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Who funds criminal justice reform work in Indiana
15 funders have a record of paying for criminal justice reform work by Indiana recipients: 25 grants totaling $2.9M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Floyd Memorial Foundation ($80,000), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($700,250) and The Indianapolis Foundation ($704,045).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Indiana recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Floyd Memorial FoundationNew Albany, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CHRISTIAN FORMATION MINISTRIES — provide scholarships for mycamp attendees whose parents are incarcerated ($625 per child)
Largest: $515,277 to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC — to expand grantee's lab for economic opportunities? ("leo") capacity to work with organizations and agencies in the criminal justice space, with the overall goal of increasing rigo…
The Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $704,045 · through 2023Largest: $267,205 to Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee — marion county reentry coalition
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $982,533 · through 2024Largest: $982,533 to STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — grant, documenting opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners grant, launching the pittsburgh regional upskilling alliance
Largest: $33,000 to TIERA HOWLEIT — to educate the public and to help elevate the voices of those black individuals whose lives have been impacted by the criminal justice system through storytelling on social media
St Vincent Hospital and Health Care CenterSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2022Largest: $40,000 to JOHN P CRAINE HOUSE INC — to support programs for incarcerated women
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $64,142 · through 2022Largest: $32,071 to MARION COUNTY — opioid overdose prevention activities and care programs upon release from incarceration
Largest: $110,223 to University of Notre Dame Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities LE — to support research into shelter diversion programs and reentry programs for people at risk of homelessness
Largest: $5,000 to HOMELESS & REENTRY HELPERS INC — community assistance
Serving USACamas, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER — to support inmate reentry programs
Indianapolis Bar FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $35,000 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to YOU YES YOU PROJECT GROUP — to encourage relationships between incarcerated fathers and their children, connecting them with the resources they need to be successful parents both inside and outside of prison.
Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERITY OF NOTRE DAME — punitive solidarity in drug wars: how human rights campaigns shape prosocial behavior and criminal justice preferences
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