Virginia · Public charity
Institute for Humane Studies
The Institute discovers, develops, and supports students, scholars, and other intellectuals who maintain the highest standard of academic excellence and who share an interest in the principles of the classical liberal tradition.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 71
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 40
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.8M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $19,975
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $93,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 40
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 30
- Total assets, FY2025
- $33M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 63% of the organizations Institute for Humane Studies funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $552k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationSocial ScienceRecreation & SportsHealthYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 67 | $1.7M | 66% |
| FY2024 | 40 | $1.1M | 63% |
| FY2023 | 27 | $494k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $397k | 68% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $184k | 58% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $304k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 27 | $323k | 78% |
| FY2017 | 28 | $320k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$5.1MSocial Science$22kPublic Benefit$22k
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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NH
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ID
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IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
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IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
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CA
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CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $217,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Duke University | $144,839 | 2 | 0% |
| New York University | $129,661 | 2 | 0% |
| The Florida State University Foundation Inc | $99,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $94,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Rochester | $93,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Opinion Research Center | $87,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $81,686 | 5 | 0% |
| New Orleans Center for Economic Opportunity | $81,000 | 5 | 31% |
| Syracuse University | $78,253 | 3 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | $217,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Duke University | $144,839 | 2 | 0% |
| New York University | $129,661 | 2 | 0% |
| The Florida State University Foundation Inc | $99,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $94,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Rochester | $93,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Opinion Research Center | $87,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $81,686 | 5 | 0% |
| New Orleans Center for Economic Opportunity | $81,000 | 5 | 31% |
| Syracuse University | $78,253 | 3 | 0% |
| Christopher Newport University Education Foundation | $74,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Northwestern University | $72,755 | 3 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $69,620 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $65,242 | 3 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $64,000 | 5 | n/a |
| George Mason University | $61,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of New Orleans Foundation | $61,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $60,740 | 4 | n/a |
| Cairn University | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $58,325 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Wyoming | $58,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $57,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $54,655 | 2 | n/a |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $52,417 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $52,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grove City College | $49,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | $48,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Linfield University | $48,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Texas | $46,973 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington College | $45,550 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $43,340 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $43,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr | $42,910 | 2 | n/a |
| Bowling Green State University | $42,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | $40,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $39,200 | 4 | n/a |
| Saint Anselm College | $38,633 | 2 | 0% |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | $38,000 | 1 | 0% |
| College of Charleston Foundation | $37,570 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern Kentucky University | $36,560 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $35,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ohio University Foundation | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lsu Foundation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American University | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Northwood University | $34,021 | 3 | 0% |
| Lee University | $33,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida Southern College | $33,000 | 3 | 0% |
| North Dakota State University | $32,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $31,520 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $31,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Yougov America Inc | $31,160 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Kentucky University | $31,000 | 2 | n/a |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $30,900 | 5 | 0% |
| Northern Michigan University | $30,631 | 3 | n/a |
| Lake Forest College | $30,315 | 1 | 0% |
| University of New Haven | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chapman University | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Azusa Pacific University | $29,850 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin | $29,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Coastal Carolina University | $28,450 | 2 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $28,350 | 2 | n/a |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $27,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Students for Liberty Inc | $26,770 | 1 | 1% |
| Concordia University Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado State University | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc | $24,553 | 2 | 0% |
| Assumption University | $24,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Central Florida | $24,478 | 2 | n/a |
| Loyola University | $24,320 | 1 | 0% |
| State University of Iowa | $23,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedarville University | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $21,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | $21,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Claremont Graduate University | $20,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Forthright Access | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| America's Future Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ave Maria University Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Tech University System | $19,825 | 2 | n/a |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $18,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida Atlantic University | $18,145 | 1 | n/a |
| Wake Forest University | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Massachusetts | $17,263 | 1 | n/a |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Baptist University | $16,710 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | $16,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Malone University | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $15,921 | 2 | 0% |
| Biola University Inc | $15,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Regent University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Institute for Political History | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Middle Tennessee State University | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Flagler College Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Cincinnati | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Vincent College | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Providence College | $14,800 | 1 | 0% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel H Arts & Sciences Foundation | $14,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Susquehanna University | $14,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Rockford University | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ottawa University | $13,780 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $13,300 | 2 | 0% |
| William Marsh Rice University | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Faulkner University | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Cape Cod Community College | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Mary's College of California | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wellesley College | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The University Foundation at Sacramento State | $10,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Uc San Diego Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oberlin College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Plemmons Burke Consulting LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $9,562 | 1 | n/a |
| Chord | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ball State University Foundation Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Boise State University Foundation Inc | $9,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Stephen F Austin State University | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sweet Briar Institute | $8,640 | 1 | 0% |
| Anderson University | $8,100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridgewater State University | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $7,668 | 1 | n/a |
| Lock Haven University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ohio State University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Carolina University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Drexel University | $7,450 | 1 | 0% |
| Troy University | $7,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | $7,240 | 1 | n/a |
| High Point University | $7,050 | 1 | 0% |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Markham | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Utah Valley University Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of West Florida Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Policy Network US Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ramapo College Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | $6,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Saint Francis University | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc | $6,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Campbell University | $6,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Rose State College | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Aquinas College | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Villanova University | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of West Georgia Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trinity College | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Murray State University Foundation Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Roanoke College | $5,430 | 1 | n/a |
| Creighton University | $5,180 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($14k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Institute for Humane Studies supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 100 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 100.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Charles Koch FoundationVA43.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Charles Koch Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Tulsa Community Foundation · American Chemical Society · The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges · World Learning Inc · Ernst & Young Foundation · National Writing Project Corporation · Kpmg US Foundation Inc · The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles And · Council of Independent Colleges
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Institute for Humane Studies
- How much does Institute for Humane Studies give?
- Institute for Humane Studies reported 71 itemized grants totaling $1,758,569, out of $4,224,873 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Institute for Humane Studies fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (99%), Social Science (0%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are Institute for Humane Studies's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($218k), Duke University ($145k), New York University ($130k).
- Does Institute for Humane Studies fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Institute for Humane Studies?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charles Koch Foundation, Folds of Honor Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Where is Institute for Humane Studies based?
- Institute for Humane Studies is based in VA.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home