Who funds Campaign Legal Center?
65 private foundations reported grants to Campaign Legal Center in Washington, District of Columbia totaling $10.9 million across 67 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Sherwood Foundation, with $3.5 million.
From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.
- Foundation funders65
- Grants reported67
- Total received$10.9 million
- Funders taking applications15
Funders of Campaign Legal Center that accept applications
If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Campaign Legal Center's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.
- The Klarman Family Foundation
- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
- The Ford Foundation
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc
- Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund
- Fthree Foundation
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
- Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust
- The Emily Davie and Joseph S Kornfeld Foundation
- Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust
- Dun Foundation
- Lmac Foundation Inc
- Frank Pace Jr Foundation Inc
Foundations that fund Campaign Legal Center
| Foundation | Purpose given | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sherwood Foundation | 2025/2026 operating grant | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Popplestone Foundation | Democracy & civic engagement - combating election sabotage | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Protecting voter access | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Unrestricted operating support | 2 | $350,100 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | For general operating support | 1 | $333,333 |
| Kaphan Foundation | General support | 1 | $317,957 |
| Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust | General purpose | 1 | $300,000 |
| The Ford Foundation | General support | 1 | $150,000 |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | General purpose contribution | 1 | $150,000 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | General donation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | For general support | 1 | $125,000 |
| Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $125,000 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | General operations | 1 | $125,000 |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $100,000 |
| Amy P Goldman Foundation | Charitable | 1 | $100,000 |
| Thornburg Foundation | General operating | 1 | $100,000 |
| Jutostgraham Family Foundation | Providing support for confronting threats to democracy, elections, and the rule of law. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | Voting rights program | 1 | $100,000 |
| The Next Generation Foundation | Support organization's mission | 1 | $75,000 |
| Fthree Foundation | General support | 1 | $75,000 |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | General support | 1 | $60,000 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | For general support | 1 | $50,000 |
| William M Backer Foundation Inc | Charitable purposes | 1 | $50,000 |
| Pritchard Foundation | Unrestricted charitable puproses | 1 | $50,000 |
| Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust | work to protect voter right and fair elections (3 year grant 2022-2024 $50,000 per year) | 1 | $50,000 |
| Caldera Foundation | Financial support | 1 | $50,000 |
| Sustainable Grant Making Partners Fund | General Operating Support | 1 | $50,000 |
| The Rothschild Foundation Inc | To support organization | 1 | $50,000 |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | General | 1 | $30,000 |
| The Emily Davie and Joseph S Kornfeld Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $25,000 |
| Civis Foundation | Protecting voter access | 1 | $25,000 |
| Heyday Foundation | General support | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Habe Foundation | General purpose | 1 | $25,000 |
| Florence S Beecher Fdn | General operating | 1 | $25,000 |
| Reed Family Foundation Inc | General | 2 | $20,500 |
| Skyemar Foundation | Charitable - no restrictions | 1 | $20,000 |
| Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation | In support of organization's mission | 1 | $20,000 |
| Westwind Foundation | To fund operating needs | 1 | $20,000 |
| Patterson Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $15,000 |
| Shames Family Foundation | General | 1 | $12,500 |
| The Rice Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Maurice B Tobin Family Foundation | Support | 1 | $10,000 |
| Nathalie and James Andrews Foundation | Operating expenses | 1 | $10,000 |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust | Support general operating | 1 | $10,000 |
| Susan Lynde Duval Phipps Foundation Inc | To support charitalbe purpose of organization | 1 | $10,000 |
| The BDM Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| Break New Ground Charitable Fund | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Barcroft Foundation Inc | Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Aufmuth Family Foundation | Charitable | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Luminescence Foundation Inc | General | 1 | $7,500 |
| Rapoport Family Foundation | General operating support | 1 | $7,500 |
| Dun Foundation | Public charity | 1 | $5,000 |
| Dock Street Foundation | Fund organized charities planned purpose advancing democracy | 1 | $5,000 |
| Youngbaum Foundation Inc | Improvedemocracticprocess | 1 | $5,000 |
| Lmac Foundation Inc | Charity | 1 | $3,000 |
| Senville Foundation | Contribution | 1 | $2,500 |
| Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation | Charity | 1 | $2,500 |
| The Zankel Scala Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $2,500 |
| Steelberg Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $2,000 |
| Wild Foundation | Generaloperations | 1 | $1,400 |
| Frank Pace Jr Foundation Inc | Civil rights | 1 | $1,000 |
| Panoram Foundation Inc | Election democratization | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Eacho Family Foundation | Political | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Martin Family Charitable Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $500 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | General support | 1 | $61 |
Using this list
A foundation that already gives to Campaign Legal Center gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Washington. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.
Questions people ask
Who funds Campaign Legal Center?
The Sherwood Foundation, Popplestone Foundation, Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, The Klarman Family Foundation and The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and 60 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.
How much does Campaign Legal Center get from foundations?
$10.9 million in 67 reported grants from 65 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.
Which of these funders accept applications?
The Klarman Family Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust, The Ford Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York say in their filings that they accept applications.