The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 83-3991239Civil rights

Who funds Justice Action Center?

16 private foundations gave Justice Action Center in Los Angeles, CA $3.9 million across 31 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

31 grants

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

  1. Abner & Mildred Levine Family Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2025

    To further the charitable function of the foundation

    $1,000
  2. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2024

    To provide general support

    $600,000
  3. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Protecting human rights (us or general)

    $500,000
  4. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To support Just Prosperity in California

    $350,000
  5. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 2024

    To transition bay area daca recipients to other forms of legal status

    $200,000
  6. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To advance strategic litigation, communications, and narrative change.

    $200,000
  7. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 2024

    Community engagement

    $80,000
  9. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2024

    Payment for fellows

    $77,900
  10. The Grove FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    General support

    $75,000
  11. Unbound PhilanthropyNew York, NY 2024

    For support of keeping families together

    $50,000
  12. The Shapiro FoundationNeedham, MA 2024

    Domestic needs

    $25,000
  13. Abner & Mildred Levine Family Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2024

    To further the charitable function of the foundation

    $1,000
  14. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2023

    To provide general support

    $450,000
  15. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    For the fund's 70th anniversary; to engage movement leaders on strategic communications on the southern border and on a daca project.

    $207,000
  16. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2023

    Payment for fellows

    $72,879
  17. The Shapiro FoundationNeedham, MA 2023

    Domestic needs

    $25,000
  18. Beatrice Snyder FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL 2023

    The purpose of these contributions is to aid the donee organizations to carry out their exempt functions.

    $5,000
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $50
  20. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  21. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To engage movement leaders on strategic communications and shape the narrative on the southern border.

    $100,000
  22. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2022

    Payment for fellows

    $35,000
  23. Lyric Foundation Inc for Traditional PoetryLos Angeles, CA 2022

    To support the organization's general tax exempt purposes

    $1,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $33
  25. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 2021

    Immigration & boder enforcement

    $350,000
  26. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To promote humane asylum policies for unaccompanied children and families at the southern border.

    $100,000
  27. Rosenthal Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  28. Lyric Foundation Inc for Traditional PoetryLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Grant to support organization's general tax exempt purposes.

    $1,000
  29. Catena FoundationCarbondale, CO 2020

    Immigration & boder enforcement

    $125,000
  30. Lyric Foundation Inc for Traditional PoetryLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Grant to support organization's general tax exempt purposes.

    $1,000
  31. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundSan Francisco, CA 2019

    To conduct messaging research to determine the best ways to use the supreme court's daca decision to build support for immigration reform.

    $76,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Los Angeles, CA and are not among Justice Action Center’s funders above.

  1. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 47 grants Accepts applications $8,163,396 to similar organizations
  2. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 122 grants Preselected only $37,379,112 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 57 grants Accepts applications $191,872 to similar organizations
  4. Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA 64 grants Accepts applications $4,335,900 to similar organizations
  5. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 14 grants Preselected only $7,688 to similar organizations
  6. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 8 grants Preselected only $198,100 to similar organizations
  7. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 14 grants Preselected only $3,231 to similar organizations
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 11 grants Accepts applications $2,646,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-3991239 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.