The Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

WHEELING, WV EIN: 94-3372036

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is a law firm founded in 1863 in San Francisco, California, where it maintains its headquarters. The firm operates over 25 offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, with more than 1,000 attorneys. The organization specializes in technology, energy, infrastructure, finance, life sciences, and health technology sectors.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$141K

+222.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

-1.9% YoY

Grant Count

60

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

+3.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Foundation Mission: To provide a broad range of charitable and educational programs for individuals, non-profit organizations, governmental entities, and/or the general public.

Primary Focus Areas: The foundation's grantmaking concentrates on philanthropy, voluntarism, grantmaking, and public benefit programs.

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily supports organizations in California, with demonstrated funding activity in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley regions.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Foundation Assets: $140,943 (2024); $43,741 (2023)

Total Giving: $1,371,691 (2024)

Total Revenues: $1,331,369 (2023)

Total Expenses: $1,379,781 (2023)

Law Firm Revenue: $1.59 billion (2024)

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$404K$808K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$140,943$43,741$92,155
Revenue$1,468,893$1,331,369$1,432,690
Expenses$1,371,691$1,379,781$1,437,850
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$328K$655K$983K$1M70 grants202059 grants202162 grants202263 grants202360 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICO…$50KLAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CI…$50KNEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANC…$40KPILNET$40KBAY AREA LEGAL AID$35KNEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE…$35KJUSTICE AND DIVERSITY CE…$33KCOLORECTAL CANCER ALLIANCE$30KLAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW…$30KNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INNO…$30K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

237<$50K13$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Mitch Zuklie serves as chairman of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MITCH ZUKLIECEO - DIRECTOR
J PETER COLLDIRECTOR
CARL F LYONDIRECTOR
DAVID FRIESDIRECTOR
KING MILLINGDIRECTOR
JESSICA PERRYDIRECTOR
CHRIS VEJNOSKASECRETARY - DIRECTOR

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The law firm has received recognition for its pro bono work:

2025

Named NVLSP's 2025 Pro Bono Partner of the Year

Orrick Named NVLSP\u2019s 2025 Pro Bono Partner of the Year
2023

Honored by Lawyers for Good Government with the 2023 Outstanding Pro Bono Partner Award

In Celebration of Pro Bono Week, Lawyers for Good Government Honors Orrick\
2022

Recognized as a Pro Bono Innovators 2022 Honoree

Pro Bono Innovators 2022 Honoree Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
2026

The firm also won recognition at the 2026 Legalweek Awards for lawyer training on GenAI and eDiscovery innovation.

Orrick Wins for Lawyer Training on GenAI and eDiscovery Innovation at the

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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