Grants paid by Brooks Mccormick Jr Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy
EIN 47-7124844 · Downers Grove, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE D20
Brooks Mccormick Jr Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy of Downers Grove, IL (EIN 47-7124844) reported 58 grants paid totaling $15,407,420 to 32 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$15,407,420
58 grants
Recipients
32
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $3,369,320 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | $3,728,000 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | $3,929,100 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | $4,381,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 32 recipients receiving the most from Brooks Mccormick Jr Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy, by grants paid, out of 32 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc 82-3382181 | B | Naperville, IL | 4 | $9,800,000 | 2024 |
| Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College | U | Portland, OR | 4 | $805,000 | 2024 |
| Harvard Law School - Animal Law & Policy Program | U | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $673,000 | 2024 |
| Outreach Community Ministries 23-7265066 | B | Carol Stream, IL | 1 | $500,000 | 2020 |
| University of Denver 84-0404231 | B | Denver, CO | 3 | $482,000 | 2024 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund 94-2681680 | C | Cotati, CA | 2 | $458,000 | 2022 |
| Yale University Law School - Ethics and Animal Program | U | New Haven, CT | 3 | $452,000 | 2023 |
| Charities Aid Foundation of America 43-1634280 | C | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $427,500 | 2024 |
| Vermont Law School 23-7251952 | B | South Royalton, VT | 2 | $258,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of Wycliffe Hall 26-2891822 | C | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $175,000 | 2023 |
| University of Toronto | U | Toronto, ONTARIO | 1 | $171,000 | 2023 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc 52-1495060 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $168,000 | 2023 |
| Our Hen House 27-2476183 | C | New York, NY | 4 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| New York University 91-1842722 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $107,000 | 2023 |
| Stanford University | U | Stanford, CT | 1 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| University of Connecticut 52-1538517 | B | Mansfield, CT | 1 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Creaturekind 84-3716691 | C | Eugene, OR | 1 | $93,000 | 2020 |
| University of Victoria 98-6001816 | D | Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA | 2 | $91,000 | 2022 |
| University of Illinois | U | Urbana, IL | 2 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation 95-2250801 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $65,000 | 2020 |
| Graduate Theological Foundation | U | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $62,000 | 2020 |
| Wesleyan University 58-2039996 | B | Middletown, CT | 3 | $43,000 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | U | East Lansing, MI | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc 94-2889684 | B | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| University of California 81-1717527 | C | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | U | Amherst, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| University of Alberta | U | Edmonton, ALBERTA | 1 | $17,000 | 2024 |
| Atlantic University 54-0784341 | B | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $16,100 | 2023 |
| Toronto Metropolitan University 98-1651870 | D | Toronto, ONTARIO | 1 | $16,000 | 2023 |
| Illinois Bar Association 36-1254770 | C | Springfield, IL | 1 | $14,220 | 2020 |
| Smart Museum of Art | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,600 | 2020 |
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 58 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc Naperville, IL | B | $2,900,000 | paid | ANNUAL GRANT OF OPERATING FUNDS TO RELATED EXEMPT PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION. | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Harvard Law School - Animal Law & Policy Program Cambridge, MA | U | $591,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT | B | $248,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA | C | $190,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $135,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | U | $120,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Stanford University Stanford, CT | U | $100,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | University of Illinois Urbana, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | Our Hen House New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | University of California Santa Barbara, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2024 | University of Alberta Edmonton, ALBERTA | U | $17,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202543019349101204 |
| 2023 | Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc Naperville, IL | B | $2,800,000 | paid | ANNUAL GRANT OF OPERATING FUNDS TO RELATED EXEMPT PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION. | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $247,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Friends of Wycliffe Hall Winter Park, FL | C | $175,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | University of Toronto Toronto, ONTARIO | U | $171,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | U | $135,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | University of Connecticut Mansfield, CT | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | New York University New York, NY | B | $57,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | University of Illinois Urbana, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Yale University Law School - Ethics and Animal Program New Haven, CT | U | $47,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Americans for Oxford Inc New York, NY | B | $38,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Our Hen House New York, NY | C | $30,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | B | $17,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Atlantic University Virginia Beach, VA | B | $16,100 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto, ONTARIO | D | $16,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2023 | Vermont Law School South Royalton, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202413039349100926 |
| 2022 | Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc Naperville, IL | B | $2,700,000 | paid | ANNUAL GRANT OF OPERATING FUNDS TO RELATED EXEMPT PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION. | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Yale University Law School - Ethics and Animal Program New Haven, CT | U | $350,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | U | $200,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA | C | $160,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Animal Legal Defense Fund Cotati, CA | C | $150,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Americans for Oxford Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | University of Victoria Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA | D | $41,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Harvard Law School - Animal Law & Policy Program Cambridge, MA | U | $32,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Our Hen House New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2022 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202333189349101898 |
| 2020 | Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc Naperville, IL | B | $1,400,000 | paid | ANNUAL GRANT OF OPERATING FUNDS TO RELATED EXEMPT PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION. | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Outreach Community Ministries Carol Stream, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | U | $350,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Animal Legal Defense Fund Cotati, CA | C | $308,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | University of Denver Denver, CO | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Creaturekind Eugene, OR | C | $93,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Americans for Oxford Inc New York, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Charities Aid Foundation of America Alexandria, VA | C | $77,500 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | UCLA Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $65,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Graduate Theological Foundation Oklahoma City, OK | U | $62,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Yale University Law School - Ethics and Animal Program New Haven, CT | U | $55,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | New York University New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | University of Victoria Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA | D | $50,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Harvard Law School - Animal Law & Policy Program Cambridge, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Our Hen House New York, NY | C | $35,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | U | $25,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Earth Island Institute Inc Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Illinois Bar Association Springfield, IL | C | $14,220 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | B | $6,000 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
| 2020 | Smart Museum of Art Chicago, IL | U | $3,600 | paid | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES | 202123029349100902 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543019349101204 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413039349100926 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333189349101898 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123029349100902 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/477124844.json.
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