I found some evidence on who funds The Federalist based on their google tracking id

a google id is the tracking number assigned by google analytics

format is

UA-000000-1

UA, followed by an account number, followed by a site number if you use the same tag multiple times

first site

UA-0000-1

2nd site

UA-0000-2

etc..

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7372977?hl=en

If you view source on a webpage you can find the code by searching for "ua-" and finding the code snippet

if you check The Federalist they don't currently have one setup but...
if you check http://Archive.org 's earliest record for them there is one UA-31527-41

https://web.archive.org/web/20131007162935/http://thefederalist.com/

from Oct 2013

there are sites that let you find sites using the same id

http://spyify.com/analytics/31527 

so whoever built The Federalist decided in 2013 to use the same tag as the Real Clear Politics group

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealClearPolitics

which is co-owned by the same group that runs Al-Monitor, Crest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Monitor 

in 2015 Crest Media and RealClear bought out Forbes stake in realclear and issued two press releases about it, one in English and one in Russian... like y tho?

https://www.prnewswire.com/news/crest-media