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Grant recipient EIN 84-1833586Crime and legal aid

Who funds Immigrant Legal Defense?

11 private foundations gave Immigrant Legal Defense in Oakland, CA $1.3 million across 37 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

37 grants

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

  1. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2025

    Education and protection from violence

    $80,000
  2. Freund Family FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    General support

    $5,597
  3. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2024

    Education and protection from violence

    $65,000
  4. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. The Morris FoundationCarefree, AZ 2024

    For use in general tax exempt functions

    $50,000
  6. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2024

    General support, $30,000 per year for two years

    $30,000
  7. Langerman FoundationTucson, AZ 2024

    Support

    $10,000
  8. Zamichow Jabs FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $3,090
  9. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2023

    Education and protection from violence

    $65,000
  10. The Morris FoundationCarefree, AZ 2023

    For use in general tax exempt functions

    $50,000
  11. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To provide general operating support

    $50,000
  12. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2023

    Payment for fellows

    $38,285
  13. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2023

    General support

    $30,000
  14. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    A general support grant to support ILD's work of providing free immigration legal representation before the relevant federal and state agencies and courts to detained and non-detained immigrants and asylum seekers

    $25,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $84
  16. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2022

    Education and protection from violence

    $65,000
  17. The Morris FoundationCarefree, AZ 2022

    For use in general tax exempt functions

    $50,000
  18. The Skadden FoundationWhite Plains, NY 2022

    Payment for fellows

    $46,107
  19. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $40,000
  20. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  21. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  22. Stupski FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To provide general operating support.

    $5,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $92
  24. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2021

    Education and protection from violence

    $60,000
  25. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  26. The Morris FoundationCarefree, AZ 2021

    For use in general tax exempt functions

    $50,000
  27. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General support

    $30,000
  28. Sunlight GivingPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  29. Stupski FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To provide emergency cash assistance to undocumented students in partnership with California State Universities (CSUs) and FII-National.

    $12,000
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $63
  31. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2020

    Education and protection from violence

    $60,000
  32. The Morris FoundationCarefree, AZ 2020

    For use in general tax exempt functions

    $50,000
  33. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To support legal representation for undocumented minors in the oakland unified school district.

    $30,000
  34. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    general support to provide free immigration legal representation

    $25,000
  35. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    School based immigration legal services fund

    $25,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $19
  37. The Isabel Allende FoundationSausalito, CA 2019

    Education and protection from violence

    $30,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Immigrant Legal Defense’s funders above.

  1. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 28 grants Accepts applications $3,475,300 to similar organizations
  2. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 58 grants Preselected only $7,254,637 to similar organizations
  3. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 23 grants Preselected only $12,101,500 to similar organizations
  4. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 23 grants Preselected only $3,292,225 to similar organizations
  5. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 20 grants Accepts applications $5,068,600 to similar organizations
  6. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 29 grants Preselected only $2,788,000 to similar organizations
  7. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 17 grants Preselected only $845,400 to similar organizations
  8. Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable FoundationBerkeley, CA 36 grants Preselected only $567,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1833586 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.