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Grant recipient EIN 16-1487925Crime and legal aid

Who funds Empire Justice Center?

11 private foundations gave Empire Justice Center in Rochester, NY $1.7 million across 34 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

34 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2025

    To support employment

    $100,000
  2. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2025

    To support housing

    $50,000
  3. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2024

    To support employment

    $100,000
  4. Marie C and Joseph C Wilson Foundation IncRochester, NY 2024

    Affordable housing and lending advoc

    $80,005
  5. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2024

    To support housing

    $50,000
  6. Hannah S & Samuel Cohn Memorial FNDNWilkes Barre, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $42,000
  7. Paychex Charitable Foundation IncRochester, NY 2024

    Operating Support

    $1,000
  8. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2023

    Cash free tax preparation program (vita) and outreach

    $100,000
  9. Hannah S & Samuel Cohn Memorial FNDNWilkes Barre, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $42,000
  10. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2023

    Charitable purpose

    $25,000
  11. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $33
  12. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    Language access program

    $215,000
  13. Greater Rochester Health FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    Responsive grants

    $100,000
  14. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    Capacity building

    $50,000
  15. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2022

    Inflationary support for strategically aligned grantees

    $5,000
  16. Paychex Charitable Foundation IncRochester, NY 2022

    Operating Support

    $1,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $22
  18. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    Cash free tax preparation program

    $100,000
  19. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    Monthly child tax credit educational campaign

    $64,000
  20. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Ensuring access to healthcare

    $58,500
  21. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    Cash free tax preparation program extension

    $56,000
  22. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2021

    Roc your refund project (eitc matched savings disbursement program)

    $50,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $61
  24. Mother Cabrini Health Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Ensuring access to healthcare

    $136,500
  25. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2020

    Employment

    $40,000
  26. The Century Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Program support

    $30,000
  27. Marjorie Harris Reynolds FoundationMelrose, MA 2020

    Support social & economic

    $1,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $90
  29. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2019

    Employment

    $100,000
  30. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2019

    Employment

    $50,000
  31. Esl Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2019

    Employment

    $30,000
  32. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Consumer empowerment - conference scholarship

    $3,000
  33. Hannah S & Samuel Cohn Memorial FNDNWilkes Barre, PA 2018

    Unrestricted

    $42,500
  34. Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationRochester, NY 2018

    Charitable purpose

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Rochester, NY and are not among Empire Justice Center’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 8 grants Accepts applications $26,244 to similar organizations
  2. Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationRochester, NY 17 grants Accepts applications $325,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Frank & Jean Iacovangelo Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 12 grants Preselected only $31,744 to similar organizations
  4. The Florence M Muller FoundationPenfield, NY 4 grants Accepts applications $132,000 to similar organizations
  5. Waldron Rise Foundation IncFairport, NY 8 grants Accepts applications $84,500 to similar organizations
  6. Fred and Floy Willmott Foundation 14-217520New York, NY 8 grants Preselected only $55,500 to similar organizations
  7. Bob Barker Foundation IncFuquayVarina, NC 2 grants Accepts applications $16,000 to similar organizations
  8. JM McDonald Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2 grants Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 16-1487925 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.