Grants paid by Freeman Foundation
EIN 52-1667228 · Washington, DC · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Freeman Foundation of Washington, DC (EIN 52-1667228) reported 109 grants paid totaling $2,692,000 to 47 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $50,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,692,000
109 grants
Recipients
47
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$50,000
1 commitment · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | $337,500 | — |
| 2021 | 12 | $299,500 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | $315,000 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $318,500 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | $719,500 | — |
| 2025 | 24 | $702,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 47 recipients receiving the most from Freeman Foundation, by grants paid, out of 47 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Full Acceptance 57-1072394 | B | North Charleston, SC | 13 | $720,000 | 2025 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality 27-4064401 | C | Asheville, NC | 2 | $200,000 | 2025 |
| Southern Vision Alliance 61-1639641 | B | Durham, NC | 3 | $160,000 | 2024 |
| Freedom Center for Social Justice 45-4000599 | C | Charlotte, NC | 6 | $155,000 | 2025 |
| Proteus Fund 04-3243004 | C | Amherst, MA | 3 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Proteus Fund | U | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Equality North Carolina Foundation 58-1374041 | C | Durham, NC | 4 | $102,500 | 2025 |
| We Are Family 57-1008020 | B | North Charleston, SC | 2 | $95,000 | 2025 |
| Aclu of South Carolina | U | Columbia, SC | 2 | $80,000 | 2025 |
| Rockwood Leadership Institute 72-1552165 | C | Oakland, CA | 6 | $76,500 | 2025 |
| Effing Foundation | U | Somerville, MA | 7 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| Harriet Hancock Center Foundation 57-0836466 | B | Columbia, SC | 6 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| National Lgbtq Task Force 52-1624852 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Southeast | U | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| South Carolina Equality Foundation 01-0712524 | C | Columbia, SC | 3 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Youth Outright 20-5675764 | C | Asheville, NC | 2 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Transgender Awareness Alliance 84-2061480 | C | Lexington, SC | 3 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Equality Nc Foundation 02-0662714 | D | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs 95-4116679 | B | Calabasas, CA | 2 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Woodhull Freedom Foundation 11-3681122 | C | Jenkintown, PA | 2 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Trans Housing Atlanta Program 46-5264420 | C | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $34,000 | 2025 |
| Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition | U | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $32,000 | 2022 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation 51-0181191 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Spartanburg County Foundation 57-0351398 | B | Spartanburg, SC | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Southerners On New Ground 61-1274170 | B | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| South Carolina Black Pride 26-4597295 | B | Columbia, SC | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| University of South Carolina Upstate 57-0990883 | B | Spartanburg, SC | 1 | $17,000 | 2023 |
| Southern Vision Alliance 88-0633884 | D | Columbia, SC | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Medical Univ of South Carolina 57-6028985 | C | Charleston, SC | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Bob Ross Lgbt Senior Center | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| American Lgbtq Museum 13-1985627 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Dancers Group 94-2879185 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Point of Pride 81-2185477 | B | Eugene, OR | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Fund for the City of New York | U | New York, NY | 2 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Hope Community Center Inc 56-2551312 | B | Apopka, FL | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Funders Concerned About AIDS 13-3869632 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Transcending Barriers Atlanta Inc | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Caribbean Equality Project 47-2806715 | B | Queens, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund 46-1323531 | B | Richmond, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Mannahatta Fund | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Family Tree Clinic 23-7133742 | D | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| The Lighthouse Black Girl Projects 82-2064693 | D | Jackson, MS | 1 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Clean Air Coalition of Western New 27-0746038 | D | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund | U | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Center for Transformative Action 16-0990318 | B | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $1,500 | 2022 |
| Trans Queer Pueblo - Semilla de Liberacion 81-3625797 | B | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Advancement Project | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
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 110 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | C | $100,000 | paid | Southern Equality Fund and the Trans Youth Emergency Project | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $90,000 | paid | Small Grants & Creating Change Scholarship Program | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | We Are Family North Charleston, SC | B | $60,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Proteus Fund Philadelphia, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $40,000 | paid | LBGT Health Equity Summit | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Aclu of South Carolina Columbia, SC | U | $40,000 | paid | Trans Justice South Carolina Project | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Youth Outright Asheville, NC | C | $35,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Equality North Carolina Foundation Durham, NC | C | $32,500 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $30,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | National Lgbtq Task Force Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Track of Creating Change | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood of the Southeast Atlanta, GA | U | $30,000 | paid | Sex Down South Conference | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Harriet Hancock Center Columbia, SC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Woodhull Freedom Foundation Jenkintown, PA | C | $20,000 | paid | New Moon Network - General Support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | B | $17,500 | paid | HEAL Project | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Southerners On New Ground Atlanta, GA | B | $15,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Rockwood Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Still Here Still Queer Project | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Transgender Awareness Alliance Lexington, SC | C | $15,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Woodhull Freedom Foundation Jenkintown, PA | C | $15,000 | paid | New Moon Network - Warchest Coalition Campaign Project | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Trans Housing Atlanta Program Atlanta, GA | C | $12,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | South Carolina Black Pride Columbia, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Point of Pride Eugene, OR | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Dancers Group San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Sins Invalid in Memory of Patty Berne | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | American Lgbtq Museum New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2025 | Hope Community Center Inc Apopka, FL | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202641349349102374 |
| 2024 | Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC | B | $130,000 | paid | Queer Mobilization Fund | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | C | $100,000 | paid | Southern Equality Fund and the Trans Youth Emergency Project | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $90,000 | paid | Small Grants & Creating Change | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Proteus Fund Philadelphia, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $40,000 | paid | LGBT Health Equity Summit | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Aclu of South Carolina Columbia, SC | U | $40,000 | paid | Trans Justice South Carolina Project | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | We Are Family North Charleston, SC | B | $35,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | National Lgbtq Task Force Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | Creating Change Conference | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood of the Southeast Atlanta, GA | U | $30,000 | paid | Sex Down South Conference | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Equality North Carolina Foundation Durham, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Youth Outright Asheville, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA | B | $17,500 | paid | HEAL Project | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Rockwood Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Is Transformative Justice Project | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Transgender Awareness Alliance Lexington, SC | C | $15,000 | paid | Transgender Awareness Alliance | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Trans Housing Atlanta Program Atlanta, GA | C | $12,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Harriet Hancock Center Columbia, SC | C | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | South Carolina Black Pride Columbia, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Southerners On New Ground Atlanta, GA | B | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Funders Concerned About AIDS Washington, DC | C | $2,500 | paid | FCAA Global Philanthropy Summit | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | The Lighthouse Black Girl Projects Jackson, MS | D | $2,500 | paid | general support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Fund for the City of New York New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | American LGBTQ+ Museum | 202531279349100403 |
| 2024 | Mannahatta Fund New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | general support | 202531279349100403 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $80,000 | paid | Small Grants and Creating Change Scholarships Program | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Philadelphia, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $40,000 | paid | LGBT Health Equity Summit | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Equality North Carolina Foundation Durham, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Liberty Hill Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | Upton Sinclair Celebration | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC | B | $17,000 | paid | Updated LGBT community assessment for the Spartanburg region | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Rockwood Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | C | $14,000 | paid | Fighting for Our Desires at the End of the World Project | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Harriet Hancock Center Columbia, SC | D | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | LGBTQ+ Health Summit | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Trans Housing Atlanta Program Atlanta, GA | C | $10,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Transgender Awareness Alliance Lexington, SC | C | $10,000 | paid | General support | 202401359349103725 |
| 2023 | Fund for the City of New York New York, NY | U | $2,500 | paid | American LGBTQ+ Museum | 202401359349103725 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $80,000 | paid | Small grants and Creating Change Scholarships Program | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Proteus Fund Amherst, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $30,000 | paid | General support grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Equality Nc Foundation Raleigh, NC | D | $20,000 | paid | General support | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | South Carolina Equality Foundation Columbia, SC | C | $15,000 | paid | General support | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | General support | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Rockwood Leadership Institute Oakland, CA | C | $12,500 | paid | Sexual Liberation is Transformative Justice Project | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $12,500 | paid | General support | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $12,500 | paid | HEAL Project | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Atlanta, GA | U | $10,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Medical Univ of South Carolina Charleston, SC | C | $10,000 | paid | LGBTQ+ Health Summit | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Harriet Hancock Center Foundation Columbia, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | General support grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Social Good Fund Richmond, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Family Tree Clinic Minneapolis, MN | D | $2,500 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Caribbean Equality Project Queens, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund New York, NY | U | $2,000 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Center for Transformative Action Ithaca, NY | B | $1,500 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Trans Queer Pueblo - Semilla de Liberacion Phoenix, AZ | B | $1,000 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2022 | Advancement Project Washington, DC | U | $500 | paid | Trustee grant | 202321359349106062 |
| 2021 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $80,000 | paid | Small Grants and Creating Change Scholarships Program | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Proteus Fund Amherst, MA | C | $50,000 | approved, future | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Proteus Fund Amherst, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | Sex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | South Carolina Equality Foundation Columbia, SC | C | $25,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Equality Nc Foundation Raleigh, NC | D | $20,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $12,500 | paid | HEAL Project | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Atlanta, GA | U | $12,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Harriet Hancock Center Foundation Columbia, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Rockwood Leadership Institute Oakland, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Is Transformative Justice Project | 202221339349104252 |
| 2021 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202221339349104252 |
| 2020 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $80,000 | paid | Small Grants and Creating Change Scholarships Programs | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Proteus Fund Amherst, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | Third Wave Fund for the Sex Worker Giving Circle | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Alliance for Full Acceptance North Charleston, SC | B | $30,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Freedom Center for Social Justice Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Spartanburg County Foundation Spartanburg, SC | B | $25,000 | paid | LGBT Fund | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | South Carolina Equality Foundation Columbia, SC | C | $20,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Equality North Carolina Foundation Raleigh, NC | C | $20,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Southern Vision Alliance Columbia, SC | D | $15,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Bob Ross Lgbt Senior Center San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Purpose Grant in Recognition of Tim Sweeney's Service | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Harriet Hancock Center Foundation Columbia, SC | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Rockwood Leadership Institute Oakland, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | Sex and Eros in the Times of Crisis Project | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | Poly Dallas Millennium Project | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | HEAL Project | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Atlanta, GA | U | $10,000 | paid | Sexual Liberation Collective Conference | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Effing Foundation Somerville, MA | U | $7,500 | paid | General Purpose Grant | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Clean Air Coalition of Western New Buffalo, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | Trustee-Recommended Grant for Black Love Resists in the Rust | 202111389349100301 |
| 2020 | Transcending Barriers Atlanta Inc Atlanta, GA | U | $2,500 | paid | Trustee-Recommended Grant | 202111389349100301 |
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 | 2025v4.0 | 202641349349102374 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531279349100403 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401359349103725 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321359349106062 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202221339349104252 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202111389349100301 |
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/521667228.json.
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