Legal Services Corporation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$8.3M
Foundation funders
31
Grants recorded
83
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Legal Services Corporation?
Legal Services Corporation is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($3.0M), The Ford Foundation ($1.6M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.3M in grants to Legal Services Corporation between 2019–2025.
Show all 31 funders
| Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jerry and Donnis Lausmann Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Tyler Foundation | $2,750 | 1 | 2024 |
| Williams Mullen Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice | $1,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Systems Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $127K (2019) to $2.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $196K.
What grants has Legal Services Corporation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Quinn Emanuel Foundation | CHARITABLE | $51,000 |
| 2025 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Broward Behavioral Health Coalition Inc | MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE | $25,295 |
| 2025 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF THE PROTECTING THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Gulton Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIVIL COURT DATA INITIATIVE | $600,000 |
| 2024 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | MIDWEST LEGAL DISASTER COORDINATION PROJECT | $450,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LSC 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY AND TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE JUSTICE GAP | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Sidley Austin Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | $50,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | CULTURE & ARTS | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Gulton Foundation Inc | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Perkins Coie Foundation | 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Boston Foundation Inc | Operating Support/Annual Fund | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Broward Behavioral Health Coalition Inc | MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE | $6,080 |
| 2024 | Horner Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Tyler Foundation | Charitable | $2,750 |
| 2024 | The Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice | GENERAL SUPPORT | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | MIDWEST LEGAL DISASTER COORDINATION | $700,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LSC 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LSC 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE LSC 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE CIVIL COURT DATA INITIATIVE | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Reynolds Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The DLA Piper Foundation | GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Sidley Austin Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | in support of events in Chicago to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation and its work in the State of Illinois | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 83 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Legal Services Corporation?
Legal Services Corporation is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($3.0M), The Ford Foundation ($1.6M), The Andrew W Mellon Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.3M in grants to Legal Services Corporation between 2019–2025.
Who is Legal Services Corporation's largest funder?
Margaret a Cargill Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Legal Services Corporation, with $3.0M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Legal Services Corporation received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.3M in grants to Legal Services Corporation across 83 grants from 31 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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