Virginia · Public charity
Rule of Law Trust
To advance conservative principles and causes through communications, research, strategy and assistance to other organizations.
- $15M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Rule of Law Trust’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $13,750,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $13,750,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $174M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Rule of Law Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $286k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | $286k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $3.0M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $22M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Concord Fund | $24,500,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Right Vote Inc | $235,541 | 1 | 3% |
| Chicago Freedom Trust | $50,000 | 1 | 100% |
About Rule of Law Trust
- How much does Rule of Law Trust give?
- Rule of Law Trust reported 2 grants totaling $15,150,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Rule of Law Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (73%), Crime & Legal (24%), Public Benefit (3%).
- Who are Rule of Law Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: The Concord Fund ($25M), Right Vote Inc ($236k), Chicago Freedom Trust ($50k).
- Does Rule of Law Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Rule of Law Trust based?
- Rule of Law Trust is based in VA.
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