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Heritage Foundation

Think tank · Total expenses $142.2M · FY ending December 2024

Per the Form 990 on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

In its own words

“Heritage’s mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.”

Source: the organization's own site · last verified 2026-07-27

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Grants paid

26 grants of $5,000 or more, $8.7M in total, as reported on the organization's own Form 990 for the year ending December 2024.

  • THE DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTEGENERAL OPERATIONS$3.5M
  • 170 FREEDOM MILWAUKEE 2024 HOST COMMITTEE INCREPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION$1M
  • TRUMP VANCE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE INCGENERAL SUPPORT FOR TRUMP INAUGURATION$1M
  • PERSONNEL POLICY OPERATIONS INCGENERAL OPERATIONS$500K
  • VOTE FOR AMERICAGENERAL OPERATIONS$500K
  • AMERICAN MOVEMENT FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATIONS$305K
  • EDMUND BURKE FOUNDATION INCGENERAL OPERATIONS$250K
  • HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAPUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION$200K
  • CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICAGENERAL OPERATIONS$150K
  • AMERICAN ACCOUNTABILITY FOUNDATIONINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • AMERICAN ASSOC OF PRO-LIFE OBSTETRICIANS & GYNECOLOGISTSINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN VIRTUEINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • CLAREMONT INSTITUTEINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • FEDS FOR FREEDOMINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • FORGE LEADERSHIP NETWORKINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • IMMIGRATION ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECTINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATIONINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRSINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCIATIONINNOVATION PRIZE$100K
  • ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTERINNOVATION PRIZE$50K
  • SAMARITANS PURSEHURRICANE RELIEF$50K
  • SAVE OUR ALLIESHURRICANE RELIEF$50K
  • STATE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONPUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION$50K
  • THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIESINNOVATION PRIZE$50K
  • READY WILLING & WORKINGGENERAL OPERATIONS$40K
  • NEVADA POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEGENERAL OPERATIONS$25K

This shows money paid out. A public charity's own donors are redacted from the public copy of its return, so who funds this organization can't be read from this filing.

Related organizations

Organizations this one declares as related on its Form 990. A declared relationship, not an inference by Sift.

  • HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAADVOCACY501(C)(4)
  • THE DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTEPUBLIC CHARITY501(C)(3)

1 more recipient is not shown: the EIN on the filing isn't in the IRS index of electronic filers — often a consultancy, an LLC, or an organization small enough not to file — so there's nothing to check the name against.

Source: Form 990, tax period December 2024

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