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Grantmaking public charityEIN 541436224

Mercatus Center Inc

Arlington, VA 222014508

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Total Assets

$36.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

50

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$69K

FY 2023

Grant Range

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Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$10.2M

Applied Research- Conduct economic research of consequence that makes sense of public policy problems and puts forward solutions that maximize individual freedom and prosperity.

Program 2

$7.1M

Student Programs - Support Graduate Students at George Mason University, training future scholars and decision-makers to advance and apply a research agenda for understanding institutions and change.

Program 3

$3.7M

Communications - Improves the effectiveness of Mercatus outreach efforts, raises its public profile, and promotes its research and ideas to media and opinion shapers.

Program 4

$1.7M

Outreach - Brings education in economic ideas to key decision-makers in the public policy process.

Program 5

$1.4M

Public Affairs - Seeks to inform alumni, faculty, and supporters about the efforts of the Center and build communication that develops a network of individuals interested in liberty.

Focus Areas

Social Science

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$39.3M

Total Expenses

$44.8M

Giving Over Time

7 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $23.1M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

289 grants

University of Washington Seattle
$5.8M
3 grants
University of California Berkeley
$3.8M
4 grants
University of California San Francisco
$2.9M
3 grants
Stanford University
$2.8M
2 grants
Yale University
$2.8M
3 grants
Kyiv School of Economics
$2.2M
3 grants
George Mason University
$2.1M
5 grants
Boston Children's Hospital
$1.6M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

289 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
125
grants
$50–250K
91
grants
$250K–1M
47
grants
$1–5M
8
grants
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

40 states

California
$16.1M
29% of total
New York
$7.6M
14% of total
Washington
$6.5M
12% of total
Massachusetts
$4.3M
8% of total
Virginia
$3.1M
6% of total
Connecticut
$2.8M
5% of total
Georgia
$1.4M
2% of total
Maryland
$1.3M
2% of total
Missouri
$1.3M
2% of total
Louisiana
$1.3M
2% of total

+30 more states

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