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12 funders with a record of paying for “bail”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to THE BAIL PROJECT — to provide operating support for the bail project jacksonville: securing freedom for low-wealth duval county residents
Largest: $134,053 to LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — this project uses interrupted time series and difference-in-differences designs to measure the effect of statewide policy changes on the use of monetary bail, level of pre-trial de…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $340,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to The Bail Project — support for the bail project in ohio: securing freedom for low-wealth ohioans
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $847,251 · through 2024Largest: $770,251 to Hawaii community bail fund — project support
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $200,800 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Bail Project Inc — operating support/annual fund
Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $500,000 · through 2024Largest: $165,000 to NASHVILLE COMMUNITY BAIL FUND — to support the work of nashville community bail fund
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $175,800 · through 2024Largest: $51,000 to NORTHWEST COMMUNITY BAIL FUND — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
United Way of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $251,120 · through 2024Largest: $50,386 to The Bail Project — program operating cost
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to HIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER — advised - for general operating support of national bail out. advised - for general operating support of the stay project.
The River FoundationSherman Oaks, CA
4 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to THE BAIL PROJECT — to support mission of ending cash bail and creating a more just, equitable and humane pretrial system
Largest: $173,855 to DREXEL U — 80326 providing evidence about the consequences of ending cash bail for community health equity
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $15.9M · through 2023Largest: $7.0M to THE BAIL PROJECT — to support scaling plan
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →