EIN: 52-1600481
Center for Individual Rights
Washington, DC 20036
Created in 1989 by former Reagan administration attorney Michael McDonald and conservative scholar Michael Greve...with 10 full-time employees and an annual budget of $1.9 million, [it] receives most of its funding from libertarian and conservative foundations such as those run by Richard Mellon Scaife.
Web address: www.cir-usa.org
| Total Grants to Center for Individual Rights | |
| Total $ Granted: | $ 7,873,000 |
| For Years: | 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 |
| # Grants: | 121 |
Grants to Center for Individual Rights
| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 12-30-2005 | 150,000 | General operating support | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-30-2005 | 150,000 | General support | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-30-2005 | 2,500 | Constitutional government & public policy education | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-9-2005 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 6-9-2005 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2004 | 120,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 150,000 | General operating support | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 2,500 | Constitutional government and public policy | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-9-2004 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 6-30-2004 | 150,000 | General support | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 6-9-2004 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2003 | 50,000 | General operating support | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 12-31-2003 | 120,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-31-2003 | 60,000 | General support | Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
| 12-30-2003 | 150,000 | General operating support | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-30-2003 | 2,500 | Constitutional government and public policy | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-9-2003 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 6-19-2003 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 4-24-2003 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2002 | 110,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-31-2002 | 50,000 | General operating support | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 12-31-2002 | 60,000 | General support | Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
| 12-30-2002 | 2,500 | Constitutional government and public policy | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-15-2002 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 6-9-2002 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2001 | 225,000 | No comment provided | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-2001 | 150,000 | the Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2001 | 75,000 | No purpose given. | Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
| 12-31-2001 | 1,000 | General operating fund | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-2001 | 110,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-30-2001 | 10,000 | Constitutional government and public policy | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-12-2001 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-4-2001 | 50,000 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 10-23-2001 | 95,000 | No purpose given. | Randolph Foundation |
| 6-5-2001 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2000 | 50,000 | General Operating Support | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | 75,000 | No purpose given. | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2000 | 100,000 | No purpose given. | Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | 100,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | 20,000 | Project support | W.H. Brady Foundation |
| 12-30-2000 | 5,000 | Constitutional government and public policy | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-7-2000 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 7-9-2000 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-5-2000 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1999 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs. | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1999 | 150,000 | No purpose given. | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-1999 | 1,000 | No purpose given. | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-1999 | 100,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-30-1999 | 5,000 | Educational programs | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-1999 | 25,000 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-29-1999 | 95,000 | No purpose given. | Randolph Foundation |
| 9-30-1999 | 10,000 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 1-6-1999 | 50,000 | No purpose given. | Randolph Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1998 | 64,000 | no description given | Scaife Family Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 150,000 | No purpose given | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 100,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1998 | 50,000 | General support of public interest law firm | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 15,000 | Toward a lecture tour of state think tanks. | JM Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 5,000 | No purpose given. | Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 200,000 | No purpose given. | Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 75,000 | No purpose given. | William H. Donner Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 75,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 10,000 | Project support | W.H. Brady Foundation |
| 12-12-1998 | 5,000 | Public policy education | Armstrong Foundation |
| 7-19-1998 | 45,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 4-1-1998 | 10,000 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 2-16-1998 | 1,000 | No purpose given. | Roe Foundation |
| 12-31-1997 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1997 | 125,000 | no description given | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-1997 | 50,000 | No purpose given | Scaife Family Foundation |
| 12-31-1997 | 25,000 | No purpose given. | William H. Donner Foundation |
| 12-31-1997 | 55,000 | General support | F.M. Kirby Foundation |
| 12-31-1997 | 10,000 | Project support | W.H. Brady Foundation |
| 12-17-1997 | 45,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 9-9-1997 | 25,000 | To support civil rights litigation in California | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 7-9-1997 | 45,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 4-20-1997 | 25,000 | To support civil rights litigation in California | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-9-1997 | 45,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1996 | 50,000 | Litigation on the California Civil Rights Initiative | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1996 | 150,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1996 | 50,000 | No description given | Scaife Family Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 35,000 | A public interest law firm. Represents the original sponsors of the California Civil Rights Initiative. | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 40,000 | Educational Programs | Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 5,000 | Michael S. Greve During the summer of 1997 to continue preparation of a book, THE FUTURE OF FEDERALISM. |
Earhart Foundation |
| 12-31-1996 | 1,000 | Michael S. Greve During the summer of 1997 to continue preparation of a book, THE FUTURE OF FEDERALISM. |
Earhart Foundation |
| 7-17-1996 | 45,000 | Continued support of general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-22-1996 | 45,000 | Continued support of general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1995 | 100,000 | The Center's litigation and public education programs | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1995 | 125,000 | Support for the Civil Rights and Free Speech Litigation Program |
Smith Richardson Foundation |
| 12-31-1995 | 25,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Sarah Scaife Foundation |
| 12-31-1995 | 25,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Scaife Family Foundation |
| 12-31-1995 | 50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND EXPANSION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND | The Carthage Foundation |
| 9-10-1995 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 3-9-1995 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1994 | 80,000 | Litigation on equal protection and freedom of speech in higher education | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1994 | 150,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND EXPANSION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-31-1994 | 25,000 | General support; a public interest law firm. | Castle Rock Foundation |
| 7-11-1994 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-13-1994 | 50,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1993 | 60,000 | Litigation on equal protection and freedom of speech in higher education | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1993 | 100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND EXPANSION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND | The Carthage Foundation |
| 1-3-1993 | 50,000 | To support the Academic Freedom Fund | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1992 | 25,000 | To support litigation programs on property rights, civil rights and the First Amendment | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1992 | 50,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT TO PROMOTE EQUAL RIGHTS | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-31-1992 | 100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND EXPANSION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND | The Carthage Foundation |
| 7-1-1992 | 50,000 | To support the Academic Freedom Fund | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1991 | 100,000 | To support the Academic Freedom Fund | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1991 | 50,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND EXPANSION OF THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFENSE FUND | The Carthage Foundation |
| 7-31-1991 | 100,000 | To support the establishment and activities of the Center's Academic Freedom Fund. | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1990 | 100,000 | To support the Academic Freedom Fund | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1990 | 50,000 | NO PURPOSE GIVEN | The Carthage Foundation |
| 11-25-1990 | 25,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 1-29-1990 | 25,000 | No purpose available | The Carthage Foundation |
| 12-31-1989 | 50,000 | To support research and litigation activities | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 11-27-1989 | 25,000 | No purpose available | The Carthage Foundation |
| 10-18-1989 | 25,000 | To support the general operations of the center during 1989-90. | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1988 | 50,000 | To support a public interest legal foundation | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |