Funding search · criminal justice reform · New York
Who funds criminal justice reform work in New York
15 funders have a record of paying for criminal justice reform work by New York recipients: 193 grants totaling $89.0M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Ford Foundation ($52.3M), New York Council for the Humanities ($804,624) and Open Society Institute ($598,604).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New York recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $18.7M to BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC — core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions and incarceration histories
New York Council for the HumanitiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $804,624 · through 2023Largest: $24,400 to ECHOES OF INCARCERATION — post-incarceration humanities partnerhip (pihp) grant for program support
Largest: $70,300 to K CHARLINDA DAVIS — to conduct a research study which explores the needs and experiences of pregnant people who have been incarcerated, in order to inform and advance a wider gender-based violence, re…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
15 matching grants · $6.5M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FOUNDATION — to enhance justice reform efforts that reduce jail incarceration and racial disparities stemming from the overuse and misuse of community supervision as part of the safety and just…
Largest: $150,000 to CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK — renewed to support to monitor and strengthen the halt law in new york prisons, including the prohibition on solitary for incarcerated people with mental illness.
Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — support incarcerated individuals to take classes and assist formerly incarcerated people
Largest: $1.5M to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — to continue support for the justice-in-education initiative which provides educational opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated persons
Largest: $99,935 to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — to conduct research investigating the effects of debt relief from legal fines and fees on financial, criminal justice, and health outcomes to answer newly emerging questions relate…
Largest: $45,000 to ALLIANCE OF FAMILIES FOR JUSTICE — to support, empower, and mobilize families of incarcerated people to advance criminal justice reform.
Largest: $150,000 to WORTH RISES — 81313 researching and challenging the prison industry's financial exploitation of incarcerated people and their families and impact on community wellbeing
Largest: $25,000 to Thrive for Life Prison Project — to create opportunities for spiritual development and provide educational resources for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals while partnering with local universities …
The Just Trust for ActionDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $6.8M · through 2024Largest: $3.0M to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION — project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
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