Public Charity

THE PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

THE PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.7M revenue, $4.8M expenses, $1.4M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 813033585 ARLINGTON, VA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$22.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE PUBLIC INTEREST FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION ("TPIFF") DRAWS ON THE LEGACY OF THAT GREAT JOURNAL OF IDEAS AND POLICY FOUNDED BY DANIEL BELL AND IRVING KRISTOL. THIS LEGACY NOURISHED GENERATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE MORAL AND CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF THE DAY THROUGH THE RIGOROUS STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICA AND RECLAIMING OF THE ENDURING PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL TRADITION. CONCEIVED IN THAT SPIRIT, TPIFF PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WITH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND A CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE TRADITION OF FREEDOM. THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF WORK AND STUDY IS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE A FELLOW'S PURSUIT OF CAREERS DEVOTED TO ENRICHING THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, TREASURER Aaron Maclean
DIRECTOR Eliana Johnson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Garrett Exner
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Jay Kramer
DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Peter Berkowitz

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$15,804,685 6 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$5,418,350 2 grants
RELIGION
$852,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.7M $4.8M $1.4M
2023 $6.2M $3.5M $3.6M
2022 $3.0M $2.5M $778K
2020 $1.0M $762K $360K
2019 $1.3M $1.3M $114K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $2.7M (+110%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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