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Grant recipient EIN 76-0481649Civil rights

Who funds Texas Defender Service?

9 private foundations gave Texas Defender Service in Austin, TX $1.1 million across 26 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

26 grants

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

  1. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2025

    Legal research

    $20,000
  2. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2025

    Create social media for distribution of client stories

    $15,000
  3. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2025

    Training for capital defense attorneys

    $5,000
  4. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Report on race and death in tarrant county

    $20,000
  5. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Create social media for distribution of client stories

    $20,000
  6. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Legal research

    $10,000
  7. Dudley T Dougherty Foundation IncIssaquah, WA 2024

    Empowering people seeking parole to advocate for themselves

    $5,000
  8. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Operating Support

    $200,000
  9. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Legal research

    $18,000
  10. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Report on race and death in harris county

    $15,000
  11. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  12. Dudley T Dougherty Foundation IncIssaquah, WA 2023

    Peace, community

    $5,000
  13. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Mef

    $3,000
  14. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2023

    Matching gift-operating support (2-1)

    $500
  15. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2022

    Capital Litigation Communications Project

    $50,000
  16. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Trial consulting work

    $13,500
  17. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  18. H C Gemmer Family Christian Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Transformational New Program to Advocate for Qualified Candidates Seeking Parole and Support their Reentry

    $2,000
  19. The Brown Foundation IncHouston, TX 2022

    Matching gift-operating support (2-1)

    $500
  20. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2021

    Capital Litigation Communications Project

    $100,000
  21. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2021

    General Support

    $75,000
  22. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to provide general support

    $445,000
  23. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2020

    Capital Litigation Communications Project

    $30,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $28
  25. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $25
  26. Judith Filler FoundationAustin, TX 2018

    For the update of the texas defender service website which should better educate visitors and raise awareness of the current state of capital punishment in the state of texas. Funding will also be used for travel purposes for pretrial consulting and investigation in high risk capital murder cases.

    $17,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Austin, TX and are not among Texas Defender Service’s funders above.

  1. Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationHouston, TX 21 grants Accepts applications $866,500 to similar organizations
  2. Shield-Ayres FoundationAustin, TX 18 grants Accepts applications $185,000 to similar organizations
  3. Texas Instruments FoundationDallas, TX 12 grants Accepts applications $13,177 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 9 grants Accepts applications $3,025 to similar organizations
  5. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 13 grants Accepts applications $3,713,770 to similar organizations
  6. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 12 grants Preselected only $295,390 to similar organizations
  7. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 34 grants Preselected only $10,737,668 to similar organizations
  8. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 13 grants Accepts applications $3,270,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 76-0481649 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.