Marble Freedom Trust is a high-dollar, politically oriented funder that concentrates almost all of its grantmaking on organizations involved in promoting limited government, individual liberties, and faith-aligned causes. The foundation makes very large, infrequent grants—often to donor-advised or pass-through vehicles and to faith-based organizations—indicating a focus on amplifying ideological and philanthropic impact rather than broad grassroots service delivery. Its giving emphasizes messaging, public education about government limits, and support for Catholic charitable infrastructure.
Marble Freedom Trust’s recent giving is defined by massive transfers to donor-advised and pass-through vehicles, especially Schwab Charitable Fund. One of its largest current-year grants, $122,000,000 in 2025, was directed there to educate the public and support activities that highlight the relationship between structural limits on government power and the protection of dignity and freedom. The foundation also backed The Concord Fund with $60,450,000 in 2025 for liberty-and-justice work tied to federalism and the rule of law, showing a preference for policy infrastructure over direct service delivery. Its gifts are typically unrestricted or broad in scope, which gives recipients flexibility to support operating needs and longer-term advocacy. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the total asset base is just under $1 billion, placing this funder among large-scale grantmakers with a concentrated, high-dollar approach. Recent grants also include support for Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund, reinforcing a pattern of backing faith-aligned charitable infrastructure alongside constitutional and civic-policy organizations.
A central theme in Marble Freedom Trust’s giving is public education about government limits. In 2025, it gave $122,000,000 to Schwab Charitable Fund for work that links structural limits on government power with dignity and freedom. Another major theme is federalism and rule of law advocacy: The Concord Fund received $60,450,000 in 2025 to promote liberty and justice in America and fidelity to those principles. Faith-based charitable infrastructure is also part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $7,600,000 in 2024 and $6,700,000 in 2025 to Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund, both for general operating support. Across these grants, the funder favors broad institutional support rather than narrowly programmed project grants.
Grant sizes are very large and clustered at the top end of the distribution: p25 is $28,900,000, the median is $57,975,000, and p75 is $153,762,500. The pattern points to infrequent, high-value grants rather than many small awards. Recipients also appear across multiple years, including Schwab Charitable Fund, The Concord Fund, and Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund, which suggests continuing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a private foundation with no individual giving and no program-related investments indicated in the data. Where purposes are stated, they are often broad operating or public-education grants rather than tightly restricted projects.
$206.8M
$877.6M
$77.3M
$223.6M
Most grants fall between $28.9M and $153.8M, with a median of $58M.
25th Percentile
$28.9M
Median
$58M
75th Percentile
$153.8M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Leonard A Leo
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Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (multiple large payments to the same DAFs and funds), repeat funding to the same intermediaries, focused on big-impact, strategic transfers rather than many small grants to frontline nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable Fund, THE CONCORD FUND, Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund
All listed recent grants went to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration by recipient city is Orlando, Florida, through Schwab Charitable Fund; Vienna, Virginia; Washington, DC; and New Haven, Connecticut also appear repeatedly. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 0% of grants were given to recipients in Utah, even though the headquarters is in Centerville. The distribution shows a regional U.S. footprint centered on a few institutional recipients rather than a wide spread of local grantees.
Its recent grants go to donor-advised and pass-through vehicles such as Schwab Charitable Fund, policy organizations like The Concord Fund, and faith-based charitable infrastructure such as Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund. The purposes tied to these grants emphasize public education, federalism, the rule of law, and general operating support.
They are very large. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $28,900,000, a median of $57,975,000, and a p75 of $153,762,500. Several individual grants are above $100 million.
Yes. Schwab Charitable Fund appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Concord Fund appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund appears in 2024 and 2025. That points to repeated support for a small set of institutions.
Florida is the top state by grant count. In the recipient-city data, Orlando appears repeatedly because of grants to Schwab Charitable Fund, while Vienna, Washington, DC, and New Haven also appear among the recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | $157,650,000 | 2026 | To support organizations that promote limited government, freedom, and human dignity (DAF). |
| The Concord Fund | Vienna, VA | $33,450,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| Lexington Fund | Fort Worth, TX | $14,750,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund | New Haven, CT | $500,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| Rule of Law Trust | Vienna, VA | $400,000 | 2026 | General Operating |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | $122,000,000 | 2025 | To educate the public and support activities that highlight the relationship between structual limits on government power and the protection of our dignity and our freedoms. (DAF) |
| The Concord Fund | Vienna, VA | $60,450,000 | 2025 | To promote the vision of liberty and justice in America, fidelity to the principles of federalism and the rule of law. |
| Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund | New Haven, CT | $6,700,000 | 2025 | General Operating |
| Schwab Charitable Fund | Orlando, FL | $153,750,000 | 2024 | General Operating (DAF) |
| The Concord Fund | Vienna, VA | $55,500,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund | New Haven, CT | $7,600,000 | 2024 | General Operating |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $153,800,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $153,800,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $153,800,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CONCORD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $28,900,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CONCORD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $28,900,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CONCORD FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $28,900,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
Schwab Charitable Fund
$157,650,000To support organizations that promote limited government, freedom, and human dignity (DAF).
The Concord Fund
$33,450,000General Operating
Lexington Fund
$14,750,000General Operating
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund
$500,000General Operating
Rule of Law Trust
$400,000General Operating
Schwab Charitable Fund
$122,000,000To educate the public and support activities that highlight the relationship between structual limits on government power and the protection of our dignity and our freedoms. (DAF)
The Concord Fund
$60,450,000To promote the vision of liberty and justice in America, fidelity to the principles of federalism and the rule of law.
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund
$6,700,000General Operating
Schwab Charitable Fund
$153,750,000General Operating (DAF)
The Concord Fund
$55,500,000General Operating
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund
$7,600,000General Operating
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$153,800,000GENERAL OPERATING
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$153,800,000GENERAL OPERATING
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$153,800,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE CONCORD FUND
$28,900,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE CONCORD FUND
$28,900,000GENERAL OPERATING
THE CONCORD FUND
$28,900,000GENERAL OPERATING