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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1656501

Arnold & Porter Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,115,076

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,491,324

  • Tax year 2023

    $670,154

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,561,276

  • Tax year 2022

    $764,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,827,405

  • Tax year 2021

    $459,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,779,334

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,030,585

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,945,659

  • Tax year 2019

    $322,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,466,393

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,014,790

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,778,030

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Legal Aid Society (NY)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $235,500
  2. Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $142,500
  3. National Bar AssociationWashington, DC

    Attorney advancement program

    $100,000
  4. Delaware Community Legal Aid Society IncBethesda, MD

    General operating support

    $71,823
  5. Forward JusticeMorrisville, NC

    General operating support

    $55,200
  6. DC Bar Pro Bono CenterWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $52,250
  7. Campaign Legal Center - District Maps in WisconsinWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $51,000
  8. Fair Election CenterWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  9. Bronx DefendersBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $42,312
  10. Delaware ACLUWilmington, DE

    General operating support

    $39,082
  11. New York Legal Assistance GroupNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $32,858
  12. ACLU Foundation of GeorgiaAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  13. Advocates for Children of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,057
  14. Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under LawWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  15. The John Paul Stevens FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  16. Hnba ViaWashington, DC

    Law student scholarship fund

    $20,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  18. Justice in AgingWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $17,494
  19. DC Public Education FundWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  20. Human Rights FirstNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  22. Halycon HouseWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid4 grants $265,06976% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $40,00011% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $30,0009% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $15,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia11 grants $498,244
  2. New York4 grants $335,727
  3. Maryland1 grant $71,823
  4. North Carolina1 grant $55,200
  5. Delaware1 grant $39,082
  6. Georgia1 grant $30,000
  7. California1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard M AlexanderPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sean T HowellTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • James P JosephDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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