Funders › WI › The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC › 2020
Grants paid by The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC, tax year 2020
EIN 36-7244615 · Madison, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T122
In tax year 2020, The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC (EIN 36-7244615) reported 115 grants paid totaling $22,227,592. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | D | $1,250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $700,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $600,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Government Accountability Naples, FL | B | $600,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Tax Foundation Washington, DC | B | $600,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Mackinac Center for Public Policy Midland, MI | B | $500,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | George Washington University Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $457,380 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $418,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $350,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Mercatus Center Arlington, VA | B | $350,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | American Legislative Exchange Council Arlington, VA | B | $325,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | B | $325,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC | U | $310,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC | B | $300,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | State Policy Network Arlington, VA | B | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Washington, DC | B | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Employment Policies Institute Foundation Washington, DC | U | $300,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Freedomworks Foundation Inc Washington, DC | U | $300,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Freedom Foundation Olympia, WA | D | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | New Civil Liberties Alliance Washington, DC | U | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | State Policy Network Arlington, VA | B | $298,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $275,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA | B | $275,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Property and Environment Research Center Bozeman, MT | U | $255,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Taliesin Nexus Los Angeles, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $250,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | National Affairs Washington, DC | D | $250,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Goldwater Institute Phoenix, AZ | U | $250,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Vmts Education Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Philadelphia, PA | D | $250,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $225,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | U | $205,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Real Clear Foundation Northbrook, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Galen Institute Paeonian Springs, VA | U | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Franklin News Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Mercatus Center Arlington, VA | B | $200,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Sagamore Institute Indianapolis, IN | U | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | The Daily Caller News Foundation Washington, DC | B | $180,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Empire Center for Public Policy Albany, NY | C | $175,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $170,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Hudson Institute Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | American Transparency Burr Ridge, IL | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | The Fairness Center Harrisburg, PA | B | $150,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Network San Francisco, CA | U | $150,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | U | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | National Taxpayers Union Foundation Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs Oklahoma City, OK | C | $150,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Committee to Unleash Prosperity Potomac, MD | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Government Accountability Institute Tallahassee, FL | C | $130,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Claremont Institute Upland, CA | U | $130,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Center for Independent Thought Bala Cynwyd, PA | B | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $125,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Speech First Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Truth in Accounting Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Fraser Institute Washington, DC | D | $125,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Pacific Research Institute San Francisco, CA | U | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | State Policy Network Arlington, VA | B | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Free to Choose Network Inc Erie, PA | B | $125,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Americans for Fair Treatment Harrisburg, PA | D | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Washington, DC | C | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Student Free Press Association Hillsdale, MI | B | $120,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | People United for Privacy Foundation Arlington, VA | U | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Free Speech Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA | B | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Heritage Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | American Private Radio Oxford, MS | B | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Co2 Coalition Arlington, VA | C | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Property and Environment Research Center Bozeman, MT | U | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Freedomworks Foundation Inc Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Capital Research Center Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | National Taxpayers Union Foundation Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Pacific Research Institute San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Buckeye Institute Columbus, OH | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Lucy Burns Institute Middleton, WI | B | $95,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Center for Opportunity Urbanism Houston, TX | U | $90,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Taliesin Nexus Los Angeles, CA | U | $81,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Energy Research Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA | B | $80,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Hoover Institution Stanford, CA | U | $80,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Balaker Media Foundation Bonsall, CA | C | $80,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Research On Equal Opportunity Austin, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Wirepoints Corp Wilmette, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | The 21st Century Cities Inititative at Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $65,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $61,600 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Indiana University Foundation Bloomington, IN | C | $61,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | State Policy Network Arlington, VA | B | $60,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Kinship Foundation Madison, WI | C | $60,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $52,350 | paid | ONLINE EDUCATION | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Job Creators Network Foundation Addison, TX | C | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Taliesin Nexus Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado Foundation Colorado Springs, CO | C | $43,200 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Encounter Books New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Pacific Research Institute San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | UCLA Foundation Pasadena, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Copenhagen Consensus Center Tewksbury, MA | C | $24,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc Plymouth, VT | B | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202113199349108526 |
| 2020 | Flow Through Contributions From Ktc Hedge Products LLC Madison, WI | U | $62 | paid | THE UNRESTRICTED USE OF THE CHARITY | 202113199349108526 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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