Robert Schalkenbach Foundation Inc Dba Progress and Poverty Institute
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 45.8% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Rutgers State University | New Brunswick, NJ | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $7,423 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland- College Park | College Park, MD | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $6,587 | 2024 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Pennslyvania Economy League | Wilkesbarre, PA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $3,000 | 2024 |
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | $82,500 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College Inc | Boston, MA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $50,993 | 2023 |
| Rutgets State University | New Brunswick, NJ | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $15,000 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $12,769 | 2023 |
| California State University Dominguez Hills Foundation | Carson, CA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Pennslyvania Economy League | Wilkesbarre, PA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $3,000 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College Inc | Boston, MA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Scholarships America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | PROGRESS OF IDEAS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Chapman University | Sycamore Orange, CA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Arizona State University Foundation | Tempe, AZ | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $4,992 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $3,750 | 2022 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Council of Georgist Organizations | Plainfield, IN | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL GEORGIST CONFERENCE | $5,000 | 2021 |
| New York University | New York, NY | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $5,000 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROJECT | $2,500 | 2021 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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