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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0423348

Quinn Emanuel Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 92 grants and $2.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,345,252

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $1,486,082

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,949,600

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $875,781

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,082,461

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $350,439

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,757,350

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $220,082

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,480,863

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $146,202

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,712,836

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $131,291

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,812,850

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $174,481

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,296,415

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $99,911

Grants paid in 2025

92 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of San Antonio & Bexar CountySan Antonio, TX

    Charitable

    $160,000
  2. Keaton's Child Cancer AllianceRoseville, CA

    Charitable

    $109,000
  3. New York Lawyers for the Public InterestNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $100,752
  4. Border Solidarity (shelters for Hope)Ajo, AZ

    Charitable

    $88,500
  5. Joan's Wish ListLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $87,500
  6. Community Legal Aid Society Inc (clasi)Wilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $79,500
  7. SmartSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $60,000
  8. The Dragonfly HomeOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable

    $56,500
  9. Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VA

    Charitable

    $53,500
  10. Legal Services CorporationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $51,000
  11. The Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  12. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  13. Business Council for International UnderstandingNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  14. Community Soup KitchenLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  15. Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under LawWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  16. Reform AllianceNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  17. Lambda LegalNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  18. Hillel of Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY

    Charitable

    $45,000
  19. Bukas Loob Sa Diyos - Li FoundationNorth Babylon, NY

    Charitable

    $40,000
  20. Her JusticeNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $35,000
  21. Roivant Social Ventures IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $35,000
  22. FreeformBurbank, CA

    Charitable

    $30,500
  23. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $30,250
  24. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyOrange, CA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  25. Pro Bono InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $30,000
  26. Catholic Charities NY Second Century FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $30,000
  27. US Ski & Snowboard FoundationPark City, UT

    Charitable

    $28,500
  28. Legal MomentumNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $26,500
  29. RedfSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $26,000
  30. The Honorable Tina Brozman FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  31. New York County Lawyers AssociationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  32. Gastro-Intestinal Research FoundationHighland Park, IL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  33. Legal Action CenterNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  34. National Center for Law & Economic Justice Inc (NCNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  35. New York EdgeWoodside, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  36. United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (celanese FoundaIrving, TX

    Charitable

    $25,000
  37. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $23,500
  38. The Fedralist Society for Law and Public PoliciesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $23,050
  39. The New York City Urban Debate LeagueNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $22,500
  40. CarplsChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $22,000
  41. Western Justice CenterPasadena, CA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  42. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  43. Cove School IncNorthbrook, IL

    Charitable

    $20,000
  44. The Historical Society of the New York CourtsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  45. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $19,000
  46. Legal Aid Foundation of LALos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $18,000
  47. The Children's VillageDobbs Ferry, NY

    Charitable

    $16,750
  48. Beach Futbol ClubTorrance, CA

    Charitable

    $16,000
  49. 826 National IncSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $15,500
  50. Federal Problem-Solving Courts FoundationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $15,000
  51. Indego Africa ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $15,000
  52. American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $13,000
  53. National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights CenterSan Jose, CA

    Charitable

    $13,000
  54. The National Immigrant Justice Center (nijc)Chicago, IL

    Charitable

    $12,000
  55. Bet TzedekLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $11,500
  56. Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (stop)New York, NY

    Charitable

    $11,500
  57. Citizens Committee for New York CityNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  58. Determined to SucceedSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  59. Legal Service NYCNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  60. NYU School of LawNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  61. The Sonia & Celina Sotomayor Judicial Internship PNew York City, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  62. Tyler Clementi FoundationHarrison, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  63. Hillel Hebrew AcademyBeverly Hills, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  64. Federal Bar FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  65. Child Mind InstituteNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  66. Law Foundation of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  67. Office of the Appellate DefenderNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  68. Sabany Fund (south Asian Bar Assoc of NY Fund)New York City, NY

    Charitable

    $9,250
  69. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Charitable

    $9,000
  70. Children's Flight of HopeRaleigh, NC

    Charitable

    $9,000
  71. Wharton Graduate Association WrdicPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $9,000
  72. Federal Bar CouncilWhite Plains, NY

    Charitable

    $7,500
  73. Rett Syndrome Research TrustTrumbull, CT

    Charitable

    $7,000
  74. Black Women Lawyers Association Scholarship FundChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $6,000
  75. Gideon's PromiseAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  76. MadraigosWoodmere, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  77. Keep A Child AliveNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  78. Aba Fund for Justice & Education - JiopChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  79. Academy Eleven Ghana IncOxford, CT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  80. Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard ClubAspen, CO

    Charitable

    $5,000
  81. Far Hills Country Day SchoolFar Hills, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  82. Friends of Asbury Park Environmental Shade TreeAsbury Park, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  83. Los Angeles World Affairs CouncilLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  84. National Ability CenterPark City, UT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  85. The New York Bar FoundationAlbany, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  86. Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (jalbca)Garden City, NY

    Charitable

    $4,000
  87. BalifSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  88. University of Utah SJ Quinney College of LawSalt Lake City, UT

    Charitable

    $3,000
  89. Kidside IncMiami, FL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  90. American Brain Tumor AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $2,100
  91. Latinos ProgresandoChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $2,100
  92. Just the BeginningChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $240,00022% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid9 grants $204,00019% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $161,50015% of the total
  4. Medical research3 grants $159,00014% of the total
  5. Civil rights2 grants $70,0006% of the total
  6. International aid3 grants $70,0006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes18 grants $193,10018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York37 grants $924,252
  2. California21 grants $584,250
  3. Texas2 grants $185,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $164,050
  5. Illinois10 grants $110,700
  6. Arizona1 grant $88,500
  7. Delaware1 grant $79,500
  8. Oklahoma1 grant $56,500
  9. Virginia1 grant $53,500
  10. Utah3 grants $36,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jacqueline TothSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christopher TaybackTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven MadisonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • John B QuinnPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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