Funding search · EIN 362384321 · Chicago, IL

American Bar Endowment

Name: American Bar Endowment grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

63
grants reported: $24.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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American Bar Foundation3 grants · $11.4M
Aba Fund for Justice & Education3 grants · $11.4M
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley1 grant · $322,609
Government Accountability Project1 grant · $231,830
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $155,407
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union2 grants · $125,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh1 grant · $84,451
Chabad Lubavitch of the Lehigh Valley1 grant · $54,000
Legal Aid of Nebraska1 grant · $40,000
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$7.6M

2022

$8.0M

2023

$9.3M

2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

$3.9M
American Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3.9M
Aba Fund for Justice & Education · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3.8M
Aba Fund for Justice & Education · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted,supports law-related projectsand programs
$3.8M
American Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted,supports law-related projectsand programs
$3.6M
Aba Fund for Justice & Education · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted, supports law-related projects and programs
$3.6M
American Bar Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted supports law related research
$322,609
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA · 2024
General support
$231,830
Government Accountability Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$155,407
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2024
General support
$84,451
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$54,000
Chabad Lubavitch of the Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA · 2024
General support
$40,000
Legal Aid of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$25,000
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (Asap) · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Center for Justice and Human Dignity (Cjhd) · Olympia, WA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Detroit Justice Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support
$25,000
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Economic Justice Institute · Madison, WI · 2024
General support
$25,000
Integrative Communities Dba the Social Impact Center · Reseda, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Kids in Need of Defense (Kind Inc) · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$25,000
Public Interest Law Center of New Jersey Dba New Jersey Appleseed · Newark, NJ · 2024
General support
$25,000
Redemption Earned · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General support
$25,000
Santa Fe Dreamers Project · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General support
$25,000
The Arc of the Capital Area · Austin, TX · 2024
General support
$25,000
California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice · Oakland, CA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Code the Dream · Durham, NC · 2023
General support
$25,000
Home Is Here Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Ideas42 · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union · Mount Vernon, VA · 2023
General support
$25,000
National Association of Counsel for Children · Denver, CO · 2023
General support
$25,000
Partners for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
Pro Bono Net · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$25,000
The Right To Immigration Institute · Waltham, MA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Amara Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
Lone Star Justice Alliance · Austin, TX · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
Mobile Pathways · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
New Friends New Life · Dallas, TX · 2022
Unspecified
$25,000
Women and Children'S Horizons · Kenosha, WI · 2022
Unspecified
$24,100
Memphis Public Interest Law Center · Germantown, TN · 2022
Unspecified
$23,964
Tulsa Ballet Theater · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General support
$23,500
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General support
$21,601
Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ · 2022
Unspecified
$20,500
National Center for Victims of Crime · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$20,500
Start Small Think Big · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$20,500
Women On the Rise Ga · Hapeville, GA · 2023
General support
$20,000
National Center for State Courts · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$20,000
National Judicial College · Reno, NV · 2024
General support
$20,000
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition · Boston, MA · 2022
Unspecified
$20,000
Resources Inpiring Success and Empowering · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Unspecified
$19,500
William S Boyd School of Law · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Unspecified
$17,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General support
$16,636
Kansas University Endowment Association · Lawrence, KS · 2024
General support
$15,000
Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County Pca · Fairport, NY · 2024
General support
$15,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
General support
$15,000
Vermonts Camp Takumta · South Hero, VT · 2024
General support
$15,000
Dc Refers · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$12,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$10,419
Thomas More University · Crestview Hls, KY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024
General support
$10,000
Chabad Lubavitch of the Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA · 2023
General support
$5,577
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
General support

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