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