California · Public charity
The John Paul Stevens Foundation
As a living tribute to Justice John Paul Stevens, the Foundation works to protect and promote democracy and the rule of law, access to justice, and equality by supporting law students, lawyers, and others working in the public interest.
- $865k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 35
- Grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $24,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $42,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 25
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 21
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations The John Paul Stevens Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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 | 30 | $755k | 13% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $119k | 11% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $288k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $836k | 52% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $23k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $575k | 70% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $85k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 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, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Howard University | $135,000 | 4 | 0% |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Emory University | $115,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $112,500 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $112,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Fordham University | $112,500 | 4 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $105,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington University | $103,500 | 4 | 0% |
| District of Columbia School of Law Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 5% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Howard University | $135,000 | 4 | 0% |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc | $130,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Emory University | $115,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $112,500 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Minnesota | $112,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Fordham University | $112,500 | 4 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $105,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington University | $103,500 | 4 | 0% |
| District of Columbia School of Law Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $82,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Southern Univerty System | $78,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Texas Southern University Foundatio | $78,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | $76,500 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $67,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $66,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | $64,500 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $60,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Willamette University | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $58,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Texas Southern University | $58,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Georgetown University | $52,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern University-Baton Rouge | $52,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $49,500 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Washington | $43,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The Capital Appeals Project | $39,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | $39,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | $37,500 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Idaho Foundation Inc | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $36,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $36,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of DC Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Regents of the University of California | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Alabama Law School Foundation | $24,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Campbell University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The John Paul Stevens Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Tulsa Community Foundation · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · American Chemical Society · Educational Credit Management Corporation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About The John Paul Stevens Foundation
- How much does The John Paul Stevens Foundation give?
- The John Paul Stevens Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $865,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 25 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does The John Paul Stevens Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (69%), Public Benefit (24%), Health (4%).
- Who are The John Paul Stevens Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: The Howard University ($135k), North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc ($130k), Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc ($130k).
- Does The John Paul Stevens Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The John Paul Stevens Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tulsa Community Foundation, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, American Chemical Society.
- Where is The John Paul Stevens Foundation based?
- The John Paul Stevens Foundation is based in CA.
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