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Stiefel Freethought Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-0858715 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.1M
- Grants reported
- 40
- Median grant
- $1K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | $412.3K |
| 2024 | 19 | $695K |
Where Stiefel Freethought Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $225K |
| AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STAT | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $107K |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | To support the Get Real News LLC | 2025 | $100K |
| RELIGION NEWS LLC | COLUMBIA, MO | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $100K |
| RELIGION NEWS LLC | COLUMBIA, MO | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $100K |
| THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | Project: "SHOT IN THE ARM" | 2024 | $100K |
| AMERICAN VALUES PROJECT | SACRAMENTO, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $75K |
| PUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $60K |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | Right Wing Watch | 2024 | $50K |
| PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $50K |
| DISARMING LEVIATHAN MINISTRIES INC | PHOENIX, AZ | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $35K |
| CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC | AMHERST, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $20.3K |
| CENTER FOR INQUIRY INC | AMHERST, NY | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $20K |
| ATHEISTS UNITED | LOS ANGELES, CA | To support the Freethought Fellowship Foundation | 2025 | $20K |
| AMERICAN VALUES PROJECT | SACRAMENTO, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $10K |
| SCHOOL FOR CONVERSION INC | DURHAM, NC | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $5K |
| AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $5K |
| SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $3K |
| MILITARY RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $1K |
| PUBLIC RELIGION RESEARCH INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $1K |
| SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $1K |
| AMERICAN ATHEISTS INC | CRANFORD, NJ | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $1K |
| TRIANGLE FREETHOUGHT SOCIETY | DURHAM, NC | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $1K |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief | 2024 | $1K |
| BLACK NONBELIEVERS | FAYETTEVILLE, GA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $1K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Stiefel Freethought Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.