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Grants paid by Equal Justice Works, tax year 2021
EIN 52-1469738 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE I110
In tax year 2021, Equal Justice Works (EIN 52-1469738) reported 153 grants paid totaling $9,915,424. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | National Center for Youth Law Oakland, CA | A | $216,667 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Inc Weslaco, TX | A | $178,671 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Assistance of Western NY Geneva, NY | A | $163,996 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid of North West Texas Abilene, TX | A | $157,616 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida Inc Plantation, FL | A | $151,917 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Richmond, VA | A | $151,630 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Veterans Consortium Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Lawyers Comm Civil Rights San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Root & Rebound Oakland, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Legal Aid Society New York, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid Justice Center Charlottesville, VA | A | $141,262 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | New Mexico Immigrant Law Center Albuquerque, NM | A | $140,179 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Prairie State Legal Services Inc Rockford, IL | A | $127,292 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Greater Boston Legal Services Boston, MA | A | $119,861 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Disability Rights Texas Austin, TX | A | $119,314 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Lone Star Legal Aid Houston, TX | A | $119,137 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Bet Tzedek Los Angeles, CA | A | $114,177 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Indiana Legal Services Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $109,964 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | New York Legal Assistance Group New York, NY | A | $104,223 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Equip for Equality Chicago, IL | A | $103,690 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach Oakland, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Bronx Defenders Bronx, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Kind Inc (kids in Need of Defense) Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Lawyer's Committee for Better Housing Chicago, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Center for Disability & Elder Law Inc Chicago, IL | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Campaign Legal Center Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Georgia Justice Project Atlanta, GA | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Texas Fair Defense Project Austin, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | American Civil Liberties Union of Wa Fdn Seattle, WA | A | $100,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Virginia Poverty Law Center Richmond, VA | A | $99,660 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project New York, NY | A | $90,341 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota St Paul, MN | A | $88,917 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Catholic Charities Houston Tx Houston, TX | A | $63,737 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | YMCA of the Greater Houston Area Houston, TX | A | $63,123 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Community Legal Services of Mid Florida Inc Daytona Beach, FL | A | $62,845 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Blue Ridge Legal Services Inc Harrisonburg, VA | A | $59,916 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid Society of Louisville Loiusville, KY | A | $57,770 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid of West Virginia Charleston, WV | A | $54,873 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Services of North Florida Inc Tallahassee, FL | A | $54,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc West Palm Beach, FL | A | $53,890 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Montana Legal Services Assoc Helena, MT | A | $52,617 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Baltimore, MD | A | $52,038 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Alaska Legal Services Anchorage, AK | A | $51,545 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Naacp Empowerment Program Baltimore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Florence Immigrant & Refugee Florence, AZ | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Cala Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Housing Justice Center St Paul, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Innocence Project Inc New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Laf Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Southern Center for Human Rights Atlanta, GA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu of Utah Foundation Salt Lake City, UT | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | A Better Balance New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | King County Bar Association Seattle, WA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Equal Rights Advocates San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Education Law Center Inc Philadelphia, PA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Center for Family Representation New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Electronic Privacy Information Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Housing and Economic Rights Advocates Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Day One New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Children's Law Center of California Monterey Park, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | National Women's Law Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Mitchell Hamline School of Law St Paul, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu of Massachusetts Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid Chicago Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Peace Over Violence Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Santa Clara University School of Law Santa Clara, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Health Law Advocates Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Safe Passage Project New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu Foundation of Colorado Denver, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee Knoxville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Disability Rights Florida Tallahassee, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Southern Coalition for Social Justice Durham, NC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Roderick and Solange Macarthur Justice Center Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Sustainable Economies Law Center Oakland, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Youth Advocacy Foundation Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Human Rights First New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Heartland Alliance Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Texas Legal Services Center Austin, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc Atlanta, GA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu Inc Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Just City Inc Memphis, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Emory University Volunteer Clinic for Veterans Atlanta, GA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | International Refugee Assistance Project New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Counsel for Youth and Children Seattle, WA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Bread for the City Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Mississippi Center for Justice Jackson, MS | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | President & Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Honolulu, HI | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Great Rivers Environmental Law Center St Louis, MO | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Human Rights Initiative Dallas, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Rutgers the State University Piscataway, NJ | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Open City Advocates Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | New York Lawyers for the New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Muslim Advocates Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Advocates for Children of New York New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Domestic Violence Ended Inc (dove) Quincy, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Services for Children San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Immigrant Defenders Law Center Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | New York Civil Liberties Union New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Midwest Environmental Advocates Madison, WI | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | The Equal Justice Center Austin, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Lawyers for Children Inc New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Neighborhood Defender Service New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network Westminster, CO | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Mental Health Advocacy Services Los Angeles, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | DC Volunteer Lawyers Project Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | American Gateways Austin, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Aclu Foundation of Texas Houston, TX | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Florida Legal Services Inc Newberry, FL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Raise the Floor Alliance Chicago, IL | A | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Southern Legal Counsel Inc Gainesville, FL | A | $49,847 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Charlotte Legal Advocacy Charlotte, NC | A | $49,650 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Three Rivers Legal Services Inc Gainesville, FL | A | $49,350 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Covington, KY | A | $49,311 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL | A | $48,194 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Los Angeles, CA | A | $47,740 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Abolitionist Law Center Pittsburgh, PA | A | $47,647 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Bay Area Legal Services Tampa, FL | A | $47,320 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Uptown People's Law Center Chicago, IL | A | $47,085 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Disability Rights North Carolina Inc Raleigh, NC | A | $46,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Seattle, WA | A | $45,512 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Cabrini Green Legal Aid Chicago, IL | A | $44,290 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Homeless Persons Representation Project Baltimore, MD | A | $43,940 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Kidsvoice Pittsburgh, PA | A | $43,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Public Counsel Los Angeles, CA | A | $42,045 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Aid of Arkansas Springdale, AR | A | $40,284 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Services of Greater Miami Miami, FL | A | $37,967 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Naacp Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc New York, NY | A | $37,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Fund for the City of New York New York, NY | U | $37,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Unlocal Inc New York, NY | A | $37,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Georgia Appleseed Atlanta, GA | A | $37,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America Richardson, TX | A | $36,915 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | National Health Law Program Washington, DC | A | $29,484 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Capital District Women's Bar Association (cdwba) Legal Project Inc Albany, NY | A | $22,778 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Tahirih Justice Center Falls Church, VA | A | $22,660 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance New York, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Naacp Legal Defense Fund New York, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Inc Moorhead, MN | A | $10,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | California Rural Legal Assistance Inc Oakland, CA | A | $9,449 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
| 2021 | Legal Action of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | A | $5,088 | paid | FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 202241809349300434 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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