The Rodney Fund

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI EIN: 38-3030437

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$31.5M

-5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+0.6% YoY

Grant Count

21

+31.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$77K

-23.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$14M$21M$28M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$31,549,729$33,206,688$34,879,783
Revenue$156,188$-1,065,437$25,640,631
Expenses$1,841,949$1,822,170$1,481,101
Qualifying Distributions$1,610,000$1,600,000$465,000
Net Investment Income$738,469$657,921$422,303
Distributable Amount$19,121,415$1,559,250$611,682

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$403K$805K$1M$2M32 grants202015 grants202116 grants202221 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2023

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE$200KLIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER$200KMACKINAC CENTER FOR PUBL…$200KPAC LEGAL FOUNDATION$190KYOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBE…$150KFOUNDATION FOR ECON EDUCA$80KNRW LEGAL DEFENSE$80KTHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE$80KJUDICIAL WATCH$70KLUDWIG VON MISES$70K

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants across all recorded years

60<$50K14$50–100K10$100–250K$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 2023 IRS filing

STEVEN THOMASDIRECTOR$20K

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LEIGH RODNEYDIRECTOR
STEVEN THOMASDIRECTOR$20,000
STEVE RUDEDIRECTOR

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

ArlingtonArlington HtsAtlantaAuburnBala CynwydChicagoDetroitErieGrand RapidsGt BarringtonMidlandNew YorkOaklandPhoenixPontiacRoyal OakSanta AnaSaramentoSpringfieldTucson

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

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