Grants paid by Project Liberty Institute
EIN 87-3213298 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE U05
Project Liberty Institute of New York, NY (EIN 87-3213298) reported 12 grants paid totaling $21,011,162 to 10 recipients in tax years 2021–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$21,011,162
12 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | $4,700,000 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $15,326,162 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $770,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $215,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from Project Liberty Institute, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology 04-2103594 | A | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $7,445,581 | 2024 |
| Cortico 81-3975630 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,325,581 | 2022 |
| Georgetown University 53-0196603 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| US Sciences Po Foundation 27-0559416 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $2,200,000 | 2021 |
| Heterodox Academy 82-2903153 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Issue One 32-0384285 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Common Sense Media 41-2024986 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $425,000 | 2022 |
| Mediators Foundation Inc 04-3002588 | A | Boulder, CO | 1 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| Radicalxchange Foundation Ltd 83-2183139 | A | Morega, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Hopewell Fund 47-3681860 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
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 12 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $120,000 | paid | SUPPORTS ADVANCED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE GROUP'S RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW INTERNET APPLICATIONS WITH DSNP CONTROL CAN BE VIABLE IN A MARKETPLACE DOMINATED BY LARGE ACTORS THAT HOLD CENTRALIZED CONTROL OVER THEIR SYSTEMS. | 202503169349301980 |
| 2024 | Mediators Foundation Inc Boulder, CO | A | $70,000 | paid | SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROSOCIAL RANKING CHALLENGE, WHICH IS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE, CROSS-PLATFORM, ECOLOGICALLY VALID EXPERIMENT TO TEST BRIDGING-BASED RANKING ALGORITHMS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST ALGORITHMS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COHESION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. | 202503169349301980 |
| 2024 | Radicalxchange Foundation Ltd Morega, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | LAUNCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ON-CHAIN TOOL INSTANTIATING THE PARTIAL COMMON OWNERSHIP (PCO) OF ART, DATA, AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AS DETAILED BY THE GRANTEE IN THE ENCLOSED PROPOSAL. | 202503169349301980 |
| 2023 | Issue One Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT EXPLORE THE NEGATIVE MENTAL, CIVIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, PARTICULARLY SOCIAL MEDIA. | 202413209349302956 |
| 2023 | Heterodox Academy New York, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION IN HOSTING DISCUSSIONS THAT BRING TOGETHER EDUCATORS FROM MULTIPLE FIELDS WITH TECHNOLOGIST TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON DEMOCRATIC AND EPISTEMIC INSTITUTIONS. CONDUCT A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND INCREASE MEMBERSHIP. | 202413209349302956 |
| 2023 | The Hopewell Fund Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION TO HOST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS BRINGING TOGETHER YOUNG PEOPLE FROM MULTIPLE FIELDS WITH TECHNOLOGISTS TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE WELLBEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE. | 202413209349302956 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $7,325,581 | paid | PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE MIT CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATION'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS TO ADVANCE, ACCELERATE AND DEPLOY THE REALTALK SYSTEM - A SOCIAL NETWORK DESIGNED FOR AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE, DEEP LISTENING AND CONNECTION. | 202323149349304472 |
| 2022 | Cortico Boston, MA | A | $7,325,581 | paid | SUPPORT CORTICO'S DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS TO ADVANCE, ACCELERATE, AND INTEGRATE THE REALTALK SYSTEM - A SOCIAL NETWORK DESIGNED FOR AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE, DEEP LISTENING AND CONNECTION - AND ITS TRANSITION TO THE PROJECT LIBERTY DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL NETWORK PROTOCOL (DSNP). | 202323149349304472 |
| 2022 | Common Sense Media San Francisco, CA | A | $425,000 | paid | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE "DUTY OF CARE" PROJECT WHICH WILL DELIVER AN ONLINE HARMS MAP AND HAS THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DUTY OF CARE STANDARD TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR USERS AND SOCIETY. | 202323149349304472 |
| 2022 | Heterodox Academy New York, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO HOST DISCUSSIONS BRINGING TOGETHER EDUCATORS FROM MULTIPLE FIELDS WITH TECHNOLOGISTS TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON DEMOCRATIC AND EPISTEMIC INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS CONDUCT A MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY. | 202323149349304472 |
| 2021 | Georgetown University Washington, DC | A | $2,500,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202212769349300431 |
| 2021 | US Sciences Po Foundation New York, NY | A | $2,200,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202212769349300431 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503169349301980 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413209349302956 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323149349304472 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202212769349300431 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 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/873213298.json.
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