Foundations that fund legal aid and crime prevention in Washington, DC
These 25 foundations made grants to legal aid and crime prevention in Washington, DC in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- $130,000 to Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition, Washington: Community services
- $80,000 to Peace for Dc, Washington: Community services
- $40,000 to Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Washington: Community services
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $625,000 to Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington: 82449 general operating support for the democracy forward foundation, 2024-2026
- $600,783 to Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington: 81766 understanding legal attacks on racial equity, inclusion, and diversity to empower...
- $150,000 to Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington: 81660 supporting the center for law & social policy in advising on state strategy to...
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
The Allstate Foundation
- $480,000 to Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women, Washington: Addressing domestic violence in the black community
- $450,000 to Center for Survivor Agency Andjustice, Washington: Multi-year grant: mapping and advancing racial and economic equity for survivors
- $100,000 to Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women, Washington: Dvam sprint & stride/girltrek grant
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Wk Kellogg Foundation
- $2,500,000 to Namati Inc, Washington: Promise of an Equitable Future
- $250,000 to Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington: Promise of an Equitable Future
- $200,000 to Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington: Early Care and Education
How to apply: See "how to apply" at www.wkkf.org/grantseekers/#how-to-apply
Deadlines: Proposals for grants may be submitted at any time through the website, www.wkkf.org
Restrictions: See "our priorities" (what we fund) on our website, www.wkkf.org/what-we-fund/
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund
- $100,000 to Campaign Legal Center Inc, Washington: Voting rights program
- $50,000 to Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Washington: Government transparency for gun violence prevention
- $50,000 to Constitutional Accountability Center, Washington: Democracy and voting rights project
How to apply: After reviewing the fund's current priorities and limitations, interested applicants should submit an initial letter of inquiry for review. Applicants who receive a favorable response to their initial inquiry will be invited to submit a formal proposal with supporting materials...
Deadlines: There are no deadlines for submission; applications all year
Restrictions: Organizations must qualify under the provisions of internal revenue code section 501(c)(3).
Ploughshares Foundation
- $8,000 to Violence Policy Center, Washington: General
- $4,000 to Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Washington: General
- $3,000 to Kind Inc, Washington: General
How to apply: All applications must be in written form. They must include a description of the organization which is submitting the application, the grant amount(s) requested by such organization and the use which the submitting organization intends to make of any grant(s) that may be...
Deadlines: No
Restrictions: No
The Joyce Foundation
- $200,000 to Violence Policy Center, Washington: Gun violence prevention & justice reform
- $25,000 to Police Executive Research Forum, Washington: President's discretionary fund
How to apply: See attachment
Restrictions: See attachment
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
- $75,000 to Insight Crime Incorporated, Washington: For its project on investigating corruption and organized crime in central america
- $50,000 to Campaign Legal Center Inc, Washington: For general support
Hillman Family Foundations
- $65,000 to Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Washington: Combating crime guns initiative: pa
- $25,000 to Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence, Washington: Combating crime guns initiative: pennsylvania
How to apply: Requests should be sumbitted via the hillman family foundation online portal. The application process begins with the submission of a brief letter of intent (loi) through the fluxx grant portal summarizing the project for which the organization is seeking funding. Included as...
Deadlines: No deadline.
Restrictions: Each applicant must present evidence of a charitable, tax-exempt status. Further, each applicant must provide information clearly indicating that any contribution made to it by the hillman family foundations, will be considered a...
The Abell Foundation Inc
- $50,000 to Kids in Need of Defense, Washington: Health and human services
- $25,000 to The Justice Policy Institute, Washington: Criminal justice and addiction
How to apply: To apply for funding, please go to the foundation's website for detailed information. Https://abell.org/grants
Deadlines: Grant requests are considered 5 times per year. Please go to our website for the schedule.
Restrictions: The foundation accepts requests for programs serving disadvantaged communities, with a particular focus on baltimore city. Nonprofit organizations must be designated by the irs as 501c3 and 509a organizations. Applicants must include a...
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
- $15,000 to Council on Criminal Justice Inc, Washington: Towards support of general operations.
- $15,000 to America First Legal Foundation, Washington: Towards support of general operations.
How to apply: Amt requested, charitable purpose & tax exempt status of requesting organization.
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation
- $10,000 to Campaign for Fair Sentencing of Youth, Washington: To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization
- $10,000 to Kind Inc, Washington: To aid in the exempt purpose of the organization
How to apply: Submit a 1-2 page written proposal and a copy of your determination letter for consideration.
Deadlines: By november 1st to be considered for the current year.
Restrictions: None.
Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation
- $3,650,000 to Democracy Forward Foundation, Washington: General Support
How to apply: Grant requests must be submitted on-line.
Deadlines: October 1st of each year.
Restrictions: The baugh foundation seeks to support nonprofit organizations that reflect the love of christ by providing assistance to those in need, enriching the lives of children and youth, keeping faith communities informed and engaged, and...
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $1,560,000 to Equal Justice Works, Washington: Building a legal services partnership for keeping people housed
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
- $600,000 to Legal Services Corporation, Washington: To continue support for further development of the civil court data initiative
Restrictions: Activities supported by foundation grants must be charitable, educational or scientific under the provisions of the u.s. Internal revenue code and the treasury regulations.
John S and James L Knight Foundation
- $495,550 to Student Press Law Center, Washington: To provide legal support, training and education to the growing network of universities...
How to apply: Throughout the year, knight foundation issues open challenges or calls for proposals focused on specific funding priorities. You can receive updates and notifications about upcoming opportunities by going to our website, www.kf.org, and subscribing to our newsletter.
Deadlines: Each funding opportunity will have its own application criteria and deadlines.
Restrictions: Any restrictions or limitations on awards, such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kind of institutions or other factors: -medical research, organizations or projects whose mission is to prevent, eradicate and/or alleviate the...
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
- $200,000 to Louis D Brandeis Center Inc, Washington: General operating
How to apply: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org to apply online
Deadlines: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information
Restrictions: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information
Deer Creek Foundation
- $200,000 to Constitutional Accountability Center, Washington: Support litigation and education exposing common misconceptions about the u.s....
How to apply: For program i: letter of inquiry (1) brief description of problem project seeks to address (2)objectives of project (3) specific activities planned to achieve those objectives (4) qualifications of the organization and principals to implement project, including past...
Restrictions: The guidelines established by the foundation's board of trustees normally preclude support for the following types of activities: endowment and capital campaigns
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation C/O Jeffrey Hopmayer
- $140,000 to Equal Justice Works, Washington: General support
How to apply: Applications should be submitted in writing.
Schultz Family Foundation
- $125,000 to Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, Washington: Further charitable goals
How to apply: A written letter explaining the requested grant.
Deadlines: No submission deadline
Restrictions: No restrictions
Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc
- $125,000 to Campaign Legal Center Inc, Washington: General & Unrestricted
How to apply: A letter of inquiry stating the purpose and the amount requested and the tax-exempt status of the applicant organization should be submitted via e-mail to the president of the foundation at the e-mail address indicated: strowbridge@foundationsource.com
Restrictions: There are no restrictions on awards. The foundation concentrates on environmental protection, education and social justice.
Frances & Benjamin Benenson Foundation Inc
- $100,000 to Violence Policy Center, Washington: General support
How to apply: No formal requirements; amount and purposes must be stated
The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc
- $75,000 to Kids in Need of Defense, Washington: renewed support for KIND's Baltimore office to provide legal representation for...
How to apply: Letter
Restrictions: This organization does not make gifts or grants to individuals.
Fthree Foundation
- $75,000 to Campaign Legal Center, Washington: General support
How to apply: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Deadlines: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Restrictions: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
- $50,000 to The Milton S Eisenhower Foundation, Washington: General operating support
How to apply: Written proposal along with a copy of irs exemption letter
Restrictions: Although the mission of the foundation is to support public policy research, it makes small grants to organizations in north carolina and connecticut that provide innovative services for disadvantaged children and families. However, such...
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