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Who does The 85 Fund fund?

The 85 Fund has awarded $438 million across 188 grants to 92 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in public & societal benefit. Its typical grant is $142,500, with most between $50,000 and $400,000.

Total awarded
$437.8M
Typical grant
$142K
Grantees
92
Grants
188
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

92 of 92 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
Donors Trust INC $335.6M52020–20242024VA
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund INC $39.0M120242024CT
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies $12.2M42020–20232023DC
Ethics and Public Policy Center INC $5.8M52020–20242024DC
Turning Point USA INC $3.3M22020–20232023IN
Club for Growth Foundation INC $3.2M32021–20242024DC
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression INC $2.4M22020–20222022PA
Hawthorn Foundation INC $2.3M32022–20242024MD
Foundation for Government Accountability INC $2.0M120202020FL
Paragon Health Institute $2.0M22022–20242024VA
Independent Women's Forum $1.6M52020–20242024VA
American Legislative Exchange Council $1.5M42021–20242024VA
Becket Fund $1.4M42020–20242024DC
Passages America Israel INC $1.0M120202020TX
New Civil Liberties Alliance $1.0M120202020DC
F Freedom Foundation $973K22021–20222022TX
Fidelis Center for Law and Policy $925K120242024WI
Center for Equal Opportunity $850K42020–20232023DC
The Maine Heritage Policy Center $760K120242024ME
Mercatus Center INC $750K120202020VA
L Library of Congress $750K32021–20242024— —
R Real Clear Foundation $750K120202020IL
Speech First INC $750K22020–20212021DC
The Legacy Foundation $750K120202020IA
National Review Institute $730K32021–20232023NY
Institute for Free Speech $712K52020–20242024DC
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research INC $650K22022–20232023NY
H Hawthorn Foundation I INC $600K120212021MA
Center for Law and Policy $550K22022–20232023DC
T Triton Research Institute $500K120242024ME
J Job Creators Network Foundation $500K120202020TX
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $500K22020–20222022PA
U Unleash Prosperity INC $500K120202020MD
The Tikvah Fund $450K120242024NY
Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust $450K120202020DC
P Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy $445K22023–20242024CA
Energy & Environment Legal Institute $405K22020–20222022VA
Property and Environment Research Center $400K22022–20232023MT
Public Interest Legal Foundation INC $400K120202020IN
H Health Markets Policy Network $381K32022–20242024DC
A Americans for Limited Government Research Foundation INC $355K52020–20242024VA
Center for Individual Rights $350K120242024DC
The Equal Voting Rights Institute $350K120202020TX
J Juris Link $325K42020–20242024AZ —
National Civic Art Society $300K52020–20242024DC
S Smart Approaches to Marijuana INC $300K120242024VA —
Heritage Foundation $300K32022–20242024DC
National Center for Public Policy Research INC $300K120242024DC
Competitive Enterprise Institute $250K120202020DC
Students for Fair Admissions INC $250K120202020VA
Legal Insurrection Foundation $250K52020–20242024RI
Central Fund of Israel $250K120242024NY
Americans for Limited Government INC $250K22023–20242024VA
Concerned Women for America $225K32020–20232023VA
A American Alliance for Equality $225K120232023TX
Cornell University $220K42020–20242024NY
George Mason University Foundation INC $200K120202020VA
Neuro Kids INC $200K120222022VA
Co2 Coalition INC $200K22020–20222022VA
American Conservative Union Foundation $194K32021–20232023VA
E Eagles Wings International INC $180K120242024NY
O Orrin G Hatch Foundation $175K22020–20232023UT
Susan B Anthony List INC Education Fund $175K120202020VA
Americans for Tax Reform Foundation $174K22022–20232023DC
Conscience Project $152K42021–20242024VA
Network of Enlightened Women INC $150K22020–20212021IN
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty INC $150K120212021WI
The Free State Foundation INC $145K32022–20242024MD
Faith Wins $140K32020–20222022SC
American Energy Institute $125K120232023TX
Faith and Freedom Coalition INC $110K22020–20242024GA
A Americans of Faith $100K120202020GA
Heritage Action for America $100K22020–20232023DC
Youth Leadership Foundation INC $100K120242024DC
F Fraternity and Sorority Action Fund $100K120202020DC
American Accountability Foundation $75K22023–20242024DC
Colorado Christian University $75K22020–20222022CO
State Policy Network $70K22022–20242024VA
Elm Institute INC $50K22023–20242024CT
C Committee for Justice Foundation $50K120202020DC
C Chicago Freedom Trust $45K22021–20222022IL
Tea Party Patriots Foundation INC $40K120232023GA
G Georgia Community Foundation INC $40K120212021GA
Witherspoon Institute INC $39K120222022NJ
March for Life Education and Defense Fund $35K22021–20222022DC
Y Young Americans for Liberty Foundation $27K32022–20242024TX
N National Center for Justice and Liberty INC $25K120232023IL
Americans for Tax Reform $25K120222022DC
Council for National Policy $25K120242024DC
Family Research Council INC $20K120242024DC
D Douglass Leadership Institute INC $17K22021–20232023MD
The Buckeye Institute $8K120232023OH

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