Equal Justice Works

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 52-1469738

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$27.6M

Foundation funders

88

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Equal Justice Works?

Equal Justice Works is funded by 88 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($2.9M), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($2.8M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $27.6M in grants to Equal Justice Works between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Freedom Together Foundation$2,900,00042021–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$2,837,245122021–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$2,500,00022021–2022
Maryland Legal Services Corporation$1,500,00032022–2024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,500,00032021–2023
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation$1,208,00042021–2024
Legal Services Corporation$1,107,50032022–2024
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$1,025,02842021–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$844,52932022–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$699,50032022–2024
The Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman$678,00052021–2025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$675,94032022–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$575,51842021–2024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$562,00042021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$503,00042021–2024
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation$482,50042021–2024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$474,00042021–2024
Arnold & Porter Foundation$407,00032022–2024
Texas Access to Justice Foundation$390,00012021
Fenwick Community Fund$347,00042022–2024
Mc Dermott Will and Emery Charitable Foundation$302,00032022–2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$300,00032022–2024
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$275,00012024
Boston Foundation Inc$258,25032021–2024
Munger Tolles & Olson Foundation$256,08032022–2024
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Danaher Foundation$255,00022022
California Community Foundation$250,00012021
Crowell & Moring Foundation$237,50032022–2024
The Sidley Austin Foundation$230,00032022–2024
Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc$210,00032022–2024
The Leonard & Robert Weintraub Family Foundation Inc$207,00032022–2024
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts$205,97122022–2024
Lorenzini Family Foundation$201,00022022–2023
The Albertsons Companies Foundation$200,00022024–2025
4 Girls Foundation Inc$151,00032022–2024
The Abell Foundation Inc$150,00012022
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation$141,50012024
Furtherjustice Foundation Inc$125,00032022–2025
The Community Foundation of Middle$125,00012024
Jones Day Foundation$116,50032022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$115,00032022–2024
The Minneapolis Foundation$112,50012025
The South Carolina Bar Foundation$112,00012025
Gorder Family Foundation$105,07832022–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$100,82022022–2024
Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock$100,50022022–2023
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$95,00032022–2024
The Ottinger Foundation Inc$94,50012022
Faegre Drinker Foundation$78,50032022–2024
Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation Inc$78,00022023–2024
Jackson Lewis Foundation$75,00032022–2024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur$75,00012022
The Ford Foundation$75,00012022
The Rossotti Family Foundation$69,50012024
Ph Foundation$69,00012024
Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina$65,00032022–2024
Perkins Coie Foundation$61,40032022–2024
Lohengrin Foundation Inc$54,00032022–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$50,00012022
The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation$50,00012022
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$45,00022023–2024
California Changelawyers$41,50012024
Kebok Foundation Agency$30,00022023–2024
Robins Kaplan Foundation$30,00022023
Quinn Emanuel Foundation$30,00012022
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation$30,00012022
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$26,00022023–2024
The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation$25,00022022–2024
Ms Foundation for Women Inc$25,00012023
The Community Foundation Inc$25,00012023
Smith Family Benevolent Fund$21,21722023–2024
Ashbritt Foundation Inc$20,00022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$17,50022022–2023
John Dewitt Gregory Charitable Trust$15,00022023–2024
Raikes Foundation$10,82512024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012024
Water Foundation$10,00012024
North Carolina Community Foundation$10,00012023
United Way of King County$10,00012023
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012022
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$10,00012022
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$10,00012022
The San Francisco Foundation$10,00012022
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation$6,80912024
Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc$4,70012024
Middle Road Foundation$1,00012022
Western Union Foundation$75022022–2023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M17 grants202162 grants202255 grants202361 grants20245 grants2025

What grants has Equal Justice Works received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Albertsons Companies FoundationOTHER$150,000
2025The Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanGENERAL PURPOSE.$149,000
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, HUMAN SERVICES$112,500
2025The South Carolina Bar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$112,000
2025Furtherjustice Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2024Maryland Legal Services CorporationGENERAL SUPPORT$666,666
2024Freedom Together FoundationDISRUPTING EVICTIONS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY THROUGH THE EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS HOUSING JUSTICE PROGRAM$650,000
2024Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$510,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSUPPORT EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT$370,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$336,000
2024The Morrison & Foerster FoundationFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, GENERAL SUPPORT$335,000
2024The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$324,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncSUPPORT EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT$282,000
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationEXPANDING DISASTER RESILIENCE IN THE MIDWEST$275,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$251,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$229,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$150,000
2024Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationGENERAL DONATION$148,000
2024Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsMOBILIZING A LEGAL FELLOWSHIP COHORT TO ADDRESS THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE OPIOID CRISIS$143,971
2024Arnold & Porter FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$142,500
2024The Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanGENERAL PURPOSE.$142,500
2024Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz FoundationGENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT$141,500
2024Albert & Anne Mansfield FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$140,000
2024Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoGENERAL$137,500
2024The Community Foundation of MiddleTO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL AID AND SURVIVOR ADVOCACY FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND SURVIVORS OF THE DECEMBER 9, 2023 TORNADOES.$125,000
2024Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$111,500
2024Mc Dermott Will and Emery Charitable Foundation$108,000
2024Munger Tolles & Olson FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$93,000
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor core support of its Disaster Resilience Program$83,300
2024The Sidley Austin FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$82,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Equal Justice Works?

Equal Justice Works is funded by 88 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($2.9M), Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc ($2.8M), WK Kellogg Foundation ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $27.6M in grants to Equal Justice Works between 2021–2025.

Who is Equal Justice Works's largest funder?

Freedom Together Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Equal Justice Works, with $2.9M across 4 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has Equal Justice Works received?

IRS 990 filings record $27.6M in grants to Equal Justice Works across 200 grants from 88 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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