Legal Momentum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025
Total received
$1.1M
Foundation funders
39
Grants recorded
86
Years covered
2020–2025
Who funds Legal Momentum?
Legal Momentum is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation ($168K), The Chicago Community Trust ($108K), Jim and Dede Bartlett Foundation ($102K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Legal Momentum between 2020–2025.
Show all 39 funders
| The Greene-milstein Family Foundation | $5,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Carol Bernick Family Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable | $4,500 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Gorlitz Foundation Ltd | $3,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Honeybee Foundation | $2,880 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| The Rock Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bristol-myers Squibb Foundation Inc | $1,750 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Guy Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 2024 |
| Morton & Sophia Macht Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| Patricia M Hynes | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Robert L & Ellen D Stern Foundation | $1,000 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| American Express Foundation | $250 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | $200 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklyn Ellenbogen Jr | $125 | 3 | 2021–2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Legal Momentum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable | GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Honeybee Foundation | CHARITABLE/CIVIC | $720 |
| 2025 | Franklyn Ellenbogen Jr | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50 |
| 2024 | Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Univision Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The New York Community Trust | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation | CHARITABLE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Fiduciary Charitable Foundation | DONATIONS | $22,500 |
| 2024 | The Sidley Austin Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $18,750 |
| 2024 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Nancy E Barton Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $3,000 |
| 2024 | The Woods and Gil Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION | $2,900 |
| 2024 | Stanley Shalom Zielony Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $2,500 |
| 2024 | The Greene-milstein Family Foundation | CHARITABLE SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable | GENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Honeybee Foundation | CHARITABLE/CIVIC | $540 |
| 2024 | Big Guy Foundation Inc | Donation | $500 |
| 2024 | Big Guy Foundation Inc | Donation | $500 |
| 2023 | Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | $52,500 |
| 2023 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2023 | The New York Community Trust | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Fiduciary Charitable Foundation | DONATIONS | $15,000 |
| 2023 | The Ayco Charitable Foundation | MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES | $11,000 |
| 2023 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,674 |
| 2023 | Stanley Shalom Zielony Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2023 | The Nancy E Barton Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $3,000 |
| 2023 | The Woods and Gil Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION | $2,700 |
Showing 30 most recent of 86 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Legal Momentum?
Legal Momentum is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation ($168K), The Chicago Community Trust ($108K), Jim and Dede Bartlett Foundation ($102K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Legal Momentum between 2020–2025.
Who is Legal Momentum's largest funder?
Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Legal Momentum, with $168K across 4 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Legal Momentum received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.1M in grants to Legal Momentum across 86 grants from 39 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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