Funding search · EIN 871260974 · Durham, NC

The Just Trust for Action

Name: The Just Trust for Action grants, 2022–2024
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.

74
grants reported: $51.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $200,000
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.

What they fund

justice advocacy criminal reform alliance health laws lobbying

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Fwdus2 grants · $10.0M
American Civil Liberties Union3 grants · $9.0M
Action for Safety and Justice4 grants · $6.6M
Reform Action Fund2 grants · $5.2M
Drug Policy Action3 grants · $4.5M
Yes On 820 - Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws4 grants · $2.1M
Vera Action4 grants · $1.6M
American Conservative Union3 grants · $1.6M
Safety and Justice Oregon1 grant · $1.1M
Families Against Mandatory Minimums2 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$16.8M

2022

$18.6M

2023

$15.8M

2024

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$5.0M
Fwdus · Washington, DC · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$5.0M
Fwdus · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$3.0M
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General operating support
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
$3.0M
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General operating support
$3.0M
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$2.6M
Reform Action Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$2.6M
Reform Action Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1.5M
Drug Policy Action · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$1.5M
Drug Policy Action · New York, NY · 2023
Project support for the nolan center for justice
$1.5M
Drug Policy Action · New York, NY · 2022
General operating support
$1.1M
Safety and Justice Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
General operating support
$1.0M
Yes On 820 - Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$1.0M
American Conservative Union · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$750,000
Vera Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$732,000
Yes On 820 - Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Lobbying - contribution to yes on 820 - oklahomans for sensible marijuana laws
$650,000
The Adams Project · New Albany, OH · 2023
Project support for health justice recovery alliance for criminal justice reform advocacy
$500,000
Families Against Mandatory Minimums · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
American Conservative Union · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in west virginia
$500,000
Faith & Freedom Coalition · Duluth, GA · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in mississippi
$500,000
Families Against Mandatory Minimums · Washington, DC · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$500,000
Vera Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General operating support health justice recovery alliance
$500,000
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Project support for the just safe campaign
$500,000
Faith and Freedom Coalition · Duluth, GA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$500,000
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$350,000
Vera Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$325,000
Health Justice Recovery Alliance · Portland, OR · 2022
General operating support
$300,000
Rebuild the Dream · Oakland, CA · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$300,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$300,000
Rebuild the Dream · Oakland, CA · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in oklahoma
$300,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2023
Project support for health justice recovery alliance for criminal justice reform advocacy
$300,000
Prison Fellowship Ministries · Lansdowne, VA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$250,000
A More Just America Action Fund · Syracuse, NY · 2023
General operating support
$250,000
Forward Justice Action Network · Morrisville, NC · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in north carolina
$232,500
Yes On 820 - Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Lobbying - contribution to yes on 820 - oklahomans for sensible marijuana laws
$200,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$200,000
Empower Mississippi · Ridgeland, MS · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$200,000
Justice Research Group · Portland, OR · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$200,000
Empower Mississippi · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
General operating support
$200,000
Foundation for Judicial Discretion · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
General operating support
$200,000
Dreamorg · Oakland, CA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$200,000
Empower Mississippi · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in mississippi
$200,000
Foundation for Judicial Discretion · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in louisiana and mississippi
$200,000
Health Justice Recovery Alliance · Portland, OR · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in oregon
$160,000
Mountain State Harm Reduction · Charleston, WV · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in west virginia
$150,000
Stand for Children · Portland, OR · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$120,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in colorado
$120,000
American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in kentucky
$120,000
Kentucky Chamber Advocacy Committee · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$120,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2022
General operating support
$120,000
American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2022
General operating support
$120,000
Kentucky Chamber Advocacy Committee · Frankfort, KY · 2022
General operating support
$120,000
Second Look Alliance Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in louisiana
$100,000
Action for Safety and Justice · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
American Conservative Union · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
Kentucky Chamber Advocacy Committee · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
Quest for Democracy Action · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
Unifyus · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in alabama
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in louisiana
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in north carolina
$95,000
Yes On 820 - Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Lobbying - contribution to yes on 820 - oklahomans for sensible marijuana laws
$75,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Project support for the campaign for smart justice
$60,000
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Action · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in kentucky
$60,000
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Action · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Project support for criminal justice reform advocacy in oklahoma
$50,000
Vera Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$30,000
American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$20,000
Forward Justice Action Network · Durham, NC · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$20,000
Unifyus · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$20,000
Vsv Leadership · Denver, CO · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy
$15,000
Unifyus · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Contribution for for criminal justice reform advocacy

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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.