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Leadership Institute

Educate people for successful participation in government, politics and media.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$126k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Public Benefit$578kEducation$149kArts & Culture$67kCivil Rights$29kSocial Science$12kYouth Development$11kHuman Services$8k
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 9 grants below total $211,674, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,909,869 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,698,195 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $58k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $126k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$32M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
International Democracy Union$126,174
Judicial Watch Inc$20,000
The Heritage Foundation$16,000
American Center for Law and Justice Inc$11,500
Turning Point USA Inc$10,000
FreedomWorks Foundation Inc$7,500
Hillsdale College$7,500
Americans for Prosperity Foundation$7,000
Bill of Rights Institute$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Turning Point USA: $67k → 11%prager University foundation: $5k → 14%PROJECT VERITAS: $67k → 9%Young Americans for Liberty: $10k → 10%Young Conservatives of Texas: $9k → 14%Judicial Watch Inc: $20k → 14%Hillsdale College: $8k → 14%Turning Point USA Inc: $10k → 16%Bill of Rights Institute: $6k → 7%American Conservative Union Foundation: $12k → 9%Students for Life of America: $12k → 15%Power2Parent: $8k → 13%Turning Point USA: $55k → 11%young americans for liberty foundation: $5k → 10%Young Conservatives of Texas Foundation: $6k → 14%Network of Enlightened Women: $10k → 14%Americans for Prosperity Foundation: $7k → 7%American Conservative Union: $12k → 9%turning point usa: $42k → 11%America's Future Foundation: $6k → 14%Turning Point USA: $71k → 14%JUDICIAL WATCH: $67k → 14%Council for National Policy: $7k → 14%International Democracy Union: $126k → 14%Freedom Works Foundation: $164k → 14%The Heritage Foundation: $16k → 14%FreedomWorks Foundation Inc: $8k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
NV
IN
CA
VA
AZ
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$525k · 4 repeat orgs$322k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
11

Total granted

$525k
$155k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+40%

Still filing today

100%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $167k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Public BenefitEducationYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsSocial ScienceOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TP
    TURNING POINT USA INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $245k · revenue +304%
  • FF
    FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $172k · revenue -80%
  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    2× · 2019–2024 · $87k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • PV
    PROJECT VERITAS
    one grant, 2019 · $67k · revenue +70%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $12k · revenue +161%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC
    one grant, 2020 · $12k · revenue +17%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

The american enterprise institute is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. aei pursues these ideals through independent thinking and the…

Social Science
2
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through litigation and public education.

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3
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy

The american constitution society for law and policy (acs) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan legal organization. through a diverse nationwide network of progressive lawyers, law students, judges, scholars, advocates, and many others,…

Education
4
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc

As noted in its articles of incorporation, the mission of the aclu foundation is "to encourage, sponsor, and facilitate the cultivation and diffusion of knowledge and understanding of the various civil liberties and civil rights which are…

Civil Rights
5
American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska

Preservation and promotion of civil rights and civil liberties.

—
6
American Civil Liberties Union Inc

As noted in its articles of incorporation, the mission of the aclu is "to maintain and advance civil liberties, including, without limitation, the freedoms of association, press, religion and speech, and the rights to the franchise, to due…

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7
American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through advocacy and lobbying.

—
8
American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska Foundation

The aclu of alaska is a non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing the cause of civil liberties in alaska through public education and legal action.

Civil Rights
9
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona

The american civil liberties union of arizona is the state's premier guardian of liberty working through the arizona legislature and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the…

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10
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa

The union works to advocate and advance a public policy agenda to support and protect the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of iowa. it works to maintain throughout the united states the rights of free…

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11
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia Inc

The aclu of georgia is dedicated to preserving the civil liberties enshrined in the u.s. constitution and bill of rights. through litigation, lobbying, and communications, the aclu of georgia works to preserve and enhance the rights of all…

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12
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Inc

To promote an defend civil liberties principles.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Freedomworks Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 21 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TURNING POINT USA INC: $245,428 · OtherTURNING POINT USA INCFREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC: $171,500 · OtherFREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INCINTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY UNION: $126,174 · OtherINTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY UNIONPROJECT VERITAS: $66,956 · OtherPROJECT VERITAS+2 more: $14,000 · OtherJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $86,945 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH IN…THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $16,000 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUN…AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC: $12,000 · Public BenefitAMERICAN CONSERVA…YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY FOUNDATION: $10,220 · Public BenefitYOUNG AMERICANS F…COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY: $7,175 · Public BenefitCOUNCIL FOR NATIO…YOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS FOUNDATION: $21,520 · EducationNETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN INC: $10,149 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $7,500 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,355 · EducationStudents for Life of America Inc: $11,617 · Civil RightsAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC: $11,500 · Civil RightsAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC: $12,000 · Social ScienceAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $7,000 · Social ScienceAmerica's Future Foundation: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC: $5,355 · Youth Development
Other$624,058Public Benefit$132,340Education$44,524Civil Rights$23,117Social Science$19,000Youth Development$11,355

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $245,428 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC: $171,500 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $86,945 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $66,956 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetYOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS FOUNDATION: $21,520 over 3y, 9.3% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetStudents for Life of America Inc: $11,617 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC: $11,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY FOUNDATION: $10,220 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN INC: $10,149 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY: $7,175 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerica's Future Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBill of Rights Institute: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $5,355 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY INC: $5,355 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Donors Trust IncChiavacci Family Foun…Ken W Davis FoundationTriad Foundation IncCharles Koch Foundati…Holman Foundation IncThe Chase Foundation …The Armstrong Foundat…The 85 FundSarah Scaife Foundati…Charles Koch InstituteJohn William Pope Fou…
Donors Trust IncVA19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donors Trust Inc · Chiavacci Family Foundation · Ken W Davis Foundation · Triad Foundation Inc · Charles Koch Foundation · Holman Foundation Inc · The Chase Foundation of Virginia · The Armstrong Foundation · The 85 Fund · Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated · Charles Koch Institute · John William Pope Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Leadership Institute funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leadership Institute. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 21 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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