The Anti-Corruption Foundation concentrates its funding on supporting media and communications work that advances rule of law, human rights, and democratic values in Russia. Its giving is operationally focused—funding a production partner to run a YouTube channel and produce outreach content that amplifies the Foundation's anti-corruption and pro-democracy messaging. The grant suggests a strategic emphasis on digital media as the primary vehicle for civic education and political outreach.
The Anti-corruption Foundation Inc. uses a single, large 2024 grant to support Posterum in producing material that promotes the rule of law and a free and democratic society in Russia. That award sits at the center of the foundation’s current profile: it funds media production and outreach rather than direct service delivery, with Posterum handling production for a YouTube channel tied to anti-corruption and pro-democracy messaging. The foundation’s stated program areas point to a broader international agenda as well, including sanctions and personal accountability, investigations into corruption and money laundering, advocacy for political prisoners, and political campaigns that challenge Putin’s regime and its global networks. Its grantmaking is operationally focused, using support for communications work to amplify civic education and public information. The recipient pattern in the available data is highly concentrated, with one 2024 grant providing the clearest window into how the foundation advances its mission through strategic media and advocacy support.
In media and communications work, the Anti-corruption Foundation Inc. gave $474,165 to Posterum for production tied to a YouTube channel promoting rule of law and democratic society in Russia. That grant shows the foundation using content creation as a civic education tool. Its program descriptions also emphasize sanctions and personal accountability, along with investigations into corruption and illicit financial flows, indicating a strong emphasis on exposing financial networks connected to Putin’s regime. Another stated area is advocacy for political prisoners, which places rights-based campaigning alongside anti-corruption work. The foundation also supports political and public campaigns meant to counter pro-Putin influence, linking communications strategy with broader democratic advocacy.
The available grant data shows a flat grant-size profile: the p25, median, and p75 are all $474,165, indicating one recorded grant at that amount. That makes the pattern straightforward rather than distributed across many size tiers. The foundation appears to give through project-based support and grantmaking for international work, with accepted proposals described as unsolicited in the program listings. It is not listed as funding individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The single recent grant also suggests concentrated, operational funding rather than a broad small-grants program.
$474K
$22K
$550K
$528K
Most grants fall between $474K and $474K, with a median of $474K.
25th Percentile
$474K
Median
$474K
75th Percentile
$474K
Top 1 recipient countries by grant volume for Anti-Corruption Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | $474K | 100.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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Highly concentrated: a single large, program-specific grant to a production partner (Posterum) to deliver media content and operationalize the Foundation's outreach; appears to favor targeted strategic communications investments over many small or diversified grants.
Notable grantees: Posterum
The recipient country distribution points to one location in the available data: Lithuania, via Posterum in Vilnius. The grant record therefore places the visible giving outside the foundation’s New York headquarters state. Program descriptions broaden the geographic frame beyond the recipient list, with references to Russia, Ukraine, and global work tied to sanctions, accountability, and anti-corruption advocacy. In the current dataset, the clearest recipient city is Vilnius.
Its program descriptions focus on sanctions and personal accountability, investigations into corruption and money laundering, advocacy for political prisoners, and political or public campaigns that challenge Putin’s regime. The recent grant record also shows support for media production tied to rule of law and democratic messaging in Russia.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for ACF International are marked as accepting unsolicited proposals for international work, including grantmaking and support aligned with its anti-corruption and advocacy mission.
The grant-size distribution is uniform in the provided data: p25, median, and p75 are all $474,165. That reflects a single recorded grant at that amount.
The recipient distribution shown in the data is Lithuania, with Posterum in Vilnius receiving the recorded grant. The program descriptions also reference global work, along with Russia and Ukraine.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals, and the grant record provided is a project-style award to an organization rather than a personal grant.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POSTERUM | VILNUS | $474,165 | 2024 | POSTERUM COLLABORATES WITH THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION TO PRODUCE MATERIAL PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW AND A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IN RUSSIA. POSTERUM OVERSEES THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF THE YOU-TUBE CHANNEL WHILE TOGETHER POSTERUM AND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION PROVIDE CONTENT. THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS A MAIN OUTLET FOR THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN RUSSIA. |
POSTERUM
$474,165POSTERUM COLLABORATES WITH THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION TO PRODUCE MATERIAL PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW AND A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IN RUSSIA. POSTERUM OVERSEES THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF THE YOU-TUBE CHANNEL WHILE TOGETHER POSTERUM AND THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION PROVIDE CONTENT. THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL IS A MAIN OUTLET FOR THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FOUNDATION'S EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN RUSSIA.