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Grant recipient EIN 52-1469738Crime and legal aid

Who funds Equal Justice Works?

62 private foundations gave Equal Justice Works in Washington, DC $25.7 million across 205 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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

205 grants

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

  1. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2025

    General support

    $146,500
  2. Venture Justice FundMontclair, NJ 2025

    Charitable

    $62,000
  3. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2025

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $41,892
  4. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $41,000
  5. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $41,000
  6. Seyfarth Shaw Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General charitable purpose

    $15,234
  7. The John and Rosemary Brown Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2025

    General

    $15,000
  8. Smith Family Benevolent FundSudbury, MA 2025

    General contribution

    $10,048
  9. Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2025

    Funding supports general operations and programming.

    $10,000
  10. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Building a legal services partnership for keeping people housed

    $1,560,000
  11. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Disrupting evictions and housing instability through the equal justice works housing justice program

    $650,000
  12. Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsNew York, NY 2024

    Mobilizing a legal fellowship cohort to address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis

    $396,496
  13. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2024

    Expanding disaster resilience in the midwest

    $275,000
  14. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General donation

    $162,000
  15. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    General operating support

    $142,500
  16. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2024

    General support

    $140,000
  17. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General program support

    $91,500
  18. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $82,000
  19. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $74,000
  20. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    to further the organization's activities.

    $73,000
  21. PH FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    Fellowship program

    $69,000
  22. Furtherjustice Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2024

    General operations

    $50,000
  23. Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Equal justice works fellowship program - jasmine robinson

    $39,000
  24. Crowell & Moring FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    General Support

    $36,500
  25. Lohengrin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2024

    General fund

    $30,000
  26. Furtherjustice Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2024

    General operations

    $25,000
  27. Kebok Foundation AgencyDana Point, CA 2024

    Year 3 of a 3 year pledge

    $20,000
  28. 4 Girls Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  29. Robins Kaplan FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Charitable operations support

    $15,000
  30. Pauline and Edgar Stern FoundationSanta Rosa, CA 2024

    General operations

    $15,000
  31. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Homeless youth fellowship

    $10,825
  32. Smith Family Benevolent FundSudbury, MA 2024

    General contribution

    $10,217
  33. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $10,177
  34. Ashbritt Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL 2024

    Charitable

    $10,000
  35. John Dewitt Gregory Charitable TrustDallas, TX 2024

    General funds

    $10,000
  36. Seyfarth Shaw Charitable FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General charitable purpose

    $6,809
  37. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2024

    General support

    $4,700
  38. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $820
  39. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Disrupting evictions and housing instability through the equal justice works housing justice program

    $550,000
  40. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    In support of neighborhood revitalization

    $500,000
  41. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Support education and engagement

    $370,000
  42. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Support education and engagement

    $282,000
  43. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $150,000
  44. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General donation

    $148,000
  45. Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsNew York, NY 2023

    Mobilizing a legal fellowship cohort to address the legal consequences of the opioid crisis

    $143,971
  46. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General program support

    $141,500
  47. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    Fellowship funds

    $136,500
  48. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2023

    General support

    $131,500
  49. Crowell & Moring FoundationWashington, DC 2023

    General Support

    $100,500
  50. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    For core support of its Disaster Resilience Program

    $83,300
  51. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    General support

    $74,000
  52. The Rossotti Family FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Charitable

    $69,500
  53. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operating

    $68,000
  54. 4 Girls Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL 2023

    Charitable

    $68,000
  55. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To further the organization's activities.

    $67,000
  56. Lorenzini Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Equal Justice Works Fellowships Class of 2023

    $67,000
  57. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $51,667
  58. Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Equal justice works fellowship program - jasmine robinson

    $39,000
  59. Lohengrin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2023

    General fund

    $12,000
  60. Smith Family Benevolent FundSudbury, MA 2023

    General contribution

    $11,000
  61. Kebok Foundation AgencyDana Point, CA 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  62. Ashbritt Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL 2023

    Charitable

    $10,000
  63. John Dewitt Gregory Charitable TrustDallas, TX 2023

    General funds

    $5,000
  64. Western Union FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Gift match grants

    $250
  65. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Disrupting evictions and housing instability through the equal justice works housing justice program

    $1,000,000
  66. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    In support of neighborhood revitalization

    $500,000
  67. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2023-2025

    $282,000
  68. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2022 - 2024

    $272,000
  69. The Abell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    Community development

    $150,000
  70. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General donation

    $141,000
  71. Lorenzini Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Equal Justice Works Fellowships Class of 2022

    $134,000
  72. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    Fellowship funds

    $128,000
  73. Crowell & Moring FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    General Support

    $100,500
  74. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2022

    For core support of its Disaster Resilience Program

    $100,000
  75. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the public service loan forgiveness program

    $100,000
  76. The Ottinger Foundation IncRoseland, NJ 2022

    General

    $94,500
  77. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2022

    General support

    $88,000
  78. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $81,245
  79. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Core support for the public service loan forgiveness coalition to help public servants secure educational debt relief

    $75,000
  80. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    in support of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Coalition

    $75,000
  81. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    General support

    $74,000
  82. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $68,000
  83. 4 Girls Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL 2022

    Charitable

    $68,000
  84. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $68,000
  85. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To further the organization's activities.

    $67,000
  86. Furtherjustice Foundation IncHarrison, NY 2022

    General operations

    $50,000
  87. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    President's fund

    $50,000
  88. The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $50,000
  89. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $43,234
  90. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $30,000
  91. Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization

    $30,000
  92. Robins Kaplan FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Scales of justice event support

    $15,000
  93. Robins Kaplan FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Scales of justice event support

    $15,000
  94. Lohengrin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2022

    General fund

    $12,000
  95. Pauline and Edgar Stern FoundationSanta Rosa, CA 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  96. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $1,000
  97. Western Union FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Gift match grants

    $500
  98. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    address the underlying inequities exacerbated by disasters through direct legal services for vulnerable immigrant children and families in New Orleans and New Mexico

    $1,388,889
  99. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Disrupting evictions and housing instability through the equal justice works housing justice program

    $700,000
  100. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    In support of neighborhood revitalization

    $500,000
  101. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2022 - 2024

    $272,000
  102. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2021-2023

    $260,000
  103. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Operating support

    $168,000
  104. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General donation

    $137,000
  105. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2021

    General support

    $123,000
  106. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    Fellowship funds

    $122,000
  107. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2021

    For core support of its Disaster Resilience Program

    $116,700
  108. The Ottinger Foundation IncRoseland, NJ 2021

    General

    $94,500
  109. Crowell & Moring FoundationWashington, DC 2021

    General support

    $93,500
  110. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General support

    $65,000
  111. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    To further the organization's activities.

    $62,000
  112. Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsNew York, NY 2021

    Equal justice works fellowship, class of 2021

    $62,000
  113. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $53,294
  114. Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Fellowships

    $50,000
  115. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $50,000
  116. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  117. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For diversity, equity and inclusion work

    $50,000
  118. The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $50,000
  119. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2021

    General operating

    $32,500
  120. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $32,500
  121. The Sullivan & Cromwell FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General Purposes

    $30,000
  122. Lohengrin Foundation IncChicago, IL 2021

    General fund

    $16,000
  123. Forman Watkins & Krutz Charitable FoundationJackson, MS 2021

    Charitable

    $15,000
  124. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $10,000
  125. The O-I Charities FoundationPerrysburg, OH 2021

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  126. Haynes & Boone FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    Donation

    $2,500
  127. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $1,500
  128. SMBC Global Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Crime, legal-related

    $500
  129. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Raikes foundation employee charitable match

    $100
  130. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    address the underlying inequities exacerbated by disasters through direct legal services for vulnerable immigrant children and families in New Orleans and New Mexico

    $1,111,111
  131. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Equal justice works housing justice corps

    $400,000
  132. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2020-2022

    $260,000
  133. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2021-2023

    $260,000
  134. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Operating support

    $180,000
  135. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2020

    General support

    $138,500
  136. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General donation

    $136,000
  137. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Equal justice works fellowship

    $130,000
  138. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Fellowship funds

    $122,000
  139. The Ottinger Foundation IncRoseland, NJ 2020

    General

    $94,500
  140. Crowell & Moring FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    General Support

    $93,000
  141. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General support

    $65,000
  142. The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    To further the organization's activities.

    $62,000
  143. Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsNew York, NY 2020

    Equal justice works fellowship, class of 2021

    $62,000
  144. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  145. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $44,500
  146. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $43,117
  147. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $42,500
  148. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General operating

    $32,500
  149. Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Fellowships

    $30,000
  150. Robins Kaplan FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General operating support

    $15,000
  151. The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $12,000
  152. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $10,000
  153. Kolar Charitable Foundation of Buckley LLPWashington, DC 2020

    To support its mission to facilitate opportunities for law students and lawyers to engage in public service and bring lasting change to underserved communities across the country.

    $10,000
  154. Kebok Foundation AgencyDana Point, CA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  155. The O-I Charities FoundationPerrysburg, OH 2020

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  156. Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  157. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2020

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $5,131
  158. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  159. Middle Road FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General purpose

    $1,500
  160. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $1,026
  161. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Equal justice works housing justice corps

    $700,000
  162. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Public service loan forgiveness advocacy and operating support

    $350,000
  163. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2019-2021

    $260,000
  164. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships 2020-2022

    $260,000
  165. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General donation

    $124,000
  166. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2019

    General support

    $123,000
  167. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Fellowship funds

    $122,000
  168. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For core support of its disaster resilience program amid the covid-19 pandemic

    $100,000
  169. The Ottinger Foundation IncRoseland, NJ 2019

    General

    $94,500
  170. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For the disaster recovery legal corps

    $64,500
  171. The Sidley Austin FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    General support

    $64,500
  172. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General program support

    $50,000
  173. Gorder Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Further the organization's charitable goals

    $39,000
  174. Wm Collins Kohler Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2019

    General operating

    $32,500
  175. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $30,000
  176. Robins Kaplan FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General operating support

    $15,000
  177. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY 2019

    General purpose

    $10,000
  178. The O-I Charities FoundationPerrysburg, OH 2019

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  179. Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization

    $10,000
  180. Kevin & Therese Glassman FoundationWoodbury, NY 2019

    General

    $1,000
  181. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    Matching gift of staff and board members

    $300
  182. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    increase access to justice for vulnerable immigrant children and families by supporting post graduate fellowships for recent law student graduates and through the training of paralegal professionals

    $400,000
  183. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Equal justice works housing justice corps

    $400,000
  184. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Public service loan forgiveness advocacy and general operating support

    $350,000
  185. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships

    $260,000
  186. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Support for four equal justice works legal fellowships

    $260,000
  187. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Core support for the New York State Family Security Project to protect families from permanent separation by providing immigration legal services in underserved communities across New York state

    $200,000
  188. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    Scholarship funds

    $118,000
  189. The Ottinger Foundation IncRoseland, NJ 2018

    General

    $94,500
  190. Littler Mendelson Foundation IncKansas City, MO 2018

    Charity

    $65,000
  191. Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationNashville, TN 2018

    Charitable

    $61,000
  192. Ebb Point Foundation- BlackRockPennington, NJ 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  193. The James Family Charitable FoundationCharlottesville, VA 2018

    General

    $25,000
  194. Quinn Emanuel FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $15,000
  195. Bigglesworth Family Foundation IncSonoma, CA 2018

    General Support

    $2,500
  196. Kevin & Therese Glassman FoundationWoodbury, NY 2018

    General

    $1,000
  197. The Mark and Anne Hansen FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    Donation

    $840
  198. Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation IncRandolph Ctr, VT 2018

    General Donation

    $250
  199. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $250
  200. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    $11,090 To support the travel and lodging expenses associated with a two day retreat which brought together a small group of executive directors of high impact law related nonprofit organizations to share ideas and skills for improving organizational G12678

    $0
  201. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Public service loan forgiveness advocacy

    $350,000
  202. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Four ejw fellows

    $260,000
  203. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For support of its justice americorps legal fellowship program

    $200,000
  204. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    increase access to justice for vulnerable immigrant children and families by supporting post graduate fellowships for recent law student graduates and through the training of paralegal professionals

    $200,000
  205. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For the disaster recovery legal corps

    $185,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Equal Justice Works’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 209 grants Preselected only $43,842 to similar organizations
  2. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationWashington, DC 71 grants Accepts applications $2,730,000 to similar organizations
  3. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 42 grants Accepts applications $5,784,950 to similar organizations
  4. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 25 grants Preselected only $5,883,449 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 42 grants Accepts applications $812,693 to similar organizations
  6. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 30 grants Preselected only $18,263,000 to similar organizations
  7. England Family FoundationBethesda, MD 33 grants Preselected only $1,021,980 to similar organizations
  8. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 48 grants Preselected only $4,587,890 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-1469738 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.