Funding search · EIN 136213516 · Grantmaking charity · New York, NY

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation

$68.8M
in grants paid: 187
grants: 145
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$2.4M
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2024
Affiliate program
$2.3M
Aclu Foundation of Florida · Miami, FL · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.7M
Aclu Foundation of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.6M
Citizens Not Politicians · Columbus, OH · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$1.4M
Aclu Foundation of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.3M
Aclu Foundation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.3M
Aclu Foundation of Arkansas · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.1M
Missourians for Constitutional Freedom · St Louis, MO · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$1.1M
Arizona for Abortion Access · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$1.0M
Aclu Foundation of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.0M
Aclu Foundation of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
Affiliate program
$1.0M
Floridians Protecting Freedom · Miami, FL · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$810,000
Aclu Foundation of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2024
Affiliate program
$560,500
Aclu Foundation of Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Affiliate program
$530,000
Aclu Foundation of Alaska · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Affiliate program
$500,000
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights · Helene, MT · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$493,000
Aclu Foundation of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Affiliate program
$485,000
Aclu Foundation of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Affiliate program
$475,000
Aclu Foundation of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Affiliate program
$450,000
Aclu Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties · San Diego, CA · 2024
Affiliate program
$427,000
Aclu Foundation of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Affiliate program
$400,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Affiliate program
$365,000
Aclu Foundation of New Hampshire · Concord, NH · 2024
Affiliate program
$315,000
Aclu Foundation of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Affiliate program
$300,000
Aclu Foundation of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Affiliate program
$295,000
Aclu Foundation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Affiliate program
$280,000
Aclu Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Affiliate program
$275,000
Aclu Foundation of Kansas · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Affiliate program
$250,000
Aclu Foundation of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2024
Affiliate program
$250,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$232,500
Aclu Foundation of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Affiliate program
$200,000
Aclu Foundation of Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Affiliate program
$190,000
Aclu Foundation of Idaho · Boise, ID · 2024
Affiliate program
$185,000
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Affiliate program
$175,000
Aclu Foundation of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Affiliate program
$165,143
Aclu Foundation of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Affiliate program
$165,000
Aclu Foundation of Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Affiliate program
$160,000
Aclu Foundation of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2024
Affiliate program
$160,000
Aclu Foundation of Iowa · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Affiliate program
$150,000
Aclu Foundation of Montana · Missoula, MT · 2024
Affiliate program
$150,000
Aclu of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Affiliate program
$147,500
Aclu Fdn of the District of Columbia · Washington, DC · 2024
Affiliate program
$145,000
Aclu Foundation of Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2024
Affiliate program
$133,305
Aclu Foundation of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024
Affiliate program
$125,000
Aclu Foundation of Northern California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Affiliate program
$117,000
Aclu Foundation of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Affiliate program
$100,000
Aclu Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Affiliate program
$100,000
Aclu Foundation of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Affiliate program
$100,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable activities
$100,000
New Yorkers for Equal Rights · Albany, NY · 2024
Ballot initiatives
$89,000
Aclu Foundation of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Affiliate program
$75,000
Aclu Foundation of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Affiliate program
$55,000
Aclu Foundation of Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024
Affiliate program
$42,000
Aclu Foundation of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Affiliate program
$25,000
Advancement Project Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$25,000
Migration Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$22,500
Aclu Foundation of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Affiliate program
$20,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarships
$15,000
The Leadership Conference On Civil and Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$13,784
The George Washington University · Ashburn, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$12,888
Human Rights First · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable activities
$10,000
The Trustees of the Smith College Dba Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Transformative Justice Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$10,000
University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
National Lgbtq Task Force · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable activities
$10,000
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
The Howard University · Washington, DC · 2024
Scholarships
$10,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarships
$9,359
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Charitable activities
$7,000
University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Scholarships
$2.0M
Aclu Foundation of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Affiliate Program
$1.5M
Aclu Foundation of Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Affiliate Program
$1.5M
Aclu Foundation of Florida · Miami, FL · 2023
Affiliate Program
$1.4M
Aclu Foundation of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Affiliate Program
$1.1M
Aclu of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable
$992,000
Aclu of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
$932,000
Aclu Foundation of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Affiliate Program
$811,000
Aclu Foundation of Texas · Houston, TX · 2023
Affiliate Program
$790,000
Aclu of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
Charitable
$751,500
Aclu Foundation of Mississippi · Jackson, MS · 2023
Affiliate Program
$707,960
Aclu Foundation of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Affiliate Program
$640,000
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Affiliate Program
$600,500
Aclu Foundation of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2023
Affiliate Program
$600,000
Aclu Foundation of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
Affiliate Program
$568,000
Aclu Foundation of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Affiliate Program
$497,500
Aclu Foundation of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Affiliate Program
$465,000
Aclu Foundation of Idaho · Boise, ID · 2023
Affiliate Program
$460,800
Aclu Foundation of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Affiliate Program
$460,000
Aclu Foundation of New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2023
Affiliate Program
$447,000
Aclu Foundation of Kansas · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Affiliate Program
$435,000
Aclu Foundation of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Affiliate Program
$431,264
Aclu Fdn of San Diego & Imperial Counties · San Diego, CA · 2023
Affiliate Program
$400,000
Aclu of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
$390,000
Aclu Foundation of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2023
Affiliate Program
$375,000
Aclu Foundation of Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Affiliate Program
$370,000
Aclu Foundation of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Affiliate Program
$347,221
Aclu Foundation of Virginia · Richmond, VA · 2023
Affiliate Program

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.