Who funds Pacific Legal Foundation?

Sacramento, California · EIN 94-2197343 · NTEE I80Z · 501(c)(3)

177 private foundations paid Pacific Legal Foundation 377 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $14M in all.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

Largest total first.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• The James G Boswell Foundation · 2024 - Unrestricted grant$1,000,000
• The James G Boswell Foundation · 2025 - 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 1 of 2$500,000
• The James G Boswell Foundation · 2025 - 2025 unrestricted contribution - installment 2 of 2$500,000
• The Searle Freedom Trust · 2024 - Litigation$500,000
• The James G Boswell Foundation · 2023 - Unrestricted grant$500,000
• The Searle Freedom Trust · 2023 - Litigation$500,000
• The Otis Booth Foundation · 2022 - To support a national nonprofit legal organization that defends american's from government overreach and abuse.$500,000
• Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated · 2024 - General operating support$375,000
• Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated · 2023 - General operating support$360,000
• Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc · 2024 - Reclaiming liberty in the courts of law and public opinion project$250,000
• H N and Frances C Berger Foundation · 2024 - to support the expanding property rights litigation program in California$250,000
• Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc · 2023 - Public interest litigation and educational outreach$250,000
• The Snider Foundation · 2022 - Fighting for equality in the courts of law and public opinion, operating support$220,000
• Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation · 2025 - Unrestricted$200,000
• The Searle Freedom Trust · 2024 - Journalism$200,000
• H N and Frances C Berger Foundation · 2023 - to support the expanding property rights litigation program$200,000
• The Searle Freedom Trust · 2023 - Litigation$200,000
• Adolph Coors Foundation · 2024 - General operating grant$190,000
• The Castleman Family Foundation · 2024 - General support$186,750
• Gleason Family Foundation · 2023 - General support$175,000
• M J Murdock Charitable Trust · 2024 - Program support$150,000
• Bader Family Foundation · 2023 - General charitable contribution$145,000
• The Dunn Foundation · 2023 - General & Unrestricted$125,000
• The Snider Foundation · 2023 - Fighting for equality in the courts of law and public opinion$125,000
• Bader Family Foundation · 2024 - General charitable contribution$123,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• Institute for JusticeArlington, VA · 38 shared funders
• Cato InstituteWashington, DC · 38 shared funders
• Young Americas FoundationReston, VA · 30 shared funders
• Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA · 32 shared funders
• Heritage FoundationWashington, DC · 50 shared funders
• Leadership InstituteArlington, VA · 41 shared funders
• Judicial Watch IncWashington, DC · 43 shared funders
• Media Research Center IncHerndon, VA · 17 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

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• All foundation grants in California

How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-2197343
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

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