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Cause Crime and legal aidAll States6,775 funders

Foundations that fund crime and legal aid

6,775 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $596.1 million to crime and legal aid organizations in 12,196 grants. The median grant was $10,000, and 2,138 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to crime and legal aid

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is crime and legal aid.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 87 grants Accepts applications $16,569,998 to crime and legal aid
  2. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX · tax year 2024 50 grants Preselected only $11,040,948 to crime and legal aid
  3. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA · tax year 2024 20 grants Preselected only $9,695,000 to crime and legal aid
  4. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $9,165,000 to crime and legal aid
  5. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $8,906,183 to crime and legal aid
  6. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 8 grants Preselected only $8,882,553 to crime and legal aid
  7. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN · tax year 2025 17 grants Preselected only $8,712,000 to crime and legal aid
  8. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 27 grants Preselected only $8,696,840 to crime and legal aid
  9. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY · tax year 2023 32 grants Preselected only $8,180,300 to crime and legal aid
  10. Macon County PTSD FoundationDecatur, IL · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $8,129,516 to crime and legal aid
  11. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 23 grants Preselected only $8,056,400 to crime and legal aid
  12. Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011Redwood City, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $7,205,000 to crime and legal aid
  13. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $6,673,000 to crime and legal aid
  14. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $6,463,926 to crime and legal aid
  15. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC · tax year 2024 29 grants Accepts applications $6,424,000 to crime and legal aid
  16. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $5,947,982 to crime and legal aid
  17. James M Cox Foundation of Georgia IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $5,200,000 to crime and legal aid
  18. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT · tax year 2025 24 grants Preselected only $5,149,640 to crime and legal aid
  19. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $5,097,603 to crime and legal aid
  20. Red Gates FoundationRichmond, VA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $5,000,000 to crime and legal aid
  21. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 32 grants Preselected only $4,573,567 to crime and legal aid
  22. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 31 grants Preselected only $4,535,769 to crime and legal aid
  23. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $4,347,043 to crime and legal aid
  24. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 19 grants Accepts applications $4,020,170 to crime and legal aid
  25. The Gilbert Family FoundationDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $3,992,089 to crime and legal aid
  26. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $3,912,000 to crime and legal aid
  27. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $3,740,000 to crime and legal aid
  28. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $3,662,560 to crime and legal aid
  29. Eula Mae and John Baugh FoundationSan Antonio, TX · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,650,000 to crime and legal aid
  30. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $3,412,300 to crime and legal aid
  31. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $3,250,000 to crime and legal aid
  32. Pivotal Philanthropies FoundationRedmond, WA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $3,150,000 to crime and legal aid
  33. Giving Grousbeck Fazzalari Dated April 20 2011Seattle, WA · tax year 2023 1 grant Accepts applications $3,000,000 to crime and legal aid
  34. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $2,935,000 to crime and legal aid
  35. The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 10 grants Preselected only $2,850,000 to crime and legal aid
  36. The Tikvah FundNew York, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,825,000 to crime and legal aid
  37. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $2,788,000 to crime and legal aid
  38. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $2,740,000 to crime and legal aid
  39. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,705,400 to crime and legal aid
  40. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,639,567 to crime and legal aid
  41. The Berwick Degel Family FoundationVashon, WA · tax year 2025 4 grants Preselected only $2,600,000 to crime and legal aid
  42. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD · tax year 2024 55 grants Preselected only $2,588,510 to crime and legal aid
  43. The Roots and Wings Foundation IncSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 55 grants Preselected only $2,406,475 to crime and legal aid
  44. Payne Family TrustDetroit, MI · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,389,548 to crime and legal aid
  45. Centene FoundationSt Louis, MO · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $2,354,761 to crime and legal aid
  46. Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family FoundationProvidence, RI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,296,242 to crime and legal aid
  47. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $2,283,500 to crime and legal aid
  48. The Koum Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $2,200,000 to crime and legal aid
  49. Pritzker Family FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $2,117,125 to crime and legal aid
  50. Samueli FoundationCorona Del Mar, CA · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $2,090,000 to crime and legal aid

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 87 grants Accepts applications $16,569,998 to crime and legal aid
  2. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $8,906,183 to crime and legal aid
  3. Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011Redwood City, CA · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $7,205,000 to crime and legal aid
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $6,673,000 to crime and legal aid
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $6,463,926 to crime and legal aid
  6. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC · tax year 2024 29 grants Accepts applications $6,424,000 to crime and legal aid
  7. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC · tax year 2024 13 grants Accepts applications $5,947,982 to crime and legal aid
  8. James M Cox Foundation of Georgia IncAtlanta, GA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $5,200,000 to crime and legal aid
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 37 grants Accepts applications $5,097,603 to crime and legal aid
  10. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 19 grants Accepts applications $4,020,170 to crime and legal aid
  11. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 6 grants Accepts applications $3,912,000 to crime and legal aid
  12. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $3,740,000 to crime and legal aid
  13. Eula Mae and John Baugh FoundationSan Antonio, TX · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,650,000 to crime and legal aid
  14. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 21 grants Accepts applications $3,412,300 to crime and legal aid
  15. Giving Grousbeck Fazzalari Dated April 20 2011Seattle, WA · tax year 2023 1 grant Accepts applications $3,000,000 to crime and legal aid
  16. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $2,788,000 to crime and legal aid
  17. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $2,740,000 to crime and legal aid
  18. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,705,400 to crime and legal aid
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $2,639,567 to crime and legal aid
  20. Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family FoundationProvidence, RI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,296,242 to crime and legal aid
  21. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $2,283,500 to crime and legal aid
  22. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,975,000 to crime and legal aid
  23. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $1,791,500 to crime and legal aid
  24. The Leon Levine FoundationCharlotte, NC · tax year 2024 17 grants Accepts applications $1,748,333 to crime and legal aid
  25. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $1,746,635 to crime and legal aid

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