Which funders back the same organizations as American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation.

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American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc

The american civil liberties union foundation of northern california (aclu nc foundation) defends and advances the principles of freedom, equality and justice contained in the united states constitution. Aclu nc foundation, a california nonprofit public benefit corporation described in section 501(c)(3), conductslitigation, policy…

$725k
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 1
Grants FY2025: 2
Organizations funded FY2024: 50%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Median grant, FY2025: $725,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $725,000
Organizations funded a year: 2 to 21; FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 1
Total assets, FY2025: $49M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

Civil RightsCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesEducationHealthCrime & LegalOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	1	$725k	0%
FY2024	2	$618k	50%
FY2023	2	$660k	0%
FY2022	12	$1.1M	8%
FY2021	15	$3.9M	13%
FY2020	14	$973k	36%
FY2019	19	$1.2M	37%
FY2018	21	$2.1M	86%

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Civil Rights$13MCrime & Legal$1.2MEducation$244kPublic Benefit$39kHuman Services$25kCommunity Improvement$10k

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 Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc	$6,260,000	5	2%
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California	$4,375,000	8	10%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California	$1,645,198	7	6%
Northern California Indian Development Council Inc	$260,600	2	3%
Movement Strategy Center	$142,000	5	0%
Silicon Valley De-Bug	$98,000	5	2%
Starting Over Inc	$95,000	5	1%
Sacramento Area Congregations Together	$93,500	5	3%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California	$85,000	2	1%
Faith in the Valley	$85,000	3	2%

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All grantees of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc	$6,260,000	5	2%
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California	$4,375,000	8	10%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California	$1,645,198	7	6%
Northern California Indian Development Council Inc	$260,600	2	3%
Movement Strategy Center	$142,000	5	0%
Silicon Valley De-Bug	$98,000	5	2%
Starting Over Inc	$95,000	5	1%
Sacramento Area Congregations Together	$93,500	5	3%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California	$85,000	2	1%
Faith in the Valley	$85,000	3	2%
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement	$75,000	4	3%
A New Way of Life Reentry Project	$75,000	2	1%
Fathers and Families of San Joaquin	$73,500	4	1%
California Immigrant Policy Center	$65,000	1	1%
East Bay Community Law Center	$60,000	2	1%
Chinese Progressive Association	$60,000	3	0%
Immigrant Legal Resource Center	$55,000	3	0%
ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties	$40,000	1	1%
Network on Women in Prison dba Legal Services for Prisoners w Children	$40,000	2	0%
Wiyot Tribe	$40,000	1	n/a
Common Cause Education Fund	$39,000	1	0%
Fresno Barrios Unidos	$35,000	2	1%
Legal Services for Children Inc	$30,000	1	1%
Dignity and Power Now	$30,000	1	n/a
The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco	$30,000	1	0%
Community Partners	$28,500	2	0%
Empowerment Collaborative of Long Island Inc	$25,000	1	19%
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy	$20,000	1	0%
University of California Berkeley Foundation	$20,000	1	0%
Urban Strategies Council	$18,500	1	1%
Center on Policy Initiatives	$18,500	1	1%
California Lgbtq Foundation	$18,000	1	3%
Asian Law Caucus	$16,500	1	0%
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights	$10,000	1	n/a
Equal Justice Society	$10,000	1	1%
ACCE Institute	$10,000	1	0%
Faith in Action Network	$10,000	1	0%
Disability Rights California	$10,000	1	0%
Pilgrim United Church of Christ	$8,000	1	n/a
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley	$6,000	1	n/a
Chinese for Affirmative Action	$6,000	1	0%

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc supplied at peak.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 36.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The California EndowmentCA37.9× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc

How much does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc give?: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc reported 1 grants totaling $725,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Civil Rights (89%), Crime & Legal (8%), Education (2%).
Who are American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($6.3M), American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California ($4.4M), ACLU Foundation of Southern California ($1.6M).
Does American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation.
Where is American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc based?: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California Inc is based in CA.