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Funders to approach for The Legal Aid Society

New York$420M revenue211 funders on file

The Legal Aid Society is a private, not-for-profit legal services organization, the oldest and largest in the nation, dedicated since 1876 to providing quality legal representation to low-income New yorkers. (mission continued on schedule o)it is dedicated to one simple but powerful belief: that no New yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty. During the year, the society handled more than 222,255 individual cases and matters and provided a comprehensive range of legal services in three areas: the civil, criminal and juvenile rights practices. Unlike the society's criminal and juvenile rights practices, which are legally mandated and supported by the government, the civil practice relies heavily on private…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$120k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$2.8M–$8.8Mover two years, from 17–23 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.1Mfrom 28 new funders

Half the value is in your top 5 funders, of 146

$0$4.4M$8.8Mhalf from the top 5likely range1st10thAll 146
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  1. 1The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc ($1.2M/yr), New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc ($200k/yr), Legal Services Corporation ($300k/yr)1 in 10$660k
  2. 2Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc ($1.1M/yr), National Immigration Law Center ($1.9M/yr), Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Aajc Inc ($380k/yr)1 in 15$560k
  3. 3The Carmel Hill FundGives in New York (31 of 60)No similar grantees yet1 in 10$140k

143 more funders on the list for The Legal Aid Society

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