Bay Area Legal Aid
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$42.8M
Foundation funders
49
Grants recorded
157
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Bay Area Legal Aid?
Bay Area Legal Aid is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($32.1M), Tipping Point Community ($1.8M), Kazan McClain Partners' Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $42.8M in grants to Bay Area Legal Aid between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $659K (2019) to $7.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $7.6M.
What grants has Bay Area Legal Aid received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Legal Services Corporation | CIVIL LEGAL AID | $6,077,900 |
| 2025 | Economic Justice Center | Distribution on dissolution of this Organization. | $862,539 |
| 2025 | Family Violence Law Center | Pass-through subgrantee | $188,262 |
| 2025 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | General Operating Support | $135,000 |
| 2025 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Contra Costa Legal Safety Net Project | $80,000 |
| 2025 | Equal Justice Works | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | $59,000 |
| 2025 | Richmond Community Foundation | Economic Development | $56,986 |
| 2025 | The Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Foundation | SUPPORT FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GENERAL PUBLIC | $35,000 |
| 2025 | Stand for Families Free of Violence | RESTRAINING ORDERS | $21,089 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $13,500 |
| 2025 | Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services | LEGAL ASSISTANCE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $7,800 |
| 2025 | Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | GENERAL OPERATING | $6,000 |
| 2024 | Legal Services Corporation | CIVIL LEGAL AID | $5,534,244 |
| 2024 | Crankstart Foundation | TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF FINES AND FEES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME BAY AREA RESIDENTS | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Kazan McClain Partners' Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Sunlight Giving | GENERAL SUPPORT, $145,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS | $145,000 |
| 2024 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | General Operating Support | $135,000 |
| 2024 | Family Violence Law Center | Pass-through subgrantee | $118,788 |
| 2024 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Contra Costa Legal Safety Net Project | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Morrison & Foerster Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Health, Housing And Justice Initiative In Alameda | $75,000 |
| 2024 | National Legal Aid and Defender Association | NLADA RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE ABUSE PREVENTION PROJECT (NTAPP) FROM A CY PRES AWARD IN KRAKAUER (O/B/O A CLASS OF PERSONS) V. DISH NETWORK, LLC. NTAPP SUPPORTS CONSUMER PROTECTION WORK AT LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SPECIFICALLY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN ELIGIBLE MATTERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ATTORNEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING AND RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER (NCLC). NTAPP INCLUDES NLADA AS THE FUNDER AND CONVENER, ALONG WITH SELECTED LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. | $70,905 |
| 2024 | Richmond Community Foundation | Economic Development | $56,986 |
| 2024 | The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Public Safety | $37,332 |
| 2024 | The Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Foundation | SUPPORT FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GENERAL PUBLIC | $35,000 |
| 2024 | Stand for Families Free of Violence | RESTRAINING ORDERS | $21,089 |
| 2024 | The William G Gilmore Foundation | LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME DISABLED ADULTS PROJECT | $20,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Bay Area Legal Aid?
Bay Area Legal Aid is funded by 49 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($32.1M), Tipping Point Community ($1.8M), Kazan McClain Partners' Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $42.8M in grants to Bay Area Legal Aid between 2019–2025.
Who is Bay Area Legal Aid's largest funder?
Legal Services Corporation is the largest recorded funder of Bay Area Legal Aid, with $32.1M across 6 grants (2020–2025).
How much grant funding has Bay Area Legal Aid received?
IRS 990 filings record $42.8M in grants to Bay Area Legal Aid across 157 grants from 49 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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