Public Charity

TAX FOUNDATION

TAX FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $8.0M revenue, $8.9M expenses, $7.1M total assets. 75 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521703065 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.0M
Total Expenses$8.9M
Total Assets$7.1M
Grant Records75
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO ACHIEVE SIMPLE, SENSIBLE TAX POLICY AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS BY PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING BASIC INFORMATION AND ECONOMICALLY PRINCIPLED ANALYSIS OF TAX POLICY ISSUES AND THE SIZE OF THE TAX BURDEN BORNE BY AMERICANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

Officers & Directors

SENIOR ECONOMIST Alan M Cole
VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Colby Pastre
PRESIDENT, CEO, BOARD SECRETARY Daniel D Bunn
CHAIRMAN David P Lewis
DIRECTOR Dennis Groth
DIRECTOR Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,368,788 16 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$1,217,205 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$572,132 8 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$460,120 12 grants
For recipient's exempt purpose
$370,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.0M $8.9M $7.1M
2023 $7.8M $7.0M $8.3M
2022 $6.8M $5.8M $7.5M
2021 $6.5M $5.7M $6.1M
2020 $5.6M $4.7M $5.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.6M to $8.0M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.1M.

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