Funding search · criminal justice reform · Oregon
Who funds criminal justice reform work in Oregon
15 funders have a record of paying for criminal justice reform work by Oregon recipients: 46 grants totaling $7.7M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Collins Foundation ($558,000), Meyer Memorial Trust ($727,500) and John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) ($3.5M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Oregon recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $50,000 to TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE COMMUNITY — bem general operations grant to support for programs for youth impacted by familial incarceration in multnomah, marion, and lane counties
Largest: $140,000 to Lewis and Clark College — to support incarcerated individuals, including black oregonians who are disproportionately arrested, convicted and sentenced in oregon's criminal justice system
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to MULTNOMAH COUNTY OREGON — to support participation in the safety and justice challenge, the foundation's criminal justice reform initiative aimed at reducing over-incarceration and racial and ethnic dispari…
The Just Trust for ActionDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to STAND FOR CHILDREN — project support for criminal justice reform advocacy
Largest: $50,000 to ON THE INSIDE — incarcerated women
Justice Action NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Youth Rights & Justice — partner support - criminal justice reform
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $89,078 · through 2022Largest: $44,539 to CLACKAMAS COUNTY — opioid overdose prevention activities and care programs upon release from incarceration
Largest: $20,000 to PATHFINDERS OF OREGON — safe space in schools for youth impacted by incarceration
Largest: $5,000 to GOLDEN RUNE REENTRY — toward case management and peer support for persons returnng from incarceration.
Accountable Justice Action FundAlbany, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.4M · through 2022Largest: $1.4M to JUSTICE RESEARCH GROUP — criminal justice reform
Equal Justice WorksWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $29,167 · through 2022Largest: $29,167 to CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM CLINIC AT LEWIS & CLARK LA — fellowship support
Largest: $50,000 to UNITED RECOVERY FUND — provide support for people affected by substance use disorder and incarceration
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