Grants paid by Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc
EIN 13-1655255 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE R220
Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc of New York, NY (EIN 13-1655255) reported 72 grants paid totaling $2,758,542 to 45 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,758,542
72 grants
Recipients
45
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $15,000 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | $510,000 | — |
| 2022 | 13 | $606,692 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | $777,000 | — |
| 2024 | 22 | $708,000 | — |
| 2025 | 8 | $141,850 | — |
Top recipients
The 45 recipients receiving the most from Naacp Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc, by grants paid, out of 45 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion Partnerships 52-2148413 | A | Baltimore, MD | 6 | $265,000 | 2024 |
| Terence Crutcher Foundation 73-1554474 | A | Tulsa, OK | 5 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Charleston Area Justice Ministry 46-1758506 | A | North Charleston, SC | 5 | $185,000 | 2025 |
| Justice Unity & Social 86-2447718 | A | Columbus, OH | 3 | $175,000 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Civic Engagement 83-2413836 | A | Lexington, KY | 3 | $135,000 | 2024 |
| Organizing Black 92-1236559 | A | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $130,000 | 2024 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights 62-1025326 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $120,000 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of Florida 59-1385724 | A | Orlando, FL | 1 | $120,000 | 2023 |
| Florida Rising Together 45-3956785 | A | Miami, FL | 3 | $105,000 | 2024 |
| North Star Fund 13-2950801 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation 51-0198509 | A | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| The Leadership Conference On Civil & Human Rights 52-0789800 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Justice for Greenwood Foundation Inc 85-0760201 | A | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Red Hook Initiative 20-3904662 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Georgia Educators for Equity 86-3294081 | A | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Community Action 85-1616346 | A | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| The E3 Foundation 85-4237427 | A | Charleston, SC | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Coalition of Concerned Mothers 81-5433573 | A | Upper Marlboro, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Together South Carolina 57-1057398 | A | Columbia, SC | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Common Counsel Foundation 94-3214166 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| New Prospect Baptist Church 31-0676519 | A | Cinncinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Nat'l Institute for Peer Support 20-1398650 | A | North Bethesda, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Action Legal Team 87-4412551 | A | Balitmore, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Sncc Legacy 27-3057586 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Equity and Transformation 83-4701430 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| African American Cultural 53-0210807 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $31,692 | 2022 |
| Communities Foundation 14-1505623 | A | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund 27-6601178 | A | Towson, MD | 1 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Housing Justice League 46-1271164 | A | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Pure Justice 82-2261227 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality 85-1278755 | A | Dayton, OH | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Community Partners 95-4302067 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Southern Vision Alliance 61-1639641 | A | Durham, NC | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Cuny School of Law 11-3235349 | A | Long Island City, NY | 2 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| Love Not Blood Campaign 81-4000831 | A | San Jose, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Advancement Project 87-4702350 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Mississippi Votes 82-1014316 | A | Jackson, MS | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Inc 83-2352971 | A | North Miami, FL | 1 | $8,000 | 2024 |
| University of Mississippi 64-6001159 | A | University, MS | 1 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Howard University School of Law 53-0204707 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| University of North Dakota 45-6002491 | A | Grand Forks, ND | 1 | $7,000 | 2023 |
| Dance Theatre of Harlem 13-2642091 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $6,850 | 2025 |
| Tulane Law School 72-0423889 | A | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $6,750 | 2025 |
| Faulkner University 63-0329409 | A | Montgomery, AL | 1 | $5,750 | 2025 |
| Poverty & Race Research Action Council 52-1705073 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 72 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Justice Unity & Social Columbus, OH | A | $55,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Communities Foundation Poughkeepsie, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | GRANT DESIGNATED AS A CONTRIBUTION TO YOUNG BLACK LAWYERS ORGANIZING COALITION (YBLOC), A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS, TO BE USED SOLELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Charleston Area Justice Ministries Ministries North Charleston, SC | A | $20,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AREAS | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Advancement Project Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | MOBILIZER SPONSORSHIP FOR ADVANCEMENT PROJECT'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | University of Mississippi University, MS | A | $7,500 | paid | STIPEND FOR RECIPIENT OF THE NAACP LDF JUDGE LOUIS H. POLLAK FELLOWSHIP | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Dance Theatre of Harlem New York, NY | A | $6,850 | paid | TICKETS FOR THE 2025 VISION GALA | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Tulane Law School New Orleans, LA | A | $6,750 | paid | STIPEND FOR RECIPIENT OF THE NAACP LDF JUDGE LOUIS H. POLLAK FELLOWSHIP | 202601319349306670 |
| 2025 | Faulkner University Montgomery, AL | A | $5,750 | paid | STIPEND FOR RECIPIENT OF THE NAACP LDF JUDGE LOUIS H. POLLAK FELLOWSHIP | 202601319349306670 |
| 2024 | Organizing Black Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $65,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS IN GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Justice Unity & Social Columbus, OH | A | $60,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Kentucky Civic Engagement - Black Grant Lexington, KY | A | $60,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN KENTUCKY | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Common Counsel Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Georgia Educators for Equity Atlanta, GA | A | $40,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa, OK | A | $40,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Southern Center for Human Rights Atlanta, GA | A | $40,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT PROTESTER DEFENSE AND GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Charleston Area Justice Ministries North Charleston, SC | A | $40,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AREAS | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Florida Rising Together Inc Miami, FL | A | $40,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Sncc Legacy Washington, DC | A | $40,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Equity and Transformation Chicago, IL | A | $35,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Fusion Partnerships Baltimore, MD | A | $30,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT WARRANT CLINIC EVENTS | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Red Hook Initiative Brooklyn, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE FREEDOM SCHOOLS PROGRAM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Southern Vision Alliance Durham, NC | A | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Housing Justice League Atlanta, GA | A | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER PROGRAM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Kentucky Civic Engagement - Kcet Grant Lexington, KY | A | $25,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT CIVIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Votes Jackson, MS | A | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONVENING | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Terence Crutcher Foundation Fund Tulsa, OK | A | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, ARTS, CULTURE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS OKLAHOMA. | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity Inc North Miami, FL | A | $8,000 | paid | TO FURTHER SUPPORT BOLD LAND AND STEWARDSHIP GRANT | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | Howard University School of Law Washington, DC | A | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT SUMMER INTERN (POLLAK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM) | 202511359349311586 |
| 2024 | The City University of New York School of Law Long Island City, NY | A | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT SUMMER INTERN (POLLAK SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM) | 202511359349311586 |
| 2023 | League of Women Voters of Florida Orlando, FL | A | $120,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Fusion Partnerships Baltimore, MD | A | $80,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Southern Center for Human Rights Atlanta, GA | A | $80,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Organizing Black Baltimore, MD | A | $65,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Justice Unity & Social Columbus, OH | A | $60,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Kentucky Civic Engagement Lexington, KY | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa, OK | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Red Hook Initiative Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | To further suppost the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | The E3 Foundation Charleston, SC | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Florida Rising Together Miami, FL | A | $40,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Players Philanthropy Fund Towson, MD | A | $30,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Pure Justice Houston, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality Dayton, OH | A | $25,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Charleston Area Justice North Charleston, SC | A | $25,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | Georgia Educators for Equity Atlanta, GA | A | $20,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202401359349307415 |
| 2023 | University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | A | $7,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the sponsored program. | 202401359349307415 |
| 2022 | Nat'l Institute for Peer Support North Bethesda, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Community Action Jacksonville, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program, which is to provide support for the needs of women who are incarcerated through its anchor campaign #FreeBlackMamasDMV and to women re-entering their community by working with them on efforts to end cash bail by illuminating the inhumanity of bail and pretrial detention. | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Fusion Partnerships Baltimore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Justice for Greenwood Fdn Tulsa, OK | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Together South Carolina Columbia, SC | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Action Legal Team Balitmore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Coalition of Concerned Mothers Upper Marlboro, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Tulsa Community Fndn Tulsa, OK | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Charleston Area Justice North Charleston, SC | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Northstar Fund New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | African American Cultural Washington, DC | A | $31,692 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2022 | Florida Rising Together Miami, FL | A | $25,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program | 202341359349310444 |
| 2021 | The Leadership Conference On Civil & Human Rights Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | Department of Justice nomination of Kristen A. Clarke | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Charleston Area Justice Ministry North Charleston, SC | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support its mission to build a just community by organizing thousands of people and holding officials accountable, among other charitable and educational activities. Specifically, the Grantee will use funds to support Team Lead and Network Member trainings to help Network members learn how to: negotiate with public officials and CEOs, recognize the difference between public and private associations, conduct house meetings, research and cut an issue, and recruit members to the network among other skills. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | North Star Fund New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program, which is to end discriminatory policing practices in New York and build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and reduces reliance on policing, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | New Prospect Baptist Church Cinncinnati, OH | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program, to promote public safety while reducing reliance on arrests and work to improve community problem solving, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Terence Crutcher Foundation Tulsa, OK | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program, which engages the community, law enforcement, and policy makers to prevent, identify and address issues ofinequity pertaining to minority communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma and nationwide, including racial disparities in policing practices, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Justice for Greenwood Foundation Inc Tulsa, OK | A | $50,000 | paid | To advance its mission to address the role Tulsa law enforcement agencies and others played in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by seeking justice and reparations for the descendants of victims of the Massacre through innovative litigation, policy advocacy and public education strategies, among other charitable and educational purposes. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Citizens Policing Project Baltimore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support a campaign to reimagine public safety, and facilitate a participatory budgeting process in Baltimore through the Beyond Youth Organizing Initiative, which seeks to re-engage young people with civics and governance, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | To further support the mission of the Sponsored Program, which is to provide support for the needs of women who are incarcerated through its anchor campaign #FreeBlackMamasDMV and to women re-entering their community by working with them on efforts to end cash bail by illuminating the inhumanity of bail and pretrial detention. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Action Legal Team Baltimore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | To further the Sponsored Program's Movement for Black Lives in Baltimore through community lawyering, direct pretrial services, education and advocacy; such as demanding transparency around police descipline through litigation, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2021 | Love Not Blood Campaign San Jose, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | To further support family members of victims of police violance to improve and develop skills that will enable them to lead advocacy campaigns that will change public safety systems that resulted in the death of their loved ones, among other charitable and educational activities of the Sponsored Program. | 202211199349302451 |
| 2018 | Cuny School of Law Long Island City, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | To provide scholarship grant to a law student. | 201940849349300309 |
| 2018 | Fusion Partnerships Baltimore, MD | A | $5,000 | paid | To fund the Baltimore School Policing Reform Project | 201940849349300309 |
| 2018 | Poverty & Race Research Action Council Washington, DC | A | $5,000 | paid | Contribution to national Coalition on School Diversity's 2017 National Conference | 201940849349300309 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202601319349306670 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202511359349311586 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401359349307415 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202341359349310444 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202211199349302451 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201940849349300309 |
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