Public Justice Foundation

Washington, DC ·EIN 59-1730478 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$7.2M received 35 funders 88 grants · 2020–2024

Who funds Public Justice Foundation?

Public Justice Foundation is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($2.0M), Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation ($1.3M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Public Justice Foundation between 2020–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$2,043,45172020–2024
Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation$1,279,82642020–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$1,110,00032020–2022
The Chicago Community Trust$500,00032021–2023
Budd Family Foundation$456,00052020–2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation$375,00032020–2022
The Skadden Foundation$355,60732022–2024
Deer Creek Foundation$315,00032020–2023
Columbus Foundation$150,00012020
The Quinn Foundation$139,00032020–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$106,50042021–2024
StLRB Family Foundation$85,50052020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$60,50022020–2021
Deitzler Foundation Inc$46,400102020–2024
Robins Kaplan Foundation$40,00022021–2024
George & Miriam Martin Foundation$26,00042020–2023
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc$23,16612022
The Wallace Family Foundation Inc$15,00022023–2024
1622 Mgd Foundation$15,00032020–2023
Robert N Kaplan Family Foundation$15,00012020
Patagoniaorg$14,00012020
Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines$12,50012022
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$12,00022021–2022
The New York Community Trust$10,00012024
Oregon Consumer Justice$10,00012021

Showing top 25 of 35 funders by total given.

What grants has Public Justice Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO BRING STRATEGIC LITIGATION THAT REINVIGORATES THE PROHIBITION ON JAILING PEOPLE FOR NONPAYMENT OF FINES AND FEES.$580,000
2024Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$303,726
2024The Skadden FoundationPAYMENT FOR FELLOWS$114,067
2024Budd Family FoundationLEGAL EDUCATION$100,000
2024Robins Kaplan FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$13,000
2024StLRB Family FoundationCharitable$12,500
2024The New York Community TrustFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$10,000
2024Nils and Janet Johnson Foundation IncGENERAL$7,500
2024Deitzler Foundation IncLANDSKRONER FUND$5,000
2024Deitzler Foundation IncLANDSKRONER FUND$5,000
2024The Wallace Family Foundation IncCOMMUNITY$2,500
2024The Zeelander FoundationORGANIZATIONCHARITABLE PURPOSECHARITABLE PURPOSE$2,033
2024The Marvin a & Ben BrustinGENERAL SUPPORT$25
2023Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO BRING STRATEGIC LITIGATION THAT REINVIGORATES THE PROHIBITION ON JAILING PEOPLE FOR NONPAYMENT OF FINES AND FEES.$406,000
2023The Chicago Community Trustsupport for the Slaughterhouse Pollution Project, focused on clean water litigation against slaughterhouses in the Midwest$200,000
2023Deer Creek FoundationFOR LITIGATION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO COURTROOM JUSTICE BY FIGHTING AGAINST FORCED ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION PROHIBITIONS, AND FEDERAL PREEMPTION.$185,000
2023The Skadden FoundationPAYMENT FOR FELLOWS$141,675
2023Budd Family FoundationLEGAL EDUCATION$100,000
2023Laura and John Arnold FoundationTO SUPPORT LITIGATION TO INCREASE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS AND ELIMINATE FINES AND FEES LEVIED AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEM.$35,000
2023StLRB Family FoundationCharitable$24,500
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$20,000
2023The Wallace Family Foundation IncCOMMUNITY$12,500
2023Deitzler Foundation IncLANDSKRONER FUND$10,000
2023Deitzler Foundation IncLANDSKRONER FUND$10,000
20231622 Mgd FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2023Ellen Glazer Ziegler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2023George & Miriam Martin FoundationSUPPORT THEIR WORK$1,000
2022Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$925,000
2022Silicon Valley Community FoundationPublic Safety$550,000

Showing 30 most recent of 88 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Public Justice Foundation?

Public Justice Foundation is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($2.0M), Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation ($1.3M), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Public Justice Foundation between 2020–2024.

Who is Public Justice Foundation's largest funder?

Laura and John Arnold Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Public Justice Foundation, with $2.0M across 7 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Public Justice Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Public Justice Foundation across 88 grants from 35 funders between 2020–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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