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12 funders with a record of paying for “constitutional”
Where the money went Kinder Foundation → University of Missouri: $20M across 7 grants, latest 2025 Donors Trust Inc → Texas A&m Foundation: $15M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Center for Constitutional Rights Inc: $3.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Center for Constitutional Rights Inc: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Foundation for the Constitution: $695K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John William Pope Foundation → North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law: $545K across 24 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Constitutional Accountability Center: $534K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Fund for Constitutional Government: $500K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Bell Charitable Foundation → Pacific Legal Foundation: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Virginia Law Foundation → John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Armstrong Foundation → Pacific Legal Foundation: $58K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Donors Trust Inc → Constitutional Defense Fund: $7.7M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Center for Constitutional Rights: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → The American Constitution Society for Law and Poli: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Fund for Constitutional Government: $875K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Georgetown University: $565K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → American Enterprise Ins for Public Policy Research: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John William Pope Foundation → Nc Institute for Constitutional Law: $276K across 13 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Temple University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Bell Charitable Foundation → National Center for Law & Policy: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Armstrong Foundation → Barry Goldwater Institute for Publi: $56K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Virginia Law Foundation → John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Donors Trust Inc → Foundation for Constitutional Freedom: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Fund for Constitutional Government: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → European Center for Constitutional and Human Right: $820K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Albie Sachs Trust for Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Constitutional Rights Foundation: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Dartmouth College: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Bell Charitable Foundation → Landmark Legal Foundation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Armstrong Foundation → Foundation for Individual Rights An: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Virginia Law Foundation → John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Donors Trust Inc → American Constitutional Rights Union: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Constitutional Accountability Center: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Constitutional Accountability Center: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Donors Trust Inc → National Constitution Center: $665K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Fund for Constitutional Government: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Ev: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Centre for Constitutional Governance Ltd: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Donors Trust Inc → Foundation for the Constitution: $275K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → American Constitutional Rights Union: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → American Ent Inst for Public Policy Research: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional: $211K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Center for Strategic Litigation: $206K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → Benedictine College: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of California at Berkeley: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc → The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → American University: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → The Board of Regents Univ of Wisconsin System: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Legal Services Corporation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Georgetown University: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Donors Trust Inc → Georgetown University: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → American Constitution Society for Law and Policy: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Africa Centre for Open Governance (Africog): $130K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Stanford University: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → Corporacion Administrativa De Formacion Y Construccion De Paz Del Foro: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → University of Cincinnati: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Authors Alliance Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Andrew W Mellon Foundation → Bowdoin College: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Donors Trust Inc: $28M on this topic. Open the funder. Donors Trust Inc $28M Kinder Foundation: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Kinder Foundation $20M Foundation to Promote Open Society: $6.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation to Promote Open So… $6.6M Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc: $6.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund… $6.3M The Ford Foundation: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $5.5M The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Lynde and Harry Bradley F… $2.5M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $2.2M The Andrew W Mellon Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation $1.5M John William Pope Foundation: $821K on this topic. Open the funder. John William Pope Foundation $821K Bell Charitable Foundation: $175K on this topic. Open the funder. Bell Charitable Foundation $175K The Armstrong Foundation: $146K on this topic. Open the funder. The Armstrong Foundation $146K Virginia Law Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder. Virginia Law Foundation $140K University of Missouri: received $20M on this topic University of Missouri $20M Texas A&m Foundation: received $15M on this topic Texas A&m Foundation $15M Constitutional Defense Fund: received $7.7M on this topic Constitutional Defense Fund $7.7M Center for Constitutional Rights Inc: received $5.4M on this topic Center for Constitutional Right… $5.4M Fund for Constitutional Government: received $3.1M on this topic Fund for Constitutional Governm… $3.1M Foundation for Constitutional Freedom: received $3.0M on this topic Foundation for Constitutional F… $3.0M The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy: received $2.5M on this topic The American Constitution Socie… $2.5M Constitutional Accountability Center: received $2.0M on this topic Constitutional Accountability C… $2.0M American Constitutional Rights Union: received $1.6M on this topic American Constitutional Rights… $1.6M Center for Constitutional Rights: received $1.3M on this topic Center for Constitutional Rights $1.3M The American Constitution Society for Law and Poli: received $1.0M on this topic The American Constitution Socie… $1.0M Foundation for the Constitution: received $970K on this topic Foundation for the Constitution $970K European Center for Constitutional and Human Right: received $820K on this topic European Center for Constitutio… $820K Albie Sachs Trust for Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: received $750K on this topic Albie Sachs Trust for Constitut… $750K Georgetown University: received $705K on this topic Georgetown University $705K National Constitution Center: received $665K on this topic National Constitution Center $665K European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights Ev: received $600K on this topic European Center for Constitutio… $600K North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law: received $545K on this topic North Carolina Institute for Co… $545K American Enterprise Ins for Public Policy Research: received $500K on this topic American Enterprise Ins for Pub… $500K American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: received $450K on this topic American Enterprise Institute f… $450K Centre for Constitutional Governance Ltd: received $385K on this topic Centre for Constitutional Gover… $385K Constitutional Rights Foundation: received $375K on this topic Constitutional Rights Foundation $375K Nc Institute for Constitutional Law: received $276K on this topic Nc Institute for Constitutional… $276K American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy: received $250K on this topic American Enterprise Institute f… $250K American Ent Inst for Public Policy Research: received $250K on this topic American Ent Inst for Public Po… $250K Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional: received $211K on this topic Federacao De Orgaos Para Assist… $211K Center for Strategic Litigation: received $206K on this topic Center for Strategic Litigation $206K Temple University: received $200K on this topic Temple University $200K Dartmouth College: received $200K on this topic Dartmouth College $200K Benedictine College: received $200K on this topic Benedictine College $200K William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc: received $200K on this topic William J Brennan Jr Center for… $200K University of California at Berkeley: received $200K on this topic University of California at Ber… $200K Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center: received $175K on this topic Civil Rights Education and Enfo… $175K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $170K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $170K The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: received $170K on this topic The Board of Regents of the Uni… $170K American University: received $160K on this topic American University $160K The Board of Regents Univ of Wisconsin System: received $160K on this topic The Board of Regents Univ of Wi… $160K Legal Services Corporation: received $150K on this topic Legal Services Corporation $150K Georgetown University: received $150K on this topic Georgetown University $150K American Constitution Society for Law and Policy: received $136K on this topic American Constitution Society f… $136K Africa Centre for Open Governance (Africog): received $130K on this topic Africa Centre for Open Governan… $130K Stanford University: received $100K on this topic Stanford University $100K Corporacion Administrativa De Formacion Y Construccion De Paz Del Foro: received $100K on this topic Corporacion Administrativa De F… $100K University of Cincinnati: received $100K on this topic University of Cincinnati $100K Authors Alliance Inc: received $100K on this topic Authors Alliance Inc $100K Bowdoin College: received $100K on this topic Bowdoin College $100K Pacific Legal Foundation: received $75K on this topic Pacific Legal Foundation $75K John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics: received $60K on this topic John Marshall Center for Consti… $60K National Center for Law & Policy: received $60K on this topic National Center for Law & Policy $60K Pacific Legal Foundation: received $58K on this topic Pacific Legal Foundation $58K Barry Goldwater Institute for Publi: received $56K on this topic Barry Goldwater Institute for P… $56K John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics: received $50K on this topic John Marshall Center for Consti… $50K Landmark Legal Foundation: received $40K on this topic Landmark Legal Foundation $40K Foundation for Individual Rights An: received $33K on this topic Foundation for Individual Right… $33K John Marshall Center for Constitutional History and Civics: received $30K on this topic John Marshall Center for Consti… $30K 12 funders, 55 recipients, grants matching “constitutional” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $56,250 to NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — unrestricted - sept 2022
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Largest: $40,000 to University of San Diego — in support of the center for the study of constitutional originalism
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Largest: $800,000 to CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS INC — core support for advocacy and litigation in the united states to advance and protect the rights of u.s. residents guaranteed under the u.s. constitution and international human rig…
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Largest: $685,000 to Foundation for the Constitution — to support the center for the constitution
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Largest: $2.0M to CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS INC — to provide general support
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Largest: $136,100 to AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY — for the anti-oligarchy constitution conferences
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Largest: $1.3M to THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION SOCIETY FOR LAW AND POLICY — general operating support
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Largest: $60,000 to John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics — the john marshall center (jmc) preserves and honors the founding legacy of john marshall by engaging and educating learners of all ages about our constitutional history, the rule o…
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Largest: $5.0M to UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for constitutional democracy
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Largest: $30,000 to INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE — legal defense of the constitution
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Largest: $534,000 to CONSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY CENTER — to support a scholar-in-residence pilot
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Largest: $20,000 to National Center for Law & Policy — support the legal defense of client's constitutional rights & the constitution
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