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Private foundation (trust)EIN 271456655Est. 2010-09

PROMETHEUS FOUNDATION

CRYSTAL BAY, NV 89402

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Total Assets

$68.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

24

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$108K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$705K

Typical

Deadlines

See website

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Prometheus foundation funds organizations and individuals who demonstrate that they can use funds to promote ayn rand and advance objectivism intelligently and effectively. The foundation has three funding programs: the objectivist venture fund, the scholarships program, and the protectiveness program.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.8M

Total Expenses

$2.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$3.2M

Min. Investment Return

$3.3M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $54K to maximum $705K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $3.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

82 grants

STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY
$2.0M
2 grants
OBJECTIVE STANDARD INSTITUTE INC
$973K
3 grants
AJN REND CENTAR EVROPA
$768K
3 grants
AYN RAND CENTER ISRAEL
$265K
2 grants
BOAZ JOSEF ARAD - OBJECTIVIST CENTER ISRAEL
$260K
1 grant
AYN RAND CENTER EUROPE
$256K
1 grant
GOLDWATER INSTITUTE
$225K
1 grant
AYN RAND CENTER UKRAINE
$216K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

82 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
37
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

12 states

Virginia
$3.1M
75% of total
California
$230K
6% of total
Arizona
$225K
5% of total
Georgia
$204K
5% of total
South Carolina
$148K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$117K
3% of total
North Carolina
$45K
1% of total
Texas
$25K
1% of total
Utah
$21K
0% of total
New York
$20K
0% of total

+2 more states

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