Research for Project | 202113139349302081 |
| 2021 | Talent Market LLC Washington, DC | A | $17,000 | paid | 202113139349302081 | |
| 2021 | Brookings Institution Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | Collaboration on Sphere Event | 202113139349302081 |
| 2019 | Cuban American National Foundation Miami, FL | A | $250,000 | paid | Milton Friedman Prize Award 2018 | 201932759349300118 |
| 2019 | Talent Market Alexandria, VA | A | $7,500 | paid | Talent placement across liberty-oriented non-profits. | 201932759349300118 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-03-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202532419349300218 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-03-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202422229349301752 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-03-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333459349300728 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-03-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202320319349300102 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-03-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113139349302081 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-03-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201932759349300118 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/237432162.json.
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