· Public charity
Summ Foundation
To promote social welfare and the advancement of sensible policies that expand liberty.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
- $250k+3 grants · $3.1M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| WITH HONOR ACTION INC | $2,270,000 |
| AMERICAN UNITY FUND INC | $500,000 |
| WELCOME PAC | $300,000 |
| DEMOCRACY FIRST PAC | $100,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 34% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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.
FDD Action is a non-profit, non-partisan 504(c)4 organization established to advocate for effective policies to promote U.S. National Security and defend free nations.
Foreign Policy For America is a nonpartisan advocacy organization founded to strengthen support for principled American engagement in the world.
Represent.Us Education Fund (RUEF) is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) Organization working for a US government that is truly accountable to the people, not just the powerful. RUEF educates and unites people from all backgrounds to defend…
RepresentUs is America's leading nonpartisan grassroots organization working for a government accountable to the people. We unite people from all backgrounds to defend democracy, root out corruption, mobilize action, and support campaigns…
Advocacy concerning democratic values, national security and defense; lobbying of government officials in favor of policies that further the defense of the u.s. and its constitution; development of coalitions with other organizations to…
Advancing american freedom promotes and defends the successful policies of recent years that yielded unprecedented prosperity at home and restored america's strength abroad, while elevating traditional american values. aaf serves the…
Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI) uses data-driven advocacy and litigation to fight for forests, communities and the climate.
Conduct research and expose abuse of authority and power by government authorities and the deleterious effect such actions have on american democracy.
The Organization's members are dedicated to protecting the rights of faculty members at colleges and universities to speak, instruct, and publish without fear of sanction or punishment.
To advocate and educate in favor of public policies supporting religious freedom, freedom of speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life and marriage. (continued on schedule o)adf action's primary program accomplishment was providing…
Advancing american freedom foundation (aaff) educates the american people that freedom is the cornerstone of our republic, and that freedom must be fostered and protected against unjustified government encroachment. aaff informs the public…
To provide thoughtful, conservative solutions to the challenges presented by education, workforce, labor and employment issues.
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 10 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Summ Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Summ Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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