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Grant recipient EIN 80-0956021Crime and legal aid

Who funds Essie Justice Group?

39 private foundations gave Essie Justice Group in Oakland, CA $6.3 million across 105 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

105 grants

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

  1. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $5,000
  2. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Core operating support

    $275,000
  3. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2024

    Support for altadena community care & advocacy

    $250,000
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $200,000
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    82043 supporting the healing to advocacy program in increasing the wellbeing and connection of 150 women with incarcerated loved ones

    $155,874
  6. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For general support

    $150,000
  7. Hidden Leaf FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support grant

    $75,000
  8. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2024

    Program Support

    $50,000
  9. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $50,000
  10. S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members.

    $40,000
  11. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General support

    $30,000
  12. Greenbridge Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To support entrepreneurs to transform their communities

    $25,000
  13. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  14. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Staff counseling

    $5,000
  15. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General support of service programs

    $1,075
  16. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2024

    General

    $1,000
  17. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $332,500
  18. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $150,000
  19. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For general support

    $150,000
  20. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2023

    Support for Breaking Isolation and Building Power

    $100,000
  21. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General operating support: to support an organization that harnesses the collective power of women with incarcerated loved ones to end mass incarceration's harm to women and communities in california.

    $100,000
  22. Hidden Leaf FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support grant

    $75,000
  23. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2023

    General operating support

    $55,000
  24. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $50,000
  25. S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members.

    $50,000
  26. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General support (installment 2 of 3)

    $30,000
  27. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Support

    $20,000
  28. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2023

    General

    $5,000
  29. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  30. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General support (healing justice)

    $5,000
  31. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Support for incarcerated mothers

    $300
  32. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $332,500
  33. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $170,250
  34. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For general support

    $150,000
  35. Hidden Leaf FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General support grant

    $75,000
  36. Hopper-Dean FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $50,000
  37. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    General support

    $45,000
  38. S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members.

    $40,000
  39. Universal Music All Together Now Foundation IncSanta Monica, CA 2022

    Women's history month

    $25,000
  40. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  41. Gerrish H Milliken Foundation 009209-009Wilmington, DE 2022

    General

    $15,000
  42. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2022

    2022 director's discretionary grant requested by emily tow - renewal

    $5,000
  43. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  44. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    2022 descendant grant

    $5,000
  45. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    General support of service programs

    $5,000
  46. Courage Sans Peur FoundationReno, NV 2022

    General

    $1,000
  47. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $600
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $29
  49. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $335,000
  50. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Operating support

    $150,000
  51. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    For general support

    $150,000
  52. Hidden Leaf FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General support grant

    $50,000
  53. S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members.

    $40,000
  54. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General support for criminal justice reform

    $35,000
  55. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  56. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2021

    2021 director's discretionary grant

    $5,000
  57. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  58. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    General operating expenses

    $2,500
  59. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2021

    Human res end harm to womencommunities impacted

    $2,000
  60. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    For general operating support.

    $600
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $56
  62. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    For core operating support to strengthen policy advocacy, leadership development and organizing, and narrative change efforts to disrupt the cycle of violence, promote healing justice and improve the health and wellness of women and girls of color in california.

    $250,000
  63. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Operating support

    $150,000
  64. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    For general support

    $150,000
  65. Riff FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  66. Rosenberg FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $83,333
  67. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General support for criminal justice reform

    $55,000
  68. Rippleworks IncSan Francisco, CA 2020

    For its work to harness the collective power of women with incarcerated loved ones to end mass incarcerations harm to women and communities.

    $50,000
  69. Hidden Leaf FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support grant

    $40,000
  70. The O'Reilly FoundationAlexandria, VA 2020

    Women's health services & education

    $25,000
  71. Kissick Family FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2020

    Contribution

    $25,000
  72. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  73. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Funds for unrestricted general support

    $15,000
  74. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2020

    general support FUND in response to COVID 19

    $10,000
  75. Willow Redistribution FoundationCovina, CA 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  76. The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust CoWilmington, DE 2020

    General and/or educational purpose

    $6,000
  77. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2020

    2020 director's discretionary grant requested by emily tow jackson

    $5,000
  78. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2020

    Human ResEnd harm to women by incarcertn

    $2,000
  79. The Lumpkin Family FoundationMattoon, IL 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  80. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Funds for black mamas bail out

    $600
  81. Lannan FoundationSanta Fe, NM 2020

    General support

    $500
  82. The Northrop Grumman FoundationFalls Church, VA 2020

    General operating grants & matching gifts.

    $500
  83. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    General support

    $257
  84. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $77
  85. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Operating support

    $150,000
  86. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    For general support

    $150,000
  87. The Libra FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General support

    $100,000
  88. Rosenberg FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General support

    $83,333
  89. S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General operating expenses

    $50,000
  90. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    General support for criminal justice reform

    $30,000
  91. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $20,000
  92. The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD 2019

    General contribution

    $3,000
  93. The Mark E Pollack FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  94. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Charitable match

    $200
  95. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $150,000
  96. Riff FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    General support

    $100,000
  97. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    President's Fund

    $50,000
  98. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    General support for criminal justice reform

    $30,000
  99. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  100. Rosenberg FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  101. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 2018

    Director's discretionary grant requested by emily tow jackson

    $5,000
  102. John M Lloyd FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    In-kind donations - 25 copies of "when they call you a terrorist: a black lives matter memoir"

    $410
  103. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    $25,000 To educate Californians about bail reform and its Los Angeles initiative entitled A Grassroots Leadership Convening to End Money Bail where grassroots leaders from approximately 35 organizations from across the state joined advocates and G12077

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

    General operating support

    $150,000
  105. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Charitable match

    $2,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Essie Justice Group’s funders above.

  1. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 23 grants Preselected only $12,101,500 to similar organizations
  2. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 23 grants Preselected only $3,292,225 to similar organizations
  3. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 17 grants Preselected only $845,400 to similar organizations
  4. Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable FoundationBerkeley, CA 36 grants Preselected only $567,500 to similar organizations
  5. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 43 grants Preselected only $2,345,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 17 grants Accepts applications $985,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 16 grants Accepts applications $966,802 to similar organizations
  8. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 8 grants Preselected only $3,237,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 80-0956021 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.