Grants paid by Clausen Family Foundation
EIN 85-1573003 · Wilmington, DE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Clausen Family Foundation of Wilmington, DE (EIN 85-1573003) reported 23 grants paid totaling $1,849,380 to 8 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,849,380
23 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $211,869 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $218,045 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $106,000 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $810,466 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $503,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Clausen Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale College | U | Hillsdale, MI | 8 | $1,411,000 | 2025 |
| Providence Network 74-2505406 | B | Denver, CO | 4 | $363,835 | 2024 |
| Willamette University 93-0386972 | B | Salem, OR | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Challenged Athletes Inc 33-0739596 | B | San Diego, CA | 3 | $13,545 | 2024 |
| Judicial Watch Inc 52-1885088 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $4,500 | 2025 |
| American Transparency | U | Hinsdale, IL | 2 | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Heart for Orphans Inc 54-1769288 | B | Williamsburg, VA | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| American Transparency 26-3593601 | B | The Villages, FL | 1 | $1,500 | 2025 |
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 23 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | To support the production of Hillsdale College's free online course on Homer's The Odyssey, including filming, editing, and distribution, advancing Hillsdale's mission to make classical education rooted in the Western tradition accessible worldwide | 202621639349100807 |
| 2025 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | To support the production of Hillsdale College's free online course on Homer's The Iliad, including filming, editing, and distribution, advancing Hillsdale's mission to make classical education rooted in the Western tradition accessible worldwide | 202621639349100807 |
| 2025 | American Transparency The Villages, FL | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202621639349100807 |
| 2025 | Judicial Watch Inc Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202621639349100807 |
| 2024 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $600,000 | paid | Clausen Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund | 202521299349102457 |
| 2024 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $100,000 | paid | Pat Sajak Visual Media Center | 202521299349102457 |
| 2024 | Providence Network Denver, CO | B | $55,466 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202521299349102457 |
| 2024 | Willamette University Salem, OR | B | $50,000 | paid | Hannah Albano Memorial Scholarship Fund | 202521299349102457 |
| 2024 | Challenged Athletes Inc San Diego, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202521299349102457 |
| 2023 | Providence Network Denver, CO | B | $102,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401309349103045 |
| 2023 | Challenged Athletes Inc San Diego, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401309349103045 |
| 2023 | American Transparency Hinsdale, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202401309349103045 |
| 2022 | Providence Network Denver, CO | B | $102,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $100,000 | paid | for the benefit of the Barney Charter School initiative challenge | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | Challenged Athletes Inc San Diego, CA | B | $6,045 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $5,000 | paid | Giving Tuesday Matching Challenge | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | Heart for Orphans Inc Williamsburg, VA | B | $2,000 | paid | Necessities for orphans in Ukraine | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | American Transparency Hinsdale, IL | U | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321229349101927 |
| 2022 | Judicial Watch Inc Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202321229349101927 |
| 2021 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $105,000 | paid | Clausen Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship fund | 202232589349101203 |
| 2021 | Providence Network Denver, CO | B | $104,369 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202232589349101203 |
| 2021 | Judicial Watch Inc Washington, DC | B | $1,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202232589349101203 |
| 2021 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $1,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202232589349101203 |
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 | 202621639349100807 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202521299349102457 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401309349103045 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202321229349101927 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232589349101203 |
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/851573003.json.
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