The Armstrong Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 75-6003209 · since 1951armstrongfdn.org·California, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Texas, United States, Virginia·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $35,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$17,500

Typical grant (median)

62 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your work is in constitutional government, free-enterprise education, limited government or American founding ideals, and you are a 501(c)(3), this foundation may suit you.
It does not fund bricks-and-mortar projects or individuals unless the IRS has given prior approval, so those should not apply.
Its typical grant falls between $5,000 and $35,000, with a median of $20,000 and a largest grant of $45,000, so a request near $20,000 sits in the middle of its usual range.
Apply through its website with a copy of your IRS letter showing tax-exempt status; the filing gives no deadlines, so timing is not set out there.
Most of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had funded before (92%), so a link to the foundation may help, but a new applicant can still apply.

Overview

The Armstrong Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Worth, TX.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation provides financial assistance to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt institutions and organisations advocating the perpetuation of constitutional government and its freedoms. Its trustees particularly support organisations directing their activities towards the educational processes of the free-enterprise system, the benefits of limited government and the basic principles of American ideals espoused by the founding fathers. The grant record is concentrated in education and national and state policy, with further funding recorded for media and legal defence of the constitution. The foundation does not support bricks-and-mortar projects.

Themes

Constitutional government
Free-enterprise education
Limited government
American founding ideals

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Virginia, District of Columbia, California, Pennsylvania, Texas and the United States.

What They Don't Fund

Bricks and mortar projects
Individuals unless prior approval by the IRS

How to apply

Applicants can apply through the website. Proposals must be accompanied by an IRS letter showing tax-exempt status.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 184 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt institutions and organisations advocating constitutional government and its freedoms.
Trustees particularly support organisations working in educational processes concerning free enterprise, limited government and the founding fathers’ American ideals.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Virginia27%

District of Columbia24%

California10%

Pennsylvania7%

Texas6%

Georgia3%

6 other states: 16%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%

The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations The Armstrong Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

62 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $17,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 62 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k5%

$1k–$2.5k0%

$2.5k–$5k2%

$5k–$10k15%

$10k–$25k42%

$25k–$50k37%

Median $17,500 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Leadership Institute · Education
$45,0002024 tax year
Bill of Rights Institute · National and state policy
$45,0002024 tax year
Heritage Foundation · National and state policy
$40,0002024 tax year
American Enterprise Institute For P · National and state policy
$37,5002024 tax year
Fund for American Studies · Education
$35,0002024 tax year
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Education
$35,0002024 tax year
Ashbrook Center at Ashland University · Education
$35,0002024 tax year
State Policy Network · National and state policy
$35,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

John Lee Harrison — Officer
Kate Britain — Key Employee
Christian G Siegenthaler — Trustee
Alex D Armstrong — Trustee
Allen L Armstrong — Treasurer
Laura J Harrison — Secretary
T K Armstrong Jr — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$1,812,414	$1,286,630	$26,567,280	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$1,709,830	$1,235,130	$28,056,520	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,755,346	$1,191,140	$30,381,861	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.