Organization · EIN 13-6213516 · New York, NY · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds American Civil Liberties Union Foundation?
366 private foundations reported paying American Civil Liberties Union Foundation $25.6M on returns for tax year 2023.
366 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 366
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$3,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND ACLUS DEFENDING DEMOCRACY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHERN COLLECTIVE | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$2,550,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR VOTING, LGBT, AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Jpb Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,400,000 | IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS PROJECT AND DECRIMINALIZING POVERTY | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$1,203,300 6 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Omaha, NE · Preselected only |
$1,005,789 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 Harrison, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hobsonlucas Family Foundation San Rafael, CA |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL DONATION Filed as “ACLU FOUNDATION” |
Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
$1,000,000 | UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE Filed as “ACLU FOUNDATION” |
Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jerome L Greene Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Panaphil Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | Unrestricted Filed as “ACLU Foundation” |
Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John Sperling Foundation Litchfield Park, AZ · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 2 grant lines |
PROTECT ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| Huber Foundation Falmouth, ME |
$750,000 | Reproductive Rights Work | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$556,750 3 grant lines |
81272 ADVANCING AND DEFENDING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS THROUGH STATE SUPREME COURTS +2 more Filed as “AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FDN” |
Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Surgo Foundation US New York, NY · Preselected only |
$500,000 | TO SUPPORT ACLUF'S WORK REGARDING EQUAL VOTING RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL. | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$401,200 3 grant lines |
COMMUNITY JUSTICE REFORM & UNRESTRICTED +2 more Filed as “ACLU FOUNDATION” |
Known alias 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$350,000 | Just Societies | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Zegar Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$350,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE CONTRIBUTION | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$300,000 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION'S REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM PROJECT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$300,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marxe Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$300,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 22 of the 25 closest peers · $144K to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 23 of the 25 closest peers · $625K to them - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $935K to them - Xcel Energy Foundation Minneapolis, MN
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $13.5K to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $67.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $2.78M to them - The Yelp Foundation San Francisco, CA
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $24.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Baxter International Foundation Deerfield, IL
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $319K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
146 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY
129 shared funders · 755 funders in all - Anti-Defamation League New York, NY
71 shared funders · 918 funders in all - Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL
99 shared funders · 616 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
93 shared funders · 625 funders in all - International Rescue Committee New York, NY
88 shared funders · 769 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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