Funding search · EIN 366110299 · Chicago, IL

American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education

Name: American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education grants, 2021–2024
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.

52
grants reported: $25.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $73,618
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Bar Association3 grants · $18.7M
Search for Common Ground2 grants · $1.5M
Grameen Foundation USA2 grants · $1.4M
Westat4 grants · $1.4M
Ncjfcjnat'L Council of Juvenile2 grants · $500,885
Dna-Peoples Legal Services2 grants · $251,762
Center for International Private Enterprise2 grants · $169,305
Greater Boston Legal Services2 grants · $151,636
Center for Taxpayer Rights2 grants · $147,726
Sustainable Economies Law Center2 grants · $139,426

Giving over time

$3.2M

2021

$2.7M

2022

$12.4M

2023

$7.6M

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$11.6M
American Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
$6.7M
American Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support
$1.1M
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2021
Grant support
$809,464
Grameen Foundation USA · Washington, DC · 2022
Grant support
$625,168
Grameen Foundation USA · Washington, DC · 2021
Grant support
$532,288
Westat · Rockville, MD · 2022
Subgrant
$455,891
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2022
Grant support
$412,000
American Bar Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$350,944
Westat · Rockville, MD · 2023
Subgrant
$331,173
Ncjfcjnat'L Council of Juvenile · Reno, NV · 2021
Subgrant
$306,775
Westat · Rockville, MD · 2021
Subgrant
$237,587
Westat · Rockville, MD · 2024
Subgrant
$169,712
Ncjfcjnat'L Council of Juvenile · Reno, NV · 2022
Subgrant
$154,150
Dna-Peoples Legal Services · Window Rock, AZ · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$136,500
Wayne State University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$97,612
Dna-Peoples Legal Services · Window Rock, AZ · 2023
Awards/Fellowships
$97,500
Public Knowledge Llc · Federal Way, WA · 2021
Subgrant
$91,863
International Legal Foundation Ltd · New York, NY · 2021
Grant support
$86,240
Center for International Private Enterprise · Washington, DC · 2021
Grant support
$83,065
Center for International Private Enterprise · Washington, DC · 2022
Grant support
$79,786
The Community Tax Law Project · Richmond, VA · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$77,406
Center for Taxpayer Rights · Washington, DC · 2022
Awards/Fellowships
$77,123
Legal Aid of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$75,818
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2022
Awards/Fellowships
$75,818
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$73,861
Mid Minnesota Legal Aid · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Awards/Fellowships
$73,374
Lewis & Clark Law School · Portland, OR · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$70,320
Center for Taxpayer Rights · Washington, DC · 2023
Awards/Fellowships
$69,713
Sustainable Economies Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$69,713
Sustainable Economies Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2023
Awards
$68,219
Legal Aid of Arkansas · Springdale, AR · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$61,551
Mid Minnesota Legal Aid · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$55,774
Appellate Judges Ed Institute · Durham, NC · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$55,048
National Judical College · Reno, NV · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$53,714
National Judical College · Reno, NV · 2023
Awards
$52,180
Appellate Judges Ed Institute · Durham, NC · 2022
Awards/Fellowships
$50,000
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Svc · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Subgrant
$45,720
Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$33,000
Moss Adams Llp · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Subgrant
$32,686
New Mexico Legal Aid · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Awards/Fellowships
$31,000
Children'S Law Center of California · Monterey Park, CA · 2021
Subgrant
$30,000
Nasmhpd Research Institute · Falls Church, VA · 2021
Subgrant
$25,000
Board of Child Care · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Subgrant
$25,000
Office of Public Defense · Olympia, WA · 2021
Subgrant
$24,239
La Posada Tax Clinic · Twin Falls, ID · 2022
Awards/Fellowships
$22,740
Legal Aid of Arkansas · Springdale, AR · 2023
Awards/Fellowships
$22,500
Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Subgrant
$20,000
Arizona Capital Representation Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Awards/Fellowships
$10,000
Arizona Capital Representation Project · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Awards
$7,500
Legal Aid of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$7,500
New Mexico Legal Aid · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Awards/Fellowships
$5,777
Natl Assoc of Counsel for Children · Denver, CO · 2021
Subgrant

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.