The Searle Freedom Trust
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Grants on file | 1,043 |
| Total giving on file | $214.7M |
| Typical grant size | $206K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
- FILM AND NEW MEDIA
- ONLINE EDUCATION
- THE UNRESTRICTED USE OF THE CHARITY
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason University Foundation | VA | 40 | $15.3M |
| American Enterprise Institute | DC | 12 | $11.3M |
| State Policy Network | VA | 28 | $11.1M |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | FL | 12 | $7.2M |
| Reason Foundation | CA | 24 | $7.0M |
| Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | DC | 26 | $6.2M |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | CA | 16 | $6.1M |
| Tax Foundation | DC | 10 | $4.8M |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | DC | 12 | $4.7M |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | TX | 24 | $4.7M |
Other general grantmaking funders in Wisconsin
The Robert D and Patricia E KernThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncAlfred and Isabel Bader 2014 Charitable TrustUs Bank FoundationFund for Wisconsin Scholars IncJoseph and Vera Zilber Charitable Foundation
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