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Private foundation (trust)EIN 204630877Est. 2006-07

Robertson Foundation For Government Inc

Washington, DC 20004

Total Assets

$22.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$340K

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$128K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$321K

Public service leadership and federal workforce development primarily through academic fellowships (up to 20 per year) and government internerships via 5 partner universities.

Program 2

$14K

Professional development, educational programming and networking for public service leadership capacity building and career development.

Program 3

$767K

To promote and foster public service and federal workforce development, engagement in foreign policy and understanding of global connection, int'l affairs and national security.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.5M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$902K

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Payout rate 81%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.81%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $599 to maximum $128K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $28.9M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

153 grants

CHARLES AND MARIE ROBERTSON FOUNDATION
$13.9M
1 grant
THE MEIER LINNARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
$13.9M
1 grant
U of MarylandSchool of Public Policy
$1.0M
6 grants
TEXAS A&M - SCOWCROFTBUSH
$793K
6 grants
MAXWELL SCHOOL
$781K
6 grants
UCSD (GBS)
$661K
3 grants
The Fletcher School
$429K
3 grants
UCSD (GPS)
$142K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

153 grants

<$10K
101
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
26
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

15 states

California
$14.7M
45% of total
Connecticut
$13.9M
43% of total
Maryland
$1.1M
3% of total
New York
$998K
3% of total
Texas
$794K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$456K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$316K
1% of total
Virginia
$56K
0% of total
Minnesota
$35K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
0% of total

+5 more states

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