Funders › WI › The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC › 2023
Grants paid by The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC, tax year 2023
EIN 36-7244615 · Madison, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T122
In tax year 2023, The Searle Freedom Trust C/O Kinship LLC (EIN 36-7244615) reported 102 grants paid totaling $19,997,457. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | State Policy Network Arlington, VA | B | $1,312,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | D | $1,000,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Government Accountability Naples, FL | B | $800,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $700,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Tax Foundation Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Center for Environmental Accountability Washington, DC | U | $500,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | New Civil Liberties Alliance Washington, DC | U | $400,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | B | $400,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Defense of Freedom Institute Alexandria, VA | D | $350,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | America First Policy Institute Washington, DC | U | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $300,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Franklin News Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Vmts Education Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $300,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | National Taxpayers Union Foundation Washington, DC | B | $300,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | C | $275,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Freedomworks Foundation Inc Washington, DC | U | $250,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | American Legislative Exchange Council Arlington, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Economic Policy Innovation Center Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Mercatus Center Arlington, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Center for Individual Rights Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Ricochet Productions Ojai, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $248,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Property and Environment Research Center Bozeman, MT | U | $225,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Georgia Center for Opportunity Peachtree Corners, GA | B | $225,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute Washington, DC | B | $225,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Employment Policies Institute Arlington, VA | C | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Real Clear Foundation Northbrook, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Emergent Order Foundation Austin, TX | B | $200,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Sagamore Institute Indianapolis, IN | U | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $190,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Speech First Washington, DC | B | $175,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Committee to Unleash Prosperity Potomac, MD | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | ONLINE EDUCATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for the American Worker Hamilton, VA | B | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Committee to Unleash Prosperity Potomac, MD | U | $125,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for Citizen Focused Service Inc Alexandria, VA | C | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Parents Defending Education Arlington, VA | U | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Goldwater Institute Phoenix, AZ | U | $125,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Truth in Accounting Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Center for Independent Thought Bala Cynwyd, PA | B | $125,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Players Philanthropy Fund Towson, MD | U | $125,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Kinship Foundation Madison, WI | B | $120,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $105,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | State Financial Officers Foundation Inc Shawnee, KS | B | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | American Transparency Hinsdale, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Global Liberty Institute USA Stanford, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Wirepoints Corp Wilmette, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Co2 Coalition Arlington, VA | C | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | National Review Institute New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Steele Family Foundation Scottsdale, AZ | B | $100,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | American Private Radio Oxford, MS | B | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | National Affairs Washington, DC | D | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Student Free Press Association Hillsdale, MI | B | $100,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Encounter for Culture and Education Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Government Accountability Institute Tallahassee, FL | C | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Property and Environment Research Center Bozeman, MT | U | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX | B | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Pacific Research Institute Pasedena, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Buckeye Institute Columbus, OH | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Do No Harm Glen Allen, VA | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty Milwaukee, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | New York University New York, NY | B | $88,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Lucy Burns Institute Middleton, WI | B | $75,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for Energy Research Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Capital Research Center Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | The Daily Caller News Foundation Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | People United for Privacy Foundation Arlington, VA | U | $75,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Research On Equal Opportunity West Fifth Street, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Pacific Research Institute Pasedena, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | The Daily Caller News Foundation Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | JOURNALISM | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Hudson Institute Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | C | $63,500 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $52,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Washington University Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Claremont Institute Upland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Washington University Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | LITIGATION | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | American Institute for Economic Research Great Barrington, MA | B | $46,000 | paid | RESEARCH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Moving Picture Institute New York, NY | B | $36,000 | paid | FILM AND NEW MEDIA | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Institute for Citizen Focused Service Inc Alexandria, VA | C | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION AND OUTREACH | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | George Mason University Foundation Fairfax, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIPS | 202433209349102098 |
| 2023 | Flow Through Contributions From Ktc Hedge Products LLC Madison, WI | U | $457 | paid | THE UNRESTRICTED USE OF THE CHARITY | 202433209349102098 |
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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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