Data / Foundation grants / Crime and legal-related / California
Who funds crime and legal-related in California: 749 foundations, $70 million in grants
749 private foundations paid 1,499 grants totaling $70,005,598 to crime and legal-related nonprofits in California, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Crankstart Foundation, with $5,845,000 in 15 grants.
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- Cause
- Crime and legal-related
- Recipients in
- California
- Foundations
- 749
- Grants
- 1,499
- Total granted
- $70,005,598
Foundations that funded crime and legal-related in California
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 749 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 15 | $5,845,000 | $2,000,000 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | For the expungement initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 26 | $4,265,769 | $1,000,000 | Public Counsel | Advancing health and racial equity in california | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 11 | $3,622,260 | $2,000,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | Recidiviz Inc | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 18 | $2,607,300 | $500,000 | Center On Race Poverty & Environment | Core operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 11 | $1,861,170 | $466,200 | Western Center On Law and Poverty | To support implementation of the california momnibus bill (sb 65); expand access to home visitation; and provide resources for pregnant and parenting students and educational institutions | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 6 | $1,802,703 | $850,000 | For the People | To support implementation of prosecutor-initiated resentencing ("pir") nationally, resulting in prosecutors offices implementing the law effectively and improved assistance for incarcerated people ret | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 11 | $1,330,000 | $225,000 | Asian Law Caucus | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 4 | $1,305,000 | $1,000,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Support construction costs and supportive services for the tampico motel project in anaheim | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $1,152,500 | $290,000 | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Core support to advance effective violence reduction strategies at the state and local jurisdictional levels | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 16 | $1,112,700 | $200,000 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | Support for sisterhood trust | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | National Housing & Community Development Law Project | Tenant union federation | apps.irs.gov |
| The James G Boswell Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 1 of 2 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 3 | $947,000 | $472,000 | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Support for violence reduction research and practice network | apps.irs.gov |
| PDB Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $830,233 | $830,233 | Mass Liberation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunlight Giving | Palo Alto, CA | 12 | $800,000 | $120,000 | East Bay Community Law Center | General support, $120,000 per year for three years | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $750,000 | $500,000 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Support to secure civic and economic rights for people with criminal records | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 4 | $750,000 | $250,000 | Asian Law Caucus | Promise of an Equitable Future | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Madison, WI | 2 | $700,000 | $500,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Litigation | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $700,000 | $500,000 | East Bay Community Law Center | Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $663,000 | $310,000 | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | General support, power building convening smc | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $660,000 | $430,000 | Legal Aid at Work | Advancing paid family leave in california | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | To uplift and mobilize crime survivors and justice-impacted people in alternative public safety solutions under the safety and justice challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $550,000 | $200,000 | Western Center On Law and Poverty Inc | Families and Communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $545,000 | $300,000 | Center On Race Poverty & Environment | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $537,408 | $517,408 | Public Counsel | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | 1 | $500,216 | $500,216 | Recidiviz | Presentence investigator tool | apps.irs.gov |
| Adobe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Asian Law Caucus | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Bragg Health Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Environmental Defense Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Recidiviz Inc | To support ai-product roadmap to reduce incarceration and support policymakers in ethically using ai | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Orangewood Foundation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 6 | $495,140 | $194,000 | Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $475,000 | $375,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $445,000 | $400,000 | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Core grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zellerbach Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $425,000 | $100,000 | Youth Law Center | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $408,374 | $202,500 | Legal Aid at Work | 80568 advancing policy and systems change that centers the wellbeing of families with low incomes and from historically marginalized communities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elma Foundation (us) | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Project support for scaling safety, a joint venture by the alliance for safety and justice and community based public safety collective to transform u.s. public safety in five cities through subgrants | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $400,000 | $250,000 | Center for Justice & Accountability | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Give Forward Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $350,000 | $150,000 | Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenthal Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $325,000 | $300,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Unihealth Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 4 | $325,000 | $150,000 | Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace | Urban peace institute / crossroads hospital-based violence intervention (hbvi) training | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | East Bay Community Law Center | Project support grant to continue and implement a comprehensive strategic platform to support families in building generational wealth. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $295,900 | $149,000 | Community Legal Aid Socal | For security and safety upgrades at the compton office | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $290,100 | $125,000 | Inner City Law Center | For general support of legal services | apps.irs.gov |
| Ken Birdwell Foundation (dba Magic Cabinet) | Bellevue, WA | 11 | $286,601 | $93,833 | Open Door Legal | Capacity building support | apps.irs.gov |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 1 | $285,000 | $285,000 | Dream Machine Innovation Lab | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $285,000 | $275,000 | For the Child Inc | To expand the agencys headquarters | apps.irs.gov |
| Bader Family Foundation | Arlington, VA | 2 | $281,000 | $158,000 | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | General charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $275,000 | $100,000 | Advance Peace | Support to Advance Peace for the Peace Maker Fellowship gun violence interruption strategy | apps.irs.gov |
| HN and Frances C Berger Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | 3 | $275,000 | $250,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | to support the expanding property rights litigation program in California | apps.irs.gov |
| The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $275,000 | $250,000 | Public Counsel | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation | Burbank, CA | 7 | $253,000 | $75,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | General Operating Support Rehabilitation: 2022 Pakistan Flood | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfredo and Maria Bubion Charitable Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Orangewood Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Homies Unidos | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Reclaiming liberty in the courts of law and public opinion project | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Recidiviz Inc | To support assisting with intelligence: using ai to reduce workloads and reduce incarcerated poulations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $250,000 | $150,000 | Asian Law Caucus | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Anti Recidivism Coalition | Pathways - investment to create pathways to family wage-earning jobs in los angeles | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smart Family Fund | Lisle, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Recidiviz Inc | Recidiviz funding request 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Recidiviz Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Firedoll Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 9 | $235,000 | $30,000 | Center for Justice & Accountability | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $235,000 | $235,000 | Public Counsel | To support the eviction prevention and housing instability program. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilead Foundation | Foster City, CA | 2 | $225,000 | $125,000 | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | Empowering Youth for a Healthier Future: The U4Y-YEEE! Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $222,500 | $220,000 | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Support for californians for safety and justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $220,400 | $220,400 | Project Avary | Support children of incarc. parents | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Public Counsel | To work on education | apps.irs.gov |
| S Mark Taper Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $200,000 | $150,000 | Community Legal Aid Socal | Capital upgrades in the compton office. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 8 | $196,500 | $110,000 | Legal Services for Children | Law school practicum and intern program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Castleman Family Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $186,750 | $186,750 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smidt Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $180,500 | $100,000 | Public Counsel | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Snap Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Insideout Writers Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $175,000 | $100,000 | Legal Services for Children | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 5 | $160,000 | $50,000 | Center for Non-Violent Education and Parenting | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 2 | $158,350 | $89,286 | Positive Results Center | Prevent and end trauma as a result of domestic violence/intimate partner violence and sexual assault | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlinger Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $153,500 | $150,000 | Environmental Defense Center | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Chrest Foundation Inc | Irving, TX | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Recidiviz Inc | Support for data platforms to help more justice-involved people safely transition back into their communities. | apps.irs.gov |
| John Gogian Family Foundation | Torrance, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | For the Child Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth H Dart Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Orangewood Foundation | To further charitable purpose with funds directed to the core program for foster youth | apps.irs.gov |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Schultz Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Further charitable goals | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Groton, MA | 3 | $150,000 | $115,000 | Orangewood Foundation | General operating support for its education and workforce development services for foster and transitional aged youth | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 5 | $143,151 | $61,486 | Public Counsel | Payment for fellows | apps.irs.gov |
| Alcibie Alliance Incorporated | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $140,000 | $80,000 | Critical Resistance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $133,400 | $133,400 | Asian Law Caucus | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $130,000 | $100,000 | Environmental Defense Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bloomfield Family Foundation | Manhattan Beach, CA | 2 | $128,000 | $68,000 | People for Community Improvement | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $126,024 | $126,024 | California Rural Legal Assistance Inc | Support for improving the safety, stability, and inclusivity of lgbtq+ communities. | apps.irs.gov |
| Crescent Porter Hale Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Project Avary | Middle school youth | apps.irs.gov |
| Sand Hill Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | General support for north san mateo county | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Recidiviz Inc | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 3 | $122,000 | $70,000 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Greater long beach community medical-legal partnership | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgar E & Elizabeth S Pankey Foundation | North Tustin, CA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Lab | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | To support the organization's programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $115,000 | $65,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angell Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Education as opportunity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Doyle Foundation Inc | San Clemente, CA | 2 | $110,000 | $100,000 | Domestic Violence and Abuse Protection | Restricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $109,000 | $60,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Patricia Bragg Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 3 | $108,750 | $100,000 | Calm | General support for charity's purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $106,850 | $37,000 | Public Counsel | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupski Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | East Bay Community Law Center | To provide general operating support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cushman Foundation | San Diego, CA | 2 | $105,000 | $100,000 | Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition | General/unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $105,000 | $50,000 | Public Counsel | Immigrants rights project | apps.irs.gov |
| Quest Foundation | Danville, CA | 2 | $102,500 | $52,500 | Safe Passages | To strengthen the safety net for poor people and level the playing field for marginalized students, families, and communities in alameda county. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stanley E Hanson Foundation | Laguna Hills, CA | 2 | $102,500 | $100,000 | Orangewood Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Saga Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $102,000 | $102,000 | Redwood City Police Activities League | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente | To support best practices and compliance with international norms and standards on environmental sustainability for energy and climate-related investments in South America. | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwards Foundation Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Government and freedom defend & advance limited representative government | apps.irs.gov |
| Egg Foundation Dba Cameron Schrier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Legal Services for Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gerald L Lennard Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | V-Day | Kenya Safe House | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | After Innocence | Capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirannada Foundation Fka Setiady Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Bonafide Inc | To support people returning from incarceration with resources, advocay, and services | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Project Avary Inc | Support children of incarcerated parents | apps.irs.gov |
| Senior Assistance Foundation Eastbay | Dublin, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Legal Assistance for Seniors | To finance the costs to conduct the program las housing legal services. | apps.irs.gov |
| Sun Family Foundation | Fountain Valley, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Scholarship program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bauer Family Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | International Christian Alliance On Prostitution | Operational Support for Conference | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bellwether Foundation II | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 | Family Violence Appellate Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donald T Sterling Charitable Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Los Angeles Sheriffs Foundation | To support deputy training, education, wellness and safety | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Asian Law Caucus | Civic engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henderson Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Turn 2 U Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kovner Foundation | Jupiter, FL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Legal aid | apps.irs.gov |
| The Orokawa Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Insideout Writers | Endowment fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Parker Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Home Start Inc | To support behavioral health services. | apps.irs.gov |
| The William G Gilmore Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 5 | $100,000 | $25,000 | Legal Aid at Work | Championing the rights of formerly incarcerated job seekers through california fair chance laws | apps.irs.gov |
| Violet M Johnson Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Casa of San Mateo County | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wings of Freedom Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Calaveras Cold Case Task Force | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Contra Costa Justice for All | Concord, CA | 1 | $91,706 | $91,706 | Contra Costa County Justice for All | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Home Start Inc | To support the Home Start's 17th annual Hallo-Wine Fall Festival | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $85,000 | $75,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 3 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Protecting fundamental constitutional rights | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | AJSOCAL's Home Preservation Program: Eviction Defense Legal Services | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy D and Joseph A Moller Foundation | Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $84,600 | $84,600 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bella Vista Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Project Avary Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Holthues Trust | Muscatine, IA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Just Detention International | Let's End it Now: Fighting Prisoner Rape in the US and South Africa | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 4 | $80,000 | $35,000 | Public Counsel | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dunn Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Isabel Allende Foundation | Sausalito, CA | 1 | $80,000 | $80,000 | Immigrant Legal Defense | Education and protection from violence | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $75,105 | $75,105 | Public Counsel | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Fox Family Kalb Foundation Dba Fox Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | After Innocence | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hidden Leaf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Essie Justice Group | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ken and Debbie Johnson Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Orangewood Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kennedy Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lindy Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Equality and opportunity work | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter S Johnson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | East Bay Community Law Center | To promote positive change to the policies and systems that assist youth in becoming successful adults. | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Initiate Justice | To improve voting access for people impacted by the criminal justice system, and organize and engage members inside and outside of prison. to support a new independent revenue generation project with | apps.irs.gov |
| The Little One Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Calm | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smith Martini Foundation | Carmel, CA | 1 | $66,231 | $66,231 | Set Free Monterey Bay | Anti-Human trafficking assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $65,000 | $35,000 | Centro Legal de La Raza Inc | For the youth law academy | apps.irs.gov |
| Rmlow Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $63,600 | $60,000 | Crop Organization | Community development | apps.irs.gov |
| The NB and Jacqueline Giustina Foundation | Eugene, OR | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| There Is A Light Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Innocence Oc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Adamma Foundation | Encino, CA | 2 | $59,000 | $34,000 | Community Lawyers Inc | To help provide low and moderate-income people access to affordable legal services. to provide wellbeing activities and arrangements for the staff. | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles D & Mary A Bauer Foundation | Williamsville, NY | 2 | $58,991 | $34,364 | Partners for Peace | Group mentoring | apps.irs.gov |
| The Donald and Constance Sperling Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $56,000 | $56,000 | The Orangewood Foundation | Sponsorship of program | apps.irs.gov |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | San Diego Police Foundation | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pincus Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Reevolution | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Reissa Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Evident Change | Dual System Youth Research - NM | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodeki Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Home Start Inc | To support general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudi and Berta Schulte Angels Charitable Trust | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Zona Seca Inc | Public service support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stone Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $55,000 | $40,000 | Environmental Defense Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fletcher Jones Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | General operating support for the foundation's legal, policy, and education programs. | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Grace Foundation | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Orangewood FDN | Foster and community youth services | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthill Family Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $50,634 | $50,634 | Asian Law Caucus | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Howard and Nikki Applebaum Foundation Trust | Chino Hills, CA | 1 | $50,500 | $50,500 | Paws 4 Success | Animal support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard A Egan Foundation Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Countering Government Abuse | apps.irs.gov |
| David C Copley Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Home Start | Giving tuesday | apps.irs.gov |
| Earl B & Loraine H Miller Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | For the Child | Providing equitable access to quality mental health programs for children most in need | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Casa of San Mateo County | In support of general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| J L Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Calm Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John Mohme Foundation | Culver City, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Julian Grace Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Safe Passage Youth Foundation | 2024 general operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Lennar Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Orangewood foundation is a nonprofit and one of the leading providers of services to youth in orange county. we help almost 2,000 youth annually prepare for independent adulthood. the orangewood way r | apps.irs.gov |
| Leomi Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | V-Day | TEWA Sangat Training in Nepal | apps.irs.gov |
| Madrono Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Bail Project | Poverty alliviation | apps.irs.gov |
| Mal BDL Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | V-Day | To aid the donee in carrying out their exempt functions. | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Marciano Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | The Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Relief program | apps.irs.gov |
| Sky Ranch Foundation Inc | Johns Creek, GA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | East Bay Childrens Law Offices | Advocay resource and education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brandenburg Family Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | San Jose Police Foundation | Support programs to further enhance public safety for people in this community. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clark R Smith Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Centro Legal de La Raza Inc | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Craft Foundation | Glendale, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deutsch Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Western Center On Law and Poverty | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Karena Lee Adler Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Waymakers | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris Foundation | Carefree, AZ | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Immigrant Legal Defense | For use in general tax exempt functions | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosendin Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Love Never Fails | To empower all people to express and experience our best sense of humanity. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tina Snider Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Uplands Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Uncommon Law | To support a sabbatical for award recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| The Yeargan Foundation Charitable Trust | Garner, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Immigrant Defenders Law Center | Universal Representation for all Immigrants Facing Deportation | apps.irs.gov |
| Thistle & Rose Foundation | Montecito, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Calm | In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Immigrant Defenders Law Center | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | apps.irs.gov |
| Workday Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Immigrant Legal Defense | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| El Gato Channel Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $47,530 | $37,530 | Environmental Defense Center | Legal support for environmental protections | apps.irs.gov |
| Durfee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $46,271 | $46,271 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | Stanton fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| Environment Now | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Environmental Law Foundation | Groundwater, surface flows, and ag pollution advocacy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Environmental Defense Center | In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Universal Music All Together Now Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | For the People | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation | San Diego, CA | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Home Start Inc | General assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Popocatepetl Foundation Fka Blachford-Cooper Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | 1 | $42,600 | $42,600 | Chula Vista Police Foundation | To support chula vista police | apps.irs.gov |
| Robins Kaplan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $41,700 | $35,000 | Public Counsel | Charitable operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| Price Philanthropies Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 3 | $41,500 | $35,000 | Home Start | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 344 | $40,646 | $3,316 | The Bail Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carl E Wynn Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $40,000 | $35,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Home for homeless children, support for children aged-out of foster care. grant is for housing project. restricted. | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | Project Avary | Revitalize the Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernandez Pave the Way Foundation | Asheville, NC | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Restorative Partners Inc | Charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | Essie Justice Group | To support entrepreneurs to transform their communities | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Lloyd Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $40,000 | $30,000 | Essie Justice Group | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pfaffinger Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Helpline Youth Counseling | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| S H Cowell Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Essie Justice Group | To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chris and Melody Malachowsky Family Foundation | Campbell, CA | 2 | $40,000 | $25,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freedom and Justice Foundation Inc | Pleasantville, NY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | To assist the foundation in defending american's liberties. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 6 | $39,288 | $17,500 | Santa Barbara Police Foundation | Discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation | Lake Oswego, OR | 4 | $37,000 | $20,000 | Empower Tehama | Critical supportive services for survivors of domestic violence and other victims of crime | apps.irs.gov |
| Macdonald Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Santa Barbara Police Foundation | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Casa Cornelia Legal Services | Toward operating expenses of the children's program, to meet the critical legal needs of indigent immigrant children. | apps.irs.gov |
| The IV Fund | Folsom, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Land Together | In-prison programming | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schulman Foundation Inc | Oxford, MD | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Irell & Manella Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $34,000 | $34,000 | Public Counsel | Provides pro bono legal services | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 8 | $34,000 | $7,500 | Community Legal Aid Socal | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alan K and Cledith M Jennings Foundation | Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $32,000 | $32,000 | Child Advocates of Nevada County | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Confidence Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 3 | $31,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Elevating the constitutional status of property rights | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 3 | $30,500 | $25,000 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | 2024 racial equity go grant | apps.irs.gov |
| One World Fund | Andover, MA | 1 | $30,468 | $30,468 | V-Day | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 3 | $30,080 | $20,000 | Casa Cornelia Legal Services | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Achieving America Family Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | As needed | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann Jackson Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 3 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Calm | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| East West Bank Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmett Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Environmental Defense Center | To benefit endeavors to protect the environment and promote environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice Justice Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Calm | Mental health services | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Center On Race Poverty & Environment | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Roger and Clarissa Lee Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Enneagram Prison Project | Education funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Center On Race Poverty & the Environment | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandstone Foundation | Mayfield HTS, OH | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | The Bail Project | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Armstrong Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | National and state policy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ernest G Herman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Inner City Law Center | Public support of organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holtzman Family Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Just Detention International | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | For the Child | Community programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Samaritan Project Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Walters Family Foundation Inc | Astoria, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| First Bank Foundation | Creve Coeur, MO | 2 | $28,000 | $18,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Lyon Workforce Academy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fonda Family Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $28,000 | $28,000 | Homies Unidos | Further organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Glickman Family Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $27,961 | $27,961 | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | To be used toward the organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| G A Fowler Family Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $27,500 | $27,500 | Calm | Promoting health and wellness | apps.irs.gov |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $27,500 | $25,000 | Legal Link | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crail-Johnson Foundation | San Pedro, CA | 3 | $27,500 | $10,000 | For the Child Inc | Funds will support cap, including trauma-specialized mental health and support services for children (birth to 18) suffering from abuse and neglect and who do not qualify for medi-cal. | apps.irs.gov |
| Goodwin Family Memorial Tua | Saint Louis, MO | 5 | $27,000 | $6,000 | Casa of San Mateo County | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eagle and the Hawk Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $26,750 | $26,750 | Callisto | To use technologly to empower survivors of sexual violence | apps.irs.gov |
| SNL Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $26,041 | $25,041 | Just Detention International | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mark E Pollack Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $26,000 | $25,000 | Public Counsel | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Abbvie Foundation | North Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Waymakers | Employee resource group grant - general mission support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance Healthcare Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Home Start Inc | Fy25 mission support grant (2nd year payment) | apps.irs.gov |
| Archer Family Foundation | Baverly Hills, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Save Our Youth | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Charitable Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Support Programs To Protect American Constitutional Rights | apps.irs.gov |
| C and A Johnson Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuberint Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Unsilenced Project Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Family Foundation Leslie B Daniels Trustee | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairview Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Project Avary | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Flynn Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Justice and Accountability | All charitable contributions were made for the unrestricted use of the recipients | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry A and Margaret D Towsley Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Home Start | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Manitou Fund | White Bear Lake, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Santa Barbara Police Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadowlark Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pillars of Hope | Operating fund for other public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Melvin S Cohen Foundation Inc | Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| P Bruce & Virginia C Benson Foundation - B | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Safe Passages | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cope Family Center | Donee's tax exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert W Murray Charitable Foundat | Burlington, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Centro Legal de La Raza | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Syar Foundation Susan L Syar Director | Napa, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cope Family Center | Donation for continued support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Bail Project | The bail project tulsa general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Craig Snider Foundation | Collegeville, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Special Operations Finding Kids | To provide assistance to law enforcement in locating exploited children and to the recovered children during their healing journey | apps.irs.gov |
| The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Home Start | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The John C Mithun Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Calm | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lucretia Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Woburn, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lum Davis Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Moms Love Forever | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Inner City Law Center | Pet Legal Clinic | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mistler Family Foundation | Prairie Village, KS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Enneagram Prison Project | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seaver Endowment | Sierra Madre, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | To defend human rights and freedoms through legal means | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas A and Mary E Dugan Foundation | Farmington, NM | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Advot | Ripples of hope scholarship, using arts-based curriculums to teach communication and relationship skills. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Westly Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Immigration Project Inc | Mobile Pathways/Hola Asistente | apps.irs.gov |
| Working Theory Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Yerba Buena Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Bonafide | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Bull Henry W Foundation | Eagan, MN | 2 | $23,000 | $20,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Quinn Emanuel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $23,000 | $13,000 | National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Pack Foundation | Henderson, NV | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Home Start | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia Lake Charitable Trust | Reno, NV | 1 | $21,583 | $21,583 | Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance | Carry out charitable purpose of foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bob Barker Foundation Inc | Fuquayvarina, NC | 1 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Turn 2 U Inc | General Operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Peggy and Eric Johnson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Youth Law Center | Charitable Event | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation Co Jeff Gold | Studio City, CA | 4 | $21,000 | $10,000 | Public Counsel | Support to provide pro bono legal services to disadvantaged individuals. | apps.irs.gov |
| Plunkett Foundation Cash Acct | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,206 | $20,206 | The Waymakers | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Ally Charitable Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Orangewood Foundation | Transitional housing programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben B and Joyce E Eisenberg Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Coalition To Abolish Slavery & Trafficking | Programs and facilities | apps.irs.gov |
| Bilek Charitable Foundation | Henderson, NV | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Orangewood Foundation | To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3) | apps.irs.gov |
| Croul Family Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | America On Track | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| David and Annette Jorgensen Foundation | Portola Valley, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Pacific Legal Foundation | Social improvement | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | For the expungement initiative | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | For general operating support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Centro Legal de La Raza Inc | Oakland, CA | To support the bay area family reunification initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Housing & Community Development Law Project | San Francisco, CA | Tenant union federation | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | Support construction costs and supportive services for the tampico motel project in anaheim | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | Advancing health and racial equity in california | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | For the People | Oakland, CA | To support implementation of prosecutor-initiated resentencing ("pir") nationally, resulting in prosecutors offices implementing the law effectively and improved assistance for incarcerated people ret | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PDB Foundation | Mass Liberation | Torrance, CA | Education | $830,233 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | To support Just Prosperity in California | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | To uplift and mobilize crime survivors and justice-impacted people in alternative public safety solutions under the safety and justice challenge | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $517,408 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ja & Kathryn Albertson Foundation Inc | Recidiviz | Oakland, CA | Presentence investigator tool | $500,216 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | To support the parole reform initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | San Francisco, CA | Support to secure civic and economic rights for people with criminal records | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Shirley Wang Foundation Inc | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adobe Foundation | Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Center On Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | Core operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter and Elise Haas Fund | East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit well-being | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bragg Health Foundation | Environmental Defense Center | Santa Barbara, CA | General fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | General donation | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James G Boswell Foundation | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 1 of 2 | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James G Boswell Foundation | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 2 of 2 | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Litigation | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | To support ai-product roadmap to reduce incarceration and support policymakers in ethically using ai | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | Core operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | Support for violence reduction research and practice network | $472,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Western Center On Law and Poverty | Los Angeles, CA | To support implementation of the california momnibus bill (sb 65); expand access to home visitation; and provide resources for pregnant and parenting students and educational institutions | $466,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | Advancing paid family leave in california | $430,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elma Foundation (us) | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Project support for scaling safety, a joint venture by the alliance for safety and justice and community based public safety collective to transform u.s. public safety in five cities through subgrants | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Love Never Fails | Dublin, CA | To support Better Careers in California | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | Core grant | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The James Irvine Foundation | Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | To support Fair Work in California | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Core operating support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Grove Foundation | Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | San Mateo, CA | General support, power building convening smc | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenthal Family Foundation | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | Core operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Center On Juvenile and Criminal Justice | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Center On Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Crop Organization | Oakland, CA | To create integrated pathways to economic mobility for formerly incarcerated individuals | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Designing Justice & Designing Spaces | Oakland, CA | Core operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | Project support grant to continue and implement a comprehensive strategic platform to support families in building generational wealth. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | To support the homeless veterans project | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Legal Services for Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | To participate in the sf youth justice initiative | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | To support individual legal assistance and systems advocacy to improve outcomes for youth in los angeles county foster care | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Uncommon Law | Oakland, CA | To support the parole reform initiative | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | Core support to advance effective violence reduction strategies at the state and local jurisdictional levels | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Dream Machine Innovation Lab | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose | $285,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Just Detention International | Los Angeles, CA | To support a cohort of prison wardens to participate in a leadership academy and develop/implement reforms. | $284,203 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | General support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | Core operating support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | For the Child Inc | Long Beach, CA | To expand the agencys headquarters | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Anti Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | Pathways - investment to create pathways to family wage-earning jobs in los angeles | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Anti-Recidivism Coalition | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | Promise of an Equitable Future | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | To protect the rights of asian-americans and pacific islanders | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Center for Justice & Accountability | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | To serve bay area immigrants as part of the bay area daca initiative | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | Support for altadena community care & advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Homies Unidos | Los Angeles, CA | General | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Initiate Justice | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfredo and Maria Bubion Charitable Foundation | Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | 2024 core and sponsorship support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Reclaiming liberty in the courts of law and public opinion project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| HN and Frances C Berger Foundation | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | to support the expanding property rights litigation program in California | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | To support assisting with intelligence: using ai to reduce workloads and reduce incarcerated poulations. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Smart Family Fund | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | Recidiviz funding request 2024 | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Youth Law Center | San Fransisco, CA | Early Care and Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | To support the eviction prevention and housing instability program. | $235,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | For general support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | Support for tennessee youth justice reform advocacy | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paul Bechtner Foundation | Project Avary | San Rafael, CA | Support children of incarc. parents | $220,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenberg Foundation | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Support for californians for safety and justice | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | 80568 advancing policy and systems change that centers the wellbeing of families with low incomes and from historically marginalized communities | $202,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Ahimsa Collective | Oakland, CA | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | Californians for safety and justice - promoting community health | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Support for sisterhood trust | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Callisto | San Francisco, CA | To enable the grantee to build a data infrastructure that will enable future research on the effects of the grantee's platform on reporting and criminal investigations of sexual assault. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Coalition To Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | Los Angeles, CA | To provide direct services to survivors of human trafficking that increase their self-sufficiency and to advance a network of survivors for survivor-led advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Designing Justice & Designing Spaces | Oakland, CA | For general support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Immigrant Defenders Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Legacy La Youth Development Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | National Housing & Community Development Law Project | San Francisco, CA | To increase housing opportunities for justice-involved individuals through strategic litigation and federal agency reform efforts. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Searle Freedom Trust | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Journalism | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelson Foundation | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | To work on education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weingart Foundation | Timelist Group | Lancaster, CA | Unrestricted operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Western Center On Law and Poverty Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Families and Communities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | To increase the impact of adolescent development research on child welfare policy and practice with particular attention to effective parenting of transitional aged youth | $195,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | To provide general operating support | $194,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Castleman Family Foundation | Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | General support | $186,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Legal Services of Northern California | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | To provide general operating support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Recidiviz Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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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.