American Civil Liberties Union Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 13-3871360

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$19.7M

Foundation funders

180

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds American Civil Liberties Union Inc?

American Civil Liberties Union Inc is funded by 180 grantmakers, led by Open Society Action Fund Inc ($5.6M), Sandler Foundation ($4.0M), The Just Trust for Action ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.7M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union Inc between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Open Society Action Fund Inc$5,560,00012024
Sandler Foundation$4,000,00022024–2025
The Just Trust for Action$3,000,00012024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$1,425,00022024–2025
SJS Partners Inc DBA SJS PARTNERS ACTION FUND INC$1,000,00012024
Kaphan Foundation$628,70012024
Mariposa Foundation Inc$500,00012024
The Austin & Gabriela Hearst Foundation$250,00012025
Payne Family Trust$238,95512024
Tara Health Foundation$210,00022024
The Millstream Fund Inc$200,00022024–2025
A&J Kay Family Foundation$174,00022024–2025
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies$150,00022024–2025
Elizabeth Cavanaugh Char Tr XXX-XX-XXXX$143,12322024–2025
The JCDRP Family Foundation Inc$100,00012024
The Fat Tire Foundation$100,00012024
Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Tides Advocacy$100,00012024
Agape Foundation$78,51822024–2025
Suggs Family Foundation$77,90522024–2025
The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc$75,00022024–2025
New Hampshire Democracy Fund$75,00012024
Albert and Elaine Borchard$62,00012025
The Green Fund Inc$60,00022024–2025
Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633$52,36822024–2025
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The Cravens Foundation$50,00012025
Brownington Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Paul S Nadler Family Charitable$50,00022024–2025
The Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Fdn$50,00022024–2025
Adam R Bronfman Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
The F G K Foundation 009090-001$45,00022024–2025
Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char Trust$40,00022024–2025
Robert J Bauer Family Foundation$40,00012024
Growing Tree Foundation$40,00012024
Ttees the Edith W Mac Guire Char Tr$35,00022024–2025
Xeric Foundation$35,00022024–2025
The Dr Maxwell Hurston Family Foun$35,00012024
Vera Action Inc$32,94512025
Filomen M D'Agostino Foundation$25,00012026
Fishman Family Foundation Inc$25,00012025
State Democracy Defenders Action D/B/a Democracy Defenders Action$25,00012024
Stuart R Abelson Foundation$25,00012024
Nayar Family Foundation$25,00012024
Universal Music All Together Now$25,00012024
The Patriot Foundation$25,00012024
Benton-Yang Foundation$22,50012024
The Glustrom Family Foundation Inc$20,00012025
The Dobson Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Teiger Foundation$20,00012025
Hamilton Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Good Words Foundation$20,00012024
Global Village Charitable Trust$18,00012025
White Lily Foundation$16,00012025
The Leland & Julia Scheu Family$15,00012024
Zeldin Family Foundation$10,50012025
Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation$10,50012025
Daniel M Neidich & Brooke Garber$10,00012026
Mandel Foundation$10,00022025–2026
Moyse Family Foundation$10,00012025
The George and Alice Rich$10,00012025
Jane Beasley Foundation$10,00012025
The H and R Feinberg$10,00012025
The McKeen Foundation$10,00012025
Hugh R Lamle Foundation$10,00012025
Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$10,00012025
Stone Family Foundation$10,00012025
The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation$10,00012024
The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation$10,00012024
The Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund$10,00012024
Birches Foundation$10,00012024
The Wanda Bobowski Fund$10,00012024
Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Frank & Roslyn Grobman Foundation$9,50012025
The Seaver Institute$9,50012024
Abner & Mildred Levine Family$9,00012025
YHB Charitable Endowment Inc$9,00012024
Sternberg Charitable Foundation$7,52212024
Ellen H Atterbury and Malcolm Atterbury Jr$7,20012026
The LEF Foundation$7,00012025
Russell Colgate Fund Inc$6,00012025
McNeill Charitable Foundation Inc$6,00012025
Driver Family Foundation$6,00012025
Marian F and Horace Y Rogers$6,00012025
Wolff Family Foundation$6,00012025
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Jill & Bradford Gordon Family Foundation$5,00012025
Malin Family Foundation$5,00012025
Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust XXXXX8006$5,00012025
Bessoncooper Fund Inc$5,00012025
Luetkemeyer Jr Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Meah Family Foundation$5,00012025
Claire & Meyer Frank & Leann Frank$5,00012025
EGL Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Robert and Joan Rothberg Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Philip & Patricia Muck Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
Marvin & Sylvia Rubin Private Family$5,00012025
Silton Family Foundation$4,50012025
Elbridge & Evelyn Stuart Foundation 26000118300$4,00012025
Harold W Ritchey Family Foundation$4,00012025
Frenzel Family Charitable Foundation$4,00012025
Smith Family Foundation Trust$3,50012025
Sadhana M & Triveni N Upadhyay$3,00012025
Norvell Family Foundation$3,00012025
Richard James McCann Foundation$3,00012025
Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation$3,00012025
Daniel J and Edith a Ehrlich$2,88412025
World Charity Foundation$2,80012025
NM Morris Family Foundation$2,60012025
Andrew J & Anita G Frankel Family$2,58812025
The Jatoma Charitable Foundation$2,50012025
Alan M & Mildred S Ravenal Foundation$2,50012025
Stewart Family Foundation$2,00012025
Anthony a Schmidt Family Foundation$2,00012025
Crowell Family Foundation 7522-XXXXXX00058$2,00012025
The Pamela Howard Family Foundation Inc$2,00012025
The Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundati$2,00012025
The Barbara Picasso Rex Foundation$2,00012025
Christina Heroy Foundation$2,00012025
Cooper Foundation for Neurologic$2,00012025
Janet Stone Jones Foundation$2,00012025
Schapiro Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Goldberg Family Foundation$2,00012025
The Drake Instrument Foundation$2,00012025
Sam Spiegel Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund$1,75012025
Ossen Family Foundation$1,50012025
The Brian D Stevens Foundation$1,50012025
Henry E & Annabel S Larzelere$1,50012025
The Meryl & Christopher Lewis Foundation$1,50012025
Ellen M & Peter M Klein Foundation$1,25012025
Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Pickard Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Kanter Kallman Foundation$1,00012025
Rohit & Katharine Desai Family$1,00012025
Joseph Suchman Memorial Foundation$1,00012025
The Redel Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Ann W & Peter Williams Family Fund$1,00012025
Eddie and Jo Allison Smith$1,00012025
Nachtsheim Family Foundation$1,00012025
Curtis Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Murthynayak Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Kristina Kayser & Lowell Weiner Family Foundation$1,00012025
S & S Campbell Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
The Jeanne Myerson and John Cate Family$1,00012025
Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008$1,00012025
Elizabeth M Gitt Foundation$1,00012025
The Andrew Allen Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
Marvin D and Melissa U Gill$1,00012025
Jonathan CS Cox Family Foundation$75012025
Simpson Family Fund$65012025
Bernard & Nita Trugman Charitable Trust$54012025
George and Arlene Rusch Memorial Foundation$50012025
The Ivywood Foundation$50012025
David G Taft Foundation$50012025
Gatchell Family Foundation$50012025
Burton W Ruder Family Foundation$50012025
Paisner Family Charitable Foundation$50012025
Kadri Charitable Foundation$50012025
Dr Lloyd and Kay Chapman Charitable Fund$50012025
Hixon Family Foundation$50012025
The Rabina Foundation$50012025
Greene Family Foundation$50012025
Edwin & Elayne Gross Charitable Fnd$41412025
Weinerman Foundation Inc$35012025
The Penniman Foundation Inc$35012025
Cutler Stephens Foundation$35012025
The Guide Foundation$30012025
Alice and Jaclyn Houseknecht$30012025
Performing Arts Foundation$30012025
The Michael and Phyllis Warren Family$30012025
The Chazen Foundation$25012025
The Shana Alexander Charitable$25012025
The Lorraine Beckhamashe Foundation$15012025
High Five Foundation II$10012025
Ara & Edma Dumanian Foundation$10012025
Goldenberg Family Charitable Foundation$10012025
Carol and Warren Sinsheimer$10012025
The Kellam Foundation Inc$10012025
Traditional Medicinals Foundation$5012025
The Lodish Family Foundation Inc$4612025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M52 grants2024 144 grants2025 4 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2026) to $14.9M (2024). In 2026 it made 4 grants totaling $47K.

What grants has American Civil Liberties Union Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Filomen M D'Agostino FoundationTO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC FUNCTIONS WITH THE PURVIEW OF SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE FOUNDATION.$25,000
2026Daniel M Neidich & Brooke GarberGENERAL CHARITABLES$10,000
2026Ellen H Atterbury and Malcolm Atterbury JrSUPPORT OF DAILY OPERATIONS$7,200
2026Mandel FoundationGIFT$5,000
2025Sandler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000,000
2025Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationGENERAL DONATION$1,100,000
2025The Austin & Gabriela Hearst FoundationGENERAL$250,000
2025A&J Kay Family FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION$146,000
2025The Millstream Fund IncSUPPORT FOR THE FIGHT FOR FAIR VOTING RIGHTS$100,000
2025Epstein Teicher PhilanthropiesGENERAL PURPOSES$75,000
2025Elizabeth Cavanaugh Char Tr XXX-XX-XXXXGENERAL SUPPORT$74,010
2025Agape FoundationTO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT VOTER SUPPRESSION AND TO SUPPORT GENDER AND SEXUAL EQUALITY PROGRAMMING.$63,518
2025Albert and Elaine BorchardFELLOWSHIP$62,000
2025Suggs Family FoundationPROTECT CIVIL LIBERTIES$52,278
2025The Cravens FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2025The Kaplen Brothers Fund IncWHERE NEEDED MOST$50,000
2025Brownington Foundation IncGENERAL FUNDING$50,000
2025Vera Action IncGENERAL SUPPORT$32,945
2025The Green Fund IncGENERAL$30,000
2025The F G K Foundation 009090-001GENERAL PURPOSE$30,000
2025Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633GENERAL SUPPORT$27,368
2025Paul S Nadler Family CharitableGENERAL$25,000
2025The Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes FdnGENERAL$25,000
2025Fishman Family Foundation IncGENERAL$25,000
2025Ttees the Edith W Mac Guire Char TrGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2025Xeric FoundationGENERAL CONTRIBUTION$20,000
2025The Glustrom Family Foundation IncTo help defend and perserve individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights for all people$20,000
2025The Dobson Foundation IncTO ACCOMPLISH 501C3 PURPOSE$20,000
2025Teiger FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT.$20,000
2025Jeannette and H Peter Kriendler Char TrustORGANIZATION'S GENERAL$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds American Civil Liberties Union Inc?

American Civil Liberties Union Inc is funded by 180 grantmakers, led by Open Society Action Fund Inc ($5.6M), Sandler Foundation ($4.0M), The Just Trust for Action ($3.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.7M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union Inc between 2024–2026.

Who is American Civil Liberties Union Inc's largest funder?

Open Society Action Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of American Civil Liberties Union Inc, with $5.6M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has American Civil Liberties Union Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $19.7M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union Inc across 200 grants from 180 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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