CHARITABLE GIVING
Supporting meaningful causes around the worldQuinn Emanuel has a longstanding commitment to supporting meaningful causes through The QE Foundation, as well as independent firm and partner donations.
The QE Foundation is a cornerstone of the firm’s philanthropic and corporate social responsibility efforts, distributing millions of dollars annually to charitable, educational, and law-related organizations. Last year, the Foundation awarded nearly $1.97 million across more than 100 donations, supporting a diverse set of causes spanning health, legal aid, social justice, and community development. So far this year, QEF has already provided over $1 million in funding across more than 60 donations, reflecting its continued commitment to strengthening communities and advancing access to justice. These contributions demonstrate a sustained and strategic approach to supporting organizations that improve lives and broaden opportunities.
Cumulative LA Wildfire Aid – $483,057
In January 2025, devastating wildfires swept through Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of homes in the Eaton and Palisades fire areas. The firm's contributions supported emergency relief efforts for displaced families, providing housing assistance, financial support for those facing lost income, and resources to help small businesses rebuild their operations in affected communities.
United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County (Texas Flood Relief) – $160,000
Catastrophic flooding struck Central Texas in July 2025, claiming over 130 lives and devastating 21 counties when the Guadalupe River surged to record levels. The firm's support enabled United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County to provide disaster recovery resources including emergency financial assistance, mental health support, and essential community services to families affected by this tragedy.
Joan's Wish List – $131,000
Joan's Wish List provides essential support to domestic violence survivors and Los Angeles County-based shelters. Founded in 2014, the organization offers programmatic and capital support to help survivors rebuild their lives, develop productive relationships, and end the generational cycle of violence.
Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance – $106,500
Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance provides family-centered support to children with cancer and their families throughout Northern California. Founded in 1998 in memory of five-year-old Keaton Raphael, the organization has supported over 2,700 families. The firm's contribution funds the Family Navigator Program, which provides emotional, educational, and financial support from diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest – $100,751
For over 40 years, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest has fought to protect civil rights and achieve equality for underserved New Yorkers. NYLPI combines the power of law, community organizing, and partnerships with pro bono attorneys to create lasting change in disability justice, environmental justice, health justice, and immigrant rights.
Food, Clothing & Holiday Gift Drives
The firm contributes annually to the Los Angeles Food Bank’s “Food from the Bar” campaign by collecting food, volunteering time, and donating funds toward Food Bank operations. The most recent food drive yielded an extraordinary 1.9 million meals for hungry families throughout Los Angeles County.
For the past eleven years, the San Francisco office has participated in an annual holiday toy drive in support of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Stanford) to support the Recreational Therapy Fun Fund, which helps provide toys, activities, and meaningful experiences for hospitalized children in the hospital’s care throughout the year.
The Washington, D.C. office collaborates with Bread for the City, a nonprofit legal services organization that provides food, clothing, healthcare, legal assistance, and social services to low-income D.C. residents.
The Los Angeles office hosts an annual “Holiday Wish Tree” to support Five Acres, a nonprofit organization devoted to child abuse prevention, treatment, and education.
The New York office hosts a month-long donation drive in December in which clothing, shoes, school supplies, books, toys, and housewares are collected and contributed to the local Salvation Army chapter.
For many years our Hamburg office has donated to local children’s hospice Kinder-Hospiz Sternenbrücke, which provides end of life care for terminally ill children and young people, as well as support for their families.
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
The firm has established a philanthropic 501(c)3 organization, The Quinn Emanuel Foundation. Donations are approved by The Foundation’s board and include a wide range of organization to include social, economic aid, education, and health issues among others.
- 826 National Inc.
- ABA Fund for Justice and Education (JIOP)
- ABILA
- Academy Foundation
- Advocates for Children of New York
- Aidan's Red Envelope Foundation
- AIDS Legal Referral Panel
- AIDS/LifeCycle
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Ali Forney Center
- American Cancer Society
- American Friends of the Hebrew University
- American Jewish Committee
- Anti-Defamation League
- Appleseed
- Asian American Bar Association Foundation
- Asian American Bar Association of NY
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- BALIF Foundation
- Bet Tzedek
- Bhutan Foundation
- Border Solidarity
- Brazil Foundation
- Brennan Center for Justice
- Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- CAL Independent Scholars Network
- California ChangeLawyers
- Career Gear, Inc.
- CaringKind
- CARPLS
- CATS Foundation
- CDC Foundation
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Children of Bellevue, Inc.
- Children's Scholarship Fund
- City Bar Justice Center
- Cold Spring Harbor Library Friends Foundation
- Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
- Disability Rights Advocates
- Dress for Success Worldwide
- East Harlem Tutorial Program
- Equal Justice Works
- Federal Bar Council
- Fordham Law School (Outlaws)
- FreeFrom
- Friends of Island Academy
- Fund for Modern Courts
- Gideon's Promise
- Girls Incorporated of New York City
- GLSEN
- Goddard Riverside Community Center
- Greater New York Councils, B.S.A.
- Greenwich House
- Guatemala Sana Childrens Project
- Heartland Alliance (National Immigrant Justice Center NIJC)
- Her Justice
- Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc.
- Hudson Guild
- Human Rights Watch Inc.
- Inner City Law Center
- Inner-City Scholarship Fund
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
- JALBCA
- Joan's Wish List
- Justice Resource Center Inc.
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- KABANC Foundation
- Kizuna Foundation
- Lambda Legal
- Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
- Lawyers for Civil Rights
- Lawyers for Good Government Foundation
- Legal Action Center, The
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Legal Aid Justice Center
- Legal Aid Society, The
- Legal Outreach Inc.
- Legal Services NYC
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
- LeGal Foundation
- Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center Inc.
- Lesbian & Gay Law Association Foundation of Greater NY
- Los Angeles Police Foundation
- LSA Family Health Services Inc.
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
- MALDEF
- Maple Street School
- Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation
- Mexican American Bar Foundation
- Minority Corporate Counsel Association
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ)
- National Legal Aid & Defenders Association
- National LGBT Bar Foundation, The
- National Trans Bar Association
- Navy Seal Foundation
- NCJW NY Section
- New York City Police Foundation
- New York Lawyers for Public Interest (NYLPI)
- New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
- New York Police & Fire Widows' Children's Benefit Fund
- New York State Court Clerks
- Office of the Appellate Defender
- Pace Women's Justice Center
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Police Athletic League
- Pro Bono Partnership
- Ready to Succeed
- Red Cross
- Refugees International
- Schools, Mentoring & Resource Team
- SelfHelp Community Services Foundation
- Service Fund of NOW-NYC
- Shalva
- SHARE
- Silicon Valley Law Foundation
- Social Giving Network
- South Asian Bar Association
- Street Law Inc.
- Susquehanna University
- Teach for America
- The Books for Kids Foundation
- The Brees Dream Foundation
- The Dan Marino Foundation
- The Historical Society of the New York Courts
- The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation, Inc.
- The Lustgarten Foundation
- The Mountain Fund
- The Power to Care Fund
- The UCLA Foundation
- UC Regents (UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital)
- UC San Diego Foundation
- UJA-Federation of NY
- Urban Justice Center
- USC Barbara Gitlitz Cancer Research Fund
- USC Catholic Center
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Violence Intervention Program
- Volunteers of Legal Services
- Western Center on Law & Poverty
- Western Justice Center Foundation
- William Brennan Jr Center for Justice
- Wounded Warrior Project
- Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights
- Youth INC
- Youth Renewal Fund