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The Margulis Foundation for Freedom and Opportunity Grants

Private foundation · EIN 47-1965321 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.2M
Grants reported
18
Median grant
$50K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
20259$669.6K
20249$555K

Where The Margulis Foundation for Freedom and Opportunity 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.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
STAND TOGETHER TRUSTARLINGTON, VAGENERAL OPERATING2025$200K
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTECHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2025$150K
STAND TOGETHERARLINGTON, VAGENERAL OPERATING2024$150K
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTECHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2024$125K
CATO INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING2025$124.6K
CATO INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING2024$100K
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJGENERAL OPERATING2024$50K
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJGENERAL OPERATING2025$50K
THE CARA PROGRAMCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2024$50K
CARA PROGRAMCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2025$50K
CHICAGOS SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2025$40K
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING2025$25K
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING2024$25K
SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLAND'S FUTURECHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2024$25K
SKILLS FOR CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2025$25K
CHICAGOS SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2024$25K
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTERCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2025$5K
LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTERCHICAGO, ILGENERAL OPERATING2024$5K

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 The Margulis Foundation for Freedom and Opportunity'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.

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