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.

141 grants matching “evidence” · $49.1M

$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
$1.0M
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support the immediate maintenance and transition of the rapid employment and development initiative (readi), a causal evidence-backed program designed to reduce violent crime and recidivism.
$1.0M
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support grantee's second chances agenda, which aims to build support at the state and federal levels for evidence-based sentencing reforms and second chance release mechanisms through an integrated policy development… read allTo support grantee's second chances agenda, which aims to build support at the state and federal levels for evidence-based sentencing reforms and second chance release mechanisms through an integrated policy development ad public education program, with the overall goal of reducing extreme prison sentences. less
$878,275
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To generate evidence on emerging issues in medicare advantage of interest to policymakers, specifically 1) affinity plans and 2) ghost networks, to inform policy discussions and bolster arguments for reforms to reduce o… read allTo generate evidence on emerging issues in medicare advantage of interest to policymakers, specifically 1) affinity plans and 2) ghost networks, to inform policy discussions and bolster arguments for reforms to reduce overpayments and increase accountability and competition. less
$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
$679,271
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To embed a research unit within the connecticut department of social services, with the aim of supporting the state medicaid office to use data and evidence to shape policy.
$552,339
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To enhance state legislative capacity to use evidence in state policymaking efforts and direct public funding to evidence-based programs.
$500,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support a forum for supervision agency leaders, foster practitioner-researcher connections, and identifying and facilitating opportunities to develop evidence-based supervision reforms.
$500,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
To build the evidence base for policymaking.
$450,000
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2024
To pilot a "living evidence" model in the u.s. Department of education to provide a proof-of-concept for a modernized and accelerated approach to evidence synthesis and outcomes-driven policymaking.
$419,494
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To (i) provide comprehensive analysis of regulatory flexibilities that use lower evidence standards for fda approval; and (ii) develop new labeling strategies to describe the limitations and uncertainties of clinical be… read allTo (i) provide comprehensive analysis of regulatory flexibilities that use lower evidence standards for fda approval; and (ii) develop new labeling strategies to describe the limitations and uncertainties of clinical benefit for new drugs. less
$347,331
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab ("j-pal") north america community safety and criminal justice reform initiative, with the overall goal of spurring new evaluations and evidence on criminal legal poli… read allTo support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab ("j-pal") north america community safety and criminal justice reform initiative, with the overall goal of spurring new evaluations and evidence on criminal legal policy by funding, supporting, and disseminating evidence from promising randomized evaluations. less
$317,519
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2024
To develop and test a model to support states in creating budget processes that identify, incentivize, and prioritization funding interventions backed by rigorous evidence.
$300,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To develop rapid-response capability and resources to develop educational, nonpartisan resources for state policymakers and advocates on evidence-informed policy options in the development of gun policies agendas and pr… read allTo develop rapid-response capability and resources to develop educational, nonpartisan resources for state policymakers and advocates on evidence-informed policy options in the development of gun policies agendas and priorities. less
$300,000
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To build an active bridge between government and researchers by translating data to simple digestible reports for policymakers, with the overall goal of facilitating evidence-based policy in the criminal justice field.
$299,833
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To evaluate the existing home and community based services evidence base and develop a research agenda aimed at decreasing nursing home utilization and spending.
$283,005
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
To conduct analyses and provide evidence-based policy recommendations that can support review, approval, and promotion of new indications for safe, effective, affordable generic drugs.
$283,000
R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To advance bipartisan, evidence-based policies related to police accountability in order to enhance public safety and protect individual rights.
$280,000
Project Evident · Boston, MA · 2024
To pilot an evidence pipeline accelerator to expand the pool of nonprofit programs ready for rigorous evaluation.
$277,392
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2024
To conduct and disseminate research studying how zoning regulations and other local land use policies impact housing supply and affordability, to provide evidence-based solutions to bring naturally-occurring affordable … read allTo conduct and disseminate research studying how zoning regulations and other local land use policies impact housing supply and affordability, to provide evidence-based solutions to bring naturally-occurring affordable housing to communities. less
$270,000
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To provide policymakers and their staff with nonpartisan, evidence-based resources related to commercial prices, including hospital and providers consolidation and competition, as well as technical assistance related to… read allTo provide policymakers and their staff with nonpartisan, evidence-based resources related to commercial prices, including hospital and providers consolidation and competition, as well as technical assistance related to lowering healthcare prices in the united states. less
$255,550
Hcm Strategists Llc · Austin, TX · 2024
To develop a state policy framework and assessment tool for scaling evidence-based student success practices in states.
$249,774
National Opinion Research Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
To create an implementation plan in partnership with the tennessee bureau of investigations with the overall goal of testing whether collecting biological evidence from burglary crime scenes identifies significantly mor… read allTo create an implementation plan in partnership with the tennessee bureau of investigations with the overall goal of testing whether collecting biological evidence from burglary crime scenes identifies significantly more serious, chronic offenders. less
$200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To strengthen the knowledge base regarding scaling programs and designing a large-scale randomized control trial ("rct") to test evidence adoption by policymakers.
$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.
$165,000
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To support grantee's efforts to provide nonpartisan and evidence-based resources in connection with the development of prescription drug policy efforts at the state level.
$155,993
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024
To support research aimed at advancing evidence-based policy changes to community supervision in 12 states.
$145,000
Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
To research and develop federal policy options and strategies to improve medicare's coverage with evidence development program, for the benefit of policymakers, researchers, and the general public.
$135,283
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
To support the administration of the blueprints for healthy youth development initiative, an online registry of evidence-based programs in youth development.
$135,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a two-day workshop to explore evidence-based and promising models of prosecutorial programs and practice organized by the national academy of sciences.
$122,776
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York City, NY · 2024
To provide a planning grant to lay the ground work for an initiative to source and support pilots of innovative and evidence-based policies and programs, ultimately supporting advancing evidence-based prosecutorial poli… read allTo provide a planning grant to lay the ground work for an initiative to source and support pilots of innovative and evidence-based policies and programs, ultimately supporting advancing evidence-based prosecutorial policies. less
$110,154
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To provide evidence-based policy solutions to strengthen the evidence base used for fda approval.
$109,597
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2024
To promote the use of federal funding to advance evidence development and use across state and local governments through the successful implementation and socialization of the recently-revised office of management and b… read allTo promote the use of federal funding to advance evidence development and use across state and local governments through the successful implementation and socialization of the recently-revised office of management and budget uniform guidance. less
$100,000
Institute of Evidence-Based Policymaking · Denver, CO · 2024
To provide general operating support.
$99,240
American Society of Evidence Based Policing · Canyon Lake, CA · 2024
To support grantee's 2024 annual conference at washington state university.
$85,277
Bmj Publishing Group Limited · 2024
To support investigative journalism efforts that rely on evidence-based policy findings to improve healthcare delivery systems.
$76,431
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To support content development and no-spin summaries of program evaluations aimed at policy and research audiences.
$50,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To leverage the well-being and basic needs survey to ask a subset of questions on fines, fees, and court debts, with the overall goal of expanding the evidence base on national prevalence of criminal legal fines, fees, … read allTo leverage the well-being and basic needs survey to ask a subset of questions on fines, fees, and court debts, with the overall goal of expanding the evidence base on national prevalence of criminal legal fines, fees, and debts. less
$48,105
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York City, NY · 2024
To support evidence-based policy to improve policing and community safety.
$43,261
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management · Raleigh, NC · 2024
To support capacity building to advance evidence-based policy in the north carolina governor's office.
$38,125
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Eden Prairie, MN · 2024
To develop a new, evidence-informed approach to setting conditions of supervision aligned with risk, need, and responsivity.
$34,949
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To develop and publish original, evidence-based, policy relevant commentaries on health care topics.
$32,490
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To provide nonpartisan evidence-based resources on legislative activity and trends, information about new and promising state strategies, and opportunities for collaboration.
$29,348
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
To develop an evidence-based framework for a national hepatitis c ("hcv") elimination strategy.
$15,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
This annual conference on "pharmacoequity," the concept where all patients have access to the highest quality, evidence-based medications, convenes national leaders to discuss related research, policy, and practice.
$10,917
University of Maryland Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To create an evidence base for payer price transparency.
$9,783
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To develop evidence-based commentaries related to health care affordability.
$9,500
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management · Washington, DC · 2024
The purpose of this grant is to expand the evidence-based policy research base. The 2024 appam fall research conference, policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels, encourages conversation that sound policy de… read allThe purpose of this grant is to expand the evidence-based policy research base. The 2024 appam fall research conference, policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels, encourages conversation that sound policy design and implementation requires thoughtful consideration of how policies play out, and interact, at multiple levels of government. And useful policy research requires careful attention to the context in which a policy is implemented, including the level of government. less
$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.
$920,411
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
$545,574
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
To support the administration of the blueprints for healthy youth development initiative, an online registry of evidence-based programs in youth development.
$500,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
To build the evidence base for policymaking.
$455,699
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
To provide evidence-based policy solutions to strengthen the evidence base used for fda approval.
$401,132
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023
To support research aimed at advancing evidence-based policy changes to community supervision in 12 states.
$323,944
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To develop educational, nonpartisan resources for state policymakers and advocates on evidence-informed policy options in the development of public safety policies and priorities.
$300,000
Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
To research and develop federal policy options and strategies to improve medicare's coverage with evidence development program, for the benefit of policymakers, researchers, and the general public.
$272,000
R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To advance bipartisan, evidence-based policies related to police accountability in order to enhance public safety and protect individual rights.
$268,655
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
To develop an evidence-based framework for a national hepatitis c (hcv) elimination strategy.
$250,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To help create the access to justice lab, which will promote the use of rigorous evidence about what works in the legal system.
$162,448
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2023
To provide nonpartisan evidence-based resources on legislative activity and trends, information about new and promising state strategies, and opportunities for collaboration.
$125,108
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support correction officials in evidence-based prison conditions and reform policy.
$110,553
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
To support research for evidence-based policies and practices that enhance competition and benefit to the community.
$100,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To be used for the purpose of supporting sensible traffic ordinances for public safety ("stop"), grantee's recently launched project to develop data, evidence, and solutions towards changing policy around police enforce… read allTo be used for the purpose of supporting sensible traffic ordinances for public safety ("stop"), grantee's recently launched project to develop data, evidence, and solutions towards changing policy around police enforcement of minor traffic violations. less
$100,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To support evidence-based policy to improve policing and community safety.
$65,217
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To develop evidence-based commentaries related to health care affordability.
$60,747
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2023
To raise awareness and provide evidence-based policy solutions to improve medicare's fiscal sustainability.
$54,320
American Society of Evidence Based Policing · Canyon Lake, CA · 2023
To support grantee's seventh annual conference.
$46,272
Council On Criminal Justice · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To support a washington post live convening on violent crime and evidence-based solutions.
$37,153
Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
To assess how the fda and cms can coordinate drug approval and medicare coverage determinations for new drugs and biologic approved under accelerated approval paths with lower clinical evidence standards.
$25,000
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2023
To support advocacy for higher education policies that promote accountability and evidence-based success practices.
$21,956
Altarum Institute · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To galvanize evidence-based policy action on health care affordability at the state level.
$7,826
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To develop and publish 20 evidence-based commentaries on healthcare topics.
$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.
$1.3M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To advance evidence-based policies that offer concrete, measurable, and lasting improvements to society.
$813,096
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
$671,970
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
To support the administration of the blueprints for healthy youth development initiative, an online registry of evidence-based programs in youth development.
$500,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
To build the evidence base for policymaking.
$450,000
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To raise awareness and provide evidence-based policy solutions to improve medicare's fiscal sustainability.
$450,000
Altarum Institute · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To galvanize evidence-based policy action on health care affordability at the state level.
$443,858
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To provide evidence-based policy solutions to strengthen the evidence base used for fda approval.
$376,877
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support correction officials in evidence-based prison conditions and reform policy.
$358,138
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To help create the access to justice lab, which will promote the use of rigorous evidence about what works in the legal system.
$351,220
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To support evidence-based policy to improve policing and community safety.
$347,193
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
To generate evidence of overpayment in the medicare program.
$290,000
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget · Washington, DC · 2022
To raise awareness and provide evidence-based policy solutions to improve medicare's fiscal sustainability.
$250,000
Bmj Publishing Group Limited · 2022
To support investigative journalism efforts that rely on evidence-based policy findings to improve healthcare delivery systems.
$235,764
Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
To assess how the fda and cms can coordinate drug approval and medicare coverage determinations for new drugs and biologic approved under accelerated approval paths with lower clinical evidence standards.
$226,570
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
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.
$200,000
Council On Criminal Justice · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To support a washington post live convening on violent crime and evidence-based solutions.
$188,233
North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management · Raleigh, NC · 2022
To support capacity building to advance evidence-based policy in the north carolina governor's office.
$165,000
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
To provide operating support for a web-based registry of evidence-based youth development programs.
$150,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To support evidence-based practices by prosecutors.
$144,942
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
To support nonpartisan, evidence-informed resources relating to commercial health care prices.
$110,553
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To support research for evidence-based policies and practices that enhance competition and benefit to the community.
$100,000
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2022
To support advocacy for higher education policies that promote accountability and evidence-based success practices.
$90,179
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support research and education on evidence-based criminal justice reform policies.
$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.
$81,211
University of Maryland Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD · 2022
To create an evidence base for payer price transparency.
$57,400
American Society of Evidence Based Policing · Canyon Lake, CA · 2022
To support the 6th annual conference.
$52,174
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To develop and publish 20 evidence-based commentaries on healthcare topics.
$49,964
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2022
To provide funding to identify and assess the policy barriers and opportunities regarding the use of evidence-based higher education practices.
$40,782
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To support evidence-based policy to improve community safety.
$34,237
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
To develop practice guidelines to enable probation and parole supervision agencies to implement evidence-based practice.
$19,818
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To complete a comprehensive analysis of wisconsin state records and other empirical evidence to examine how market concentration can exacerbate economic inequalities.
$19,730
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To analyze and strengthen the evidence on the impact of cross-market mergers of hospital and physician organizations.
$11,829
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
To develop and publish 20 evidence-based commentaries on healthcare topics.
$10,569
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To educate the public of evidence-based criminal justice research.
$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.
$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.
$1.4M
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To advance evidence-based policies that offer concrete, measurable, and lasting improvements to society.
$950,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
To support evidence-based practices by prosecutors.
$549,424
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2020
To provide operating support for a web-based registry of evidence-based youth development programs.
$500,213
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To help create the access to justice lab, which will promote the use of rigorous evidence about what works in the legal system.
$500,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2020
To build the evidence base for policymaking.
$475,000
California Counties Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2020
To help transition california counties to data-driven, evidence-based practices in community supervision.
$390,000
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2020
To provide funding to identify and assess the policy barriers and opportunities regarding the use of evidence-based higher education practices.
$385,302
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2020
To support evidence-based practices by prosecutors.
$350,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2020
To provide policymakers and key stakeholders with educational resources and technical assistance to help them better understand and apply evidence to improve policies related to surprise medical billing.
$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.
$300,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Washington, DC · 2020
To advance evidence-based policymaking and promote the use of longitudinal data in education research.
$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
$222,076
Legal Action Center of the City of New York · New York, NY · 2020
To conduct research into the prevalence and costs of specific limitations on substance use disorder treatment services and evidence of violations of the mental health parity and addiction equity act and create nonpartis… read allTo conduct research into the prevalence and costs of specific limitations on substance use disorder treatment services and evidence of violations of the mental health parity and addiction equity act and create nonpartisan, educational resources to support greater enforcement of the parity act, with the overall goal of increasing access to high-quality substance use disorder treatment. less
$220,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Eden Prairie, MN · 2020
To develop a new, evidence-informed approach to setting conditions of supervision aligned with risk, need, and responsivity.
$215,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2020
To develop practice guidelines to enable probation and parole supervision agencies to implement evidence-based practice.
$200,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2020
To evaluate the intended and unintended consequences of proliferating state policies to limit unnecessary opioid prescribing, particularly policies designed to increase provider use of prescription drug monitoring progr… read allTo evaluate the intended and unintended consequences of proliferating state policies to limit unnecessary opioid prescribing, particularly policies designed to increase provider use of prescription drug monitoring programs, with the overall goal of creating an evidence base to inform state action on opioid prescribing policies. less
$150,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2020
To conduct a comprehensive assessment of state laws and policies that act as barriers to evidence-based substance use disorder treatment and disseminate nonpartisan educational resources to key stakeholders.
$128,000
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2020
To analyze and strengthen the evidence on the impact of cross-market mergers of hospital and physician organizations.
$100,000
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2020
To support grantee's 2020 what works presidential readiness project, a project intended to increase the likelihood that evidence-based policy ideas will be embraced by the next president and her/his team.
$100,000
The Abell Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2020
To support evidence-based law enforcement strategies.
$90,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To build evidence for policing police responses to unsheltered homelessness.
$55,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2020
To develop and publish 20 evidence-based commentaries on healthcare topics.
$50,729
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2020
To support a review of evidence for existing methadone regulatory schemes and to identify research needs to inform future methadone policy.
$50,000
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2020
To promote evidence-based approaches to innovation and completion in higher education.
$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.
$46,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2020
To support evidence-based policing in order to reduce violence and build trust between communities and police.
$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.
$15,000
American Society of Evidence Based Policing · Canyon Lake, CA · 2020
To support the asebp 4th annual conference.
$11,238
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2020
To establish the federal evidence forum.
$9,497
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2020
To create an evidence-base to support the policy debate related to high prescription drug pricing.

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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