Funding search · EIN 521656501 · Washington, DC

Arnold & Porter Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

61
grants reported
$2.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Equal Justice Works3 grants · $407,000
  • Legal Aid Society (Ny)1 grant · $235,500
  • A Better Chance2 grants · $200,000
  • Dc Bar Pro Bono Center3 grants · $160,500
  • Demos1 grant · $125,000
  • The Campaign Legal Center1 grant · $125,000
  • Advancement Project1 grant · $100,000
  • Advancement Project Education Fund1 grant · $100,000
  • National Bar Association1 grant · $100,000
  • National Bar Institute1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$764,000
2022
$670,154
2023
$1.1M
2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

  • $235,500

    Legal Aid Society (Ny) · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $142,500

    Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $136,500

    Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2023

    Fellowship funds

  • $128,000

    Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2022

    Fellowship funds

  • $125,000

    The Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Fellowship

  • $125,000

    Demos · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    National Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2024

    Attorney advancement program

  • $100,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    Advancement Project Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    Advancement Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    National Bar Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $71,823

    Delaware Community Legal Aid Society · Bethesda, MD · 2024

    General operating support

  • $56,000

    Dc Bar Pro Bono Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $55,200

    Forward Justice · Durham, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $52,250

    Dc Bar Pro Bono Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $52,250

    Dc Bar Pro Bono Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $51,000

    Campaign Legal Center - District Maps in Wisconsin · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Fair Election Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $42,312

    Bronx Defenders · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $39,082

    Delaware Aclu · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General operating support

  • $37,500

    City Bar Fund · New Yrk, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $32,858

    New York Legal Assistance Group · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Aclu Foundation of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operatng support

  • $25,057

    Advocates for Children of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    The John Paul Stevens Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Hnba Via · Washington, DC · 2024

    Law student scholarship fund

  • $20,000

    Uc Regents · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Hispanic National Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Hnba Vision in Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $17,494

    Justice in Aging · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Human Rights First · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Halycon House · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    University of Maryland School of La · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Yale Law School · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Boston College School of Law · Newton Centre, MA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Boston University School of Law · Boston, MA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University Law School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Howard University School of Law · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    New York University Law School · New York, NY · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    University of Pennsylvanie Carey La · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Dc Public Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Fordham University School of Law · New York, NY · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University Law School · Washington, DC · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Harvard Law School · Boston, MA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights · Washington, DC · 2022

    Fellowship

  • $10,000

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Stanford University Law School · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Uc Berkeley School of Law · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    University of Colorado Law School · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $8,904

    Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $7,500

    John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $7,500

    John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Fellowship

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.