About Anti-Defamation League
To stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all.
Focus Areas
AntisemitismExtremismOnline hate and harassmentEducationCivil rightsResearch
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore organizational supportflexible funding
Topics
organizational sustainabilitycapacity to deliver missionadministrative and overhead funding
About Anti-Defamation League
A defining feature of Anti-defamation League’s recent grantmaking is its support for universities and campus-based partners through general support, including a $200,000 grant to The Trustees of Princeton University and a $125,000 grant to National Urban League Inc. The foundation’s stated purpose is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment to all, and its focus areas center on antisemitism, extremism, online hate and harassment, education, civil rights, and research. Recent awards also reach public and private universities in Texas, California, Washington, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia, showing a broad national footprint rather than a narrow local one. The grant list includes both large and smaller awards, with several six-figure and mid-five-figure grants alongside many awards in the $25,000 to $40,000 range. The presence of general-support funding across different institutions suggests a flexible approach to organizational backing rather than a single-project model. Leadership is listed under Jonathan Greenblatt, and the foundation also operates a Belfer Fellows Program through ADL’s Center for Technology & Society that advances work on online hate and digital citizenship.
What Anti-Defamation League Funds
In education-related grantmaking, Anti-defamation League gave $45,000 to Prairie View A&M University and $45,000 to Texas Southern University Foundation, both as general support. The foundation also supported higher education in Houston with $35,000 to William Marsh Rice University and $30,000 to University of Houston, again through general support. Its portfolio includes work tied to civil rights and community institutions: National Urban League Inc received $125,000 for general support, and Union for Reform Judaism received $35,000 for general support. Another cluster supports academic partners in the study of public issues, including $40,000 to American University and $30,000 to University of California Irvine. Across these grants, the common thread is institutional support for organizations connected to education, civil rights, and research rather than individual projects named in the grant descriptions.
How Anti-Defamation League Gives
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The distribution includes a small number of larger grants, such as $200,000 and $125,000, alongside repeated grants in the $25,000 to $45,000 range. The recent list shows some recipients appearing more than once across 2023 and 2024, including University of Wisconsin - Madision and Louisiana State University A&m College, which indicates recurring support for selected institutions. Anti-defamation League does not fund individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments. The grant descriptions in the recent list are consistently general support, and the active Belfer Fellows Program notes that it accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$101.4M
Total Revenue
$135.3M
Total Expenses
$128.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $40K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
National8 states funded
About 12% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JONATHAN GREENBLATT
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