Organization · EIN 94-2197343 · Sacramento, CA · Crime & legal
Who funds Pacific Legal Foundation?
120 private foundations reported paying Pacific Legal Foundation $4.34M on returns for tax year 2023.
120 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 120
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Searle Freedom Trust Madison, WI · Preselected only |
$700,000 2 grant lines |
LITIGATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The James G Boswell Foundation Pasadena, CA · Preselected only |
$500,000 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Pittsburgh, PA |
$360,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Bethesda, MD · Preselected only |
$255,000 2 grant lines |
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| HN and Frances C Berger Foundation Palm Desert, CA · Preselected only |
$200,000 | to support the expanding property rights litigation program | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gleason Family Foundation Pine Grove, CA |
$175,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Bader Family Foundation Arlington, VA |
$145,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA · Preselected only |
$125,000 | FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY IN THE COURTS OF LAW AND PUBLIC OPINION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Dunn Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$125,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Castleman Family Foundation Reno, NV · Preselected only |
$120,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Edgar E & Elizabeth S Pankey Foundation North Tustin, CA |
$110,000 | General | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kovner Foundation Jupiter, FL · Preselected only |
$100,000 | LEGAL AID | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Milwaukee, WI |
$75,000 | To support general operations | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation Hillsdale, MI · Preselected only |
$73,800 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Nb and Jacqueline Giustina Foundation Eugene, OR · Preselected only |
$60,000 | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation Santa Barbara, CA |
$50,000 | PROTECTING FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Bernard a Egan Foundation Fort Pierce, FL · Preselected only |
$50,000 | Countering Government Abuse | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 05/2024 |
| Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation Santa Monica, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | EDUCATION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kennedy Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$50,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 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 Pacific Legal Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Pacific Legal 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.
- Garvey Kansas Foundation Wichita, KS
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $64.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Richard Seth Staley Educational Foundation a Nevada Nonprofit Corp Phoenix, AZ
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $176K to them - Holman Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $280K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Paslaqua Charitable Foundation Sarasota, FL
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $37.6K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - William S & Ann Atherton Foundation Tulsa, OK
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $842K to them - William S Knight Foundation Naples, FL
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $514K to them - Acts 4 32-34 Zephyr Cove, NV
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $22K to them - Eric Javits Family Foundation New York, NY
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $22K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Judicial Watch Washington, DC
37 shared funders · 400 funders in all - Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
38 shared funders · 640 funders in all - Institute for Justice Arlington, VA
35 shared funders · 146 funders in all - Leadership Institute Arlington, VA
30 shared funders · 295 funders in all - Cato Institute Washington, DC
28 shared funders · 182 funders in all - Prager University Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA
28 shared funders · 202 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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