Who funds Cato Institute?
Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 23-7432162 · NTEE W200 · 501(c)(3)
276 private foundations paid Cato Institute 527 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $32M in all.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 277 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Susquehanna Foundation · 2025 - General fund$3,000,000
- Susquehanna Foundation · 2024 - General fund$3,000,000
- Susquehanna Foundation · 2023 - General fund$3,000,000
- Peter H Kamin Family Foundation · 2023 - Funding$1,500,275
- E L Craig Foundation · 2024 - Host committee-co-chair$1,500,000
- Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation · 2023 - Restricted - $1,000,000 - vision for liberty campaign. unrestricted - $200,000$1,200,000
- E L Craig Foundation · 2025 - Host committee-co-chair$1,000,000
- Galashiels Fund Ltd · 2024 - Annual support$1,000,000
- Galashiels Fund Ltd · 2023 - Annual support$1,000,000
- Krfrench Family Foundation · 2025 - Research$802,530
- Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - To further donee's exempt purpose$650,000
- Donald and Paula Smith Family Foundation Inc · 2023 - To further donee's exempt purpose$550,000
- The Kilts Family Foundation · 2024 - General charitable purposes$500,000
- The Kilts Family Foundation · 2023 - General charitable purposes$500,000
- Krfrench Family Foundation · 2023 - Research$354,989
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support the Project to Defend the Free Economy$350,000
- The Opportunity Foundation · 2023 - Sphere project$320,000
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc · 2023 - To support the Project to Defend the Free Economy$300,000
- D F Dillon Foundation · 2025 - Program$250,000
- Donald R Wilson Jr Family Foundation · 2024 - General support$250,000
- Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation · 2023 - General support$250,000
- Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation · 2022 - General support$250,000
- Carnegie Corporation of New York · 2024 - For core support of its immigration program$233,300
- The Opportunity Foundation · 2025 - Programs advancing the foundationsstrategic goals as discussed with petergoettler (pres.) et al.$225,000
- The Cynthia Elkins Foundation · 2024 - General use$225,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Institute for JusticeArlington, VA · 71 shared funders
- Heritage FoundationWashington, DC · 97 shared funders
- Pacific Legal FoundationSacramento, CA · 38 shared funders
- Judicial Watch IncWashington, DC · 67 shared funders
- Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI · 91 shared funders
- Leadership InstituteArlington, VA · 53 shared funders
- Media Research Center IncHerndon, VA · 28 shared funders
- Young Americas FoundationReston, VA · 35 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | 99 | $6.9M |
| 2024 | 196 | 191 | $11.8M |
| 2023 | 209 | 195 | $12.6M |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | $800K |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $392K |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $5,053 |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7432162
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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