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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 81-2450800Crime and legal aid

Who funds Forward Justice?

20 private foundations gave Forward Justice in Morrisville, NC $12.6 million across 66 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, 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

66 grants

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

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $987,500
  2. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $350,000
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support and project support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  4. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    For general support

    $200,000
  5. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  6. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    general support

    $75,000
  7. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2024

    General operating support

    $55,200
  8. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2024

    General support/racial justice

    $50,000
  9. Laughing Gull FoundationDurham, NC 2024

    Rapid response funds

    $6,500
  10. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support to provide strategic legal representation and policy expertise for movements working throughout the south, and project support for institutional strengthening

    $815,000
  11. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $350,000
  12. Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    General operating

    $300,000
  13. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For general support

    $200,000
  14. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    For the second chance alliance

    $200,000
  15. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  16. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2023

    General support/racial justice

    $75,000
  17. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2023

    general support

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

    General operating support

    $10,000
  19. Mistler Charitable TrustRaleigh, NC 2023

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  20. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $122
  21. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $350,000
  22. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  23. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $150,000
  24. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For general support

    $150,000
  25. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For the second chance alliance

    $100,000
  26. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2022

    General support/racial justice

    $75,000
  27. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    general support

    $75,000
  28. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    For organizational strategic communications capacity

    $53,400
  29. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $50,000
  30. Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    General operating

    $20,000
  31. Mistler Charitable TrustRaleigh, NC 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  32. Mistler Charitable TrustRaleigh, NC 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $124
  34. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $1,500,000
  35. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $750,000
  36. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Operating support

    $250,000
  37. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  38. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

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

    For general support

    $150,000
  40. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2021

    to provide general support

    $120,000
  41. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2021

    For the second chance alliance

    $100,000
  42. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2021

    General support / racial justice

    $75,000
  43. The Elizabeth B and Arthur E Roswell Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    general support

    $75,000
  44. The Butler Family FundWashington, DC 2021

    Project support dedicated to joint efforts to ensure that new visions of community safety meet the needs of those impacted by the harm and injustice revealed by the intersecting dangers of COVID and incarceration.

    $25,000
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $106
  46. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    Operating support

    $250,000
  47. Arnold & Porter FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    General operating support

    $219,800
  48. Public Welfare Foundation IncWashington, DC 2020

    Support to advance narrative change strategies

    $200,000
  49. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to provide general support

    $160,000
  50. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

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

    For general support

    $100,000
  52. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2020

    General support / racial justice

    $75,000
  53. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    Voter education and protection work at the intersection of criminal justice reform and voting rights

    $75,000
  54. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    For general operating support

    $70,000
  55. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    For its statewide efforts to address law enforcement accountability and criminal justice reform project

    $20,000
  56. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts program - maurice o. Green

    $500
  57. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $38
  58. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    For the quest for democracy fund

    $300,000
  59. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Core support for the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People and Families Movement Network to end mass incarceration and restore the civil and human rights of all people

    $250,000
  60. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Operating support

    $250,000
  61. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support to provide strategic legal representation policy expertise and communications assistance for movements and organizations working to advance civic engagement criminal justice and racial justice throughout

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

    General support

    $100,000
  63. Fund 25Raleigh, NC 2019

    General support / racial justice

    $75,000
  64. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Core support to formerly incarcerated convicted people and families movement

    $750,000
  65. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $250,000
  66. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    Work on prosecutorial accountability and organizing people impacted by the justice system

    $150,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Durham, NC and are not among Forward Justice’s funders above.

  1. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $810 to similar organizations
  2. The Duke EndowmentCharlotte, NC 3 grants Accepts applications $1,380,000 to similar organizations
  3. Carlson Family FoundationChapel Hill, NC 12 grants Preselected only $142,666 to similar organizations
  4. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 3 grants Accepts applications $35,200 to similar organizations
  5. The Mary Norris Preyer FundGreensboro, NC 3 grants Accepts applications $12,000 to similar organizations
  6. Fund for NonviolenceBerkeley, CA 19 grants Preselected only $2,511,250 to similar organizations
  7. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 3 grants Preselected only $1,375,000 to similar organizations
  8. Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011Redwood City, CA 3 grants Accepts applications $1,300,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-2450800 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.