Equal Justice Initiative

Montgomery, AL ·EIN 63-1135091 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$27.3M received 183 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds Equal Justice Initiative?

Equal Justice Initiative is funded by 183 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($5.0M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($2.0M), Champions of Love Foundation Inc ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $27.3M in grants to Equal Justice Initiative between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Freedom Together Foundation$5,000,00012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$2,010,50012024
Champions of Love Foundation Inc$2,000,00012024
Wend II Inc$2,000,00012024
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc$2,000,00012024
National Philanthropic Trust$1,543,75012024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$1,071,80012024
Adobe Foundation$1,000,00012024
The Klarman Family Foundation$1,000,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$897,72612024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$687,50022024
Network for Good$589,28312024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$500,00012024
Fulk Family Foundation Inc$500,00012024
Surdna Foundation Inc$371,74612024
The Chicago Community Trust$361,00012024
The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable$250,00012024
The Hearthland Foundation$250,00012024
The Smith Family Foundation Inc$230,00022024–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$229,33222024
Lum Foundation$200,00012024
Seattle Foundation$200,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$195,00012024
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc$150,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$131,00012024
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Ferrell-paulin Family Foundation Inc$100,00012024
The McCance Foundation$100,00012024
Crankstart Foundation$100,00012024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$100,00012024
The Hershey Family Foundation$100,00012024
The Ellis Foundation Inc 26-28165$100,00022024
Impactassetsinc$93,80012024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$89,37512024
Timken Matthews Family Foundation$80,00022024–2025
Select Equity Group Foundation$75,00012024
Frontstream Global Fund$68,95112024
California Community Foundation$65,20012024
The Chris and Melody Malachowsky$60,00012024
Adrian Family Foundation$60,00022024
Tides Foundation$55,00012024
The Community Foundation Inc$52,80012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$50,71012024
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation$50,00012024
Roaring Brook Family Foundation$50,00012024
Resnick Foundation$50,00012024
Pacers Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Stuart & Jesse Abelson Foundation$50,00012024
Allegis Group Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Revada Foundation$50,00012024
The Lookout Foundation$50,00012024
Margaret Cameron and James M$50,00012024
Laurie Kayden Foundation$50,00012024
The Minneapolis Foundation$47,50022024–2025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$47,50012024
The Neall Family Charitable Foundation$45,00022024–2025
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$42,50012024
James S Peterson Foundation$40,00012024
The San Francisco Foundation$39,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$38,77712024
The Kaufmann Foundation$37,00022024
Sweetwater Foundation Charitable Trust$35,02412024
Essex County Community Foundation Inc$35,00022024–2025
Fresh Sound Foundation Inc$35,00012024
America's Charities$32,38612024
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund$31,50022024–2025
Krishnan-shah Family Foundation Inc$30,00012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$29,50012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$26,50022024–2025
Fiduciary Charitable Foundation$26,15012024
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing$25,77012024
PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne$25,71012024
Charlottesville Area Community$25,50012024
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Spingold Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Edwin J and Barbara R Berkowitz$25,00012024
Community Foundation for Southeast$25,00012024
Marble Fund Inc$25,00012024
Abrams Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$25,00012024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$25,00012024
Mannheim Family Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Fine and Greenwald Foundation$25,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$24,00012024
Edward & Verna Gerbic Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Nan H Altmayer Charitable Trust$20,00022024–2025
Kitchings Family Foundation$20,00012024
The Oakfield Foundation$20,00012024
Challenge Fund$20,00012024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$20,00012024
The Community Foundation of Louisville$20,00012024
Inmaat Foundation$20,00012024
Hrh Foundation$20,00012024
Harlow Foundation Inc$20,00022024
Ploughshares Foundation$18,00012024
Daniel J and Edith a Ehrlich$17,25012024
Greater Horizons$17,13012024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$17,00012024
Community Foundation$16,20022024–2025
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater$16,00012024
Santa Barbara Foundation$16,00012024
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable$15,30012024
The Sidley Austin Foundation$15,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group$15,00012024
The C Richard and Olive J Brose Hie$15,00012024
Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation$15,00012024
Friedery Family Foundation$15,00012024
Eck Family Foundation$15,00012024
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$15,00012024
The Harvey S Lowe Jr and Susan$15,00012024
Aria Foundation$15,00012024
The Owenoke Foundation$15,00012024
Mary Catherine Bunting Foundation Inc$13,00012024
Baltimore Community Foundation Inc$13,00012024
Daffy Charitable Fund$12,50412024
Elizabeth and Joseph Massoud Family$12,50012024
The Ben and Shania Grubbs Family$12,36012024
The Denver Foundation$12,30812024
The Vermont Community Foundation$12,25012024
Melvin and Romona Morris Family$10,50012024
Podolsky Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Mark W Blackman & Deborah$10,00012024
David and Anita Keller Foundation$10,00012024
Veterane Family Foundation$10,00012024
Jay E & Wendy G Birnbaum Foundation$10,00012024
The Winfield Foundation$10,00012024
Krupp Smith Family Foundation$10,00012024
Domont Family Foundation$10,00012024
Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation$10,00012024
Artemis Foundation Ltd$10,00012024
GHR Foundation$10,00012024
Alfred and Harriet Feinman Foundation$10,00012024
Claudia Kenyon Charitable Foundation$10,00012024
The Rhode Island Community Foundation$10,00012024
Beatrice Renfield Foundation$10,00012024
Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Salzwedel Family Fund Ltd$10,00012024
The Gant Family Foundation$10,00012024
The Bari Lipp Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The New World Foundation$10,00012024
Cummins-levenstein Charitable Found$10,00012024
Foster-Davis Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Race and Reconciliation in America$10,00012024
Guffey Family Foundation$10,00012024
Arlene & Arnold Goldstein Charitable$10,00012024
The Lumpkin Family Foundation$10,00012024
Leonore Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Peter Jennings Foundation Inc$10,00012024
Smith Family Legacy Foundation$10,00012024
Columbus Foundation$9,80012024
Jewish Community Federation of San$9,78012024
Da Capo Fund$9,50012024
Triangle Community Foundation Inc$9,50012024
Franklin Philanthropic Foundation$9,34012024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$9,14912024
Boston Foundation Inc$9,00012024
The Jewish Federation of Greater$9,00012024
Whitewoods Charitable Foundation$9,00012024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$8,38512024
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Family Foundation$8,00022025
Anderson-rogers Foundation Inc$7,50012024
Mazar Family Charitable Foundation Trust$7,50012024
The Hhd Foundation$7,50012024
United Way of Bergen County$7,32812024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$7,05012024
Ge Aerospace Foundation$7,02212024
Twilight & Marc Freedman Foundation$7,00012024
Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson F$7,00012024
Pledgeling Foundation$6,91612024
East Bay Community Foundation$6,30012024
Ahs Foundation$5,00012025
Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone$5,00012025
The Pfeifer Family Foundation$5,00012025
The George & Wilma Leonard Charitable$5,00012025
Lakshmi Foundation$5,00012025
Cogan Family Foundation$5,00012025
Nsf Foundation$2,00012025
The Franz W Sichel Foundation$2,00012025
Frie Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Rosenfeld Rumford Steckler Family$1,00012025
Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation$1,00012025
Bauchiero Family Foundation$1,00012025
The Barr Foundation$80012025
The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc$10012025

What grants has Equal Justice Initiative received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Smith Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT OF CHARITY$120,000
2025Timken Matthews Family Foundation2024-2025 Unrestricted Grant$50,000
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT$32,000
2025Essex County Community Foundation IncOTHER$25,000
2025The Neall Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$25,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$17,750
2025Johnson Charitable Gift FundGENERAL FUND$11,250
2025Edward & Verna Gerbic Family FoundationCurrent Use for General Charitable Purposes$10,000
2025Nan H Altmayer Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Community FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$5,200
2025Ahs FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2025Peggy Meyerhoff PearlstoneGeneral Purpose of Organization$5,000
2025The Pfeifer Family FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY$5,000
2025The George & Wilma Leonard CharitableELEEMOSYNARY$5,000
2025Lakshmi FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Cogan Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$5,000
2025Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$4,000
2025Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$4,000
2025Nsf FoundationPROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS FOR VULNERABLE$2,000
2025The Franz W Sichel FoundationGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES$2,000
2025Frie Family FoundationCHARITY$1,000
2025The Rosenfeld Rumford Steckler FamilyEDUCATIONAL & TRAINING PROGRAM$1,000
2025Roy G Michell Charitable FoundationUnrestricted$1,000
2025Bauchiero Family FoundationDONATION$1,000
2025The Barr FoundationTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION$800
2025The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$100
2024Freedom Together FoundationCHANGING THE NARRATIVE: RACIAL JUSTICE REFORM IN AMERICA$5,000,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationCivic Participation$2,010,500
2024Champions of Love Foundation IncGENERAL$2,000,000
2024Wend II IncTo Support General Operations$2,000,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Equal Justice Initiative?

Equal Justice Initiative is funded by 183 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($5.0M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($2.0M), Champions of Love Foundation Inc ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $27.3M in grants to Equal Justice Initiative between 2024–2025.

Who is Equal Justice Initiative's largest funder?

Freedom Together Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Equal Justice Initiative, with $5.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Equal Justice Initiative received?

IRS 990 filings record $27.3M in grants to Equal Justice Initiative across 200 grants from 183 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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