The William A. and Genevieve H. Strong Foundation Trust concentrates its giving on conservative public‑policy and leadership organizations, with a strong emphasis on recruiting and training young conservative leaders and supporting school‑choice efforts. It regularly funds national conservative think tanks and campus/youth organizations, and also directs some support to state‑level education reform in Arkansas and conservative women's groups. Grants are mission‑aligned and often repeat commitments to the same organizations.
A recurring pattern of support for conservative leadership training defines the William A and Genevieve H Strong Foundation Trust’s recent grantmaking. The largest recent award in the data is a $33,600 general-support grant to The Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, followed by $25,200 grants to The Leadership Institute in Arlington, Virginia, and Young Americans Foundation in Herndon, Virginia. That mix points to a funder that backs national policy organizations alongside groups that recruit and train young conservative leaders. The trust also supports school-choice and education-reform work in Arkansas, including Opportunity Arkansas in Little Rock, and it extends funding to conservative women’s organizations and campus-oriented leadership programs. Most grants are general support rather than project-specific awards, which suggests flexibility in how recipients use the funds. Repeat awards appear across multiple years for several organizations, including Heritage Foundation, Young Americans Foundation, Leadership Institute, Concerned Women for America, and Network for Enlightened Women. Under Betty Jane Strong’s leadership, the trust gives at a regional scale, with grants distributed across a small set of aligned organizations and a consistent ideological focus.
Public-policy and advocacy organizations are a central part of the portfolio. The trust gave $33,600 to The Heritage Foundation for general support in 2024, and it also supported American Federation for Children with a $5,400 grant in 2023, reflecting attention to conservative policy and school-choice work. Leadership development is another clear theme. It gave $25,200 to The Leadership Institute for general support in 2024 and $20,000 to Forge Leadership Network in 2024, both of which fit a training-oriented approach. Campus and youth programming also appears through grants to Young Americans Foundation and Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Women’s organizations are part of the mix as well: Concerned Women for America received $13,500 in both 2023 and 2024, and Network for Enlightened Women received support in consecutive years too.
The trust’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $7,000, a median of $13,500, and a p75 of $23,000. That range shows a mix of mid-sized general-support awards and a smaller number of larger commitments. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including The Heritage Foundation, The Leadership Institute, Young Americans Foundation, Concerned Women for America, and Network for Enlightened Women, which indicates recurring support rather than one-off funding. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants are mostly unrestricted or general support, which points to flexible operating support.
$239K
$2.8M
$1.3M
$385K
Most grants fall between $7K and $23K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Betty Jane Strong
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Concentrated, repeat giving to a small set of ideologically aligned national and regional organizations; several mid‑sized grants recur across years rather than one‑off small donations, with a substantial share of funding going to the top handful of grantees.
Notable grantees: The Heritage Foundation, The Leadership Institute, Young Americans Foundation, Concerned Women for America, Opportunity Arkansas
Grantmaking is U.S.-only in the recent data, with all 17 grants going to domestic recipients. Washington, DC appears most often among recipient locations, including The Heritage Foundation, Concerned Women for America, Network for Enlightened Women, and American Federation for Children. Other recipient cities include Arlington, Virginia; Herndon, Virginia; Little Rock, Arkansas; Dayton, Ohio; Melbourne, Florida; and Wilmington, Delaware. Arkansas recipients account for a small share of the total, with 6% of grants going to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent grants favor conservative public-policy and leadership organizations. Named recipients include The Heritage Foundation, The Leadership Institute, Young Americans Foundation, Forge Leadership Network, Concerned Women for America, Network for Enlightened Women, and Opportunity Arkansas. Several of these received general-support grants, showing a preference for flexible operating support.
Yes. Opportunity Arkansas received $23,000 in 2024, and American Federation for Children received $5,400 in 2023. Those grants sit alongside other education-related conservative organizations in the portfolio.
Yes. The Heritage Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2024, as do The Leadership Institute, Young Americans Foundation, Concerned Women for America, and Network for Enlightened Women. That pattern suggests ongoing support for a stable set of aligned organizations.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on a p25 of $7,000, a median of $13,500, and a p75 of $23,000. Recent awards range from smaller grants such as $5,400 to larger ones like $33,600.
The grants are U.S.-only in the recent dataset. Washington, DC is the most frequent recipient location, with other awards going to Arlington and Herndon in Virginia, Little Rock in Arkansas, Dayton in Ohio, Melbourne in Florida, and Wilmington in Delaware.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $58,500 | 2026 | — |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $44,939 | 2026 | General Support |
| Young Americans Foundation | Herndon, VA | $33,704 | 2026 | General Support |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $33,704 | 2026 | General Support |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Concerned Women for America | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| Student Free Press Associatio | Woodbridge, VA | $11,500 | 2026 | — |
| First Methodist Church - PB | Pine Bluff, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Network for Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Clare Booth Luce | Herndon, VA | $6,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $39,162 | 2025 | General Support |
| Opportunity Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $33,000 | 2025 | — |
| Young Americans Foundation | Herndon, VA | $29,376 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $29,376 | 2025 | General Support |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | — |
| Concerned Women for America | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Network for Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Clare Booth Luce | Herndon, VA | $6,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Moms for LIberty Foundation | Melbourne, FL | $5,250 | 2025 | — |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $33,600 | 2024 | General Support |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $25,200 | 2024 | General Support |
| Young Americans Foundation | Herndon, VA | $25,200 | 2024 | General Support |
| Opportunity Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $23,000 | 2024 | — |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | — |
| Concerned Women for America | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 2024 | General Support |
| Network for Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Clare Booth Luce | Herndon, VA | $6,500 | 2024 | General Support |
| Moms for LIberty | Melbourne, FL | $6,300 | 2024 | — |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $23,520 | 2023 | General Support |
| Young Americans Foundation | Herndon, VA | $17,640 | 2023 | General Support |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $17,640 | 2023 | General Support |
| Concerned Women for America | Washington, DC | $13,500 | 2023 | General Support |
| Network for Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | $7,840 | 2023 | General Support |
| Clare Booth Luce | Herndon, VA | $7,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Intercollegiate Studies Inst | Wilmington, DE | $5,680 | 2023 | — |
| American Federation for Child | Washington, DC | $5,400 | 2023 | — |
General Support
First Methodist Church - PB
$10,000General Support
Network for Enlightened Women
$7,000General Support
Network for Enlightened Women
$9,000General Support
Network for Enlightened Women
$13,000General Support
Network for Enlightened Women
$7,840General Support
American Federation for Child
$5,400