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The Tahirih Justice Center

Tahirih's interdisciplinary, trauma-informed model combines free legal services to secure the rights and legal status that clients are entitled to under u.s.

$429k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$93k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Crime & Legal$2.9MHuman Services$214kHealth$155k
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $340,154, the rows itemized in this filing. The $429,129 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $88,975 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $62k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $273k
$87,578
Median grant
5
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LEGAL AID ATLANTA$93,012
ASIAN WOMEN'S SHELTER$92,130
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE$87,578
MARYLAND LEGAL AID$46,450
COOPERATIVE RESTRAINING ORDER CLINIC$15,094
NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES$5,890
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $439k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 56% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $88k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $64k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $48k → 16%AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $46k → 16%NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES: $105k → 6%NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES: $83k → 6%NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES: $6k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.6M · 12 repeat orgs$8k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
1

Total granted

$3.6M
$8k

Still filing today

92%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Crime & LegalHuman ServicesInternationalCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $956k · revenue +72%
  • NV
    NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $493k · revenue +25%
  • AL
    ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $354k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • LO
    LAW OFFICE OF ADAM N CRANDALL
    one grant, 2017 · $8k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Legal Aid Justice Center

The legal aid justice center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.

Crime & Legal
2
Virginia Legal Aid Society Inc

The mission of Virginia Legal Aid Society is to resolve serious legal problems of low-income people, promote economic and family stability, reduce poverty through effective legal assistance, and to champion equal justice.

Crime & Legal
3
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia

Legal aid's mission is to 'make justice real' - in individual and systemic ways - for persons living in poverty in the district of columbia. in particular, legal aid provides civil legal assistance to individuals, families, and communities…

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4
Legal Assistance to the Elderly

LAE's mission is to protect and advance the right of San Franciscos seniors and adults with disabilities to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe. We provide free legal services to San Francisco seniors and adults with…

Crime & Legal
5
District of Columbia Access to Justice

Work with DC courts, private bar & legal services providers to increase legal representations for low & moderate income DC residents, enhance efficiency of legal services, and reduce barriers to the judicial system.

Crime & Legal
6
Volunteer Legal Advocates

To advocate for domestic violence victims, at-risk children, and other vulnerable individuals by providing over $22.8m in pro bono legal services, social service referrals, and on-going support; to train and support a strong network of…

Housing & Shelter
7
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc

The legal aid society of northeastern new york fights for fairness, dignity, and justice for those living in poverty and for a society which is inclusive and equitable for all. we transform lives, build community and empower people by…

Crime & Legal
8
Aids Legal Referral Panel of the San Francisco Bay Area

Our mission is to advance and protect the rights, dignity, and health of people living with hiv/aids in the bay area. continued on schedule owe accomplish this through direct legal representation by one of our staff attorneys, by careful…

Health
9
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

We use the law to make the social safety net work for everyone in San Mateo County. We represent clients, empower people to advocate for themselves, and fix broken systems through policy change.

Crime & Legal
10
Legal Aid of West Virginia Inc

To advocate for low-income, vulnerable west virginians seeking equal access to justice and create system change in order to improve client safety, health, housing, income, and access to resources.

Crime & Legal
11
Legal Link

Legal Link removes legal barriers that prolong poverty by adding critically needed capacity to the legal ecosystem.

Crime & Legal
12
Family Violence Law Center

FVLC helps diverse communities in Alameda County heal from domestic violence and sexual assault, advocating for justice and healthy relationships. We provide survivor-centered legal and crisis intervention services, offer prevention for…

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Legal Aid Bureau Inc; the most unlike its peers is Mission Action Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 13 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
9/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $956,248 · Crime & LegalLEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INCATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC: $354,088 · Crime & LegalATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INCLONE STAR LEGAL AID: $218,521 · Crime & LegalLONE STAR LEGAL AIDLEGAL AID BUREAU INC: $153,534 · Crime & LegalLEGAL AID BUREAU INCNORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES INC: $492,803 · Human ServicesNORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMIL…AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE INC: $245,584 · Human ServicesAID TO VICTIMS OF DOMES…MEI FONG AND ASSOCIATES AWS: $253,804 · OtherMEI FONG AND ASSO…THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $229,702 · OtherTHE BAR ASSOCIATI…COOPERATIVE RESTRAINING ORDER CLINIC: $70,298 · OtherCOOPERATIVE RESTR…+1 more: $8,000 · OtherMISSION ACTION INC: $282,767 · Housing & ShelterAsylee Women Enterprise Inc: $190,842 · InternationalFUSION PARTNERSHIP INC: $154,812 · Community Improvement
Crime & Legal$1,682,391Human Services$738,387Other$561,804Housing & Shelter$282,767International$190,842Community Improvement$154,812

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $956,248 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetNORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES INC: $492,803 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC: $354,088 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetMISSION ACTION INC: $282,767 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMEI FONG AND ASSOCIATES AWS: $253,804 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetAID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE INC: $245,584 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetTHE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $229,702 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetLONE STAR LEGAL AID: $218,521 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAsylee Women Enterprise Inc: $190,842 over 2y, 22% of budgetFUSION PARTNERSHIP INC: $154,812 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetLEGAL AID BUREAU INC: $153,534 over 5y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds MISSION ACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds MEI FONG AND ASSOCIATES AWS ↗
  • Who funds AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO ↗
  • Who funds LONE STAR LEGAL AID ↗
  • Who funds Asylee Women Enterprise Inc ↗
  • Who funds FUSION PARTNERSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL AID BUREAU INC ↗

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.

Equal Justice WorksDC15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Equal Justice Works · Legal Services Corporation · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Tahirih Justice Center funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Tahirih Justice Center. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Asylee Women Enterprise Inc: 26% of income from government
  • Fusion Partnership Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Legal Aid Bureau Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 13 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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