Bay Area Legal Aid

Oakland, CA ·EIN 94-1631316 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$33.9M received 44 funders 118 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Bay Area Legal Aid?

Bay Area Legal Aid is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($26.0M), Tipping Point Community ($1.3M), Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $33.9M in grants to Bay Area Legal Aid between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Legal Services Corporation$25,985,66452020–2024
Tipping Point Community$1,324,50022020–2021
Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation$1,128,85052020–2024
Sunlight Giving$1,030,000112019–2024
The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation$630,00052020–2024
The San Francisco Foundation$627,50032021–2024
Crankstart Foundation$600,00022023–2024
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation$425,00052020–2024
The Shaw Family Endowment Fund$300,00032020–2023
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation$230,00052020–2024
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation$225,00032022–2024
Community Foundation of the Napa Valley$180,00032020–2023
East Bay Community Foundation$164,80022020–2023
The William G Gilmore Foundation$100,00052020–2024
Walter S Johnson Foundation$100,00012020
Stand for Families Free of Violence$97,50752020–2024
Neil & Amelia Mcdaniel Charitable Trust$90,00032020–2022
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$75,00012024
East Bay Community Law Center$73,94022020–2023
National Legal Aid and Defender$70,90512024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$66,33252020–2024
The Zellerbach Family Foundation$50,00012020
The Skadden Foundation$37,46612023
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$35,00012023
Jewish Community Federation of San$31,95042020–2023

Showing top 25 of 44 funders by total given.

What grants has Bay Area Legal Aid received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Stern Sidney Memorial TuwGENERAL OPERATING$6,000
2024Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$5,534,244
2024Crankstart FoundationTO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF FINES AND FEES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME BAY AREA RESIDENTS$300,000
2024Kazan Mcclain Partners' FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2024The San Francisco FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$200,000
2024Sunlight GivingGENERAL SUPPORT, $145,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS$145,000
2024The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationGeneral Operating Support$135,000
2024The Morrison & Foerster FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024Kaiser Foundation HospitalsHealth, Housing And Justice Initiative In Alameda$75,000
2024Dean and Margaret Lesher FoundationContra Costa Legal Safety Net Project$75,000
2024National Legal Aid and DefenderNLADA 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
2024The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationPublic Safety$37,332
2024Stand for Families Free of ViolenceRESTRAINING ORDERS$21,089
2024The William G Gilmore FoundationLEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME DISABLED ADULTS PROJECT$20,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$16,364
2024The Emily Benatar FoundationGENERAL & UNRESTRICTED$6,000
2024Bellis Demarest Gregg FoundationGENERAL FUND$6,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2024Stern Sidney Memorial TuwGENERAL OPERATING$4,000
2024Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024The Passport FoundationEmployee Matching$250
2023Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$5,534,244
2023Crankstart FoundationTO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF FINES AND FEES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME BAY AREA RESIDENTS$300,000
2023Kazan Mcclain Partners' FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$235,500
2023East Bay Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT, CONTRA COSTA MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP, GENERAL SUPPORT$153,800
2023Sunlight GivingGENERAL SUPPORT, $145,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS$145,000
2023The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationGeneral Operating Support$135,000
2023The San Francisco FoundationPROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023The Shaw Family Endowment FundGENERAL$100,000

Showing 30 most recent of 118 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Bay Area Legal Aid?

Bay Area Legal Aid is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($26.0M), Tipping Point Community ($1.3M), Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $33.9M 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 $26.0M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Bay Area Legal Aid received?

IRS 990 filings record $33.9M in grants to Bay Area Legal Aid across 118 grants from 44 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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