Funding search · Laura and John Arnold Foundation · grants
Laura and John Arnold Foundation: all 2,588 grants
Largest first · $754.5M across 2020–2024 · back to the overview
- $1.1M
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the postsecondary equity and economics research ("peer") project and its efforts on accountability and student loan research, policy development and technical assistance.
- $1.1M
West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education · Charleston, WV · 2024
To support the expansion of the city university of new york's accelerated study in associate programs program in two west virginia community colleges.
- $1.1M
The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
To develop a research infrastructure that helps cities better understand and respond to waves of gun violence.
- $1.0M
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2020
To help establish a policy lab in the state of georgia.
- $1.0M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
To support scholarship involving health markets, insurance premiums, bad actors, and state-level interactions.
- $1.0M
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2023
To conduct research on the public safety assessment in up to ten research and implementation sites.
- $1.0M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support welcoming neighbors network education fund, and its efforts to remove regulatory barriers to expand the supply of housing across a diverse array of states and municipalities through educational and non-partis… read allTo support welcoming neighbors network education fund, and its efforts to remove regulatory barriers to expand the supply of housing across a diverse array of states and municipalities through educational and non-partisan campaigns. 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
- $1.0M
Fwdus Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support policy analysis, advocacy, and education work to safely reduce prison terms, recidivism, and the incarcerated population, reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and expand opportunities for… read allTo support policy analysis, advocacy, and education work to safely reduce prison terms, recidivism, and the incarcerated population, reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and expand opportunities for the people and families impacted by the criminal justice system. less
- $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
- $1.0M
Metropolitan Family Services · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support the immediate maintenance and transition of the rapid employment and development initiative (readi), a causal evidence-backed program designed to reduce violent crime and recidivism.
- $1.0M
The Brigham and Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the program on regulation, therapeutics, and law ("portal") project on promoting meaningful clinical trials.
- $1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the clean slate initiative's work to advance research to understand the impact of record clearance and refine policy choices, and support implementation of clean slate laws.
- $1.0M
Police Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To provide expert training and technical assistance to law enforcement and city officials in six urban areas to reduce violence.
- $1.0M
The Brigham and Womens Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
To support the program on regulation, therapeutics, and law ("portal") project on promoting meaningful clinical trials.
- $1.0M
Charter Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
To support the expansion and replication of high-quality schools in camden, new jersey.
- $1.0M
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support kaiser health news.
- $1.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the clean slate initiative to automate record clearance for certain individuals with criminal records and expand eligibility criteria.
- $1.0M
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To research and develop policies on surprise medical billing, analyze the relationship between private equity and commercial health care prices, and develop affordability policies and strategies to reduce health care pr… read allTo research and develop policies on surprise medical billing, analyze the relationship between private equity and commercial health care prices, and develop affordability policies and strategies to reduce health care prices. less
- $1.0M
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To provide general operating support for kaiser health news.
- $1.0M
Ibis Reproductive Health · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To provide grantee operating support to make an oral contraceptive available over the counter.
- $1.0M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2020
To develop, launch, and manage the reducing revocations challenge.
- $1.0M
United Way of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2020
To support the greater houston covid-19 recovery fund.
- $978,913
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To support the transit costs project at grantee's marron institute and its efforts to (1) further advance research in the causes of high costs and delays in u.s. Transit projects and (2) support more direct policy engag… read allTo support the transit costs project at grantee's marron institute and its efforts to (1) further advance research in the causes of high costs and delays in u.s. Transit projects and (2) support more direct policy engagement for reforms at the federal, state, and local level. less
- $968,979
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support expansion of the lantern project, a scalable model for data-driven decision-making to help safely reduce supervision revocations and achieve better supervision outcomes.
- $950,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
To support evidence-based practices by prosecutors.
- $949,869
Mathematica · Princeton, NJ · 2022
To support a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a program designed to reduce repeat pregnancies.
- $945,308
Nacdl Foundation for Criminal Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a pilot evaluation on the adoption of counsel at first appearance in virginia.
- $945,000
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2020
To work with four states to reduce revocations from supervision.
- $938,649
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support welcoming neighbors network and its efforts to remove regulatory barriers to expand the supply of housing across a diverse array of states and municipalities through educational and non-partisan campaigns.
- $928,874
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
To support scholarship involving health markets, insurance premiums, bad actors, and state-level interactions.
- $920,411
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
- $916,622
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To conduct research with the philadelphia district attorney's office to evaluate which prosecutor-driven policies can improve fairness and efficiency in the criminal justice system.
- $905,296
Physician Affiliate Group of New York Pc · New York, NY · 2020
To support the delivery of teen options to prevent pregnancy in nyc hospitals.
- $901,711
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2022
To support education efforts about policies and practices and promote community safety.
- $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
- $900,000
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024
To conduct a comprehensive outcome evaluation for oregon measure 110.
- $900,000
The Council of State Governments · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support expansion of the lantern project, a scalable model for data-driven decision-making to help safely reduce supervision revocations and achieve better supervision outcomes.
- $897,988
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support the program expansion and a randomized controlled trial of a case management program to prevent recurrent homelessness.
- $896,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
To study the statewide impact of the new york state bail reform legislation.
- $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.
- $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
- $875,000
Virginia Center for Health Innovation · Henrico, VA · 2020
To evaluate interventions to reduce the use of low-value healthcare in virginia.
- $853,207
Police Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To evaluate the effects of police reforms in new jersey on officer perceptions and behavior.
- $853,017
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022
To support independent investigative journalism.
- $850,000
For the People · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support implementation of prosecutor-initiated resentencing ("pir") nationally, resulting in prosecutors offices implementing the law effectively and improved assistance for incarcerated people returning home through… read allTo support implementation of prosecutor-initiated resentencing ("pir") nationally, resulting in prosecutors offices implementing the law effectively and improved assistance for incarcerated people returning home through pir laws. less
- $850,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To establish a collaborative of foremost experts on dual-eligible research to provide policy-responsive analyses on integration between medicare and medicaid.
- $850,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To improve state and municipal pension systems.
- $843,766
The Regents of the University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2020
To improve the well-being of people living and working in correctional facilities.
- $840,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
To examine monetary sanctions in community corrections in seven states.
- $838,926
Research Triangle Institute · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2022
To conduct a comprehensive outcome evaluation for oregon measure 110.
- $833,262
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2024
To raise awareness in state legislatures on criminal justice data and causal research, to increase knowledge of policy options, and support legislator-driven policy change.
- $832,397
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2022
To provide technical assistance for states implementing pharmaceutical policy interventions that lower drug prices.
- $831,289
Aetion · New York, NY · 2023
To explore how broadening the patient population of randomized controlled trials can impact oncology treatments' effectiveness and safety.
- $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.
- $826,146
Anne Tumlinson Innovations Llc · Washington, DC · 2022
To support a coalition of consumer voices advocating for access to meaningfully integrated coverage options for dual-eligible individual.
- $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.
- $820,825
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2020
To launch the student borrower protection center and the student loan law project.
- $820,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
To conduct research in five states to determine the amount collected from fines and fees, how this revenue is used, and alternate revenue sources.
- $813,380
Project On Predatory Student Lending · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
To help establish legal protections for college students against predatory lending practices.
- $813,096
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
To support evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of policies related to surprise medical billing.
- $812,502
Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2024
To provide technical assistance for states implementing pharmaceutical policy interventions that lower drug prices.
- $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
- $800,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To conduct credible research, analyze policy proposals, and provide in-depth technical assistance to federal policymakers to advance common-sense reforms in the medicare advantage program.
- $800,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To establish a collaborative of foremost experts on dual-eligible research to provide policy-responsive analyses on integration between medicare and medicaid.
- $800,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
To conduct research, analyze and develop policy options, and engage stakeholders on the issues related to surprise billing and market consolidation and competition.
- $800,000
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2023
To support education efforts about policies and practices and promote community safety.
- $800,000
Recidiviz · Provo, UT · 2023
To research approaches to find policy solutions to safely waive unnecessary supervision conditions.
- $800,000
The Regents of the University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2022
To improve the well-being of people living and working in correctional facilities.
- $796,098
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To conduct policy-relevant research on critical issues relating to u.s. Transportation infrastructure.
- $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.
- $790,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
For the purpose of analyzing the impact of new york's criminal justice reform.
- $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
- $762,549
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To examine mega-health systems that span states, markets, and service lines with the goal of understanding underlying economic mechanisms.
- $750,000
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To fund the tax policy center.
- $750,000
Health Care Cost Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Identifying trends and drivers of health care spending for employer-sponsored healthcare and reducing healthcare costs.
- $750,000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2020
To evaluate the impact of nutrition-related fiscal policies and programs on public health.
- $741,130
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support research, policy, and technical assistance on policy-relevant issues including alternative payment models, physician payment policy, and medicare advantage.
- $727,532
University of Cincinnati Research Institute · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
To test new approaches for policing to reduce violence and cultivate trust between communities and police.
- $715,979
City of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To assess recent reforms and new initiatives in prosecutorial decision making in philadelphia communities.
- $714,127
Community Resources for Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the implementation of policy changes to safely reduce revocations and improve community supervision outcomes.
- $710,417
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
To conduct research and policy translation related to insurance design and market structure in the united states healthcare system.
- $704,936
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023
To support independent investigative journalism.
- $704,005
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Aka Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2020
To improve the quality of education data available to the public, researchers, and educators in new orleans, louisiana.
- $703,902
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To conduct policy-relevant research on critical issues relating to u.s. Transportation infrastructure.
- $700,510
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
To develop and fund initial operations of the brown policy lab.
- $700,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To conduct a randomized controlled trial of the state of michigan's maternal infant health program.
- $700,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2020
To analyze the affects of private equity and physician management acquisitions on prices, costs, and quality.
- $700,000
Families USA Foundation · Washington, DC · 2020
To provide grantee with general operating support.
- $700,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
To support the project on predatory student lending in its efforts to challenge predatory lending practices in the for-profit college industry.
- $694,602
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To understand the impact of fines and fees or alternative policies on individuals in the criminal justice system.
- $693,957
University of Cincinnati Research Institute · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
To test new approaches for policing to reduce violence and cultivate trust between communities and police.
- $688,443
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
To develop policy analysis to improve policing and community safety.
- $688,442
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
To develop policy analysis to improve policing and community safety.
- $684,166
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a cohort of tax and budget policy groups in generating state-level analyses on the impact of fines and fees to support fee elimination and fine reform.
- $683,353
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To support the renewal of grantee's collaboration for regulatory rigor, integrity, and transparency project, which will evaluate the quality of the evidence base for medical products, fulfillment of required post-market… read allTo support the renewal of grantee's collaboration for regulatory rigor, integrity, and transparency project, which will evaluate the quality of the evidence base for medical products, fulfillment of required post-market studies, and coverage decisions to provide evidence-based policy solutions that strengthen the evidence base used for fda approval. less
- $679,339
Curators of the University of Missouri · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support a randomized controlled trial ("rct") to assess the effects of transforming seven units in missouri prisons based on the scandinavian model.
- $679,271
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To embed a research unit within the connecticut department of social services, with the aim of supporting the state medicaid office to use data and evidence to shape policy.
- $677,308
Mdrc · New York, NY · 2024
To study the impacts of preschool, summer curricula, and enhanced teacher training on early childhood learning.

