The Heritage Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 23-7327730 Website

TO FORMULATE AND PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES, AND A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$413.8M

-0.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.7M

+495.2% YoY

Grant Count

26

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$335K

+197.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$39M$78M$117M$156M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$413,819,868$415,053,399$387,665,165
Revenue$133,868,147$100,963,350$106,329,524
Expenses$142,200,535$107,739,177$93,668,116
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$26,888,137$2,593,654$9,482,864
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$7M$9M6 grants20202 grants202116 grants202213 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE DAILY SIGNAL INSTITUTE$3.5M170 FREEDOM MILWAUKEE 20…$1.0MTRUMP VANCE INAUGURAL CO…$1.0MPERSONNEL POLICY OPERATI…$500KVOTE FOR AMERICA$500KAMERICAN MOVEMENT FOUNDA…$305KEDMUND BURKE FOUNDATION …$250KHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMER…$200KCONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMER…$150KAMERICAN ACCOUNTABILITY …$100K

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K13$50–100K24$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M3$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

KEVIN ROBERTSPRESIDENT$683KDERRICK MORGANEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$546KERIC KORSVALLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$444KANDREW OLIVASTROCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER$368KROBERT BARRODISTINGUISHED FELLOW$358KROGER SEVERINOVP, DOMESTIC POLICY$352KJOHN BACKIELVP, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & TR…$314KJOHN MALCOLMVP, INST. FOR CONSTITUTIONAL…$310KBRIDGETT WAGNERED, THE FEULNER INSTITUTE$290KDAN MAULERGENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY$262KROBERT BLUEYVP, COMMUNICATIONS$185KEDWIN MEESE IIITRUSTEE$36K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KEVIN ROBERTSPRESIDENT32$682,571
BARB VAN ANDEL-GABYCHAIRMAN2
MICHAEL W GLEBAVICE CHAIRMAN2
LARRY P ARNN PHDTRUSTEE1
JOHN COLEMANTRUSTEE1
EDWIN J FEULNER PHDTRUSTEE1
ROBERT P GEORGETRUSTEE1
RYAN HAGGERTYTRUSTEE1
PRICE HARDINGTRUSTEE1
VIRGINIA HECKMANTRUSTEE1
MARK A KOLOKOTRONESTRUSTEE1
SHANE MCCULLARTRUSTEE1
EDWIN MEESE IIITRUSTEE2$36,000
REBEKAH A MERCERTRUSTEE1
ABBY SPENCER MOFFATTRUSTEE1
NERSI NAZARI PHDTRUSTEE2
DARRYLE OWENSTRUSTEE1
ANTHONY J SALIBATRUSTEE1
BRIAN TRACYTRUSTEE1
DERRICK MORGANEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT39$545,991
ERIC KORSVALLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER39$444,117
JOHN BACKIELVP, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & TREASURER39$313,985
DAN MAULERGENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY28$262,036
ANDREW OLIVASTROCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER39$368,437
ROBERT BLUEYVP, COMMUNICATIONS24$184,576
JOHN MALCOLMVP, INST. FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOV'T40$310,173
ROGER SEVERINOVP, DOMESTIC POLICY40$351,528
ROBERT BARRODISTINGUISHED FELLOW40$357,723
BRIDGETT WAGNERED, THE FEULNER INSTITUTE40$289,760

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AlexandriaArlingtonAtlantaAustinBooneChapel HillCharlestonCharlottesvilleColumbusDallasDaytonEnglewoodFt WayneHerndonHillsdaleLas VegasMelbourneMilwaukeeNew OrleansNew York

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

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