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.

103 grants matching “information” · $28.6M

$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
$1.1M
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.
$1.0M
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support new research and data analysis to inform forthcoming policy discussions related to medicare sustainability and affordability in four areas: 1) medicare advantage; 2) medicare spending, financing, and affordab… read allTo support new research and data analysis to inform forthcoming policy discussions related to medicare sustainability and affordability in four areas: 1) medicare advantage; 2) medicare spending, financing, and affordability; 3) medicare and prescription drugs in the post-inflation reduction act era; and 4) rapid-response analyses of emerging medicare policy issues. 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
$795,000
The Good Nation Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To advance the successful implementation of health policy changes that are taking place to support individuals' well-being as they leave incarceration, and inform the development of future federal policy reforms.
$789,000
The Regents of the University of California San Diego · Oakland, CA · 2024
To conduct research on changes to risk adjustment in medicare advantage (ma) to inform policy proposals and ongoing administrative efforts to reduce incentives for ma plans to engage in aggressive risk coding to increas… read allTo conduct research on changes to risk adjustment in medicare advantage (ma) to inform policy proposals and ongoing administrative efforts to reduce incentives for ma plans to engage in aggressive risk coding to increase payments. less
$775,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To conduct research and analysis to inform policy discussions on key aspects of the medicare program related to competition and spending including (i) reforms to medicare advantage payment benchmarks, (ii) oversight of … read allTo conduct research and analysis to inform policy discussions on key aspects of the medicare program related to competition and spending including (i) reforms to medicare advantage payment benchmarks, (ii) oversight of agents and brokers, and (iii) benefit redesign in traditional medicare. less
$617,970
Land Use Atlas · Washington, DC · 2024
To support grantee's national zoning atlas and its efforts to support zoning code reform by documenting information about zoning codes in six states: alaska, arizona, georgia, north carolina, utah, and colorado.
$617,000
Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To inform policymakers of the factors that drive high healthcare spending and potential policy interventions.
$534,000
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To produce timely analyses and policy briefs to inform efforts to improve care and reduce inefficiencies for the dual-eligible population.
$500,000
Reboot Rx · Winchester, MA · 2024
To (1) research and explore policies that would enable the fda to incorporate updated information on a repurposed generic drug's label and (2) create payer-directed materials that communicate the impact and value of a r… read allTo (1) research and explore policies that would enable the fda to incorporate updated information on a repurposed generic drug's label and (2) create payer-directed materials that communicate the impact and value of a repurposed generic drug. less
$376,486
Center for Health Policy Development · Portland, ME · 2024
To engage in and provide support and targeted technical assistance to states related to developing and implementing population-based payment reform via a workgroup, tracking state payment reform activity, and disseminat… read allTo engage in and provide support and targeted technical assistance to states related to developing and implementing population-based payment reform via a workgroup, tracking state payment reform activity, and disseminating information about payment reform and federal and state efforts related to the same. less
$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
$251,597
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To improve the non-partisan information available to medicare policymakers relating to: (1) the use of non-fee-for-service payments in medicare advantage; (2) the scope for medicare advantage plans to evade medical loss… read allTo improve the non-partisan information available to medicare policymakers relating to: (1) the use of non-fee-for-service payments in medicare advantage; (2) the scope for medicare advantage plans to evade medical loss ratio requirements using related businesses; (3) the design of payment incentives to increase participation in accountable care organizations; and (4) emerging medicare policy debates. less
$250,000
Ohio Local Information Initiative · Columbus, OH · 2024
To build a standalone statehouse team that will cover public policy in ohio.
$247,901
Institute for Accountable Care · Washington, DC · 2024
To inform policy discussions around increasing adoption of effective population-based payment models.
$247,682
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2024
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$227,800
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To inform housing reform efforts by convening a series of workshops with state-level housing policymakers, researchers, and other key stakeholders, and developing issue briefs around the specific challenges of understan… read allTo inform housing reform efforts by convening a series of workshops with state-level housing policymakers, researchers, and other key stakeholders, and developing issue briefs around the specific challenges of understanding how statewide pro-housing policies are being implemented across the united states. less
$217,487
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To develop an adaptable framework for defining and measuring credentials of value, publishing a policy guidebook to inform state policymakers as they enact policies to increase return-on investment, and support states i… read allTo develop an adaptable framework for defining and measuring credentials of value, publishing a policy guidebook to inform state policymakers as they enact policies to increase return-on investment, and support states in implementing their frameworks. less
$200,773
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To inform policy that balances speed and certainty in fda drug approvals.
$189,983
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To evaluate the impact of the commonwealth care alliance to inform the design of integrated care models.
$173,400
Correctional Association of New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To identify, obtain, process, visualize, analyze, and publish administrative data on new york state prisons, with the overall goal of making critical information transparent for use by researchers and the public.
$150,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Eden Prairie, MN · 2024
To conduct and publish policy research by collecting information on state policies related to how states handle reimbursement to 340b providers in medicaid managed care.
$148,495
Digital Medicine Society · Boston, MA · 2024
To establish standards for ensuring appropriate use of digital health technologies to inform forthcoming regulatory guidance from the fda.
$145,847
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To inform the development of federal nursing home staffing standards.
$135,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
To improve the ability of journalists and congressional staff to understand and use medical information via educational workshops, etc.
$135,000
Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To inform policymakers of the factors that drive high healthcare spending and potential policy interventions.
$130,000
Boston College Trustees · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
To conduct analyses of u.s. Department of education data to inform higher education policy regarding items including, but not limited to, institutional accountability measures, pell use in non-degree programs, an colleg… read allTo conduct analyses of u.s. Department of education data to inform higher education policy regarding items including, but not limited to, institutional accountability measures, pell use in non-degree programs, an college scorecard work. less
$103,978
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To research and inform progress on higher education accountability and student loan reform.
$95,535
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
This project uses a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of a behavioral science-informed intervention for youth at high risk of violence involvement.
$88,126
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
To provide information to inform the federal policy debate on removing snap benefits for people with criminal records.
$75,000
Council On Criminal Justice · Atlanta, GA · 2024
To develop an initiative that improves information sharing across cities and strengthens government capacity to respond to crises, with the overall goal of enabling mayors to be effective and trusted leaders in creating… read allTo develop an initiative that improves information sharing across cities and strengthens government capacity to respond to crises, with the overall goal of enabling mayors to be effective and trusted leaders in creating and sustaining public safety. less
$75,000
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To (i) compile and provide educational and non-partisan information and resources about value-based payment reforms in health care at the state level; (ii) educate state legislators and legislative staff about policy op… read allTo (i) compile and provide educational and non-partisan information and resources about value-based payment reforms in health care at the state level; (ii) educate state legislators and legislative staff about policy options that further value-based payment reforms in health care; and (iii) provide technical assistance to state legislators and legislative staff related to same. less
$70,244
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
To address a lack of research on the impact of correctional oversight by providing an applied econometric framework that researchers can use in the future to design studies that measure the value of oversight; overall g… read allTo address a lack of research on the impact of correctional oversight by providing an applied econometric framework that researchers can use in the future to design studies that measure the value of oversight; overall goal of helping inform efforts to increase the transparency, accessibility, and accountability of prisons. less
$50,000
The National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy · Washington, DC · 2024
To support efforts to inform the long-term development, implementation, and scaling of state and national contraceptive access policies and initiatives through an index that builds on measures of "access, and through re… read allTo support efforts to inform the long-term development, implementation, and scaling of state and national contraceptive access policies and initiatives through an index that builds on measures of "access, and through research on otc contraceptive pills. less
$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.
$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.
$36,560
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
To review data and surveys with the overall goal of laying the groundwork for an experimental intervention to provide data-driven information to prosecutors about police and criminal records.
$33,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
To convene experts in primary care research, policy, and clinical practice to inform federal policy to improve primary care in a neutral, non-partisan setting.
$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.
$25,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To convene people who are dual-eligible, dual-eligible policy experts, and other relevant stakeholders to share their experiences and knowledge during the public and private working sessions over the course of the confe… read allTo convene people who are dual-eligible, dual-eligible policy experts, and other relevant stakeholders to share their experiences and knowledge during the public and private working sessions over the course of the conferencing event to inform the creation of a white paper detailing policy recommendations to federal and state policymakers on how to increase integrated care access for people who are dual-eligible. less
$23,156
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
To provide specific expertise and technical assistance on gender-based violence, trauma-informed lawyering, and other aspects of gender-specific defense to a national network of litigators and law clinics.
$14,590
Institute for Exceptional Care · Washington, DC · 2024
To develop a consumer-informed framework of the outcomes that matter most to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
$10,153
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2024
To provide researchers, policymakers, and the general public with accessible, unbiased information about the medicaid pharmacy benefit.
$1,000
Elon University · Elon, NC · 2024
To sponsor an information summit.
$881,026
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To support and expand grantees gun policy in america initiative which provides the public, policymakers, and journalists with needed information on the effects of gun policies.
$556,412
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2023
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$450,000
Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To inform policymakers of the factors that drive high healthcare spending and potential policy interventions.
$434,961
Institute for Accountable Care · Washington, DC · 2023
To inform policy discussions around increasing adoption of effective population-based payment models.
$336,835
Digital Medicine Society · Boston, MA · 2023
To establish standards for ensuring appropriate use of digital health technologies to inform forthcoming regulatory guidance from the fda.
$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
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.
$249,041
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2023
To support providing nonpartisan information and technical support to key stakeholders and publicly disseminating educational resources.
$198,555
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To evaluate the impact of the commonwealth care alliance to inform the design of integrated care models.
$195,000
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2023
To provide researchers, policymakers, and the general public with accessible, unbiased information about the medicaid pharmacy benefit.
$175,731
Economic Mobility Corporation · New York, NY · 2023
To support a randomized controlled trial of per scholas, inc.'s information technology workforce training program, to identify programs that improve earning potential.
$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.
$135,000
Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To inform policymakers of the factors that drive high healthcare spending and potential policy interventions.
$130,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
To improve the ability of journalists and congressional staff to understand and use medical information.
$120,055
The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To inform the development of federal nursing home staffing standards.
$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.
$106,406
The National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy · Washington, DC · 2023
To support research on otc contraceptive pills and inform contraceptive access.
$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.
$99,124
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To research and inform progress on higher education accountability and student loan reform.
$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.
$68,496
Institute for Exceptional Care · Washington, DC · 2023
To develop a consumer-informed framework of the outcomes that matter most to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
$60,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To support the development of web-based tools to provide objective information about firearm violence and how state laws reduce or exacerbate this violence.
$37,200
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To conduct and disseminate research on the structure of federal financing for graduate and professional programs, with the goal of informing possible reforms to federal financing and accountability frameworks.
$34,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
To convene experts in primary care research, policy, and clinical practice to inform federal policy to improve primary care in a neutral, non-partisan setting.
$31,201
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
To support the columbia justice lab's evaluation of the human and fiscal costs of incarceration in manhattan to inform criminal justice policy.
$28,828
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2023
To support research and analysis to inform improving access to integrated coverage for dual-eligible individuals who live in rural and frontier areas across the country.
$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.
$1.4M
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2022
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$470,895
Medicines360 · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support research to inform the development of an iud self-removal device.
$343,785
Institute for Accountable Care · Washington, DC · 2022
To inform policy discussions around increasing adoption of effective population-based payment models.
$294,298
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2022
To support providing nonpartisan information and technical support to key stakeholders and publicly disseminating educational resources.
$283,546
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To support the development of web-based tools to provide objective information about firearm violence and how state laws reduce or exacerbate this violence.
$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.
$250,000
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2022
To support research and analysis to inform improving access to integrated coverage for dual- eligible individuals who live in rural and frontier areas across the country.
$207,736
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To inform policy that balances speed and certainty in fda drug approvals.
$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.
$171,827
Economic Mobility Corporation · New York, NY · 2022
To support a randomized controlled trial of per scholas, inc.'s information technology workforce training program, to identify programs that improve earning potential.
$162,456
Institute for Exceptional Care · Washington, DC · 2022
To develop a consumer-informed framework of the outcomes that matter most to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
$144,942
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
To support nonpartisan, evidence-informed resources relating to commercial health care prices.
$118,638
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
To analyze the use of low-value care by specific health systems in an effort to provide valuable insight to payers and policymakers, and inform future payment models, network design efforts, and interventions that reduc… read allTo analyze the use of low-value care by specific health systems in an effort to provide valuable insight to payers and policymakers, and inform future payment models, network design efforts, and interventions that reduce low-value care. less
$82,800
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
To conduct and disseminate research on the structure of federal financing for graduate and professional programs, with the goal of informing possible reforms to federal financing and accountability frameworks.
$75,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the community justice reform coalition in creating a website that publishes information about grant funding for community violence intervention and prevention.
$72,311
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide nonpartisan information and technical assistance to stakeholders to help lower prescription drug prices and commercial sector prices.
$65,349
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
To support the columbia justice lab's evaluation of the human and fiscal costs of incarceration in manhattan to inform criminal justice policy.
$35,385
Washington University · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
To provide stakeholders with transparent information about food and drug administration approved and experimental medications.
$7,315
Georgians for a Healthy Future · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To build on a nonpartisan survey of georgians' health care experiences to set a policy agenda and inform policy solutions.
$5,000
US Right To Know · Oakland, CA · 2022
To conduct freedom of information act requests and develop a series of research papers in nutrition and health research.
$1.5M
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2020
To scale up grantee's workforce development program that provides information technology training for low-income adults.
$450,000
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2020
To provide information and technical support to help policymakers lower health care costs.
$350,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
To analyze the frequency of predatory medical billing practices by hospitals that sue and garner the wages of low wage patients and increase awareness of these practices to inform policy changes that protect patients.
$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.
$200,000
Waxman Consulting · Washington, DC · 2020
To inform ongoing investigations into pharmaceutical industry pricing practices.
$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
$110,000
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To provide researchers, policymakers, and the public with accessible, unbiased information about the medicaid pharmacy benefit and policy options to lower medicaid drug spending.
$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.
$36,318
The Foundation for Research On Equal Opportunity · Austin, TX · 2020
To analyze policies and help inform the policy discussion surrounding hospital prices in highly concentrated markets.
$31,017
The Lucy Burns Institute · Middleton, WI · 2020
To distribute nonpartisan educational information about various approaches to election reform.
$3,000
National Academy of Social Insurance · Washington, DC · 2020
To host a convening study panel to examine various ways to change medicare eligibility and inform and improve health care policies.

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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