American Civil Liberties Union

Honolulu, HI ·EIN 99-0156207 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$4.2M received 73 funders 153 grants · 2018–2025

Who funds American Civil Liberties Union?

American Civil Liberties Union is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Toan-o'brien Foundation ($2.4M), Rosenthal Family Foundation ($380K), The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ($227K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union between 2018–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Toan-o'brien Foundation$2,437,50042020–2023
Rosenthal Family Foundation$380,00052020–2024
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$227,41452020–2024
Tides Advocacy$200,00022022–2023
Kautz Family Foundation$157,50022020–2024
Mhk Foundation Tr$150,00012023
Thornburg Foundation$150,00022021–2022
Lederer Foundation$50,00042021–2024
Minnesota Voice$50,00022020–2021
The Edward and Lucy Minor Family$35,83422020–2021
Flynn Family Foundation$30,00032020–2022
Arthur K Smith Family Foundation Inc$25,00052021–2025
Caliber Foundation$25,00052020–2024
Indiana Progressive Collaborative Inc$21,00012024
Kessler-sachs Charitable Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Dewoskinroskin Foundation$20,00042021–2024
David and Anita Keller Foundation$20,00022020–2021
Nancy & Maurice Lazarus Fund$15,00032022–2024
The Christopher L & M Susan Gust$15,00022022–2023
Block-leavitt Foundation$14,00032020–2022
The Te Foundation$10,00012024
Leon and Gloria Plevin Family$10,00022023–2024
Madeleine H and Mandell L Berman$10,00012020
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater$10,00012020
Washington Regional Association of$10,00012020
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Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$10,00012020
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$9,00022021–2023
Lubetkin Family Foundation$8,50022020–2021
The Fermata Charitable Foundation$8,00032020–2022
The Mellen Foundation Inc$8,00022020–2021
Columbus Foundation$7,10012021
Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family$7,00012023
Battelle Memorial Institute$6,79012020
The Frank Family Foundation Inc$6,00042020–2024
The Dobson Foundation Inc$6,00022022–2023
The Taylor Family Foundation$5,00012025
Steven and Laura Mayer Family Foundation$5,00052020–2024
Susan a & Donald P Babson Foundation$5,00032020–2023
Abel & Judy Friedman Charitable$5,00012022
The John Levy and Gail Rothenberg$5,00012020
Adjlm Foundation$2,00022023–2024
The Salon Family Foundation Inc$1,51052020–2024
Rainbolt Family Foundation$1,50012022
The Hahn-block Family Foundation$1,50022020–2021
The Maple Tree Fund$1,50012020
Rotter Family Foundation Inc$1,47532021–2023
The Phyllis & Donald Epstein Foundation$1,20022021–2022
The May Family Foundation$1,10022023–2024
The Mackenzie Foundation$1,00012025
Ruth a Carver Foundation$1,00012024
Kenwood Foundation 7521-xxxxxx21240$1,00022021–2024
Messinger Family Foundation Inc$1,00012023
Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation$1,00012022
The Pesky Family Foundation Inc$1,00012020
The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin$1,00012020
Dorothy M Tenney Charitable Trust$1,00012020
Robbins Family Foundation Inc$1,00012020
The Yankee Springer Foundation$70012023
The Karl Foundation$60032021–2024
Rothman Charitable Trust$60012020
The Paula and William Bernstein Family$50012024
The Maria Altmann Family Foundation$50032022–2024
Louise K Smith Foundation$50052020–2024
Morrissette Family Foundation Inc$50012020
Arkes Family Foundation$50012018
Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust$35032020–2022
Ernest Lowenstein Foundation Inc$20022023–2024
Robert G Weiss Family Foundation$20022022–2024
Jacob Press Foundation$20022022–2023
The Arthur F and Isadora Dellheim$20022021–2022
Pettus-crowe Foundation Inc$11012020
The Maggie & Michael Delia Foundation I$10012024
Linch Family Foundation$10012020

What grants has American Civil Liberties Union received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Arthur K Smith Family Foundation IncGENERAL FUND$5,000
2025The Taylor Family FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$5,000
2025The Mackenzie FoundationCHARITABLE$1,000
2024Kautz Family Foundationcharitable$155,000
2024Rosenthal Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION$100,000
2024The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPROGRAMATIC SUPPORT$71,946
2024Indiana Progressive Collaborative IncVOTER MOBILIZATION IN PRIORITY DISTRICTS$21,000
2024Lederer FoundationCHARITABLE$20,000
2024The Te FoundationCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
2024Caliber FoundationGENERAL USE OF THE CHARITY$10,000
2024Kessler-sachs Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED$10,000
2024Arthur K Smith Family Foundation IncGENERAL FUND$5,000
2024Nancy & Maurice Lazarus FundGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
2024Dewoskinroskin FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Leon and Gloria Plevin FamilyGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024The Frank Family Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$1,500
2024Adjlm FoundationCHARITABLE$1,000
2024Steven and Laura Mayer Family FoundationUnrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt purpose$1,000
2024Ruth a Carver FoundationEDUCATIONAL$1,000
2024The May Family FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$600
2024Kenwood Foundation 7521-xxxxxx21240UNRESTRICED FOR GENERAL$500
2024The Paula and William Bernstein FamilyCIVIC AND COMMUNITY$500
2024The Salon Family Foundation IncCHARITABLE$500
2024The Karl FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$300
2024The Maria Altmann Family FoundationPROGRAM ACTIVITIES$150
2024Ernest Lowenstein Foundation IncCHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL$100
2024Louise K Smith FoundationGENERAL$100
2024The Maggie & Michael Delia Foundation IOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$100
2024Robert G Weiss Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSES$100
2023Toan-o'brien FoundationPUBLIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES$187,500

Showing 30 most recent of 153 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds American Civil Liberties Union?

American Civil Liberties Union is funded by 73 grantmakers, led by Toan-o'brien Foundation ($2.4M), Rosenthal Family Foundation ($380K), The Greater Cincinnati Foundation ($227K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union between 2018–2025.

Who is American Civil Liberties Union's largest funder?

Toan-o'brien Foundation is the largest recorded funder of American Civil Liberties Union, with $2.4M across 4 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has American Civil Liberties Union received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.2M in grants to American Civil Liberties Union across 153 grants from 73 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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