About American Center for Law and Justice
Founded in 1990 with the mandate to protect religious and constitutional freedoms, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) engages legal, legislative, and cultural issues through advocacy, education, and litigation.
Focus Areas
religious libertyconstitutional lawfree speechhuman rightsnational securityhuman lifeelection integrityIsraelpersecuted churchschool choice
Who They Fund
affiliated legal organizations
Funding Style
direct service support
About American Center for Law and Justice
A recurring pattern defines American Center for Law and Justice Inc’s grantmaking: large awards to affiliated legal organizations to support legal activity. The biggest recent grant in the dataset was $922,793 in 2025 to Aclj - DC in Annandale, Virginia, followed by two $853,796 awards in 2024 and 2023 to the same affiliate. That concentration points to a funder built around internal legal capacity rather than broad external philanthropy. Across the recent grants listed, the foundation also supported Aclj - Midwest in New Hope, Kentucky, showing that its giving is tied to named affiliates in different regions. The organization’s stated purpose is to defend constitutional liberties, religious freedom, and the rule of law through litigation, advocacy, and public education, and the grant data aligns with that mission. Its recent awards are not dispersed across many unrelated charities; they are directed to affiliated legal entities for project-specific legal activity funding. That makes the foundation’s profile especially relevant to researchers tracking litigation support, legal advocacy, and organizational support within a single affiliated network.
What American Center for Law and Justice Funds
The clearest topic area in the grant data is law and litigation. The foundation gave $922,793 to Aclj - DC for affiliated legal activities, and that same purpose language appears across its other recent awards. Religious freedom is one of the organization’s stated focus areas, alongside civil liberties and support for Israel, which helps explain why its grantmaking is organized around legal work rather than service delivery. The foundation also names national security, public policy, and pro-life advocacy in its focus areas, but the grant descriptions themselves remain centered on legal activity support. In practice, the pattern is affiliate-based funding: Aclj - Midwest received $162,029 in 2023, then $150,236 in 2024 and 2025, all for affiliated legal activities. That consistency suggests a continuing legal program supported through related entities rather than one-off project grants to outside groups.
How American Center for Law and Justice Gives
American Center for Law and Justice Inc’s recent grant sizes are substantial: the 25th percentile is $153,184, the median is $507,912, and the 75th percentile is $853,796. The grants table shows repeat awards to the same affiliates across multiple years, including Aclj - DC in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Aclj - Midwest in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That indicates recurring support rather than isolated one-time grants. The funder is not described as a DAF or family foundation; it is an operating nonprofit with affiliated legal organizations as beneficiaries. No application process is provided in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$5.8M
Total Revenue
$32.4M
Total Expenses
$31.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $153K and $854K, with a median of $508K.
25th Percentile
$153K
Median
$508K
75th Percentile
$854K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 50% of grants go to recipients in KY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GARY SEKULOW
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