About Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Atlas Network increases global prosperity by strengthening a network of independent partner organizations that promote individual freedom and are committed to identifying and removing barriers to human flourishing.
Focus Areas
public policy advocacyeducation and outreachorganizational capacity buildinggrantmaking to think tanks and civil societyprotecting civil rightspromoting economic freedom and entrepreneurshipcountering authoritarianism / supporting free societies
Who They Fund
students (K-12)teachers and educatorsyouth
Funding Style
programmatic support
About Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Atlas Economic Research Foundation’s recent grantmaking centers on economic education, with its largest listed grant going to Consumer Choice Education for $804,812 in 2023. The pattern is broad but consistent: it supports partner organizations, think tanks, and civil society groups working on policy advocacy, education, and capacity building around free markets, civil liberties, and entrepreneurship. A major recipient, University of Pittsburgh, received $405,465 in 2023, showing that the foundation’s economic education funding reaches beyond traditional policy groups. Smaller but recurring awards to organizations such as Students for Liberty and Friends of UFM point to ongoing support for networked education and outreach work. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs groups that translate economic ideas into public-facing programs, local advocacy, and institutional development. Its active grant programs also indicate a structured approach to funding, with named opportunities for public policy advocacy, book translation, human dignity, and emerging think tanks. The result is a grantmaking profile built around strengthening organizations that advance individual freedom and reduce barriers to human flourishing.
What Atlas Economic Research Foundation Funds
Economic education is the clearest throughline in the recent grant list, with awards ranging from major support for Consumer Choice Education to grants for Ideas Beyond Borders and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression. The foundation also funds groups working on policy reform and civil liberties, including Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Pacific Legal Foundation, both of which appear in the recent grants list. Another strand is capacity and network building: Students for Liberty appears more than once, and Friends of UFM received two grants in the recent period. The presence of grants to regional policy organizations such as the Commonwealth Foundation and the John Locke Foundation suggests that Atlas supports local and state-level institutions as well as national groups. The listed taxonomy and active programs align with this mix of economic education, entrepreneurship, advocacy, and organizational development.
How Atlas Economic Research Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $21,300 at the 25th percentile, $34,443 at the median, and $60,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several larger awards, but the center of gravity sits in the mid-five-figure range. This is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments. The recent grants show repeat recipients: Students for Liberty appears in multiple years, and Friends of UFM also received more than one award. Atlas Economic Research Foundation accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs, including its Grants & Awards program and multiple topic funds.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.5M
Total Assets
$23.6M
Total Revenue
$28.8M
Total Expenses
$22.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $21K and $60K, with a median of $34K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$34K
75th Percentile
$60K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Bradley A Lips
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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