Crime & Legal Aid nonprofit grants
A free directory of foundations and funders giving to crime and legal aid nonprofits, drawn from IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Ranked by total giving, grant count, and recency.
$9.1B
2019 – 2025
5,114
Active institutions
3,860
Verified recipients
2019 – 2025
IRS Schedule I
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Foundations funding crime and legal aid
| # | Funder | Total Given |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legal Services Corporation | $1.9B |
| 2 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | $585.5M |
| 3 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $576.5M |
| 4 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $307.2M |
| 5 | Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc | $198.9M |
| 6 | National Philanthropic Trust | $179.0M |
| 7 | Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc | $166.9M |
| 8 | Children'S Advocacy Centers | $144.7M |
| 9 | Pennsylvania Interest On Lawyer Trust Account Board | $139.5M |
| 10 | The Chicago Community Trust | $136.2M |
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Crime & Legal Aid nonprofits winning the most grant funding
The 85 Fund
$583.7M
ReceivedThe Just Trust For Education
$141.9M
ReceivedTexas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc
$123.1M
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Where the money flows
Regional concentration
Top states by grant volume
| State | Active Grants | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| California | 873 | $1.0B |
| District of Columbia | 406 | $991.6M |
| New York | 676 | $936.6M |
| Texas | 451 | $611.1M |
| Pennsylvania | 351 | $526.6M |
Focus distribution
By NTEE sub-code
What the data shows
Across 2019 – 2025, 5,114 funders gave $9.1B to 3,860 crime and legal aid nonprofits via IRS Form 990 Schedule I. The median grant was $21,867, with 59,604 grants recorded in total.
Giving is concentrated in California, District of Columbia, and New York, which together anchor the top of the regional breakdown. See the funder table above for the ranked list.
Common questions
How much grant funding do crime and legal aid nonprofits receive each year?
Across 2019 – 2025, 5,114 foundations and funders gave $9.1B to 3,860 crime and legal aid nonprofits, spread across 59,604 individual grants reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I.
What is the typical grant size for crime and legal aid nonprofits?
The median grant to a crime and legal aid nonprofit is $21,867. Half of grants fall below that number and half above, so the median is a better anchor than the average, which gets pulled up by a small number of very large grants.
Which crime and legal aid nonprofits receive the most grant funding?
The three crime and legal aid nonprofits receiving the most disclosed grant funding over 2019 – 2025 are The 85 Fund, The Just Trust For Education, and Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc. The full ranked list of top grantees and their totals is shown above.
Where are crime and legal aid grants concentrated geographically?
California leads crime and legal aid grantmaking by volume, followed by the other states shown in the regional breakdown above. "State" here reflects the grantee's registered address, not necessarily where programs are delivered.
Where does this grant data come from?
Every grant on this page is drawn from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and 990-PF Part XV, which public charities and private foundations are required to file annually. Tax-year coverage currently runs 2019 – 2025. We refresh the underlying rollups when new IRS filings become available, typically within a few months of release.
Are government grants or individual donations included?
No. This directory covers private foundation and charity-to-charity grants disclosed on Schedule I and 990-PF only. It does not include federal, state, or local government grants, individual donors, corporate sponsorships that weren't routed through a foundation, or in-kind donations. 990-T filings are also excluded because their financials reflect unrelated business income rather than grantmaking.
How recent is the data for crime and legal aid grants?
The most recent tax year included in the crime and legal aid rollup is 2025. 990 filings are typically released by the IRS 12 to 18 months after a nonprofit's fiscal year ends, so the most recent year will always lag real-time giving by roughly that window.
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Methodology
Data source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I grant disclosures for tax years 2019 – 2025. Grants are matched to recipient organizations by EIN where available and categorized by NTEE code (major letter I).
990-T filings are excluded from all aggregate figures because their financials reflect unrelated business income, not grantmaking.