American Civil Liberties Union
The Foundation provides continuing support for the Safe and Free Program at the ACLU. This program is intended to curb abuses of power, particularly those resulting from provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act.
Human Rights
Foundation grants support advocacy and protection of the rights to political freedom, blind justice, humane treatment, free speech and international legal standards. The Foundation has a particular interest in protections from abuse of power, the use of economics to promote social justice, and women’s rights.
United Jewish Appeal
The Foundation provides support to the UJA, especially to its Legal Assistance Program in New York, which provides free legal services to immigrants, seniors, the homebound, families facing foreclosure or eviction, low-income consumers, children in need of special education, domestic violence victims and others in need of access to justice.
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Freedom House
Founded in 1941 by Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Wilkie as a nonpartisan organization, Freedom House has long been a leader in identifying threats to freedom of expression both in the U.S. and abroad. The Foundation provides support for its annual global press freedom index, Freedom of the Press: A Global Survey of Media Independence, an assessment of the level of media freedom in each country, and its dissemination worldwide as a tool to help defend and advance freedom of expression.
Committee to Protect Journalists
The Foundation provides operating support for core activities that promote a free press around the world by defending the rights of journalists to do their jobs without fear of reprisals.
Imprisoned Iranian journalist Arash Sigarchi is seeking asylum in the U.S.; Photo courtesy CJP
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The Governance Institute
With a two-year grant, the Foundation is financing an Immigrant Justice Project that will analyze immigration courts, develop recommendations for ensuring humane adjudication of cases, and initiate pilot projects in New York and Washington, D.C. to test new court performance standards.
National Coalition Against Censorship
The National Coalition Against Censorship, an alliance of fifty-two participating organizations is dedicated to protecting free expression and access to information. The Jerome Levy Foundation supports their Youth Free Expression Project (YFEP). Through advocacy, educational programs, a film contest, and an informational clearinghouse, YFEP proposes to address the First Amendment rights of young people and their access to information, books, entertainment and electronic communications.