Washington, D.C. · Public charity
National Taxpayers Union
Ntu is the "voice of america's taxpayers." ntu works for a simple and fair tax system that enables prosperity for all and respects taxpayers' civil rights, lean and efficient government services and regulations, sustainable fiscal policies to avoid national bankruptcy, and permanent limits on taxes, spending and debt. Ntu achieves this…
- $23k
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $20k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $10M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations National Taxpayers Union funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $18k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Street Institute | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Maine Heritage Policy Center | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Buckeye Institute | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
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.
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How this is measured
About National Taxpayers Union
- How much does National Taxpayers Union give?
- National Taxpayers Union reported 1 itemized grants totaling $20,000, out of $22,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does National Taxpayers Union fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Public Benefit (83%), Social Science (17%).
- Who are National Taxpayers Union's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: R Street Institute ($20k), The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies Inc ($10k), The Maine Heritage Policy Center ($8k).
- Does National Taxpayers Union fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Taxpayers Union?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is National Taxpayers Union based?
- National Taxpayers Union is based in DC.
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