California · Private foundation
Institute for Law & Systems Research
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $138k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $537k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Institute for Law & Systems Research funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $138k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $73k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $74k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $68k | 29% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $66k | 36% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $125k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $68k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $101k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding | $336,825 | 8 | 4% |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $143,485 | 7 | 0% |
| Volcan Mountain Foundation | $45,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Solar Energy International | $32,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Mono Lake Foundation | $29,050 | 3 | 1% |
| Southwestern Junior Foundation | $20,232 | 1 | 49% |
| Elderhelp of San Diego | $6,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Dignity of Man Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Wildcoast | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego Rescue Mission Inc | $2,666 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding | $336,825 | 8 | 4% |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $143,485 | 7 | 0% |
| Volcan Mountain Foundation | $45,000 | 7 | 5% |
| Solar Energy International | $32,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Mono Lake Foundation | $29,050 | 3 | 1% |
| Southwestern Junior Foundation | $20,232 | 1 | 49% |
| Elderhelp of San Diego | $6,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Dignity of Man Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Wildcoast | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego Rescue Mission Inc | $2,666 | 2 | 0% |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | $2,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank | $1,667 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $1,667 | 1 | n/a |
| Climate Action Campaign | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Academy of Music for the Blind | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children of the Nations | $480 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($77k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Institute for Law & Systems Research supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The San Diego Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Sempra Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Institute for Law & Systems Research
- How much does Institute for Law & Systems Research give?
- Institute for Law & Systems Research reported 7 grants totaling $138,175 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Institute for Law & Systems Research fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (70%), Environment (22%), Youth Development (4%).
- Who are Institute for Law & Systems Research's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding ($337k), San Diego Society of Natural History ($143k), Volcan Mountain Foundation ($45k).
- Does Institute for Law & Systems Research fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Institute for Law & Systems Research accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Institute for Law & Systems Research?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, The San Diego Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation.
- Where is Institute for Law & Systems Research based?
- Institute for Law & Systems Research is based in CA.
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