Private foundation · EIN 52-1667228

Freeman Foundation

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Washington, DC

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Tax year 2023 (period ending 2023-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2024 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202401359349103725
Total assets (EOY)$15,810,681
Grants paid$573,500
Typical (median) grant$20,000
Grants listed26
Giving in home state (DC)5%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K3
$5K–$25K11
$25K–$100K12
$100K+0

Smallest $2,500 · Largest $80,000

Geographic focus

SC
40%
NC
24%
GA
11%
PA
9%
CA
7%
DC
5%
NY
2%
CO
0%

Common purposes

projectcreatingchangelgbthealthsummitconferencetranssouthlgbtqsexualliberationsmallgrantsscholarships

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$573,500$15,810,68126

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2023.

Top recipients (tax year 2023)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Alliance For Full AcceptanceNorth Charleston, SCSmall Grants and Creating Change Scholarships Program$80,000
Proteus FundPhiladelphia, PASex Worker Giving Circle of the Third Wave Fund$50,000
Alliance For Full AcceptanceNorth Charleston, SCLGBT Health Equity Summit$40,000
Campaign For Southern EqualityAsheville, NCSouthern Equality Fund$40,000
We Are FamilyNorth Charleston, SCGeneral support$35,000
National Lgbtq Task ForceWashington, DCCreating Change Conference$30,000
Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CAUpton Sinclair Celebration$25,000
Campaign For Southern EqualityAsheville, NCTrans Emergency Care Program$25,000
Equality North Carolina FoundationDurham, NCGeneral support$25,000
Freedom Center For Social JusticeCharlotte, NCGeneral support$25,000
Youth OutrightAsheville, NCGeneral support$25,000
Planned Parenthood Of The SoutheastATlanta, GASex Down South Conference$25,000
Me Too InternationalAtlanta, GAHEAL Project$20,000
Aclu Of South CarolinaColumbia, SCTrans Justice South Carolina Project$20,000
University Of South Carolina UpstateSpartanburg, SCUpdated LGBT community assessment for the Spartanburg region$17,000
Rockwood Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CAFighting for Our Desires at the End of the World Project$14,000
Alliance For Full AcceptanceNorth Charleston, SCLGBTQ+ Health Summit$10,000
Funders For Lgbtq IssuesNew York, NYSexual Liberation Working Group$10,000
South Carolina Black PrideColumbia, SCGeneral support$10,000
Transgender Awareness AllianceLexington, SCGeneral support$10,000
Harriet Hancock CenterColumbia, SCGeneral support$10,000
Southerners On New GroundATlanta, GAGeneral support$10,000
Trans Housing Atlanta ProgramAtlanta, GASexual Liberation Collective$10,000
Fund For The City Of New YorkNew York, NYAmerican LGBTQ+ Museum$2,500
Elephant CirclePalisade, COGeneral support$2,500
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