Key Findings

Six numbers to remember

Seven years of grantmaking data, compressed to what matters. (Placeholder figures.)

165
Grants awarded in seven fiscal years

Demand nearly doubled over the period, while the grant budget grew 68%.

$15K
Median grant — modest dollars, decisive moments

Four in five grants fell between $10,000 and $25,000.

71%
Of concluded cases won relief for the class

79 of 112 concluded cases ended in a win or favorable settlement.

4.1M
People stood to benefit from funded cases

The median funded class: about 3,200 people.

38
States with funded litigation

Plus D.C. and Puerto Rico — including 22 grants in the South.

44%
Of dollars paid for expert witnesses

The expense least likely to find any other funder.