Funding search · EIN 263241764 · Houston, TX

Laura and John Arnold Foundation

Name: Laura and John Arnold Foundation grants, 2020–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

2,588
grants reported: $754.5M
total given: 2020–2024
filing years: $138,933
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

research policy randomized trial controlled state conduct care

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Criminal justice research: pretrial, policing, sentencing, community supervision
Health care cost and drug pricing policy analysis for policymakers
Randomized controlled trials and evidence-to-policy infrastructure (J-PAL, MDRC)
Medicare Advantage, dual-eligibles, and insurance market research
K-12 and postsecondary education reform, student lending accountability
Housing supply, zoning reform, fiscal and tax policy analysis

Typical grant

Median grant is $138,933, with the middle half between $50,713 and $297,174. University research projects and evaluations cluster in the $500,000 to $1,000,000 range; the eight-figure checks go to long-term intermediary partners like The City Fund and MDRC receiving general operating support. Repeat funding is heavy, with MIT, RAND, Yale, Penn, Brown, Harvard, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Urban Institute appearing multiple times across years.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“randomized controlled trial”
“to inform policy discussions”
“evidence-based”
“technical assistance to policymakers”
“policy translation”
“nonpartisan”

Positioning adjacent work

Lead with a causal design: RCT or rigorous evaluation, not descriptive work or program delivery.
Name the specific policymaker audience and the decision your findings will inform.
Ask $500K to $1M for a single university research project; larger only with institutional track record.
Connect to a live reform: pretrial assessment, Medicare Advantage payment, zoning, drug pricing, or supervision revocations.
Pair research with a dissemination or technical assistance arm; they fund translation, not just findings.

Worth knowing: Money concentrates in DC think tanks and a small set of elite research universities, and the same institutions recur year after year, so this reads as a relationship-driven portfolio built around known research teams. Recent years show heavy weighting toward health care cost containment and criminal justice evaluation, with education flowing mostly through a few large intermediaries rather than individual scholars.

56 grants matching “decision” · $17.0M

$5.0M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024
To support grantee to develop and advance multiple strategies to significantly increase its organizational impact in areas including: (i) strengthening connections between its research and policymakers; (ii) building a … read allTo support grantee to develop and advance multiple strategies to significantly increase its organizational impact in areas including: (i) strengthening connections between its research and policymakers; (ii) building a more rigorous approach to technical assistance; (iii) advancing its leadership on the use of new evaluation methodologies and data; and (iv) leveraging data efficiently for evaluation, decision-making, and program improvement. less
$715,979
City of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To assess recent reforms and new initiatives in prosecutorial decision making in philadelphia communities.
$683,353
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To support the renewal of grantee's collaboration for regulatory rigor, integrity, and transparency project, which will evaluate the quality of the evidence base for medical products, fulfillment of required post-market… read allTo support the renewal of grantee's collaboration for regulatory rigor, integrity, and transparency project, which will evaluate the quality of the evidence base for medical products, fulfillment of required post-market studies, and coverage decisions to provide evidence-based policy solutions that strengthen the evidence base used for fda approval. less
$554,540
Anne Tumlinson Innovations Llc · Washington, DC · 2024
To objectively track biopharmaceutical companies' investment and r&d decisions and evaluating how these choices impact innovation, particularly in response to federal policy changes.
$337,078
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To evaluate whether algorithmically blinding prosecutors to a defendant's race reduces bias in charging decisions, and if race-blinding has other unintended impacts on charging decisions.
$225,431
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To continue to support the national collaborative on gun violence research, a national, coordinated effort aimed at building the empirical basis for policy decisions to address gun violence.
$200,000
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To estimate the causal impact of the 2021 humphrey decision that a court must consider a person's ability to pay and non-monetary alternatives when setting conditions of release.
$184,244
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the use of evidence and data in federal decision-making.
$174,175
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
$140,592
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To conduct a research study to evaluate a court-based intervention to reduce judges' inequitable decisions in bail decisions.
$140,178
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024
To study prosecutorial discretion when making diversion decisions and client perceptions of diversion.
$119,713
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
To support research into prosecutorial decision-making around diversions in comparison to traditional case processing.
$100,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To adapt and evaluate a scalable version of situational decision-making (sit-d) training for police officers, with the overall goal of improving officer decision-making during high-pressure situations and reducing adver… read allTo adapt and evaluate a scalable version of situational decision-making (sit-d) training for police officers, with the overall goal of improving officer decision-making during high-pressure situations and reducing adverse outcomes. less
$76,522
Justice System Partners · South Easton, MA · 2024
To conduct research to understand drivers of prosecutorial decision-making across key decision points.
$49,932
Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To conduct a national study of prosecutors' charging decisions and recommendations with a goal of informing policy and promoting transparency.
$43,867
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
To evaluate the impact of reforms in tennessee, with the overall goal of ensuring that pretrial decision-making is both fair to the accused and promotes positive downstream outcomes for the community.
$12,247
Just City · Memphis, TN · 2024
To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and holistic picture of the criminal justice system and evaluating the fidelity and impact of the changes m… read allTo support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and holistic picture of the criminal justice system and evaluating the fidelity and impact of the changes made to pretrial detention decisions system in tennessee. less
$10,000
Measured Decisions · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2024
To support a randomized controlled trial of bernie's book bank, a program that provides free, high-quality books to low-income elementary-aged children in greater chicago, illinois.
$920,411
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
$900,000
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support expansion of the lantern project, a scalable model for data-driven decision-making to help safely reduce supervision revocations and achieve better supervision outcomes.
$300,000
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To conduct research to improve the quality of clinical outcomes, serious adverse event information, and transparent listing of conflicts of interest throughout the clinical decision- making process.
$281,363
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To continue to support the national collaborative on gun violence research, a national, coordinated effort aimed at building the empirical basis for policy decisions to address gun violence.
$243,827
Justice System Partners · South Easton, MA · 2023
To conduct research to understand drivers of prosecutorial decision-making across key decision points.
$239,537
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
To support research into prosecutorial decision-making around diversions in comparison to traditional case processing.
$209,391
The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To evaluate factors that influence how doctors make antimicrobial drug prescribing decisions.
$200,000
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To estimate the causal impact of the 2021 humphrey decision that a court must consider a person's ability to pay and non-monetary alternatives when setting conditions of release.
$153,327
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023
To study prosecutorial discretion when making diversion decisions and client perceptions of diversion.
$115,044
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To study the impacts of a felony charge for defendants in cook county, illinois, to better inform prosecutorial discretion and decision-making.
$100,000
Just City · Memphis, TN · 2023
To support policy development, best practices guidance, and an assessment of office decision-making and discretion in the shelby county district attorney's office.
$99,900
Police Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To plan a multi-site randomized controlled trial replication of a low-cost supervisory intervention designed to improve officer decision-making and enhance procedural justice.
$99,400
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a data workshop in tennessee where prosecutors and community members work collaboratively to explore data-informed decision-making and public safety prioritization.
$84,897
Regents of the University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
To provide data analysis and descriptive information on charging and release decisions to inform policy decision-making in the state of new mexico.
$67,808
University of Washington · Chicago, IL · 2023
To identify and prioritize research needs and research projects arising from the united states supreme court's decision in new york state rifle & pistol association, inc v. Bruen.
$16,965
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
To improve the quality of health reporting on clinical trails and medical products to better inform the public as they face health decisions and engage in health policy discussions.
$10,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To support a convening relating to the u.s. Supreme court's decision in the bruen case.
$968,979
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support expansion of the lantern project, a scalable model for data-driven decision-making to help safely reduce supervision revocations and achieve better supervision outcomes.
$813,096
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
$250,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
To improve the quality of health reporting on clinical trails and medical products to better inform the public as they face health decisions and engage in health policy discussions.
$245,394
Justice System Partners · South Easton, MA · 2022
To conduct research to understand drivers of prosecutorial decision-making across key decision points.
$222,017
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
To support research into prosecutorial decision-making around diversions in comparison to traditional case processing.
$209,855
The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
To evaluate factors that influence how doctors make antimicrobial drug prescribing decisions.
$200,000
Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2022
To conduct a national study of prosecutors' charging decisions and recommendations with a goal of informing policy and promoting transparency.
$89,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To support a convening relating to the u.s. Supreme court's decision in the bruen case.
$88,189
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
To provide key stakeholders with resources to support evidence-based decision making related to criminal justice policy.
$71,179
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2022
To study prosecutorial discretion when making diversion decisions and client perceptions of diversion.
$46,444
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To create a novel dataset from publicly available jail rosters and criminal case records and assess the causal impacts of pretrial decisions.
$325,000
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2020
To provide key stakeholders with resources to support evidence-based decision making related to criminal justice policy.
$250,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
To (i) assess beliefs and attitudes about medication treatment for opioid use disorder ("moud") among decision makers within the criminal justice system and (ii) evaluate the delaware department of corrections' moud pro… read allTo (i) assess beliefs and attitudes about medication treatment for opioid use disorder ("moud") among decision makers within the criminal justice system and (ii) evaluate the delaware department of corrections' moud program, with the overall goal of increasing the evidence base of effective treatment options for opioid use disorders. less
$200,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2020
To create a novel dataset from publicly available jail rosters and criminal case records and assess the causal impacts of pretrial decisions.
$55,650
Measured Decisions · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2020
To fund a randomized controlled trial of read for success, a program designed to improve reading achievement for elementary school students.
$50,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2020
To promote evidence-based decision making at all levels of government.
$48,381
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2020
To provide stakeholders with educational resources to support evidence-based decision making related to higher education policy.
$43,825
Measured Decisions · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2020
To support a randomized controlled trial of bernie's book bank, a program that provides free, high-quality books to low-income elementary-aged children in greater chicago, illinois.
$25,000
Ideas42 · New York, NY · 2020
To support the execution of demonstration projects, scaling of successful interventions, and institutionalization of evidence-based decision-making and behavioral science in new york city government.
$22,030
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2020
To examine citizen calls for service and the allocation of police resources by analyzing computer-aided dispatch data and dispatcher decision-making related to 911 calls.
$10,000
Measured Decisions · Paradise Valley, AZ · 2020
To fund a replication randomized controlled trial of an intervention designed to improve academic achievement and help students successfully transition to middle school.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The City Fund3 grants · $30.9M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology19 grants · $28.2M
Urban Institute76 grants · $26.4M
Mdrc40 grants · $24.7M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania41 grants · $21.6M
President and Fellows of Harvard College65 grants · $21.1M
Center for Effective Public Policy5 grants · $17.0M
Research Triangle Institute39 grants · $14.5M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning2 grants · $13.3M
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley56 grants · $11.1M

Giving over time

$212.4M

2020

$185.8M

2022

$162.9M

2023

$193.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,588 grants.

$17.3M
The City Fund · Falls Church, VA · 2020
To provide general operating support.
$12.5M
The City Fund · Beaverton, OR · 2024
To provide general operating support to support grantee's efforts to partner with local leaders to create innovative public school systems, with the overall goal of improving the quality of public education in cities ac… read allTo provide general operating support to support grantee's efforts to partner with local leaders to create innovative public school systems, with the overall goal of improving the quality of public education in cities across the united states. less
$10.0M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning · Nashville, TN · 2023
To support the national tutoring program.
$10.0M
America Achieves · New York, NY · 2022
To support a national tutoring program and accompanying research to improve academics and wellness for students.
$10.0M
Civica Foundation · Lehi, UT · 2022
To support the grantee's program to produce nonprofit biosimilar insulin.
$6.4M
Evidence for Healthcare Improvement · Boston, MA · 2020
To support the institute for clinical and economic review research that provides independent analyses of the comparative cost effectiveness for newly-introduced pharmaceutical drugs.
$5.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To support research to advance and elevate tax and spending policy.
$5.0M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024
To support grantee to develop and advance multiple strategies to significantly increase its organizational impact in areas including: (i) strengthening connections between its research and policymakers; (ii) building a … read allTo support grantee to develop and advance multiple strategies to significantly increase its organizational impact in areas including: (i) strengthening connections between its research and policymakers; (ii) building a more rigorous approach to technical assistance; (iii) advancing its leadership on the use of new evaluation methodologies and data; and (iv) leveraging data efficiently for evaluation, decision-making, and program improvement. less
$5.0M
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2023
To provide a program-related investment in support of habitat affiliates with early-stage capital for affordable housing development.
$5.0M
Habitat for Humanity International · Americus, GA · 2022
To provide habitat affiliates with early-stage capital for affordable housing development.
$4.8M
Center for Effective Public Policy · Kensington, MD · 2020
To provide training and technical assistance for the public safety assessment and pretrial reform.
$4.6M
Center for Effective Public Policy · Kensington, MD · 2023
To provide training and technical assistance for the public safety assessment and pretrial reform.
$4.0M
Justice Action Network Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To support grantee's charitable and non-partisan criminal justice reform activities.
$4.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab's north america regional office.
$3.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity and diversity of researchers who work on randomized evaluations, translating findings into actionable insights… read allTo support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity and diversity of researchers who work on randomized evaluations, translating findings into actionable insights that inform policy at scale, and institutionalizing the use of evidence as a driving force behind u.s. Policymaking. less
$3.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab north america in its work to generate randomized controlled trials that measure the impact of social programs and policies.
$3.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab north america in its work to generate randomized controlled trials that measure the impact of social programs and policies.
$3.5M
Center for Effective Public Policy · Kensington, MD · 2022
To provide training and technical assistance for the public safety assessment and pretrial reform.
$3.3M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning · Nashville, TN · 2024
To support grantee's states leading recovery grant program.
$3.2M
Coalition for Public Safety · Washington, DC · 2020
To support nonpartisan criminal justice reform efforts in 2020.
$3.2M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.
$3.1M
Children'S Hospital Corporation Dba Children'S Hospital Boston · Boston, MA · 2020
To fund a randomized controlled trial analyzing how carbohydrates, fat, and added sugar affect body fat and metabolism.
$3.1M
Persistent Surveillance Systems Llc · Xenia, OH · 2020
To conduct a six-month pilot test of the aerial investigative research program to assist the baltimore city police department.
$3.0M
Center for Effective Public Policy · Kensington, MD · 2024
To provide training and technical assistance for the public safety assessment and pretrial reform.
$3.0M
Coalition for Public Safety · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide general operating support.
$3.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab north america in its work to generate randomized controlled trials that measure the impact of social programs and policies.
$3.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund the tax policy center.
$3.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To provide general operating support.
$3.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To fund the tax policy center.
$3.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To provide general operating support.
$2.8M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To support the operations of the harvard healthcare markets and regulations lab.
$2.5M
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2020
To conduct research on the public safety assessment in up to ten research and implementation sites.
$2.5M
Charter Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2020
To support the expansion and replication of high-quality schools in camden, new jersey.
$2.5M
Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
To support improved management of state and local public retirement systems.
$2.5M
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2020
To provide operational support to launch the texas policy lab.
$2.4M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To launch a prison research and innovation initiative to infuse transparency, accountability, and innovation into the prison sector.
$2.3M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab's north america regional office.
$2.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the clean slate campaign.
$2.2M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
To support implementation of the transitional care model across four hospital systems.
$2.1M
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To help reimagine the american prison system through strategic communications and expanding and evaluating the restoring promise initiative.
$2.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To continue to develop and publicly disseminate policy options to regulate and control drug spending.
$2.0M
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support the restoring promise initiative that partners with state departments of corrections to design and facilitate rigorous evaluation of reimagined housing units for incarcerated young adults in a way that center… read allTo support the restoring promise initiative that partners with state departments of corrections to design and facilitate rigorous evaluation of reimagined housing units for incarcerated young adults in a way that centers human dignity, safety, and race equity. less
$2.0M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support improvement of the penn wharton budget model.
$2.0M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2020
To support the analysis and impact of federal budget policy reform proposals for policymakers.
$2.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To launch a prison research and innovation initiative to infuse transparency, accountability, and innovation into the prison sector.
$2.0M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To support grantee's center on health insurance reforms in providing policymakers and key stakeholders with educational resources and non-partisan technical assistance to support effective cost containment strategies.
$1.9M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2022
To support civic news organizations' business development.
$1.9M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2020
To support civic news organizations' business development.
$1.9M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To expand pwbm's ability to provide accurate, accessible, and transparent budget and economic analysis of public policy by providing more access to the model and data while deepening the model's capabilities.
$1.8M
Center for Health Policy Development · Portland, ME · 2020
To provide educational resources for prescription drug and commercial health care prices.
$1.8M
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2020
To support grantee's continued efforts to communicates viable, evidence-based methodologies and solutions to drug pricing that balance patient affordability with sustained incentives for innovation.
$1.7M
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2022
To conduct research on the public safety assessment in up to ten research and implementation sites.
$1.7M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support implementation of the transitional care model across four hospital systems.
$1.7M
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the acceleration of donor-advised fund capital toward impact investing.
$1.6M
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2020
To fund the state medicaid alternative reimbursement and purchasing test for high cost drugs (smart-d) and support the development of value-based alternative drug purchasing models through pharmacy policy interventions,… read allTo fund the state medicaid alternative reimbursement and purchasing test for high cost drugs (smart-d) and support the development of value-based alternative drug purchasing models through pharmacy policy interventions, technical assistance, and education. less
$1.5M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2020
To develop and fund initial operations of the brown policy lab.
$1.5M
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support grantee's work in bringing greater attention and visibility to hospital and health system spending, prices, finance, and business practices that impact access to care and lead to higher costs for families, em… read allTo support grantee's work in bringing greater attention and visibility to hospital and health system spending, prices, finance, and business practices that impact access to care and lead to higher costs for families, employers, and the government. less
$1.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To construct a cyclotron facility and procuring the installation of the first 30 mev proton beam within the cyclotron facility.
$1.5M
The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the program on regulation, therapeutics, and law ("portal") project on prescription drug policy and promoting meaningful drug innovation and regulation.
$1.5M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2023
To advance evidence-based policy through high-quality research and technical assistance to generate sustainable, measurable change across several grantee divisions.
$1.5M
The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To support the program on regulation, therapeutics, and law ("portal") project on prescription drug policy and promoting meaningful drug innovation and regulation.
$1.5M
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support improvement of the penn wharton budget model.
$1.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
For continued support of the state and local government innovation initiative.
$1.5M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To advance evidence-based policy through high-quality research and technical assistance to generate sustainable, measurable change across several grantee divisions.
$1.5M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
To develop and disseminate research on policy options that maximize access to and affordability of prescription drugs without stifling innovation.
$1.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To support the state and local government innovation initiative at the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab's regional office in north america.
$1.5M
Regents University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To conduct a randomized controlled trial of the michigan contraceptive access research and evaluation program.
$1.5M
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2020
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$1.4M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To advance evidence-based policies that offer concrete, measurable, and lasting improvements to society.
$1.4M
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To improve state and municipal pension systems.
$1.4M
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the acceleration of donor-advised fund capital toward impact investing.
$1.4M
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2022
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$1.3M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2023
To study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.
$1.3M
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2020
To implement a scalable technology solution to reduce revocations and recidivism in three states.
$1.3M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To advance evidence-based policies that offer concrete, measurable, and lasting improvements to society.
$1.3M
Colorado Seminary · Denver, CO · 2020
To help establish a policy lab in the state of colorado.
$1.3M
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To conduct research on how to reduce gun violence.
$1.3M
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2023
To support the acceleration of donor-advised fund capital toward impact investing.
$1.3M
Mathematica · Princeton, NJ · 2022
To support a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a nurse-led hospital discharge and home follow-up program for chronically ill older adults.
$1.3M
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2024
To support fiscal policy work related to tax and budget policy.
$1.3M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the state and local innovation initiative ("slii") of grantee's abdul latif jameel poverty action lab ("j-pal") north america.
$1.2M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To launch phase i of the scaling up community college efforts for student success (success) project to pilot and evaluate lower-cost student success interventions to improve such outcomes as completion and time-to-degre… read allTo launch phase i of the scaling up community college efforts for student success (success) project to pilot and evaluate lower-cost student success interventions to improve such outcomes as completion and time-to-degree. less
$1.2M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.
$1.2M
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2023
To support fiscal policy and higher education analysis work.
$1.2M
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2022
To support fiscal policy and higher education analysis work.
$1.2M
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2020
To provide technical support, capacity building resources, and training to reproductive health providers in utah.
$1.2M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020
To pilot a project aimed at improving outcomes for youth ages 16 to 24 who are out of school and work in chicago.
$1.2M
Terner Housing Innovation Labs · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support (1) the scaling of grantee's housing supply simulator tool to new states and municipalities to assist policymakers and researchers in determining the market effects of individual land use policies and (2) pub… read allTo support (1) the scaling of grantee's housing supply simulator tool to new states and municipalities to assist policymakers and researchers in determining the market effects of individual land use policies and (2) publishing assessments on the most effective land use policies for increasing housing supply in various localities. less
$1.2M
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2020
To support litigation and public education efforts concerning indigent incarceration and drivers license suspensions.
$1.1M
The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
To develop a research infrastructure that helps cities better understand and respond to waves of gun violence.
$1.1M
Center for Effective Public Policy · Kensington, MD · 2022
To provide technical assistance for pretrial reform implementation in illinois.
$1.1M
The City Fund · Falls Church, VA · 2020
To improve the quality of public education in cities across the united states.
$1.1M
Project On Predatory Student Lending · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
To provide general operating support.
$1.1M
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
To conduct research exploring the impacts of monetary sanctions and identifying alternative legal system reforms.
$1.1M
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To support and expand grantee's gun policy in america initiative which provides the public, policymakers, and journalists with needed information on the effects of gun policies.
$1.1M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To evaluate the least burdensome release conditions and supervision practices that improve court appearance.
$1.1M
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To support further research and policy development on surprise medical billing, analysis on the relationship between private equity and commercial health care prices, and the development of affordability policies and st… read allTo support further research and policy development on surprise medical billing, analysis on the relationship between private equity and commercial health care prices, and the development of affordability policies and strategies to reduce health care prices. less
$1.1M
Regents University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To support the operations of the california policy lab, which seeks to improve california state and local government programs and policy.
$1.1M
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2020
To support the operations of the california policy lab, which seeks to improve california state and local government programs and policy.
$1.1M
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To develop domestic violence pretrial assessments.

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