Ulysses S Grant Institute for the Study

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL EIN: 88-3133672 Website

THE ULYSSES S. GRANT INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTES RIGOROUS AND OBJECTIVE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF THE AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.1M

-17.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$50K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$50K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$798K$2M$2M$3M20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$2,115,111$2,563,057
Revenue$105,077$2,900,000
Expenses$553,023$326,512
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$105,077
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$13K$25K$38K$50K0 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI$50K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$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 2024 IRS filing

DEREK LYONSPRESIDENT AND CEO$181KLINDSEY HAGANSECRETARY OF THE BOARD$19K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BOBBY BURCHFIELDCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1
DARON SHAWDIRECTOR1
JUDGE JANICE ROGERS BROWNDIRECTOR1
JOHN YOODIRECTOR1
DEREK LYONSPRESIDENT AND CEO6$180,653
LINDSEY HAGANSECRETARY OF THE BOARD2$18,911
TAYLOR REEDTREASURER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Columbia

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

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