Funding search · criminal justice reform · Louisiana
Who funds criminal justice reform work in Louisiana
15 funders have a record of paying for criminal justice reform work by Louisiana recipients: 117 grants totaling $13.4M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Foundation for Louisiana ($580,923), John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) ($3.8M) and The Just Trust for Education ($1.1M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Louisiana recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Foundation for LouisianaNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $580,923 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LOUISIANA'S INCARCERATED CHILDREN — louisiana justice fund
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
9 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $800,000 to Criminal Justice Coordinating Council — to support east baton rouge's participation as an implementation site in the safety and justice challenge, the foundation's criminal justice reform initiative to reduce over-incarc…
The Just Trust for EducationDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA — project support for criminal justice reform in louisiana
Largest: $200,000 to DAUGHTERS BEYOND INCARCERATION — this grant will support daughters beyond incarceration expand its education, mentorship, and wellness programs for girls and young women in new orleans with incarcerated parents.
Largest: $100,000 to LOUISIANA PAROLE PROJECT INC — the redemption initiative: peer mentored reentry for persons serving extreme sentences
Largest: $55,000 to FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF LOUISIANA'S INCARCERATED CHILDREN — general operating support
Largest: $50,800 to ReEntry Mediation Institute of Louisiana — program support for reentry mediation and restorative justice initiative.
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $315,000 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LA'S INCARCERATE — general operating support
Largest: $426,000 to VOICE OF THE EXPERIENCED VOTE — to support formerly incarcerated, radically empowered with development of research and resources that address the well being of formerly incarcerated people
New Venture FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $800,000 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LOUISIANAS INCARCERATED CHILDREN — civil rights, social action, advocacy
Largest: $214,000 to FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LOUISIANA'S INCARCERATED CHILDREN (FFLIC) — general operating support
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
5 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2022Largest: $75,000 to OPERATION RESTORATION — advance economic mobility for low-income formerly and currently incarcerated women by providing career pathway training as a healthcare lab assistant to work in laboratory healthca…
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