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Who funds The Niskanen Center Inc
EIN 45-5308952 · Washington, DC · NTEE W052
The Niskanen Center Inc of Washington, DC (EIN 45-5308952) was named as a grant recipient by 64 funders in 183 grants paid totaling $27,762,618 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
$27,762,618
183 grants paid
Funders
64
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$3,812,400
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 201 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $1,460,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202601289349302480 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $1,249,540 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Our American Future Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202611359349302326 |
| 2025 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $111,000 | paid | For core support of its immigration program | 202641769349100209 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION | 202621349349313567 |
| 2025 | Alliance for Early Success Fka Birth to Five Policy Alliance | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | ADVOCACY | 202512589349300431 |
| 2025 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $6,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. | 202620489349100207 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $1,953,150 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $750,000 | paid | Just Societies | 202533209349100148 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $750,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION & ADVOCACY, SOCIAL SCIENCE | 202513189349306886 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S STATE CAPACITY INITIATIVE AND ITS EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANCE REFORMS RELATED TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO CONFRONT TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY CHALLENGES WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND PERSONNEL. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $416,424 | paid | 80053 SUPPORTING TRANSPARTISAN EFFORTS TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY | 202503109349101385 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $380,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202511339349301311 |
| 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $300,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533199349101193 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $275,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | 202513159349305596 |
| 2024 | Our American Future Action | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | general support | 202541349349313294 |
| 2024 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | EC-ADVOCACY | 202522259349101327 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | FOR SUPPORT ON ADVANCING STATE CAPACITY IN THE LEGAL ACADEMIC COMMUNITY | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | FOR THE CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | 202533179349102598 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & JUSTICE REFORM | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | approved, future | FOR THE CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | The Shapiro Foundation | The Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $178,591 | paid | DOMESTIC RELIEF | 202523219349102577 |
| 2024 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $160,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | 202533189349104213 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $151,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $133,000 | paid | For core support of its immigration program | 202531929349101203 |
| 2024 | The Joyce Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION & JUSTICE REFORM | 202543089349101334 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $92,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202511349349313096 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $88,186 | paid | TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCHERS WHO APPLY TOOLS OF ECONOMICS TO PROBLEMS OF CRIME AND JUSTICE TO CONVENE, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF GENERATING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | Support Policy on Refundable Tax Credits and Economic Security | 202513219349100241 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | Community Development | 202543149349305759 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $52,800 | paid | TO CONVENE EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO DISCUSS EMERGING AND TESTABLE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH, AND DISSEMINATE FINDINGS. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | Marguerite Casey Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202513189349105326 |
| 2024 | Park Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202543179349103634 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $31,008 | paid | TO CREATE ESTIMATES OF THE MARGINAL VALUE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PLACE-BASED POLICIES, AND TO RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | The Business Roundtable Inc | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503179349304055 |
| 2024 | New Jersey Conservation Foundation | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | CAMPAIGN GRANT | 202542269349302269 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $25,717 | paid | TO COLLECT DATA AND SUPPORT A RISKS, NEEDS, REVIEW SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | Inclusive Abundance Initiative Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 202512949349301966 |
| 2024 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202500369349300210 |
| 2024 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202520389349300807 |
| 2024 | The Cedars Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL USE. | 202543219349100779 |
| 2023 | Breakthrough Energy Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | POLICY IMPLEMENTATION | 202413199349317296 |
| 2023 | Quadrivium | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202403199349103715 |
| 2023 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | 202443209349101314 |
| 2023 | Climateworks Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202423029349302122 |
| 2023 | American Unity Fund Inc | Niskanen Center for Public Policy Washington, DC | A | $455,000 | paid | PROVIDE FINACIAL SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITES RELATED TO PROTECTING THE STATUS OF AFGHAN ALLIES. | 202433209349303033 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $450,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $350,000 | paid | develop a transpartisan case for public investment in early childhood education/family support programs and disseminate that information to the wider public and influential leaders in the policy, business, religious and other sectors | 202431519349100813 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | FOR THE STATE CAPACITY PROJECT | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENT | 202413199349319151 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $244,000 | approved, future | For core support of its immigration program | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $200,000 | paid | EC-ADVOCACY | 202402289349100525 |
| 2023 | Our American Future Action | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $200,000 | paid | Promoting prospertiy | 202441349349306099 |
| 2023 | Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $200,000 | paid | BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE | 202443179349102339 |
| 2023 | Catena Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $175,000 | paid | IMMIGRATION - TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ABOUT IMMIGRATION | 202443209349105814 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $165,000 | paid | TO CREATE ESTIMATES OF THE MARGINAL VALUE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PLACE-BASED POLICIES, AND TO RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY. | 202443209349107604 |
| 2023 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $160,000 | approved, future | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | 202443209349101314 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | B | $156,000 | paid | For core support of its immigration program | 202442259349101009 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $150,900 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | The Joyce Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $150,000 | paid | Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | 202433109349101803 |
| 2023 | The Shapiro Foundation | The Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $105,392 | paid | DOMESTIC NEEDS | 202423199349102292 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403209349313980 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | 202411309349100126 |
| 2023 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | General operating support | 202413159349300006 |
| 2023 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202413189349103611 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT POLICY ON REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY | 202443199349105409 |
| 2023 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT POLICY ON REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY | 202533099349102133 |
| 2023 | United States Energy Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $65,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE CLEAN, AFFORDABLE ENERGY THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH. | 202423189349311477 |
| 2023 | Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | To identify research needs in support of solutions to climate change that involve improved agriculture and forestry practices. | 202423179349102547 |
| 2023 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $48,454 | paid | TO CONDUCT RESEARCH TO STUDY AND REVIEW CURRENT PROPOSALS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR DETERMINING PRODUCT-LEVEL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. | 202443209349107604 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $35,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202431429349301368 |
| 2023 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION | 202431369349314563 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | 78086 LEVERAGING THE COVID-19-RELATED EMPLOYMENT CRISIS TO ADVANCE POLICIES ENHANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY AND PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUITY FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $13,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | BUILDING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | 202443179349102339 |
| 2023 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202410969349301036 |
| 2023 | New Jersey Conservation Foundation | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $8,000 | paid | PROGRAM GRANTS | 202422769349301607 |
| 2023 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,250 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. | 202420469349100112 |
| 2023 | Kristin & Michael Reed Family Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | CIVIL LIBERTIES-WORKS TO PROMOTE AN OPEN SOCIETY: A SOCIAL ORDER THAT IS OPEN TO POLITICAL, CULTURAL & SOCIAL EXCHANGE; OPEN TO FREE INQUIRY; OPEN TO INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY; OPEN TO POOR & MARGINALIZED | 202402539349100650 |
| 2023 | The Cedars Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL USE. | 202443199349100649 |
| 2023 | Ge Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $400 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202433199349106583 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $54 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $660,000 | approved, future | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | 202343199349103139 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $600,000 | paid | FOR THE CLIMATE AND STRUGGLING REGIONS PROGRAMS | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $585,600 | approved, future | 80053 SUPPORTING TRANSPARTISAN EFFORTS TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $390,400 | paid | 80053 SUPPORTING TRANSPARTISAN EFFORTS TO ADVANCE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | Niskanen Center for Public Policy | The Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $275,000 | paid | PROGRAMS | 202302699349301415 |
| 2022 | Climate Imperative Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ABOUT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF CLEAN ENERGY | 202313199349309541 |
| 2022 | National Philanthropic Trust | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $225,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202311359349313966 |
| 2022 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $200,000 | paid | develop a transpartisan case for public investment in early childhood education/family support programs and disseminate that information to the wider public and influential leaders in the policy, business, religious and other sectors | 202321719349100307 |
| 2022 | New Venture Fund | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $200,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | 202323149349302362 |
| 2022 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $200,000 | approved, future | develop a transpartisan case for public investment in early childhood education/family support programs and disseminate that information to the wider public and influential leaders in the policy, business, religious and other sectors | 202321719349100307 |
| 2022 | Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $190,000 | paid | BUILDING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ON IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | 202323199349101427 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $180,000 | paid | 78086 LEVERAGING THE COVID-19-RELATED EMPLOYMENT CRISIS TO ADVANCE POLICIES ENHANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY AND PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUITY FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | 202311099349301951 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $150,000 | paid | FOR RESEARCH ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OUTSOURCING | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | American Unity Fund Inc | Niskanen Center for Public Policy Washington, DC | A | $125,000 | paid | PROVIDE FINACIAL SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITES RELATED TO PASSING THE AFGAHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT | 202343189349318819 |
| 2022 | The Shapiro Foundation | The Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $120,830 | paid | DOMESTIC NEEDS | 202343189349102694 |
| 2022 | United States Energy Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $112,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE CLEAN, AFFORDABLE ENERGY THAT PROTECTS PUBLIC HEALTH. | 202313199349311266 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | approved, future | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202323179349101577 |
| 2022 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202323179349101577 |
| 2022 | Catena Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | IMMIGRATION- REDUCING INFLUENCE AMONG ANTI-IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS | 202333199349104488 |
| 2022 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT POLICY ON REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY | 202543099349102364 |
| 2022 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT POLICY ON REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY | 202323199349105577 |
| 2022 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $70,800 | paid | For core support of its immigration program | 202342269349100709 |
| 2022 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $67,000 | paid | TO EXAMINE THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE NATIONS LONG-TERM FISCAL OUTLOOK. | 202340459349100439 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Start Small Think Big Inc New York, NY | A | $50,550 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $50,550 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | TO COLLECT DATA AND SUPPORT A RISKS, NEEDS, REVIEW SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. | 202333199349104643 |
| 2022 | Park Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | DEFENDING PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM PIPELINE EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE | 202343179349101224 |
| 2022 | Seattle Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE NISKANEN CENTER SCHOLARSHIP AND OUTREACH | 202323149349304782 |
| 2022 | New Jersey Conservation Foundation | Niskanen Center Washingston, DC | A | $34,285 | paid | LAND ACQUISITION | 202342859349301909 |
| 2022 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | DEFEND AGAINST ED/FF | 202331089349100203 |
| 2022 | The Lodestar Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202333049349101358 |
| 2022 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202330479349300013 |
| 2022 | Kristin & Michael Reed Family Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | CIVIL LIBERTIES-WORKS TO PROMOTE AN OPEN SOCIETY: A SOCIAL ORDER THAT IS OPEN TO POLITICAL, CULTURAL & SOCIAL EXCHANGE; OPEN TO FREE INQUIRY; OPEN TO INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY; OPEN TO POOR & MARGINALIZED | 202322499349101002 |
| 2022 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. | 202340459349100439 |
| 2022 | The Cedars Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL USE. | 202303199349105850 |
| 2022 | Conrad N Hilton Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $1,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202343199349103139 |
| 2022 | Ge Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $300 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202333189349102018 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $55 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202201039349301630 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $99,200 | paid | FOR CORE SUPPORT OF ITS IMMIGRATION PROGRAM | 202241899349100304 |
| 2021 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $80,000 | paid | DEFEND AGAINST ED/FF | 202241169349100709 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $75,400 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $70,800 | approved, future | FOR CORE SUPPORT OF ITS IMMIGRATION PROGRAM | 202241899349100304 |
| 2021 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $67,000 | approved, future | TO EXAMINE THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE NATION'S LONG-TERM FISCAL OUTLOOK. | 202200429349100500 |
| 2021 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | general support | 202240469349302029 |
| 2021 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $35,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202241369349307274 |
| 2021 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | TO EXAMINE THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE NATIONS LONG-TERM FISCAL OUTLOOK. | 202200429349100500 |
| 2021 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Niskanen Center for Public Po Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | Clean Energy and Just Transition | 202211969349302761 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $7,500 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2021 | Kristin & Michael Reed Family Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $7,500 | paid | CIVIL LIBERTIES-WORKS TO PROMOTE AN OPEN SOCIETY: A SOCIAL ORDER THAT IS OPEN TO POLITICAL, CULTURAL & SOCIAL EXCHANGE; OPEN TO FREE INQUIRY; OPEN TO INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY; OPEN TO POOR & MARGINALIZED | 202202279349100130 |
| 2021 | Peter G Peterson Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION FISCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. | 202200429349100500 |
| 2021 | Dianne and Eric Reis Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $100 | paid | general charitable purposes | 202231299349102478 |
| 2020 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES. | 202320879349100867 |
| 2020 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES. | 202123169349104257 |
| 2020 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $350,000 | paid | Community Development | 202103199349327615 |
| 2020 | The Rockefeller Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $350,000 | paid | FOR USE BUT ITS POVERTY AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT TOWARD THE COSTS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WORK ON THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) AND CHILD TAX CREDIT (CTC) IN ORDER TO BENEFIT LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE U. S. | 202143079349100824 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $300,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $300,000 | paid | FOR CLIMATE POLICY AND THE STRUGGLING REGIONS INITIATIVE | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | approved, future | 78086 Leveraging the COVID-19-related employment c | 202143159349102389 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | 78086 Leveraging the COVID-19-related employment c | 202143159349102389 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | paid | 78086 Leveraging the COVID-19-related employment c | 202331099349100118 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Niskanen Ctr Washington, DC | D | $200,000 | approved, future | 78086 Leveraging the COVID-19-related employment c | 202331099349100118 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | 202113169349310971 |
| 2020 | Democracy Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $150,000 | paid | General support | 202143569349100609 |
| 2020 | The Rockefeller Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $150,000 | approved, future | FOR USE BUT ITS POVERTY AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT TOWARD THE COSTS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WORK ON THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) AND CHILD TAX CREDIT (CTC) IN ORDER TO BENEFIT LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE U. S. | 202143079349100824 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202123129349101907 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | approved, future | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | 202123129349101907 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR RESEARCH ON THE IMPACT OF DEINDUSTRIALIZATION ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | 202131339349306198 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $78,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | High Tide Foundation (fka Overlook International Foundation Inc) | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | Support of Environmental Program | 202113199349109361 |
| 2020 | Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN COVID-RELATED POLICY FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES | 202143169349102124 |
| 2020 | Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE | 202143099349101814 |
| 2020 | Climateworks Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $67,674 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT | 202122889349301997 |
| 2020 | Linden Trust for Conservation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $65,000 | paid | CARBON TAX INITIATIVE | 202133139349102583 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $62,500 | paid | FOR CORE SUPPORT OF ITS IMMIGRATION POLICY PROGRAM | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $62,500 | paid | FOR A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT ON IMMIGRATION | 202131949349100773 |
| 2020 | The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | COMMON LAW CLIMATE NUISANCE LITIGATION PROJECT | 202133159349103043 |
| 2020 | Seattle Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202113029349301626 |
| 2020 | Tortuga Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202141379349102619 |
| 2020 | Linden Trust for Conservation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | CARBON TAX INITIATIVE | 202133139349102583 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | PROJECT SUPPORT - EMINENT DOMAIN AND PIPELINE WORK | 202143159349302824 |
| 2020 | Linden Trust for Conservation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | approved, future | CARBON TAX INITIATIVE | 202133139349102583 |
| 2020 | United States Energy Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. | 202133149349306568 |
| 2020 | Park Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $40,000 | paid | DEFENDING PROPERTY RIGHTS FROM FOSSIL FUEL EMINENT DOMAIN CLAIMS AND REMEDYING THE NATURAL GAS ACT | 202143159349100229 |
| 2020 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | DEFEND AGAINST EMINENT | 202121269349102287 |
| 2020 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | 202120429349300632 | |
| 2020 | The Lodestar Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202142719349100504 |
| 2020 | Jewish Communal Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | General support | 202110399349300631 |
| 2020 | The Rockefeller Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR USE BY ITS POVERTY AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT TOWARD THE COSTS OF SOCIAL FINANCE RESEARCH TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, PRO-GROWTH SOLUTIONS FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES | 202143079349100824 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $11,100 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Kristin & Michael Reed Family Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | CIVIL LIBERTIES-WORKS TO PROMOTE AN OPEN SOCIETY: A SOCIAL ORDER THAT IS OPEN TO POLITICAL, CULTURAL & SOCIAL EXCHANGE; OPEN TO FREE INQUIRY; OPEN TO INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY; OPEN TO POOR & MARGINALIZED | 202142389349100104 |
| 2020 | Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $500 | paid | Charitable | 202133149349100143 |
| 2020 | Ge Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $300 | paid | MATCHING GIFTS | 202133099349100763 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $108 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2020 | Dianne and Eric Reis Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $100 | paid | general charitable purposes | 202131379349102658 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $87,500 | paid | FOR CORE SUPPORT OF ITS IMMIGRATION POLICY PROGRAM | 202031969349101943 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $87,500 | paid | FOR A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT ON IMMIGRATION | 202031969349101943 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $62,500 | approved, future | FOR CORE SUPPORT OF ITS IMMIGRATION POLICY PROGRAM | 202031969349101943 |
| 2019 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $62,500 | approved, future | FOR A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECT ON IMMIGRATION | 202031969349101943 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $46,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Tortuga Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202030429349100413 |
| 2019 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | DEFEND AGAINST EMINENT | 202030909349100823 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $150,000 | paid | FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OUTREACH | 201911909349100511 |
| 2018 | Democracy Fund Inc | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | General support | 202123569349100722 |
| 2018 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $75,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS | 201941349349308759 |
| 2018 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | Niskanen Center for Public Po Washington, DC | A | $54,000 | paid | CLIMATE CHNAGE | 201921969349302292 |
| 2018 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | A | $25,500 | paid | FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES | 201931359349301478 |
| 2018 | Tortuga Foundation | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 201910259349100006 |
| 2018 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | CARBON TAX ADVOCACY | 201911009349100026 |
| 2018 | Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | The Niskanen Center Inc Washington, DC | C | $15,000 | paid | CLIMATE LITIGATION | 201911009349100026 |
| 2018 | Kristin & Michael Reed Family Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washiongton, DC | C | $2,500 | paid | CIVIL LIBERTIES-WORKS TO PROMOTE AN OPEN SOCIETY: A SOCIAL ORDER THAT IS OPEN TO POLITICAL, CULTURAL & SOCIAL EXCHANGE; OPEN TO FREE INQUIRY; OPEN TO INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY; OPEN TO POOR & MARGINALIZED | 201912469349100216 |
| 2018 | The Cedars Foundation Inc | Niskanen Center Washington, DC | C | $1,000 | paid | general use | 201933199349100213 |
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