Data / Foundation grants / Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated: 176 grants to organizations, $45.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 176 grants to organizations totaling $45,317,615 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,200,000 to Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC for general operating support.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 251113452
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $1,026,059,315
- Grants paid
- $45,317,615
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349102237. It reported $45,317,615 in grants paid; 176 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the | Stanford, CA | Hoover institution on war, revolution and peace | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc | Princeton, NJ | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Government Accountability Inc | Naples, FL | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | Law & economics center | Education | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives the | Harrisburg, PA | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support | Public and societal benefit | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program and project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General operating support | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | Antonin scalia law school national security institute | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Allison center for national security | Public and societal benefit | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spirit of America Worldwide | Arlington, VA | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Foreign Policy Council | Washington, DC | General operating and program support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $520,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Jeane kirkpatrick fellowship and scholars program | Social science | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | Warfare, irregular threats, and terrorism program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies Inc | Washington, DC | The george c. marshall missile defense project | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evergreen Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | Program support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | General operating support | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operating and program support | Social science | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship & Political Philosophy | Upland, CA | General operating support | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Franklin News Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc | Washington, DC | Program support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | Ashbrook center, program support | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Research Center 2340 Dulles Corner Boulevard | Herndon, VA | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | General operating and program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reason Foundation the | Los Angeles, CA | Pension integrity project | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | Collegiate network inc. | Education | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Humane Studies George Mason University | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Institute for Public Policy Inc | Fairfax, VA | Program support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucy Burns Institute Inc | Middleton, WI | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Tufts College Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy | Medford, MA | The fletcher school of law and diplomacy, international security studies program | $370,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Cultural Review Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Network Inc Dba Foundation for American Innovation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daily Caller News Foundation the | Washington, DC | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | Project support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | Regulatory studies center | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Political studies program | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute On Religion and Democracy Inc the | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercatus Center Inc | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Social science | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missouri State University Foundation | Springfield, MO | School of defense and strategic studies | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Civil Liberties Alliance | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Political Economy Research Center Dba Property and Environment | Bozeman, MT | General operating and program support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation Inc | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairness Center Inc the | Oaklahoma City, OK | Program support | $340,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Free Speech | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $330,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | General operating support | Education | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Hamilton Society the | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | Project support | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Government Accountability Institute | Tallahassee, FL | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | General operating support | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Certell Inc 8520 Allison Pointe Boulevard | Indianapolis, IN | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foreign Policy Research Institute | Philadelphia, PA | Eurasia program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free To Choose Network | Erie, PA | Project support | Arts, culture and humanities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Real Clear Foundation | Northbrook, IL | Real clear investigations and wire | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reason Foundation the | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at Austin the | Austin, TX | William p. clements, jr. center for national security and the "america in the world" consortium | $280,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Defense policy studies | Social science | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Becket Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | Social science | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Security Policy Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | Program support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Middle east policy studies program | Social science | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | The china challenge | Social science | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Immigration Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emergent Order Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | Fellowship support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Federation for American Immigration Reform | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Economic Education Inc | Atlanta, GA | Program support | Social science | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Rights Foundation the | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralston College Inc | Savannah, GA | Master's degree program | Education | $240,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for American Studies the | Washington, DC | Novak journalism fellowship program and summer law fellowship program | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Housing center | Social science | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute On Religion and Public Life Inc the | New York, NY | General operating support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmark Legal Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | Doctoral programs | International, foreign affairs and national security | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny Institute for Public Policy | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Private Radio | Oxford, MS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Individual Rights | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Co2 Coalition Inc | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Encounter for Culture and Education Inc | New York, NY | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Border security and immigration center | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and History | Bala Cynwyd, PA | Program support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nonproliferation Policy Education Center | Arlington, VA | General operating support | Employment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Princeton University the | Robertson Hall, NJ | James madison program in american ideals and institutions | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VMTS Education Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buckeye Institute the | Columbus, OH | Program support | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | Center for global liberty and prosperity | Public and societal benefit | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Family Studies the | Charlottesville, VA | General operating support | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | Story incubator llc | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | The c. boyden gray center for the study of the administrative state | Education | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jamestown Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Legal and Policy Center the | Falls Church, VA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paragon Health Institute | Arlington, VA | General operating and program support | Health care | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for the Study of War Inc | Washington, DC | Graduate fellowships | Education | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for European Policy Analysis | Washington, DC | Program support | Social science | $167,855 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens' Council for Health Freedom | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Health care | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for American Studies the | Washington, DC | Foundation for teaching economics teacher programs | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Institute the | Oakland, CA | Program support | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Freedom Educational Foundation | McLean, VA | Economic and financial security program | Social science | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas B Fordham Institute | Washington, DC | Project support | $154,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Archbridge Institute | Washington, DC | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Equal Opportunity | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for the Study of Technology & Society Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Science and technology | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Voting Rights Institute the Dba American Civil Rights Project | Dallas, TX | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Research On Equal Opportunity the | Austin, TX | Program support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heartland Institute | Arlington Heights, IL | Program support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for the American Worker | Hamilton, VA | General operating support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Policy Network Us Inc | Portland, OR | International center for law and economics | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Insurrection Foundation | Barrington, RI | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute | Simi Valley, CA | Ronald reagan institute, project support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Princeton University the | Robertson Hall, NJ | Strategic education initiative | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee for A Constructive Tomorrow | Washington, DC | General operating and program support | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| State Financial Officers Foundation Inc | Shawnee, KS | General operating support | Education | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Center on europe and eurasia | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Founding the | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buckley Institute Inc | New Haven, CT | General operating support | Education | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Litigators for Liberty Network | Phoenix, AZ | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southeastern Legal Foundation Inc | Roswell, GA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speech First Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Institute for Economic Research Inc | Great Barrington, MA | General operating support | Social science | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation | Arlington, VA | Prague security studies institute | Social science | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for American Culture and Ideas | Tucson, AZ | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Public Policy Research Inc the | Washington, DC | General operating support | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pelican Institute for Public Policy | New Orleans, LA | Project support | Public and societal benefit | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| America's Future Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Center for religious freedom | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| People United for Privacy Foundation | Glendale, AZ | General operating support | Social science | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | Lakewood, CO | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Transparency | Hinsdale, IL | Open the books project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Common Sense in Science Dba Center for Truth in Science | Chicago, IL | Project support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith and Reason Institute | Washington, DC | Program support | Religion-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for the Constitution Inc the | Sarasota, FL | Program support | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Keystone defense initiative | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Energy Research | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercatus Center Inc | Arlington, VA | Adam smith program at george mason university | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media and Research Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Project support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Review Institute | New York, NY | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Lebanon, NH | Political economy project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Defense Forum Foundation Inc the | Falls Church, VA | General operating support | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Founding Forward | Valley Forge, PA | Program support | Youth development | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Legal Foundation | Larchmont, NY | General operating support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Council On Science and Health | New York, NY | General operating support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christopher Newport University Educational Foundation Inc | Newport News, VA | Center for american studies | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donors Trust Inc | Alexandria, VA | Galen institute at donors llc | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | Center for the study of public choice | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Network of Enlightened Women Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Legal Foundation | Boston, MA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Student Free Press Association | Hillsdale, MI | General operating support | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University | Tempe, AZ | School of civic and economic thought and leadership, project support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Do No Harm | Glen Allen, VA | General operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forbes Avenue Foundation Inc Dba Beatrice Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | The steve and amy van andel graduate school of government | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Just Facts Inc | Conroe, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic University of America | Washington, DC | Ropke-wojtyla fellowship program | Education | $69,760 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Hamilton Society the | Washington, DC | Project support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fraser Institute the | Vancouver, CA | Program support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at Austin the | Austin, TX | Thomas jefferson center for the study of core texts and ideas | $54,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| America's Future Foundation | Washington, DC | Talent market llc | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benjamin Rush Institute | DFW Airport, TX | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic University of America | Washington, DC | Center for human rights, fellowship support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Center for american common culture | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mont Pelerin Society the Co Free Markets Institute | Po Box, TX | Meeting support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philadelphia Society | Grand Rapids, MI | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council for National Policy Inc | Washington, DC | Conservative action project | Public and societal benefit | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $6,959,760 |
| Public and societal benefit | $5,947,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,170,000 |
| Social science | $3,707,855 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $3,490,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,355,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,730,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,355,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $16,548,615 |
| Virginia | $8,035,000 |
| California | $3,545,000 |
| New York | $2,825,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,165,000 |
| New Jersey | $1,350,000 |
| Florida | $1,220,000 |
| Illinois | $1,100,000 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds public and societal benefit in District of Columbia
- Who funds international, foreign affairs and national security in District of Columbia
- Who funds education in Virginia
- Who funds social science in District of Columbia
- Who funds social science in Virginia
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in New York
Updated November 14, 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.