Lone Star Legal Aid

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Houston, TX EIN 74-1537787

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$109.6M

Foundation funders

29

Grants recorded

63

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Lone Star Legal Aid?

Lone Star Legal Aid is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($97.8M), Texas Access to Justice Foundation ($5.8M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $109.6M in grants to Lone Star Legal Aid between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M1 grants201912 grants202015 grants202114 grants20227 grants202310 grants20244 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2019) to $21.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $18.3M.

What grants has Lone Star Legal Aid received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$18,262,545
2025Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$61,416
2025Houston Young Lawyers FoundationHYLF Grant Program$13,044
2025Paul S Nadler Family CharitableGENERAL$10,000
2024Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$17,134,910
2024Texas Access to Justice Foundation—$3,538,341
2024John D and Catherine T MacarthurTO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TEAM$500,000
2024Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE$200,000
2024Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward environmental justice legal services along the upper Texas coast$75,000
2024The Henderson-Wessendorff FoundationFUND FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME RICHMOND /ROSENBERG RESIDENTS$35,000
2024Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia WGeneral support$35,000
2024Local Initiatives Support CorporationSEE PART IV$25,000
2024Paul S Nadler Family CharitableGENERAL$10,000
2024Sumner Gerard FoundationUNRESTRICTED$1,000
2023Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$17,793,641
2023John D and Catherine T Macarthurto support the work of the Environmental Justice Team$250,000
2023Deer Creek FoundationFOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, CITIZEN MOBILIZATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION AIMED AT HELPING THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT DECISIONS IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, AND ENSURING THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE ENFORCED.$75,000
2023Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward environmental justice legal services along the upper Texas Coast$65,000
2023Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$50,100
2023Harvey R Houck Jr and Patricia WGeneral support$35,000
2023The Henderson-Wessendorff FoundationFUND FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME RICHMOND / ROSENBERG RESIDENTS$25,000
2022Legal Services CorporationCIVIL LEGAL AID$15,541,189
2022Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncGENERAL$375,000
2022John D and Catherine T Macarthurto support the work of the Environmental Justice Team$250,000
2022Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES$201,000
2022United Way of Greater HoustonGeneral Support$75,538
2022Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationToward environmental justice legal services along the upper Texas Coast$65,000
2022Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$64,549
2022Rockefeller Family Fund IncPROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT$40,000
2022United Way of Greater HoustonVeteran Grants$38,750

Showing 30 most recent of 63 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Lone Star Legal Aid?

Lone Star Legal Aid is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Legal Services Corporation ($97.8M), Texas Access to Justice Foundation ($5.8M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $109.6M in grants to Lone Star Legal Aid between 2019–2025.

Who is Lone Star Legal Aid's largest funder?

Legal Services Corporation is the largest recorded funder of Lone Star Legal Aid, with $97.8M across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Lone Star Legal Aid received?

IRS 990 filings record $109.6M in grants to Lone Star Legal Aid across 63 grants from 29 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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