Funding search · EIN 272556295 · Berkeley, CA
The John Paul Stevens Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 83
- grants reported
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $24,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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.
- Washington Univ School of Law4 grants · $103,500
- Dc School of Law Foundation3 grants · $100,000
- Famu Foundation3 grants · $100,000
- Howard University Law School3 grants · $100,000
- Nccu Foundation3 grants · $100,000
- Emory Univ School of Law2 grants · $90,000
- Fordham Univ School of Law2 grants · $82,500
- Regents of Univ of Ca Davis2 grants · $75,000
- UCLA Foundation2 grants · $75,000
- Regents of University of Mi2 grants · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 83 reported grants, largest first.
- $54,000
Emory Univ School of Law · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Southern Univ Law Center · Baston Rouge, LA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Dc School of Law Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Famu Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Howard University Law School · Washington, DC · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Nccu Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $48,000
Tx Southern Univ Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $46,500
Fordham Univ School of Law · Bronx, NY · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $42,000
University of Florida Fdn · Gainesville, FL · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $42,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
Regents of Univ of Ca Davis · Davis, CA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
Regents of University of Mi · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
Regents of University of Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
University of Ok Foundation · Norman, OK · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
University of Wa Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $39,000
Washington Univ School of Law · St Louis, MO · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Emory Univ School of Law · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Fordham Univ School of Law · Bronx, NY · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Regents of the University Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Regents of Univ of Ca Davis · Davis, CA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Regents of University of Mi · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Uni of Washington Law School · Seattle, WA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
University of Oklahoma Fdn · Norman, OK · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Washington Univ School of Law · St Louis, MO · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Board of the Univ of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
University of Idaho Fdn · Moscow, ID · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
University of Illinois Fdn · Urbana, IL · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
University of Pittsburg · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $36,000
Williamette University · Salem, OR · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $34,000
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $30,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $28,000
Dc School of Law Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $28,000
Famu Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $28,000
Howard University Law School · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $28,000
Nccu Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $28,000
Southern Univ at Shreveport · Shreveport, LA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Dc School of Law Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Famu Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Howard University Law School · Washington, DC · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Illinois College of Law · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Nccu Foundation · Durham, NC · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Regents of Uc Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Southern Univ at Shreveport · Shreveport, LA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Uni of Alabama School of Law · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Uni of Idaho College of Law · Moscow, ID · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
University of Pittsburg · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $24,000
Williamette University · Salem, OR · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $22,500
Washington Univ School of Law · St Louis, MO · 2021
- $20,000
Stanford Univesity Law School · Stanford, CA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $19,500
Brady Ctr Prevent Gun Violenc · Washington, DC · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $19,500
Capital Appeals Project · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $18,000
Georgia State Univ Fdtn · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $18,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $18,000
Univ of Mississippi Fdn · Oxford, MS · 2022
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Columbia Law School · New York, NY · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Georgetown Univ Law Center · Washington, DC · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Univ of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
University of Georgia Fdtn · Athens, GA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Campbell University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Georgetown Univ Law Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $15,000
Univ of Va Law School Fdtn · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $14,000
University of Southern Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $13,000
Brady Ctr Prevent Gun Violenc · Washington, DC · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $13,000
Capital Appeals Project · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $12,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $12,000
Univ of Mississippi Fdn · Oxford, MS · 2025
Public Interest Fellowships
- $12,000
Georgia State Univ Fdtn · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $12,000
Regents of Uc Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $12,000
Georgia State Univ Fdtn · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $10,000
Stanford Univesity Law School · Stanford, CA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $7,500
Harvard Law School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $7,500
Trustees of Columbia Univ · New York, NY · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $7,500
University of Georgia Fdtn · Athens, GA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $6,500
Brady Ctr Prevent Gun Violenc · Washington, DC · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $6,500
Capital Appeals Project · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $6,000
Washington Univ School of Law · St Louis, MO · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
- $6,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2023
Public Interest Fellowships
- $5,750
Univ of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Public Interest Fellowships
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