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Private foundation (trust)EIN 367244615Est. 1999-01

THE SEARLE FREEDOM TRUST

MADISON, WI 53703

Total Assets

$19.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$18.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

80

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$236K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$535–$1.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.3M

Total Expenses

$21.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$21.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.5M

Min. Investment Return

$1.5M

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

80 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $535 through median $200K to maximum $1.1M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $24.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

417 grants

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$6.3M
17 grants
STATE POLICY NETWORK
$4.6M
10 grants
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
$4.4M
5 grants
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
$3.2M
5 grants
REASON FOUNDATION
$2.7M
10 grants
PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
$2.5M
7 grants
FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES
$2.2M
10 grants
TAX FOUNDATION
$2.1M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

417 grants

<$10K
5
grants
$10–50K
35
grants
$50–250K
276
grants
$250K–1M
98
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

District of Columbia
$28.0M
33% of total
Virginia
$20.3M
24% of total
California
$8.7M
10% of total
New York
$5.7M
7% of total
Illinois
$4.4M
5% of total
Florida
$3.4M
4% of total
Texas
$3.4M
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.6M
2% of total
Maryland
$1.6M
2% of total
Montana
$1.5M
2% of total

+15 more states

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