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12 funders with a record of paying for “convict”
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Silicon Valley De-BugSan Jose, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $511,250 · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice — pd rja implementation project activities/ post conviction activities
Largest: $47,500 to FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED — to advocate for policies and procedures that prevent future wrongful conviction, and to provide services to all those impacted by a wrongful conviction.
Largest: $447,890 to MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER — to support implementation of the recently-passed, omnibus supervision bill in minnesota, providing guidance and expertise to agency leaders, and monitoring implementation issues; f…
Largest: $18.7M to BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC — core support for the justice and mobility fund to accelerate economic mobility through criminal justice reforms for people with convictions and incarceration histories
Largest: $5,000 to LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND — support legal representation for those possibly wrongly convicted
Largest: $1.9M to AMOS HOUSE — new women's program, convict reentry program, take out meals - covid, software, emergenices; day programs
Largest: $75,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS — formerly incarcerated, convicted people and families movement - national network of civil and human rights organizations led by people who have conviction histories and their famil…
Largest: $242,524 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — 80639 examining whether collateral consequence policies harm health and exacerbate racial health inequities for persons convicted of criminal offenses
Largest: $150,000 to Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People & Families Movement — general support and support for the quest for democracy fund
Largest: $65,500 to TIHEBA BAIN — to build a coalition of diverse women to boldly use their voices and lived experience to educate the public about the discrimination facing women living with violent convictions an…
Largest: $60,000 to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY — center on wrongful convictions
The Hamd FoundationPort Jefferson, NY
4 matching grants · $200,385 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION — we help muslims, and the charitable of every conviction, take the steep road to carry out their zakat and charity duties easily, correctly, and with maximum humanitarian impact by …
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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 →