Discovery Institute

SEATTLE, WA EIN: 91-1521697 Website

TO ADVANCE A CULTURE OF PURPOSE, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION IN A DIVERSE SET OF FIELDS. THIS MISSION IS ACHIEVED THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.1M

-13.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$639K

+14.3% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$53K

-4.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,129,488$11,739,895$11,431,910
Revenue$11,832,816$10,240,771$10,099,775
Expenses$13,203,778$9,846,072$10,816,758
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$211,685$98,123$4,562
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$160K$320K$479K$639K6 grants20206 grants20217 grants202210 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVE…$260KEDUCATION ACCESS LLC$125KSTONY BROOK FOUNDATION$86KCONTINENTAL ECONOMICS$43KBAYLOR UNIVERSITY$32KTELLUS1 SCIENTIFIC LLC$31KCHESALON USA$25KMORIO LABS$12KCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNI…$7KFREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY$7K

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K3$50–100K5$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

STEVEN BURIPRESIDENT$253KSTEPHEN MEYEREMPLOYEE$218KJOHN WESTVICE PRES/PR$215KJONATHAN CHOEEMPLOYEE$164KKERI INGRAHMEMPLOYEE$155KJONATHAN WITTEMPLOYEE$148KNATE JACOBSONEMPLOYEE$137KDAVID KLINGHOFFEREMPLOYEE$131KSTEVE SCHWARZDIR FIN & OP$130KKELLEY UNGERSECRETARY$124KBRUCE CHAPMANCHAIRMAN$10K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STEVEN BURIPRESIDENT40$252,539
STEPHEN MEYEREMPLOYEE40$218,000
JOHN WESTVICE PRES/PR40$215,000
KERI INGRAHMEMPLOYEE40$155,120
JONATHAN CHOEEMPLOYEE40$163,894
DAVID KLINGHOFFEREMPLOYEE40$131,421
JONATHAN WITTEMPLOYEE40$147,734
NATE JACOBSONEMPLOYEE40$137,355
STEVE SCHWARZDIR FIN & OP40$130,214
KELLEY UNGERSECRETARY40$123,659
BRUCE CHAPMANCHAIRMAN40$10,400
DAVID BARBERBOARD MEMBER
CHUCK BARBOBOARD MEMBER
KATHY CONNERSBOARD MEMBER
MIKE DUNNBOARD MEMBER
ERIC GARCIABOARD MEMBER
SKIP GILLILANDBOARD MEMBER
RICHARD GREILINGBOARD MEMBER
WALTER MYERS IIIBOARD MEMBER
ANNMARIE KELLYBOARD MEMBER
BRYAN MISTELEBOARD MEMBER
EDMUND MOYBOARD MEMBER
COLE SMEADBOARD MEMBER
JAMES SPADYBOARD MEMBER

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

AubreyClevelandCoral GablesEdgewoodFullertonGig HarborHendersonHollandHoustonHuntsvilleJenkintownLa MiradaNashvilleRiverdaleStony BrookWacoYuma

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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