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Public Welfare Foundation: all 522 grants
Largest first · $71.8M across 2021–2023 · back to the overview
- $150,000
El Movimiento Sigue · Pueblo, CO · 2022
Program support for Vera Louisiana to launch a criminal justice data dashboard.
- $150,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for the Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University to plan and host a Youth Justice Convening to bring together stakeholders to advance a dialogue around youth justice in Georgia.
- $150,000
Futuro Media · New York, NY · 2022
Support for Futoro's coverage of criminal justice and mass immigration issues and impacts in the United States.
- $150,000
Georgia Justice Project · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for Georgia Justice Project to expand expungement access across Georgia and to advocate for policy reforms that help reduce reentry barriers for those with previous criminal legal system involvement.
- $150,000
Milwaukee Freedom Fund Incorporated · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Proteus Fund · Amherst, MA · 2022
Support for The Vising Room Project's narrative change storytelling work.
- $150,000
Provide · Round Rock, TX · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Still She Rises · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Support for Still She Rises to decrease the negative impact of fines and fees and inequitable due process on women and families in Tulsa County.
- $150,000
The Sentencing Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Trace Media · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Support for The Trace to promote solutions to gun violence through its new solutions newsletter.
- $150,000
Voces Unidas for Justice · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Support for the Transforming Justice Initiative (TJI).
- $150,000
Voices for a Second Chance · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Support to build the capacity of Denver Justice Project to address systemic racism in Denver, CO by transforming law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
- $150,000
Seasoned With Grace Unboxed · Denver, CO · 2021
Support the implementation of policing reform recommendations to build a Denver that is less reliant on policing and the criminal legal system.
- $143,000
Ors Impact · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support for 2024 Evaluation and Learning Partnership
- $140,000
Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Support for 2024 Criminal Justice Operating Grant
- $140,000
Justice Innovation Inc (Dba Center for Justice Innovation) · New York, NY · 2022
Support for a Georgia Pretrial Justice Convening.
- $132,000
Southern Movement Committee · Nashville, TN · 2022
General Support
- $126,056
The Lighthouse Black Girl Projects · Jackson, MS · 2022
Support for the Black Girl Justice Project.
- $125,000
Baltimore Banner · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support for Criminal Justice Reform Coverage at The Baltimore Banner
- $125,000
Maryland Center On Economic Policy · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support for Maryland Criminal Justice Landscape Assessment
- $125,000
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Support for Voices of Power
- $125,000
Racial Justice Now · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Support for Racial Justice NOW! - Juvenile Justice Reform in Maryland
- $125,000
Tennesseans for Alternatives To the Death Penalty (Aka Tadp) · Nashville, TN · 2023
Support for Repairing the Harm: Expanding Support for Tennesseans Impacted by Violence
- $125,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for Life After Release Justice Liberation and Institute
- $125,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Support for Emerging Adults Justice Project in Colorado.
- $125,000
Four Winds American Indian Council · Denver, CO · 2022
Support to establish a Participatory Defense Hub and community base building epicenter.
- $125,000
Justice for Greenwood Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Support to build a policing reform project to repair the harm caused by the Tulsa Race Massacre and the resulting over-policing of Black Tulsa.
- $125,000
Seasoned With Grace Unboxed · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for the continuation of the facilitation of the Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety.
- $125,000
The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022
Support for Report for America's efforts to fund reporters to cover criminal justice issues in communities across America.
- $125,000
Appeal · Landers, CA · 2021
General Support
- $125,000
Mississippi Center for Justice · Jackson, MS · 2021
Program support to co-develop the Hinds County Diversion/Alternative-to-Incarceration Program in partnership with the People's Advocacy Institute.
- $120,000
Denver Justice Project · Aurora, CO · 2023
Support for Transforming Public Safety
- $120,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for Denver Justice Project.
- $116,400
Redline · Denver, CO · 2023
Support for Bread and Roses Legal Center: Trans Visions for Justice
- $115,000
Wisconsin Policy Forum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Support for Criminal Justice Landscape Report for the State of Wisconsin
- $113,716
Community Science · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Support for Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Support Services
- $112,500
Futuro Media · New York, NY · 2023
Support for Futuro Media Criminal Justice Reporting and Original Storytelling
- $107,390
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual Contribution
- $105,000
The Sentencing Project · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
- $102,888
Common Counsel Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
Support for Visionary Freedom Fund
- $102,750
Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (Expo) · Madison, WI · 2021
General Support
- $100,765
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for Public Welfare Foundation Capacity & Impact Program
- $100,200
Equality Foundation of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for Counter Narrative Project.
- $100,100
Black Women'S Blueprint · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for Justice Reform in Michigan through reducing use of life and excessively long sentences
- $100,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for WAMU's criminal justice reporting
- $100,000
Bent Not Broken · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Support for Kalamazoo Youth Participatory Defense Pilot
- $100,000
Choosing Justice Initiative · Nashville, TN · 2023
Support for Gideon's Trumpet Redux-Changing Narrative to Achieve Judicial Accountability
- $100,000
Community Shares · Knoxville, TN · 2023
Support for N.A.S. INITIATIVE
- $100,000
Denver Community Development Corporation · Centennial, CO · 2023
Support for Denver Healing Generations CHIAPAS Huitzilin Expansion
- $100,000
Denver Youth Program Dba Metro Denver Partners · Denver, CO · 2023
Support for GRASP (Gang Rescue and Support Project)
- $100,000
Essie Justice Group · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support for Breaking Isolation and Building Power
- $100,000
Gryphon Place · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Support for Justice Lifted Youth Arrest Diversion Program
- $100,000
Highlander Research and Education Center · New Market, TN · 2023
Support for Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition
- $100,000
Hive Mentality · Richmond, VA · 2023
Support for The Young Innovator Squad
- $100,000
Institute for Public Service Reporting · Memphis, TN · 2023
Support for Criminal Justice Data Reporting Project
- $100,000
Jfa Institute · Denver, CO · 2023
Support for Colorado 3.0 Landscape Report
- $100,000
Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Support for the Fees & Costs Reform Project and Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition
- $100,000
Justice Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for Capacity Building Support
- $100,000
Koahnic Broadcast Corporation · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Support for Native Americans in the Justice System Media Project Series Two
- $100,000
Made Institute · Flint, MI · 2023
Support for Community Safety and Justice Reform Advocacy
- $100,000
Muckrock Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for Project support for public safety reporting and community engagement to MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
- $100,000
National Black Theatre · New York City, NY · 2023
Support for The Gathering: A Space for Narrative Change
- $100,000
National Black Women'S Justice Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support for Justice For Youth Survivors Initiative
- $100,000
National Public Radio · Washington, DC · 2023
Support for FY24 Support for NPR's Coverage of Criminal Justice
- $100,000
Oklahoma Watch · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Support for Criminal Justice Reporting Fellowship
- $100,000
One Voice · Jackson, MS · 2023
Support for Redefining Public Safety In Mississippi
- $100,000
One Voice · Jackson, MS · 2023
Support for Operation Good Sustainability
- $100,000
Regents of the University of Michigan Office of Research and Sponsored Proj · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Support for a youth policy data fellow embedded within Michigan's State Court Administrator's Office
- $100,000
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition · Nashville, TN · 2023
Support for Organizing to Challenge Law Enforcement Abuses
- $100,000
The Lens · New Orleans, LA · 2023
General Support
- $100,000
The Marshall Project · New York, NY · 2023
Support for Investing in High-Quality Criminal Justice Journalism
- $100,000
Think Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2023
Support for the first landscape report of Tennessee's criminal legal system
- $100,000
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support for FY24 Community Justice Exchange- GA Justice Reform Legal Defense Fund
- $100,000
University of Colorado Foundation for the Benefit of the University of Colo · Denver, CO · 2023
Support for Youth Justice Advocate Program
- $100,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for WAMU/DCist criminal justice reporting.
- $100,000
Barred Business Foundation · Ellenwood, GA · 2022
Support for Barred Business' Protected Campaign.
- $100,000
Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities · Aurora, CO · 2022
Support for a study focused on criminal legal related reparations.
- $100,000
Delta Project · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Support to Delta Project to change the negative narratives of justice-involved youth and their families.
- $100,000
Denver Youth Program Dba Metro Denver Partners · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for Denver Youth Program to decrease community violence through their hospital-based violence intervention and wraparound program.
- $100,000
Hive Mentality · Richmond, VA · 2022
Support to the Youth Innovator Squad.
- $100,000
Jfa Institute · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for a third update of the Colorado criminal justice data landscape analysis.
- $100,000
Julian · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Support for the Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana's Fees & Costs Reform Project and Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition.
- $100,000
Koahnic Broadcast Corporation · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Support for a Native Americans in the Justice System series to comprehensively cover criminal justice issues from Native perspectives.
- $100,000
Martin Luther King Sr Community Resources Collaborative · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration
- $100,000
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support for Metcalfe Park Community Bridges to support systems involved persons in their leadership growth to positively impact the Metcalfe Park community in Milwaukee.
- $100,000
Mississippi Today · Ridgeland, MS · 2022
Support for investigative reporting on Mississippi's criminal and youth justice systems.
- $100,000
Oklahoma Watch · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Support for investigative reporting on Oklahoma's criminal and youth justice systems.
- $100,000
The Community Ltd · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support to The Community Ltd to build its narrative campaigns focused on highlighting the successes, humanity, and agency of people with criminal records.
- $100,000
The Lens · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Support to continue coverage of city and state criminal legal systems, expand youth justice coverage, and employ a full-time criminal justice reporter and freelance journalists.
- $100,000
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for the Spero Justice Center to advance policy and litigation around extreme sentencing.
- $100,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support for the creation of a second Milwaukee criminal legal landscape analysis.
- $100,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2021
Support for the WAMU/DCist newsroom to further develop and expand their criminal justice reporting hub.
- $100,000
Atlantafulton County Prearrest Diversion Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Support for Atlanta Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative to foster a new approach to community safety and wellness in Fulton County.
- $100,000
Colorado Circles for Change · Denver, CO · 2021
Support for the continued movement building of community-centered youth justice advocacy in Colorado.
- $100,000
Drug Policy Alliance · New York, NY · 2021
Support for the DecrimPovertyDC campaign

