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Who funds American Ideas Institute
EIN 27-0311492 · Washington, DC · NTEE A33
American Ideas Institute of Washington, DC (EIN 27-0311492) was named as a grant recipient by 49 funders in 124 grants paid totaling $6,745,212 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$6,745,212
124 grants paid
Funders
49
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$25,000
not included in grants received
Funders
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.
Grants
The 125 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute DBA the American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202601289349302480 |
| 2025 | Mz Foundation Attn Myron Zimmerman President | American Conservative Union Foundation #52-124680 Washington, DC | D | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202611299349100901 |
| 2025 | Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202611669349100456 |
| 2025 | Yellow-Crowned Foundation C/O Banknote Capital | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202621289349101002 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute DBA the American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $275,000 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202511339349301311 |
| 2024 | Mz Foundation Attn Myron Zimmerman President | American Conservative Union Foundation #52-124680 Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202501669349100200 |
| 2024 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202522669349101262 |
| 2024 | American Gift Fund | The American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202523219349320222 |
| 2024 | Yellow-Crowned Foundation C/O Banknote Capital | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $600 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202521219349101622 |
| 2024 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202541359349102494 |
| 2024 | Lester and Cathy Holze Jr Private Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $50 | paid | To reignite conversations conservatives should have had since the Cold War. To advocate for realism & restraint in foreign affairs, a humane economy that prioritizes families and local communities, an immigration system that takes into account the challenges of assimilation and the social fabric of communities already here, a social realm that rejects the poison of identity politics and licentiousness. | 202523149349102037 |
| 2024 | Ed & Ursula Meese Family Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $0 | paid | SupportEducation | 202502409349100005 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute DBA the American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $528,000 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202431429349301368 |
| 2023 | The Winston-Salem Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | 1 grant(s) for varying purposes | 202423139349302852 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $101,300 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $80,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202402959349100510 |
| 2023 | The Charles D & Frances K Field Fund | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS | 202431359349101898 |
| 2023 | Mz Foundation Attn Myron Zimmerman President | American Conservative Union Foundation #52-124680 Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202411749349100001 |
| 2023 | C and a Harrison Charitable Tuw | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $38,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202421289349101267 |
| 2023 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202422779349100012 |
| 2023 | Purple Action Inc | The American Ideas Instit Washington, DC | A | $35,000 | paid | General support | 202413199349316191 |
| 2023 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202532669349100323 |
| 2023 | William a Solomene Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202402199349100010 |
| 2023 | The Howdy Doody Good Times Foundation Inc | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202410999349100731 |
| 2023 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | 202403279349100115 |
| 2023 | Foundation 3311 Inc | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $12,000 | paid | PUBLICATION | 202421349349101552 |
| 2023 | Aloysius Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 202431309349103038 |
| 2023 | Amy & Leslie Ware Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202402549349100330 |
| 2023 | American Gift Fund | The American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202433199349316708 |
| 2023 | Strake Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | General Operations | 202433199349101983 |
| 2023 | Woodford Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202401309349102390 |
| 2023 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202401309349102390 |
| 2023 | Yellow-Crowned Foundation C/O Banknote Capital | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202441279349101774 |
| 2023 | Ed & Ursula Meese Family Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $100 | paid | SupportEducation | 202403189349102965 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $11 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute DBA the American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $603,500 | paid | CULTURE & ARTS | 202311359349313966 |
| 2022 | The Winston-Salem Foundation | Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | 1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES | 202333199349313903 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR SUPPORT OF AN ECONOMIC REALIGNMENT ON THE RIGHT | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | William a Solomene Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $51,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202333179349100903 |
| 2022 | John Brown Cook Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202321449349100907 |
| 2022 | Mz Foundation Attn Myron Zimmerman President | American Conservative Union Foundation #52-124680 Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202311319349104606 |
| 2022 | The Charles D & Frances K Field Fund | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS | 202322149349101262 |
| 2022 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202302639349100405 |
| 2022 | Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202342079349101104 |
| 2022 | Ed Uihlein Family Foundation | American Conservative Washington DC, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202303199349106495 |
| 2022 | The Winston-Salem Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | 1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES | 202333199349313903 |
| 2022 | Strake Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | The Future of Faith Initiative | 202323009349100617 |
| 2022 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | 202303199349105675 |
| 2022 | The Armstrong Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | MEDIA | 202323189349102012 |
| 2022 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $14,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202302859349302265 |
| 2022 | Foundation 3311 Inc | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | PUBLICATION | 202312509349100426 |
| 2022 | The Legett Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GOVERNMENTAL - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202323199349102472 |
| 2022 | The Karakin Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATING SUPPORT | 202323199349102137 |
| 2022 | Foundation 3311 Inc | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | PUBLICATION | 202410299349100521 |
| 2022 | Turning Point USA Inc | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | AWARENESS OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES | 202341359349311344 |
| 2022 | Kickapoo Springs Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE/ OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343199349102634 |
| 2022 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202312859349302266 |
| 2022 | The Gertrude C Fawley Charitable TR | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General operating donation to promote the flourishing of families and communities | 202212069349100426 |
| 2022 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202302799349100910 |
| 2022 | Dian Graves Owen Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313199349102226 |
| 2022 | Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343149349100019 |
| 2022 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $5,500 | paid | For recipient's exempt purpose | 202331359349303108 |
| 2022 | Aloysius Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 202342449349100009 |
| 2022 | Wl Amos Sr Foundation Inc C/O William L Amos III | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343189349103404 |
| 2022 | The Dunn Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202322279349101107 |
| 2022 | Edgar & Nona Mckinney Charitable TR C/O Truist Bank | The American Ideas Insitiute Inc Wasington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | FUTURE OF FAITH INITIATIVE | 202340609349100409 |
| 2022 | Thomas D Klingenstein Fund | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343149349100019 |
| 2022 | Woodford Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202302799349100910 |
| 2022 | Ed & Ursula Meese Family Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $100 | paid | SupportEducation | 202323039349100002 |
| 2022 | Sempra Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $60 | paid | ARTS & CULTURE | 202313059349100436 |
| 2022 | Lester and Cathy Holze Jr Private Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $25 | paid | To reignite conversations conservatives should have had since the Cold War. To advocate for realism & restraint in foreign affairs, a humane economy that prioritizes families and local communities, an immigration system that takes into account the challenges of assimilation and the social fabric of communities already here, a social realm that rejects the poison of identity politics and licentiousness. | 202533049349100523 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $5 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | John Brown Cook Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202241259349100209 |
| 2021 | The Charles D & Frances K Field Fund | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS | 202222179349100007 |
| 2021 | Tw Lewis Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202231819349100918 |
| 2021 | C and a Harrison Charitable Tuw | American Ideas Institute Washington DC, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202221319349102332 |
| 2021 | Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202221299349101437 |
| 2021 | Pierre F and Enid Goodrich Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202102579349100610 |
| 2021 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202222639349100012 |
| 2021 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute DBA the American Conservative Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202231339349309863 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $13,760 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202201089349101115 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $9,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2021 | Strake Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | Future of Faith | 202202379349100760 |
| 2021 | Aloysius Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $2,500 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202202639349100105 |
| 2021 | Woodford Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202201089349101115 |
| 2020 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $619,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202121459349300307 |
| 2020 | Charles Koch Institute | The American Ideas Institute Washington DC, DC | A | $538,400 | paid | Education | 202103199349324450 |
| 2020 | The Winston-Salem Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $255,000 | paid | 2 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES | 202113199349322086 |
| 2020 | John Brown Cook Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142369349101409 |
| 2020 | The Winston-Salem Foundation | Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | 1 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES | 202113199349322086 |
| 2020 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $95,700 | paid | Support for increasing policymakers' understanding of the pillars of America's New Business Plan through the publishing of 30 articles. 202001-7757 | 202143159349103869 |
| 2020 | Mz Foundation (attn Myron Zimmerman President) | American Conservative Union Foundation #52-124680 Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202123159349103607 |
| 2020 | The Charles D & Frances K Field Fund | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS | 202103089349100645 |
| 2020 | Tw Lewis Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202133089349101553 |
| 2020 | Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | PRESERVE AMERICA'S GODLY HERITAGE | 202132669349100303 |
| 2020 | Center for Righteousness and Integrity Inc | American Conservative | D | $25,000 | paid | CHARITY | 202103159349308255 |
| 2020 | Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202111329349102116 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $23,420 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | Andrea Waitt Carlton Family Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202103199349105815 |
| 2020 | Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | PUBLIC POLICY | 202111319349101836 |
| 2020 | Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS. | 202123139349100227 |
| 2020 | The Armstrong Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $7,500 | paid | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 202123159349102207 |
| 2020 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $7,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202142929349301604 |
| 2020 | William a Solemene Charitable Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | TO PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES | 202123199349107122 |
| 2020 | Wl Amos Sr Foundation Inc C/O William L Amos Jr | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202123139349100207 |
| 2020 | Kickapoo Springs Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE/ OPERATING SUPPORT | 202113169349102186 |
| 2020 | The Legett Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | GOVERNMENTAL - OPERATING SUPPORT | 202123169349102537 |
| 2020 | Casillas Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202133199349100748 |
| 2020 | Aloysius Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | C | $1,500 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202133409349100403 |
| 2020 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202110959349100436 |
| 2020 | Ceres Foundation | American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202142429349100219 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $5 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $43,300 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | C and a Harrison Charitable Tuw | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202031259349102058 |
| 2019 | Charles Koch Institute | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $6,563 | paid | Education | 202043219349322254 |
| 2019 | Charles Koch Institute | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $6,563 | paid | Education | 202043219349322254 |
| 2019 | The Gertrude C Fawley Charitable TR | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General operating donation to promote the flourishing of families and communities | 201921919349100212 |
| 2019 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202041929349101319 |
| 2018 | National Philanthropic Trust | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $520,000 | paid | HEALTH | 201921359349311817 |
| 2018 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $64,100 | paid | Support to produce a series of articles and host an event about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201806-4440 | 201933199349101023 |
| 2018 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | approved, future | Support to produce a series of articles and host an event about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201806-4440 | 201933199349101023 |
| 2018 | William a Solemene Charitable Foundation | The American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES | 201922529349100862 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | American Ideas Institute Washington, DC | A | $12,550 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Woodford Foundation | The American Conservative Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 201920999349100427 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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