Funding search · criminal justice reform · Rhode Island
Who funds criminal justice reform work in Rhode Island
10 funders have a record of paying for criminal justice reform work by Rhode Island recipients: 23 grants totaling $7.6M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Aloha Foundation ($4.2M), The Rhode Island Community Foundation ($429,380) and United Way of Rhode Island ($187,650).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Rhode Island recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $1.9M to AMOS HOUSE — new women's program, convict reentry program, take out meals - covid, software, emergenices; day programs
The Rhode Island Community FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $429,380 · through 2023Largest: $280,380 to REENTRY CAMPUS PROGRAM — educational success
United Way of Rhode IslandProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $187,650 · through 2024Largest: $75,050 to REENTRY CAMPUS PROGRAM — donor designation/grant
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $222,750 · through 2024Largest: $130,000 to REENTRY CAMPUS PROGRAM — grant, implementing an evaluability assessment
Claneil FoundationPlymouth Meeting, PA
2 matching grants · $159,500 · through 2023Largest: $84,500 to REENTRY CAMPUS PROGRAM — general operating
Largest: $52,500 to (277) ROOTS 2EMPOWER — climate: to support roots 2empower's engagement in offshore wind and clean energy workforce coalitions as they work to define green energy job pathways for formerly incarcerated pe…
Largest: $25,000 to GARDEN TIME INC — to support formerly incarcerated individuals to reenter society
Largest: $500,000 to NEWPORT-FALL RIVER STAR KIDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM — the donation will be used for scholarships to students participatining the star kids program, the mission of which is to provide educational opportunities in the form of tuition as…
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to ACLU-RI — this grant, given through the aclu of rhode island, hired a full-time organizer to educate the public and garner partners to end life without parole in rhode island. this effort ha…
Navigation Charitable FundBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $1.8M to VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM — criminal justice reform
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