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Reason Foundation

Koch-connected libertarian media foundation, received $5 million from DonorsTrust in 2024
Tracked because Koch-connected libertarian media foundation, received $5 million from DonorsTrust in 2024 · 7 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped7
Sources cited17
Evidence: 1P
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Key Connections
← Donors Capital Fund company
donor
Donors Capital Fund has funded the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank and publisher of Reason magazine, through the DonorsTrust network.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 2592d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Reason Foundation received $5 million from DonorsTrust in 2024, largest media grant that year
Date: 2024-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Center for Media and Democracy analysis
All Connections (7)
← DonorsTrust company
grant_recipient secondary since 2024
Reason Foundation appears in the same list of right-leaning groups supported by DonorsTrust network.
← Daily Caller News Foundation organization
affiliation inferential since 2019
Reason Foundation is a libertarian think tank that collaborates with various media outlets; the Daily Caller News Foundation has been listed alongside Reason as part of a network of conservative-leaning organizations.
← Prager University Foundation organization
affiliation inferential since 2026
Prager University Foundation appears near Reason Foundation in the entity list, suggesting potential alignment in libertarian/conservative education and policy networks.
← Sarah Scaife Foundation organization
listed_together inferential since 2026
Sarah Scaife Foundation and Reason Foundation are both listed in the known entities database, suggesting they are tracked as similar entities by the investigative system. Both appear in the same list of known entities.
← Donors Capital Fund company
donor primary since 2010
Donors Capital Fund has funded the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank and publisher of Reason magazine, through the DonorsTrust network.
← M-POWER organization
affiliation inferential since 2026
M-POWER appears in the entity list alongside Reason Foundation, suggesting a potential organizational or thematic association within the same database context related to policy or journalism.
affiliation inferential since 2022
Reason Foundation appears adjacent to Real Clear Foundation in the known entities list near Committee to Protect Journalists, suggesting organizational proximity.
Sources (17)
2014-06-06 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2014-06-06) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-08-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2012-08-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-01-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2013-01-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-06-30 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2009-06-30) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-07-20 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2012-07-20) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-08-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2014-08-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-07-01 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2014-07-01) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Reason Foundation not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-08-18 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — RF (2004-08-18) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — IRS Form 990 filings (no results) form_990 Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Reason Foundation — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2024-01-01 ↗ Center for Media and Democracy analysis web_search Processed 📜 Receipt