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Equal Justice Works

Name: Equal Justice Works grants, 2021–2022
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.

345
grants reported: $20.6M
total given: 2021–2022
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2022. 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

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Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County2 grants · $341,787
Lawndale Christian Legal Center2 grants · $321,100
Greater Boston Legal Services2 grants · $308,958
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid2 grants · $303,628
Alaska Legal Services2 grants · $279,055
National Center for Youth Law2 grants · $278,959
Legal Aid Chicago2 grants · $270,600
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services2 grants · $270,287
Disability Rights California2 grants · $251,309
New York Legal Assistance Group2 grants · $243,859

Giving over time

$9.6M

2021

$11.0M

2022

Grant history

The 100 largest of 345 grants.

$278,288
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County · Glendale, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$271,100
Lawndale Christian Legal Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$250,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2021
Fellowship support
$238,334
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$221,100
Alaska Legal Services · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Fellowship support
$193,637
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Fellowship support
$181,026
South Carolina Legal Services · Rock Hill, SC · 2022
Fellowship support
$172,917
Texas Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Fellowship support
$171,100
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Weslaco, TX · 2022
Fellowship support
$164,300
New York Legal Assistance Group · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$159,000
Kentucky Legal Aid · Covington, KY · 2022
Fellowship support
$157,000
Girls for Gender Equity · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$156,426
Legal Assistance of Western Ny · Geneva, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$153,550
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Fellowship support
$150,000
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Fellowship support
$150,000
Root & Rebound · Oakland, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$145,524
Legal Aid of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2022
Fellowship support
$142,073
Bet Tzedek · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$137,398
Disability Rights California · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$132,528
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Weslaco, TX · 2021
Fellowship support
$132,433
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$131,418
National Redistricting Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$120,600
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$116,737
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Fellowship support
$114,100
Center for Appellate Litigation · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$114,100
National Veterans Legal Services Program · Arlington, VA · 2022
Fellowship support
$114,000
Aclu of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$113,911
Disability Rights California · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$112,534
Legal Aid of Arkansas · Springdale, AR · 2022
Fellowship support
$112,436
National Immigrant Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$111,766
Homeless Persons Representation Project · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Fellowship support
$111,151
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL · 2021
Fellowship support
$108,390
Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$108,080
Community Justice Project · Miami, FL · 2022
Fellowship support
$107,100
Community Legal Services of Prince George'S County · Greenbelt, MD · 2022
Fellowship support
$107,000
Free To Thrive · San Diego, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$107,000
Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$107,000
The Sustainable Economies Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$106,524
Tenants and Workers United · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Fellowship support
$106,214
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2021
Fellowship support
$103,108
Virginia Poverty Law Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
Fellowship support
$100,650
South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center · Columbia, SC · 2022
Fellowship support
$100,335
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,100
National Health Law Program · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$100,000
Kind Inc (Kids in Need of Defense) · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights · Chicago, IL · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Communities for a Better Environment · Huntington Park, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Georgia Justice Project · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Latinojustice Pdldef · New York, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Lawyers Comm Civil Rights San Francisco Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
New York Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
The Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
The Texas Fair Defense Project · Austin, TX · 2021
Fellowship support
$100,000
The Veterans Consortium · Washington, DC · 2021
Fellowship support
$99,750
Uptown People'S Law Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
Fellowship support
$98,888
Louisiana Center for Children'S Rights · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Fellowship support
$96,800
Legal Services of North Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Fellowship support
$96,643
Capitalair · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$94,820
Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$93,642
Root & Rebound · Oakland, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$90,000
Children'S Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$87,500
Kind Inc (Kids in Need of Defense) · Washington, DC · 2021
Fellowship support
$86,449
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Fellowship support
$85,107
Disability Rights Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Fellowship support
$83,567
Resilience Force · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Fellowship support
$80,517
Coast To Coast Legal Aid of South Florida · Plantation, FL · 2021
Fellowship support
$79,559
New York Legal Assistance Group · New York, NY · 2021
Fellowship support
$76,484
Education Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Fellowship support
$72,826
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Fellowship support
$70,937
Legal Aid of North West Texas · Abilene, TX · 2022
Fellowship support
$69,100
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Fellowship support
$64,549
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2021
Fellowship support
$64,418
Dc Volunteer Lawyers Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$64,100
Colorado Legal Services · Denver, CO · 2022
Fellowship support
$64,000
Community Legal Aid · Worcester, MA · 2022
Fellowship support
$64,000
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
Fellowship support
$63,499
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County · Glendale, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$63,398
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Fellowship support
$63,125
Pro Bono Legal Services · Charleston, SC · 2022
Fellowship support
$61,500
West Tennessee Legal Services · Jackson, TN · 2022
Fellowship support
$60,665
Disability Rights Texas · Austin, TX · 2021
Fellowship support
$60,320
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship support
$60,123
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2021
Fellowship support
$59,840
Dolores Street Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Fellowship support
$58,958
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2022
Fellowship support
$58,188
Disability Rights Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,955
Alaska Legal Services · Anchorage, AK · 2021
Fellowship support
$57,875
Centro De Periodismo Investigativo · San Juan, PR · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,655
Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,354
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,200
Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Aclu of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Disability Rights North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Disability Rights Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Electronic Privacy Information Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowship support
$57,100
Fair Work Center · Seattle, WA · 2022
Fellowship support

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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.