Grants paid by The Margulis Foundations for Freedom and Opportunity
EIN 47-1965321 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Margulis Foundations for Freedom and Opportunity of Chicago, IL (EIN 47-1965321) reported 50 grants paid totaling $2,569,600 to 14 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,569,600
50 grants
Recipients
14
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | $240,000 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $275,000 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | $375,000 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | $455,000 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $555,000 | — |
| 2025 | 9 | $669,600 | — |
Top recipients
The 14 recipients receiving the most from The Margulis Foundations for Freedom and Opportunity, by grants paid, out of 14 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato Institute 23-7432162 | B | Washington, DC | 6 | $624,600 | 2025 |
| Illinois Policy Institute 41-2057028 | C | Chicago, IL | 6 | $545,000 | 2025 |
| Stand Together | U | Arlington, VA | 3 | $350,000 | 2024 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | U | Princeton, NJ | 6 | $260,000 | 2025 |
| The Cara Program 36-4268095 | B | Chicago, IL | 6 | $215,000 | 2025 |
| Stand Together Trust 46-3508366 | C | Arlington, VA | 1 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Washington University 52-1538367 | B | St Louis, MO | 6 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc 81-4786875 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $90,000 | 2025 |
| Skills for Chicagoland's Future 45-1287418 | D | Chicago, IL | 2 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Free the People Foundation 47-5598652 | B | Washington, DC | 4 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| Students for Liberty 94-3435899 | B | Mclean, VA | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Liberty Justice Center | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| Students for Liberty | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| The Goldwater Institute | U | Phoneix, AZ | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
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 50 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stand Together Trust Arlington, VA | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $124,600 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc Chicago, IL | C | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Skills for Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2025 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202621269349102157 |
| 2024 | Stand Together Arlington, VA | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | The Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Skills for Chicagoland's Future Chicago, IL | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2024 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202531269349103253 |
| 2023 | Stand Together Arlington, VA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | The Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises Inc Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Free the People Foundation Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Students for Liberty Mclean, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2023 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202441209349101554 |
| 2022 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | Stand Together Arlington, VA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | The Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | Free the People Foundation Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2022 | Students for Liberty Mclean, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202311189349101101 |
| 2021 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2021 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2021 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2021 | The Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2021 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2021 | Free the People Foundation Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202211299349101906 |
| 2020 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | Washington University St Louis, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | The Cara Program Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | Students for Liberty Washington, DC | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | The Goldwater Institute Phoneix, AZ | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
| 2020 | Free the People Foundation Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202101309349102275 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621269349102157 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531269349103253 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441209349101554 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311189349101101 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202211299349101906 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202101309349102275 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/471965321.json.
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