Equal Justice Initiative donations received

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Basic donee information

ItemValue
Country
Facebook page equaljusticeinitiative
Websitehttp://www.eji.org
Twitter usernameeji_org
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Justice_Initiative
Instagram usernameeji_org

Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 16 300,000 808,438 50,000 100,000 160,000 250,000 250,000 300,000 525,000 850,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000
FIXME 12 250,000 481,250 50,000 100,000 100,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 500,000 525,000 600,000 850,000 2,000,000
Special Projects 1 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000
Criminal justice reform 1 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Diversity 1 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Other 1 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee Equal Justice Initiative

Donor Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2013 2012 2011 2009 2007
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (filter this donee) 6,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ford Foundation (filter this donee) 5,725,000.00 0.00 500,000.00 2,250,000.00 250,000.00 600,000.00 400,000.00 950,000.00 525,000.00 250,000.00
Google.org (filter this donee) 1,000,000.00 0.00 0.00 1,000,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) 160,000.00 0.00 160,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee) 50,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 0.00
Total 12,935,000.00 5,000,000.00 1,660,000.00 3,250,000.00 250,000.00 600,000.00 400,000.00 950,000.00 575,000.00 250,000.00

Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (16 donations)

Graph of top 10 donors by amount, showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
DonorAmount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 16)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation5,000,000.0012018-09-06Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/equal-justice-initiative/1806-05987/-- Program name: Other.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1,000,000.0032017-12-07Diversityhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/equal-justice-initiative/1708-04864/-- Program name: Diversity.
Hewlett Foundation160,000.00132017-11-15Special Projectshttps://hewlett.org/grants/equal-justice-initiative-for-general-operating-support/-- For General Operating Support.
Ford Foundation500,000.0082017-07-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment, challenge racial and economic injustice, and protect the rights of people of color in the United States. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@9177888###Black or African American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation250,000.00102016-07-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to provide legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation2,000,000.0022016-04-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- For its Racial Justice Campaign to create an interactive museum and contemporary memorial commemorating the legacy of slavery, oppression and discrimination in the United States. Affected regions: 651###Montgomery###100; @@@9177888###Black or African American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Google.org1,000,000.0032016Criminal justice reform/United Stateshttps://www.google.org/our-work/inclusion/equal-justice-initiative/-- Grantee is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Grant supports two projects: a museum examining African American history (called "From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration") and a national memorial to lynching victims (called the "Memorial to Peace and Justice"). Affected countries: United States.
Ford Foundation250,000.00102015-07-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to provide legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@9177887###Racial ethnic minority; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation600,000.0062013-06-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to provide legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@9177888###Black or African American@@@9177891###Latin American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation100,000.00142012-09-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- For a training conference to develop a new field of experts to work on behalf of sentencing relief for people sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for offenses committed as juveniles. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation300,000.0092012-06-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- For litigation, advocacy and communication strategies to eliminate juvenile life-without-parole sentences and ensure implementation of court decisions prohibiting it and to provide re-entry services. Affected regions: 332###Florida###30@@@571###Louisiana###30@@@1045###United States###40; @@@9177887###Racial ethnic minority; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation100,000.00142011-06-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- To recognize the organization's visionary leadership with a general support grant to provide representation to indigent defendants who have been denied fair treatment in the legal system. Affected regions: 934###South###50@@@1045###United States###50; @@@9177888###Black or African American@@@9177891###Latin American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation850,000.0052011-05-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to provide representation to indigent defendants who have been denied fair treatment in the legal system & for work on racial bias in jury selection & the links between race & poverty. Affected regions: 934###South###50@@@1045###United States###50; @@@9177888###Black or African American@@@9177891###Latin American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation525,000.0072009-05-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to provide representation to indigent defendants who have been denied fair treatment in the legal system and for the Race and Jury and Race in Poverty projects. Affected regions: 17###Alabama###50@@@934###South###50; 9177456###No Intention@@@9177888###Black or African American@@@9177891###Latin American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
MacArthur Foundation50,000.00162009FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- To support efforts related to the issue of juvenile life without parole. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Alabama; affected cities: Montgomery.
Ford Foundation250,000.00102007-07-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- For the Race and Jury Project to improve the racial diversity of criminal trial juries through litigation, public education and advocacy. Affected regions: 934###South###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@9177888###Black or African American@@@9177891###Latin American; United States; affected countries: FIXME.