Funding search · EIN 133455231 · White Plains, NY
The Skadden 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.
- 320
- grants reported
- $13.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $37,568
- 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.
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation2 grants · $545,647
- Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union2 grants · $463,806
- New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation2 grants · $376,733
- Public Justice Foundation3 grants · $355,607
- Legal Aid Chicago3 grants · $268,719
- Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights Under Law3 grants · $250,408
- Greater Boston Legal3 grants · $232,132
- Equip for Equality3 grants · $229,824
- Brooklyn Defender Services3 grants · $222,797
- Legal Aid at Work4 grants · $222,679
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 320 grants.
- $505,860
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $306,451
Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $213,868
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $162,865
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $157,355
Aclu - American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $141,675
Public Justice Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $136,805
Legal Aid at Work · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $119,468
Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $114,067
Public Justice Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $113,367
Legal Aid Society Dc · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $112,776
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $111,675
Legal Assistance of Western Ny · Geneva, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $110,001
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $101,457
Greater Boston Legal · Boston, MA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $99,865
Public Justice Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $98,690
The Legal Aid Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $92,499
Legal Aid Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $89,343
American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $88,489
Bronx Legal Services · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $88,109
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $87,709
Naacp · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $87,704
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem · New York, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $87,691
Housing Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $87,420
Education Law Center · Newark, NJ · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $87,254
Georgia Legal Services Program · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $87,150
Brooklyn Defender Services · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $85,149
Tennessee Justice Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $84,957
Advancement Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $84,517
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $84,434
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $84,087
Brooklyn Defender Services · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $80,472
Rights Behind Bars · Washington, DC · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $80,113
Greater Boston Legal · Boston, MA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $79,549
American Civil Liberties Union of Maine Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $79,462
Northeast Legal Aid · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $79,012
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $78,731
Mental Health Advocacy Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $77,900
Justice Action Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $77,629
Tribal Law and Policy Institute · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $77,571
Communities Resist · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $77,548
Legal Services of Greater Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $77,462
Heartland for Jobs and Freedom · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $77,016
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $76,484
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $76,464
Montana Legal Services Association · Helena, MT · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $76,219
Aclu-Nj · Newark, NJ · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $75,915
Aclu of Kansas · Mission, KS · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $75,337
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2023
Payment for Fellows (quarterly payments)
- $74,471
The Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice · Detroit, MI · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $74,371
American Friends · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $74,258
National Consumer Law Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $74,222
Advancement Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $73,841
Dolores Street Community Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $73,803
Bay Area Legal Aid · Oakland, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $73,761
Cair-Capital Area Immigrant'S Rights · Washington, DC · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $73,451
Disability Rights Education and Defense · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $73,079
Maine Equal Justice Partners · Augusta, ME · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $72,993
Mental Health Advocacy Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $72,962
Takeroot Justice · New York, NY · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $72,879
Justice Action Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $72,806
Kansas Legal Service · Wichita, KS · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $72,797
Earthjustice · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $72,609
Legal Services Mo · St Louis, MO · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $72,458
National Association of the Deaf · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $71,934
Mald Ed Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $71,932
Texan Civil Rights Project · Austin, TX · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $71,663
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $71,107
Rights Behind Bars · Washington, DC · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $71,080
Mha Services · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $70,244
Bread for the City · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $70,236
Casa De Md · Hyattsville, MD · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $70,087
Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $69,419
Jaac - Justice & Accountability Center · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $69,270
Centro Legal De La Raza · Oakland, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $68,896
Disability Rights California · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $68,807
Rights Behind Bars · Washington, DC · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $68,331
Catholic Migration Services · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $68,291
Equip for Equality · Chicago, IL · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $68,066
Aclu of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $66,306
Children'S Law Center · Monterey Park, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $65,412
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $64,903
Citizens for Juvenile Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $61,486
Public Counsel · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $61,333
Education Law Center · Newark, NJ · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $60,853
Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights Under Law · Washington, DC · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $58,012
Legal Assistance of Western Ny · Geneva, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $55,836
Aclu Foundation of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $54,477
Central American Refugee Center Carecen Ny · Hempstead, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $53,660
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Mercedes, TX · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $51,885
Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project · New York, NY · 2022
Launch a new pilot program to inform asylum seekers in New York about their state- and city-level social safety nets, as well as how to access work permits and SS #s.
- $51,560
Brooklyn Defender Services · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Payment for fellows
- $51,350
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $50,562
Greater Boston Legal · Boston, MA · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $49,451
Make the Road New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $49,084
Raise the Floor Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $48,845
Whitman-Walker Health System · Washington, DC · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $48,395
New York Legal Assistance Group · New York, NY · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $48,223
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Greenville, NC · 2023
Payment for fellows
- $47,710
American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska Foundation · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Payment for fellows
- $46,107
Immigrant Legal Defense · Oakland, CA · 2022
Payment for fellows
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