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Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$60k
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
Organizations funded FY2023
100%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$60,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 33
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
1
Total assets, FY2023
$500k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’22’23
EducationInternationalPublic BenefitArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY20231$60k100%
FY20223$1.0M67%
FY20201$2k0%
FY201920$166k60%
FY201833$132k85%
FY201727$223kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$1.2MCrime & Legal$220kRecreation & Sports$149kInternational$62kHuman Services$61kYouth Development$15kPublic Benefit$10kArts & Culture$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
NY
SD
IN
NJ
CT
CO
MO
VA
MD
DE
DC
MS
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School$550,0002n/a
Public Justice Foundation$200,00022%
American Brother Foundation Inc$60,000112%
Friends Meeting School Incorporated$22,00021%
James Madison University$11,2011n/a
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$10,00010%
District of Columbia School of Law Foundation$10,0001n/a
The Supreme Court Historical Society$5,50020%
Red Cloud Indian School$2,7001n/a
People for the American Way Foundation$1,60010%
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All grantees of Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School$550,0002n/a
Public Justice Foundation$200,00022%
American Brother Foundation Inc$60,000112%
Friends Meeting School Incorporated$22,00021%
James Madison University$11,2011n/a
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$10,00010%
District of Columbia School of Law Foundation$10,0001n/a
The Supreme Court Historical Society$5,50020%
Red Cloud Indian School$2,7001n/a
People for the American Way Foundation$1,60010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,50010%
St Labre Indian School$1,4002n/a
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,30020%
American Indian College Fund$1,10010%
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc$1,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,00010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$1,00010%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$90030%
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy$75010%
Some Inc$60010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$50010%
Smithsonian Institution$42510%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$35020%
Special Olympics Inc$30010%
Naval Academy Athletic Association$2501n/a
Save The Children Federation Inc$24010%
Common Cause Education Fund$20010%
Lesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc$20010%
National Wasp Wwii Museum Inc$20020%
United Negro College Fund Inc$10010%
Sister of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc$10010%
Hope House$10010%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$10010%
American Battlefield Trust$10010%
Catholic Relief Services$1001n/a
The Milestone Charitable Foundation$5010%
The Seeing Eye Inc$5010%
The National Federation of the Blind$501n/a
National Park Foundation$2510%
Food for the Poor Inc$2410%

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($698k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPublic Justice Foundation: $200,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Brother Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetFriends Meeting School Incorporated: $22,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetPublic Citizen Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Supreme Court Historical Society: $5,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPeople for the American Way Foundation: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Constitution Society for Law & Policy: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $425 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommon Cause Education Fund: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLesea Global Feed the Hungry Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wasp Wwii Museum Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSister of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope House: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Milestone Charitable Foundation: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seeing Eye Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $24 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 32.

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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.

Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN10.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay

How much does Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay give?
Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay reported 1 grants totaling $60,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (69%), Crime & Legal (13%), Recreation & Sports (9%).
Who are Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Our Lady of Good Counsel High School ($550k), Public Justice Foundation ($200k), American Brother Foundation Inc ($60k).
Does Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay 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 Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, American Endowment Foundation.
Where is Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay based?
Peace Through Law Foundation Inc % Thomas Fortune Fay is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 71 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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