Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Association for Justice
The mission of the association shall be to:seek justice for all...preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury...prevent injury from occurring...champion the cause of those who deserve redress for injury to person or property...promote the public good through concerted efforts to secure safe products, a safe workplace, a clean…
- $4.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 52
- Grants FY2025
- 49
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,160
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $4,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 48 to 52
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 46
- Total assets, FY2025
- $38M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations American Association for Justice funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 52 | $4.7M | 4% |
| FY2024 | 49 | $700k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 49 | $694k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 48 | $679k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 48 | $677k | 2% |
| FY2020 | 49 | $685k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 51 | $791k | 4% |
| FY2018 | 52 | $725k | 6% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Association for Justice Education Fund | $4,000,000 | 1 | 65% |
| Ewg Action Fund | $495,000 | 9 | 74% |
| Indiana Trial Lawyers Association | $127,940 | 9 | 2% |
| Delaware Trial Lawyers Association | $127,940 | 9 | 5% |
| Mississippi Association for Justice | $127,440 | 9 | 6% |
| Idaho Trial Lawyers Association | $127,440 | 9 | 5% |
| South Carolina Association for Justice | $127,440 | 9 | 1% |
| Alabama Association for Justice | $127,440 | 9 | 1% |
| Kentucky Justice Association Inc | $127,440 | 9 | 1% |
| Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys | $127,440 | 9 | 2% |
Show all 59 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
American Association for Justice supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
About American Association for Justice
- How much does American Association for Justice give?
- American Association for Justice reported 52 grants totaling $4,787,740 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 52 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does American Association for Justice fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (57%), Civil Rights (38%), Environment (3%).
- Who are American Association for Justice's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Association for Justice Education Fund ($4.0M), Ewg Action Fund ($495k), Indiana Trial Lawyers Association ($128k).
- Does American Association for Justice fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Association for Justice based?
- American Association for Justice is based in DC.
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