Illinois · Public charity
Think Freely Media
Endeavors to build information and media capacities that penetrate every level of culture, that successfully enlighten the hearts and minds of people from all walks of life, and that will result in successful advocacy for free markets and individual liberty prevailing in culture, as well as in law.
- $104k
- Granted FY2022
- 2
- Grants FY2022
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Think Freely Media’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Bradley Impact Fund Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 1 organization 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, FY2022
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Total assets, FY2022
- $15k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations Think Freely Media funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | $29k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Light Labs | $28,534 | 1 | 2% |
| Beacon Center of Tennessee | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Palmetto Promise Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Yankee Institute for Public Policy | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
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.
Open a dossier: Donors Trust Inc · Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation · Adolph Coors Foundation · The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Think Freely Media
- How much does Think Freely Media give?
- Think Freely Media reported 2 grants totaling $103,534 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does Think Freely Media fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (47%), Public Benefit (35%), Civil Rights (18%).
- Who are Think Freely Media's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2022: Iron Light Labs ($29k), Beacon Center of Tennessee ($25k), Palmetto Promise Institute ($15k).
- Does Think Freely Media fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Think Freely Media?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donors Trust Inc, Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation, Adolph Coors Foundation.
- Where is Think Freely Media based?
- Think Freely Media is based in IL.
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