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Who funds crime and legal-related: 5,400 foundations in 54 states, $487.5 million in grants

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5,400 private foundations paid $487,508,270 to crime and legal-related nonprofits in 54 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.

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5,400Foundations
$487,508,270Total granted

By state

The state is where the recipient is.

State	Foundations	Grants	Total
New York	754	1,291	$78,064,206
California	749	1,499	$70,005,598
Alabama	560	649	$13,197,112
District of Columbia	448	655	$71,973,914
Texas	401	814	$14,773,601
Illinois	274	497	$18,108,867
Virginia	271	423	$15,376,339
Pennsylvania	268	529	$12,643,531
Florida	250	458	$8,349,599
Massachusetts	197	353	$8,914,485
Colorado	187	363	$14,262,546
Connecticut	178	242	$3,095,249
Georgia	169	323	$16,450,281
North Carolina	166	333	$25,961,104
Minnesota	132	242	$6,092,195
Michigan	130	271	$13,476,072
Missouri	129	225	$4,985,416
Ohio	125	223	$4,176,586
Wisconsin	123	287	$6,680,280
Arizona	118	222	$6,156,695
Washington	118	268	$8,569,887
Oregon	111	269	$5,895,408
Tennessee	108	211	$4,891,039
Indiana	102	198	$4,434,731
Maine	75	113	$1,891,808
Louisiana	74	127	$5,092,211
Maryland	74	159	$5,346,087
New Jersey	71	130	$1,839,293
South Carolina	69	119	$2,850,118
Utah	66	104	$3,149,439
Oklahoma	61	129	$3,771,879
Kentucky	54	96	$1,611,596
Iowa	40	72	$1,042,880
Kansas	38	64	$1,120,688
Hawaii	38	66	$1,620,716
Nebraska	37	100	$6,913,976
New Mexico	36	72	$1,753,713
Vermont	30	46	$616,385
West Virginia	24	55	$1,747,437
Nevada	23	46	$551,031
Arkansas	23	59	$1,224,908
Mississippi	22	47	$2,823,210
Delaware	21	42	$1,324,604
Montana	21	45	$446,573
Wyoming	18	30	$1,022,373
New Hampshire	17	30	$96,607
Rhode Island	17	27	$2,524,708
South Dakota	12	21	$87,468
Idaho	10	22	$213,021
Puerto Rico	6	6	$266,341
North Dakota	6	8	$5,957
Alaska	4	16	$18,033
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	$382
Guam	1	1	$87

Largest funders

Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.

Foundation	Based in	Total	Source
The Ford Foundation	New York, NY	$15,142,614	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	New York, NY	$9,165,000	apps.irs.gov
Laura and John Arnold Foundation	Houston, TX	$8,776,366	apps.irs.gov
WK Kellogg Foundation	Battle Creek, MI	$8,656,183	apps.irs.gov
Crankstart Foundation	San Jose, CA	$8,595,000	apps.irs.gov
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation	Chicago, IL	$7,306,400	apps.irs.gov
The Sherwood Foundation	Omaha, NE	$7,136,982	apps.irs.gov
Lakeshore Foundation Dated April 5 2011	Redwood City, CA	$6,705,000	apps.irs.gov
Lilly Endowment Inc	Indianapolis, IN	$6,463,926	apps.irs.gov
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc	New York, NY	$5,995,300	apps.irs.gov
Dogwood Health Trust	Asheville, NC	$5,935,482	apps.irs.gov
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation	Omaha, NE	$5,765,409	apps.irs.gov
Public Welfare Foundation Inc	Washington, DC	$5,274,000	apps.irs.gov
The Tow Foundation Inc	New Canaan, CT	$5,149,640	apps.irs.gov
James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc	Atlanta, GA	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Gates Foundation	Seattle, WA	$4,673,000	apps.irs.gov
The Heising-Simons Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$4,573,567	apps.irs.gov
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$4,571,674	apps.irs.gov
The California Endowment	Los Angeles, CA	$4,360,769	apps.irs.gov
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$4,347,043	apps.irs.gov
Conrad N Hilton Foundation	Westlake Village, CA	$4,020,170	apps.irs.gov
The Gilbert Family Foundation	Detroit, MI	$3,992,089	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	New York, NY	$3,912,000	apps.irs.gov
Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation	San Antonio, TX	$3,650,000	apps.irs.gov
The James Irvine Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$3,622,560	apps.irs.gov
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$3,490,000	apps.irs.gov
The California Wellness Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$3,407,300	apps.irs.gov
Popplestone Foundation	Boston, MA	$3,250,000	apps.irs.gov
The Tikvah Fund	New York, NY	$2,825,000	apps.irs.gov
Skyline Foundation	San Francisco, CA	$2,810,000	apps.irs.gov
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$2,705,400	apps.irs.gov
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation	Menlo Park, CA	$2,639,567	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$2,600,000	apps.irs.gov
The Berwick Degel Family Foundation	Vashon, WA	$2,600,000	apps.irs.gov
Pinkerton Foundation	New York, NY	$2,565,000	apps.irs.gov
Payne Family Trust	Detroit, MI	$2,389,548	apps.irs.gov
Centene Foundation	St Louis, MO	$2,354,761	apps.irs.gov
The Joyce Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,338,000	apps.irs.gov
Ralph R Papitto & Barbara A Papitto Private Family Foundation	Providence, RI	$2,296,242	apps.irs.gov
The Koum Family Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$2,200,000	apps.irs.gov
Annie E Casey Foundation Inc	Baltimore, MD	$2,185,010	apps.irs.gov
Pritzker Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,107,125	apps.irs.gov
The Colorado Health Foundation	Denver, CO	$2,083,500	apps.irs.gov
The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$2,075,000	apps.irs.gov
The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc	Seattle, WA	$2,026,175	apps.irs.gov
Ventus Charitable Foundation	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	$2,015,000	apps.irs.gov
Vital Projects Fund Inc	New York, NY	$1,921,000	apps.irs.gov
The Rydin Foundation	Houston, TX	$1,851,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$1,798,469	apps.irs.gov
Chicago Beyond Inc	Chicago, IL	$1,769,333	apps.irs.gov
The Kresge Foundation	Troy, MI	$1,750,000	apps.irs.gov
Meyer Memorial Trust	Portland, OR	$1,746,635	apps.irs.gov
The Leon Levine Foundation	Charlotte, NC	$1,673,333	apps.irs.gov
Democracy Fund Inc	Washington, DC	$1,608,400	apps.irs.gov
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc	Milwaukee, WI	$1,581,500	apps.irs.gov
Anonymous Trust U/a Dated 2-4-2008	Raleigh, NC	$1,574,768	apps.irs.gov
The Sidley Austin Foundation	Chicago, IL	$1,513,558	apps.irs.gov
Faigen Family Foundation Inc	Palm Beach, FL	$1,479,000	apps.irs.gov
Capital One Foundation Inc	McLean, VA	$1,475,000	apps.irs.gov
The Duke Endowment	Charlotte, NC	$1,448,000	apps.irs.gov
The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation	Scottsdale, AZ	$1,425,000	apps.irs.gov
Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,420,000	apps.irs.gov
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc	Owings Mills, MD	$1,400,000	apps.irs.gov
Samueli Foundation	Corona Del Mar, CA	$1,380,000	apps.irs.gov
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,355,000	apps.irs.gov
The Marcus Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,350,000	apps.irs.gov
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation	New York, NY	$1,305,042	apps.irs.gov
The William Penn Foundation	Philadelphia, PA	$1,279,570	apps.irs.gov
Houston Endowment Inc	Houston, TX	$1,225,000	apps.irs.gov
Builders Vision Foundation	Chicago, IL	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
Carson Family Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
Deer Creek Foundation	St Louis, MO	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
The Klarman Family Foundation	Boston, MA	$1,185,100	apps.irs.gov
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation	New York, NY	$1,175,000	apps.irs.gov
Surdna Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,155,000	apps.irs.gov
The Satterberg Foundation Inc	Seattle, WA	$1,150,000	apps.irs.gov
Weingart Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$1,140,500	apps.irs.gov
The Allstate Foundation	Northbrook, IL	$1,130,500	apps.irs.gov
Hillman Family Foundations	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,129,500	apps.irs.gov
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts	New York, NY	$1,117,496	apps.irs.gov
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc	Winstonsalem, NC	$1,078,000	apps.irs.gov
The Schmidt Family Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,055,000	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	Bentonville, AR	$1,054,174	apps.irs.gov
Van Ameringen Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,050,000	apps.irs.gov
Robert B Daugherty Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,025,000	apps.irs.gov
The Grove Foundation	Los Altos, CA	$1,013,000	apps.irs.gov
Margaret A Cargill Foundation	Eden Prairie, MN	$1,011,500	apps.irs.gov
The James G Boswell Foundation	Pasadena, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Nucor Charitable Foundation	Charlotte, NC	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Chase Koch Foundation Inc	Wichita, KS	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Resslergertz Foundation	Sherman Oaks, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Sequoia Climate Foundation	Irvine, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Schweitzer Foundation	Pullman, WA	$996,040	apps.irs.gov
Walder Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$990,000	apps.irs.gov
Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation	Washington, DC	$989,000	apps.irs.gov
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation	Flint, MI	$986,500	apps.irs.gov
Donald A Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92	Harrison, NY	$950,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	$938,000	apps.irs.gov
The Lozier Foundation	Omaha, NE	$931,700	apps.irs.gov
Dalio Foundation Inc	Westport, CT	$931,420	apps.irs.gov

Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.