Foundation profile
The Searle Freedom Trust
Private foundation · Madison, WI
Invitation only
Grants (last 3 years)
80
Total given (last 3 years)
$18.9M
Median grant
$200k
Range
$535 – $1.1M
Giving by year
Total grants paid per tax year, as reported to the IRS.
Where the money goes
Causes
Education fund · 13%Civil rights and advocacy · 12%Government and public administration · 12%Public benefit · 11%Social science research · 10%
States
District of ColumbiaVirginiaCaliforniaTexasNew York
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Contacts, deadlines, restrictions, openness to new grantees and every grant this foundation made.
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