Grants awarded
Who does The Stanton Foundation fund?
The Stanton Foundation has awarded $213 million across 803 grants to 382 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $42,417, with most between $15,400 and $134,064. Repeat grantees receive a median $58,753 versus $30,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$212.8M
Typical grant
$42K
Grantees
382
Grants
803
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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$32.6M | 15 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Ohio State University Foundation
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$20.3M | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | OH | |
| T The First Amendment Stanton Foundation | $19.8M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Ohio State University | $14.9M | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Stanton K-9 Foundation | $12.3M | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| H Harvard University | $11.1M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hertie School Centre for International Security | $9.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Georgia | $7.3M | 17 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$6.4M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
The University of Georgia Foundation
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$5.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | GA | |
| G George Mason University | $3.8M | 10 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Csu Foundation | $3.1M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3.1M | 2 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Atlanta Humane Society | $2.7M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.7M | 12 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TN | |
| I Individual recipient | $2.1M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Duke University
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$2.1M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| F Foundation for Individual Rights in Education INC | $1.9M | 6 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tulane University | $1.9M | 8 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.8M | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Arizona State University Alumni Association
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$1.6M | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Cornell University
|
$1.6M | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| A Aavmc | $1.5M | 6 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$1.4M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Washington University
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$1.4M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$1.3M | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Southern Methodist University
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$1.2M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| T Texas a & M University | $1.0M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Illinois | $1.0M | 6 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northeastern University
|
$900K | 11 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Wiki Education Foundation
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$800K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| F Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia | $791K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WV | |
| U University of Nebraska | $751K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Council on Foreign Relations INC
|
$654K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| F Fgv | $625K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $547K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sponsored Program Services Purdue University | $539K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Purdue University | $505K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Stanford University - Cisac | $494K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| Y Yale Law School | $481K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
University of Nebraska Foundation
|
$459K | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
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$445K | 5 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| N National Association of Scholars | $440K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Yale University Development | $440K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Air Force Academy | $375K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Arizona State University | $360K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Duke University | $345K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Asu Foundation for a New American University | $342K | 4 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Cfr | $330K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$329K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| U University of Georgia Foundation | $326K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Hudson | $320K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cornell University | $310K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Wareham | $310K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Washington University | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Methodist University | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| V Vanderbilt University | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Framingham | $300K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wwvara | $286K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Center for Integrity | $285K | 3 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Groveland | $277K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Kaist | $276K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Town of Westborough | $275K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Acton | $275K | 2 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Andover | $275K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Carlisle | $275K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Town of Plymouth | $275K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Ashland | $275K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C City of Boston | $272K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Electronic Frontier Foundation INC
|
$265K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T Town of Amherst | $262K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Brewster | $262K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of Auburn | $259K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Commonwealth of Massachusettshomeless Animal Prevention and Care Trust | $255K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Town of South Hadley | $254K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Town of Stoughton | $251K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M MIT Free Speech Alliance | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| T Town of Hopkinton | $250K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T Town of Marshfield Ma | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Georgia - Paws | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Speech First INC
|
$250K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| V Vanderbilt Law School | $247K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Northeastern University | $244K | 2 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Town of West Stockbridge | $233K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Johns Hopkins University | $230K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boston University | $215K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
University of Georgia Research Foundation INC
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$211K | 3 | 2020 | 2020 | GA | |
| D Dartmouth College | $200K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Missouri | $194K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
George Mason University Foundation INC
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$190K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | VA | |
| R Royal United Services Institute | $179K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Brown University of Providence
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$179K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | RI | |
| A Alliance of Free Speech Alumni | $174K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Bangor University | $164K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Town of Pittsfield | $162K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Acta | $161K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City of Augusta | $160K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$157K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $154K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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