About Foundation for Individual Liberty
The Foundation for Individual Liberty concentrates its giving on cultural institutions tied to American history and arts alongside organizations that promote libertarian/free‑market ideas. It makes relatively large, repeat grants to a small set of national nonprofits, blending support for museums and cultural preservation with funding for policy and advocacy groups that advance individual liberty themes.
Focus Areas
Museums and exhibitions focused on American history (e.g., Museum of the American Revolution)Art museums and collections with educational programming (e.g., The Barnes Foundation)Libertarian and Objectivist thought promotion (e.g., The Atlas Society / Objectivist Center)Free‑market and limited‑government advocacy organizations (e.g., FreedomWorks)
Who They Fund
local community (Philadelphia)historical societies/foundationsmuseum or heritage site visitors
Giving Approach
About Foundation for Individual Liberty
The Foundation for Individual Liberty gives repeated support to a small group of organizations that connect American history, heritage, and individual-liberty ideas. In the recent grants list, the largest award is $59,171 to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia for charitable purposes, and that museum appears again with $50,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025. The pattern extends to other repeat recipients such as The Barnes Foundation, The Objectivist Center Ltd dba The Atlas Society, and Freedomworks Foundation Inc., each receiving multiple grants across the years shown. Its giving combines museum and cultural support with funding for policy-oriented organizations. Philadelphia-based grantees are prominent, but Washington, DC organizations also recur often in the grant list. The foundation’s stated mission is to support individual rights, limited government, free markets, and capitalism, and the grant record reflects that mix through support for heritage institutions and advocacy groups. Several awards are structured as assistance for charitable purposes, indicating straightforward grant support rather than program-related investments or support to individuals.
What Foundation for Individual Liberty Funds
A major thread in the grant record is museum and history support. The foundation gave $59,171 to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia in 2024, followed by $50,000 in both 2023 and 2025. It also funds art and cultural institutions. The Barnes Foundation received $50,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a multi-year relationship with a Philadelphia arts institution. On the policy side, the foundation supports free-market and limited-government organizations. Freedomworks Foundation Inc. received $50,000 in 2023 and 2024, and $25,000 in 2025. The Atlas Society also received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Religious liberty advocacy appears as well through grants to The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in 2024 and 2025.
How Foundation for Individual Liberty Gives
Typical grants cluster around a modest-to-midrange size: the p25 is $5,250, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $16,500. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grants are made through general grantmaking, with support described as charitable assistance.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$349K
Total Assets
$8.4M
Total Revenue
$413K
Total Expenses
$404K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $17K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$17K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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