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.

65 grants matching “overall” · $25.1M

$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
$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
$900,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To be used by the policing project at grantee's school of law to develop and promote publicly available and nonpartisan model legislation governing key aspects of policing at the local, state, and federal levels, with t… read allTo be used by the policing project at grantee's school of law to develop and promote publicly available and nonpartisan model legislation governing key aspects of policing at the local, state, and federal levels, with the overall goal of promoting police accountability. less
$802,165
Ah Datalytics · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To build and develop the real-time crime index ("rtci"), an infrastructure for regularly collecting data from hundreds of law enforcement agencies and creating a publicly accessible dataset and accompanying visualizatio… read allTo build and develop the real-time crime index ("rtci"), an infrastructure for regularly collecting data from hundreds of law enforcement agencies and creating a publicly accessible dataset and accompanying visualizations, with the overall goal of allowing interested researchers and members of the public to view crime data and understand crime trends in as close to real-time as possible. less
$601,976
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
To support the prison and jail innovation lab with the overall goal of strengthening and improving correctional oversight across the united states through policy development and education.
$515,277
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
To expand grantee's lab for economic opportunities? ("leo") capacity to work with organizations and agencies in the criminal justice space, with the overall goal of increasing rigorous criminal justice impact evaluation… read allTo expand grantee's lab for economic opportunities? ("leo") capacity to work with organizations and agencies in the criminal justice space, with the overall goal of increasing rigorous criminal justice impact evaluations. less
$416,666
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support pretrial policy capacity for grantee's beyond jails initiative, with the overall goal of building coalitions and educational resources on pretrial reform.
$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
$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.
$300,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
To provide expert training and technical assistance to law enforcement and city officials in six (6) urban areas to implement, evaluate and test the effectiveness of place network investigations ("pni"), with the overal… read allTo provide expert training and technical assistance to law enforcement and city officials in six (6) urban areas to implement, evaluate and test the effectiveness of place network investigations ("pni"), with the overall goal of rigorously testing new approaches to drive transformative solutions and policy change to reduce violence and cultivate trust between communities and police. less
$286,845
Center for Health Care Strategies · Trenton, NJ · 2024
To support states in designing and launching population-based payment models for primary care in medicaid, with the overall goal of delivery of comprehensive, high-quality primary care.
$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
$248,573
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
To build upon previous nursing home profit transparency work on profit tunneling conducted in illinois to identify legal and policy options for nursing home ownership transparency and accountability at the state and fed… read allTo build upon previous nursing home profit transparency work on profit tunneling conducted in illinois to identify legal and policy options for nursing home ownership transparency and accountability at the state and federal levels, with the overall goal of improving nursing home care. less
$236,490
Center for Veterans Research and Education · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To research and quantify the prevalence, financial magnitude, and clinical relevance of pharmaceutical industry-sponsored speakers' bureaus, with the overall goal of publishing research that improves conflict of interes… read allTo research and quantify the prevalence, financial magnitude, and clinical relevance of pharmaceutical industry-sponsored speakers' bureaus, with the overall goal of publishing research that improves conflict of interest ("coi") policy in u.s. Healthcare. less
$184,973
University of Notre Dame Du Lac · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
To support scholars to conduct rigorous impact evaluations in the criminal justice policy space, with the overall goal of increasing current and future capacity for strong, causal cj research.
$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.
$135,160
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To be used by grantee's fiscally sponsored project justice innovation lab for the purpose of developing reports in tennessee, with the overall goal of providing research on if prosecutors can more quickly resolve low-le… read allTo be used by grantee's fiscally sponsored project justice innovation lab for the purpose of developing reports in tennessee, with the overall goal of providing research on if prosecutors can more quickly resolve low-level cases and better manage the needs of serious, violent cases. less
$135,000
Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To work in partnership with key correctional stakeholders to drive attention to the ongoing crisis in prisons and develop a report outlining potential solutions to the current crisis, with the overall goal of improving … read allTo work in partnership with key correctional stakeholders to drive attention to the ongoing crisis in prisons and develop a report outlining potential solutions to the current crisis, with the overall goal of improving correctional staff well-being and retention. less
$125,638
John Howard Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
To analyze staffing of prisons in illinois, with the overall goal of assessing the scope and impact of low staffing rates in the state and develop recommendations to address the correctional staffing crisis.
$120,782
Alliance for Criminal Justice Innovation Llc · Sedalia, CO · 2024
To lessen the burdens of government by preparing state agencies in maryland to successfully initiate and implement a community partnership initiative, with the overall goal of improving outcomes for young adults under s… read allTo lessen the burdens of government by preparing state agencies in maryland to successfully initiate and implement a community partnership initiative, with the overall goal of improving outcomes for young adults under supervision. less
$102,729
Partners for Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To evaluate grantee's collaborative defense model (the "cdm"), an approach that augments public defense with stronger social service connections, mitigation, and court navigation, with the overall goal of undertaking a … read allTo evaluate grantee's collaborative defense model (the "cdm"), an approach that augments public defense with stronger social service connections, mitigation, and court navigation, with the overall goal of undertaking a process evaluation and a non-experimental evaluation of the cdm's effect on criminal case outcomes and access to social services and lay the groundwork for a randomized controlled trial of the cdm in the future. less
$100,000
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support grantee's crime working group, with the overall goal of advancing the pace of research discoveries on the determinants of crime and the effects of the criminal justice system.
$100,000
Callisto · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To develop grantee's legal options program, establishing a network of local referrals for legal and mental health resources for survivors, and designing and implementing a data collection system, with the overall goal o… read allTo develop grantee's legal options program, establishing a network of local referrals for legal and mental health resources for survivors, and designing and implementing a data collection system, with the overall goal of developing a comprehensive data collection system and providing researchers with valuable datasets to evaluate grantee's effectiveness in addressing sexual violence. less
$100,000
Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To identify data needs and challenges in rural settings and provide guidance to rural counties on how to build robust indigent defense data infrastructure, with the overall goal of improving the availability, quality, a… read allTo identify data needs and challenges in rural settings and provide guidance to rural counties on how to build robust indigent defense data infrastructure, with the overall goal of improving the availability, quality, and use of indigent defense data in rural counties and enabling future research. less
$100,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To adapt and evaluate a scalable version of situational decision-making (sit-d) training for police officers, with the overall goal of improving officer decision-making during high-pressure situations and reducing adver… read allTo adapt and evaluate a scalable version of situational decision-making (sit-d) training for police officers, with the overall goal of improving officer decision-making during high-pressure situations and reducing adverse outcomes. less
$99,865
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2024
To collect and report data for researchers and summary data for the public, with the overall goal of advancing research on violence reduction.
$97,560
One Voice United · Belmont, MA · 2024
To work in partnership with and convene key correctional stakeholders and staff to drive attention to the ongoing crisis in prisons, with the overall goal of improving correctional staff well-being and retention.
$96,489
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
To be used by the deason criminal justice reform center to provide guidance to public defense providers seeking support in improving delivery systems, with the overall goal of improving access to counsel at the earliest… read allTo be used by the deason criminal justice reform center to provide guidance to public defense providers seeking support in improving delivery systems, with the overall goal of improving access to counsel at the earliest stages of the criminal legal process. less
$90,000
The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To assess the impact of telemedicine on low-value care use and spending, both overall and among subpopulations.
$89,887
Catalyst for Payment Reform · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To convene a workgroup to consider the issue of out-of-network pricing and recommend market-based and public policy solutions, with the overall goal of identifying opportunities to mitigate the high and unpredictable co… read allTo convene a workgroup to consider the issue of out-of-network pricing and recommend market-based and public policy solutions, with the overall goal of identifying opportunities to mitigate the high and unpredictable costs for purchasers and their plan members of out-of-network health services. less
$88,186
The Niskanen Center · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide opportunities for researchers who apply tools of economics to problems of crime and justice to convene, with the overall goal of generating research collaborations.
$75,951
Justice Initiative of Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
To conduct research and create a publicly available dataset documenting and analyzing the circumstances under which people are dying in the custody of texas prisons and jails, with the overall goal of improving transpar… read allTo conduct research and create a publicly available dataset documenting and analyzing the circumstances under which people are dying in the custody of texas prisons and jails, with the overall goal of improving transparency, accountability, and equity in the criminal justice system and improving carceral conditions. less
$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
$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
$69,746
University of Maryland Baltimore · College Park, MD · 2024
To support the racial democracy, crime, and justice network's annual research symposium, with the overall goal of bringing together researchers and practitioners to disseminate research.
$68,590
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2024
To support a conference that brings together prosecutors from around the southeast, researchers, community leaders, and directly impacted people to foster a discussion around the unique challenges and opportunities that… read allTo support a conference that brings together prosecutors from around the southeast, researchers, community leaders, and directly impacted people to foster a discussion around the unique challenges and opportunities that exist with prosecution in the south, with the overall goals of shining a light on the landscape of southern prosecution, engaging prosecutors who are not typically brought to the table to discuss reform, and fostering a hub for data-based studies of the impact of prosecutor policies in southern jurisdictions. less
$67,500
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support the 2024 chicago fair chance national conference which will bring together practitioners, policy-makers, funders, and researchers, with the overall goal of cultivating a forum for sharing new business and non… read allTo support the 2024 chicago fair chance national conference which will bring together practitioners, policy-makers, funders, and researchers, with the overall goal of cultivating a forum for sharing new business and non-profit support practices that impact fair chance hiring. less
$63,628
University of South Carolina · Columbia, SC · 2024
To support the interdisciplinary policing workshop which brings together early career researchers from political science, criminology, and economics, with the overall goal of advancing causally identified policing resea… read allTo support the interdisciplinary policing workshop which brings together early career researchers from political science, criminology, and economics, with the overall goal of advancing causally identified policing research. less
$60,000
Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024
To support a roundtable hosted by grantee's center for justice and economic advancement, with the overall goal of bringing researchers and employers with fair chance employment programs together to advance criminal just… read allTo support a roundtable hosted by grantee's center for justice and economic advancement, with the overall goal of bringing researchers and employers with fair chance employment programs together to advance criminal justice research. less
$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
$43,867
University of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
To evaluate the impact of reforms in tennessee, with the overall goal of ensuring that pretrial decision-making is both fair to the accused and promotes positive downstream outcomes for the community.
$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.
$34,500
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
To bring together and support junior scholars conducting cutting edge causal research on criminal justice issues in grantee's law, economics, and policy seminar, with the overall goal of increasing the understanding and… read allTo bring together and support junior scholars conducting cutting edge causal research on criminal justice issues in grantee's law, economics, and policy seminar, with the overall goal of increasing the understanding and appreciation of casual reasoning and cutting-edge econometric methodology. less
$24,670
West Virginia Univ Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024
To support the workshop on the economic and criminogenic impacts of the opiate epidemic, with the overall goal of bringing researchers who conduct strong causal research in the criminal justice field together to present… read allTo support the workshop on the economic and criminogenic impacts of the opiate epidemic, with the overall goal of bringing researchers who conduct strong causal research in the criminal justice field together to present their research. less
$16,000
Keystone Restituere Justice Center · Ephrata, PA · 2024
To support a convening of correctional leaders from ten state departments of correction in the northeast, unions, and people who have been incarcerated, with the overall goal of addressing the corrections staffing crisi… read allTo support a convening of correctional leaders from ten state departments of correction in the northeast, unions, and people who have been incarcerated, with the overall goal of addressing the corrections staffing crisis. less
$12,247
Just City · Memphis, TN · 2024
To support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and holistic picture of the criminal justice system and evaluating the fidelity and impact of the changes m… read allTo support bail system data collection and data democratization, with the overall goal of providing an accurate and holistic picture of the criminal justice system and evaluating the fidelity and impact of the changes made to pretrial detention decisions system in tennessee. less
$11,000
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2024
To support grantee's institute for research on poverty's ("irp") summer research workshop, with the overall goal of supporting research related to low-income populations with an emphasis on rigorous causal modeling.
$8,000
National Association of Sentencing Commissions · Wilmington, DE · 2024
To support the annual conference of national association of sentencing commissions (nasc), with the overall goal of encouraging causal research in the field.
$7,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To support grantee's american law and economics association conference, with the overall goal of advancing high-quality criminal justice research.
$5,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the 13th annual workshop of the america latina crime and policy network, an established annual academic workshop with the overall goal of advancing research on the economics of crime.
$823,380
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To design and implement a value-based fee schedule under fee-for-service system, with the overall goal of increasing adoption of payment models that constrain total cost of care and unnecessary utilization.
$117,476
The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To assess the impact of telemedicine on low-value care use and spending, both overall and among subpopulations.
$65,100
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To support the jail data initiative, the only large-scale effort to collect and provide up-to-date jail data nationwide, with the overall goal of enhancing transparency and understanding the drivers and consequences of … read allTo support the jail data initiative, the only large-scale effort to collect and provide up-to-date jail data nationwide, with the overall goal of enhancing transparency and understanding the drivers and consequences of pretrial detention. less
$828,880
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To design and implement a value-based fee schedule under fee-for-service system, with the overall goal of increasing adoption of payment models that constrain total cost of care and unnecessary utilization.
$28,113
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2022
To conduct an analysis of pretrial released felony defendants in four arizona counties, with the overall goal of identifying predictors of a failure to appear for court.
$288,632
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Eden Prairie, MN · 2020
To evaluate the welfare effects of potential and previous pension reforms, and deepening analytic capabilities of their welfare model, with the overall goal of educating the public and policymakers about pension reform.
$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
$246,909
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020
To fund a randomized controlled trial of the rapid employment and development initiative program, which provides transitional jobs, cognitive behavioral therapy, and additional services for men at high risk of being per… read allTo fund a randomized controlled trial of the rapid employment and development initiative program, which provides transitional jobs, cognitive behavioral therapy, and additional services for men at high risk of being perpetrators or victims of violent crime, with the overall goal of identifying programs to help reduce crime among this population. 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
$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
$152,302
The Regents of the University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To support grantee's continued efforts to i) create an electronic archive of sugar documents and ii) develop an accompanying research agenda that will utilize the food industry documents archive's resources, with the ov… read allTo support grantee's continued efforts to i) create an electronic archive of sugar documents and ii) develop an accompanying research agenda that will utilize the food industry documents archive's resources, with the overall goal of fostering a national conversation about the scientific conflicts of interest in nutrition research. less
$150,924
Health Management Associates · Lansing, MI · 2020
To provide technical assistance and nonpartisan educational resources to county communities selected through grantees planning initiatives to build bridges between jail and community-based treatment for opioid use disor… read allTo provide technical assistance and nonpartisan educational resources to county communities selected through grantees planning initiatives to build bridges between jail and community-based treatment for opioid use disorder request for proposals, with the overall goal of preparing communities to implement and/or expand medication assisted treatment programs in jails and the larger community. less
$150,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the fines and fees justice center, with the overall goal of increasing fairness in the criminal justice system.
$145,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2020
To conduct an analysis of pretrial released felony defendants in four arizona counties, with the overall goal of identifying predictors of a failure to appear for court.
$860
Institute for Intergovernmental Research · Tallahassee, FL · 2020
To host a convening of key stakeholders and the public, with the overall goal of supporting a planning initiative designed to help communities develop a comprehensive continuum of care model that targets the jail popula… read allTo host a convening of key stakeholders and the public, with the overall goal of supporting a planning initiative designed to help communities develop a comprehensive continuum of care model that targets the jail population and builds bridges between in custody and community based opioid use disorder treatment. less

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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