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Bader Family Foundation: 36 grants to organizations, $3.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Bader Family Foundation, a private foundation in Arlington, VA, paid 36 grants to organizations totaling $3,343,800 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $430,000 to Speech First in Washington, DC for general charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 276359747
- Based in
- Arlington, VA
- Assets
- $81,298,571
- Grants paid
- $3,343,800
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349106376. It reported $3,343,800 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech First | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $430,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Family Reunion | Vienna, VA | General charitable contribution | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty | Milwaukee, WI | General charitable contribution | Crime and legal-related | $321,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parents Defending Education | Arlington, VA | General charitable contribution | $247,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General charitable contribution | Crime and legal-related | $158,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | Lakewood, CO | General charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General charitable contribution | Crime and legal-related | $123,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Prosecutor Integrity | Rockville, MD | General charitable contribution | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Parents Organization | Newton Centre, MA | General charitable contribution | $108,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | General charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | General charitable contribution | Public and societal benefit | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, DC | General charitable contribution | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Free Speech | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Public and societal benefit | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Justice Center | Chicago, IL | General charitable contribution | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Public and societal benefit | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center of the American Experiment | Golden Valley, MN | General charitable contribution | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, AZ | General charitable contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal | Raleigh, NC | General charitable contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | General charitable contribution | Public and societal benefit | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale, MI | General charitable contribution | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Do No Harm | Glen Allen, VA | General charitable contribution | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | General charitable contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | General charitable contribution | Education | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Equal Opportunity | Falls Church, VA | General charitable contribution | $10,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Real Clear Media Fund | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | General charitable contribution | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy | Alexandria, VA | General charitable contribution | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center | Washington, DC | General charitable contribution | Public and societal benefit | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Victim Assistance Network | Richmond, VA | General charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General charitable contribution | Crime and legal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,170,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $606,000 |
| Education | $432,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $172,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $18,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $1,333,000 |
| Virginia | $712,800 |
| Wisconsin | $321,000 |
| California | $289,000 |
| Colorado | $150,000 |
| Arizona | $125,000 |
| Maryland | $120,000 |
| Massachusetts | $108,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.