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12 funders with a record of paying for “decriminalize”
Where the money went The Jpb Foundation → American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $5.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Donors Trust Inc → Decriminalize Sex Work: $3.6M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation → Equality California Institute: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Onefifteen Recovery: $700K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Social Good Fund: $544K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Decriminalize Sex Work → Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work: $485K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Sero Project Inc: $368K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Charles Stewart Mott Foundation → International Legal Foundation: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → The Urban Institute: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Drug Policy Action → Commit to Change Wa: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Drug Policy Alliance → Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (Vocal-Ny): $61K across 1 grant, latest 2021 David Ian Stern Foundation → Decriminalize Sex Work Inc: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation → Mississippi Center for Justice: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc → Movement Strategy Center: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The San Francisco Foundation → American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Drug Policy Action → Recovery Advocacy Project Inc: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Drug Policy Alliance → Maine Access Points: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Decriminalize Sex Work → The Ishtar Collective: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → University of Chicago: $480K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation → Equality Michigan: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Newark Community Street Team: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Drug Policy Alliance → Church of Safe Injection: $51K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Drug Policy Action → Register 2 Vote: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Tradeoffs Inc: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Children's Rights Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Youthcast Media Group: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Children's Rights Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Nami: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Youthcast Media Group: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → San Francisco Study Center: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Kennedy Forum: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Inseparable: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers: $255K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → National Association of Counties Research Found: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Path Forward: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Stephen C Rose Legacy Fund (Steve Fund): $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → National Committee for Quality Assurance (Ncqa): $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → International Documentary Foundation Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Corp for Support Housing & Access Mental Health: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Community Access Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → National Association of Counties Research Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Margaret Clark Morgan Found Dba Peg's Found: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Kennedy Forum: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Better Angels Society: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri International: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri International: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Drug Policy Alliance: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Black Men Heal: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Sozosei Foundation Inc → The Better Angels Society: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Advocate Program Inc: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Minnesota Public Radio: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Minnesota Public Radio: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Center for Mental Health Policy and the Law: $160K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Tulsa Community Foundation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Lemonada Media Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc → Mindsite News (Fiscal Sponsor San Francisco Study Center): $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sozosei Foundation Inc: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Sozosei Foundation Inc $11M The Jpb Foundation: $5.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jpb Foundation $5.4M Donors Trust Inc: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Donors Trust Inc $3.6M The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Elizabeth Taylor Aids Fou… $1.6M The San Francisco Foundation: $659K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $659K Foundation to Promote Open Society: $590K on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation to Promote Open So… $590K Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc: $500K on this topic. Open the funder. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund… $500K Decriminalize Sex Work: $494K on this topic. Open the funder. Decriminalize Sex Work $494K Drug Policy Action: $251K on this topic. Open the funder. Drug Policy Action $251K Charles Stewart Mott Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Charles Stewart Mott Foundati… $250K Drug Policy Alliance: $163K on this topic. Open the funder. Drug Policy Alliance $163K David Ian Stern Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. David Ian Stern Foundation $40K American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: received $5.4M on this topic American Civil Liberties Union… $5.4M Decriminalize Sex Work: received $3.6M on this topic Decriminalize Sex Work $3.6M Equality California Institute: received $1.3M on this topic Equality California Institute $1.3M Onefifteen Recovery: received $700K on this topic Onefifteen Recovery $700K Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas: received $600K on this topic Meadows Mental Health Policy In… $600K Social Good Fund: received $544K on this topic Social Good Fund $544K Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work: received $485K on this topic Campaign to Decriminalize Sex W… $485K University of Chicago: received $480K on this topic University of Chicago $480K Legal Action Center of the City of New York Inc: received $400K on this topic Legal Action Center of the City… $400K Tradeoffs Inc: received $400K on this topic Tradeoffs Inc $400K Sero Project Inc: received $368K on this topic Sero Project Inc $368K Children's Rights Inc: received $300K on this topic Children's Rights Inc $300K Youthcast Media Group: received $300K on this topic Youthcast Media Group $300K Children's Rights Inc: received $300K on this topic Children's Rights Inc $300K Nami: received $300K on this topic Nami $300K Youthcast Media Group: received $300K on this topic Youthcast Media Group $300K San Francisco Study Center: received $300K on this topic San Francisco Study Center $300K The Kennedy Forum: received $300K on this topic The Kennedy Forum $300K Inseparable: received $255K on this topic Inseparable $255K Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers: received $255K on this topic Camden Coalition of Healthcare… $255K International Legal Foundation: received $250K on this topic International Legal Foundation $250K The Urban Institute: received $250K on this topic The Urban Institute $250K Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland: received $250K on this topic Helsinki Foundation for Human R… $250K National Association of Counties Research Found: received $250K on this topic National Association of Countie… $250K The Path Forward: received $250K on this topic The Path Forward $250K The Stephen C Rose Legacy Fund (Steve Fund): received $250K on this topic The Stephen C Rose Legacy Fund… $250K National Committee for Quality Assurance (Ncqa): received $250K on this topic National Committee for Quality… $250K International Documentary Foundation Inc: received $250K on this topic International Documentary Found… $250K Corp for Support Housing & Access Mental Health: received $250K on this topic Corp for Support Housing & Acce… $250K Community Access Inc: received $250K on this topic Community Access Inc $250K National Association of Counties Research Foundation: received $250K on this topic National Association of Countie… $250K Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc: received $215K on this topic Research Foundation for Mental… $215K The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation: received $200K on this topic The Margaret Clark Morgan Found… $200K The Margaret Clark Morgan Found Dba Peg's Found: received $200K on this topic The Margaret Clark Morgan Found… $200K The Kennedy Forum: received $200K on this topic The Kennedy Forum $200K The Better Angels Society: received $200K on this topic The Better Angels Society $200K Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri International: received $200K on this topic Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri… $200K Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri International: received $200K on this topic Recovery Innovations Inc Dba Ri… $200K Drug Policy Alliance: received $200K on this topic Drug Policy Alliance $200K Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: received $200K on this topic Foundation for Appalachian Kent… $200K Black Men Heal: received $200K on this topic Black Men Heal $200K University of Wisconsin: received $200K on this topic University of Wisconsin $200K University of Wisconsin: received $200K on this topic University of Wisconsin $200K The Better Angels Society: received $200K on this topic The Better Angels Society $200K Mississippi Center for Justice: received $175K on this topic Mississippi Center for Justice $175K Advocate Program Inc: received $175K on this topic Advocate Program Inc $175K Minnesota Public Radio: received $163K on this topic Minnesota Public Radio $163K Minnesota Public Radio: received $163K on this topic Minnesota Public Radio $163K Center for Mental Health Policy and the Law: received $160K on this topic Center for Mental Health Policy… $160K Commit to Change Wa: received $150K on this topic Commit to Change Wa $150K Equality Michigan: received $150K on this topic Equality Michigan $150K Tulsa Community Foundation: received $150K on this topic Tulsa Community Foundation $150K Lemonada Media Inc: received $150K on this topic Lemonada Media Inc $150K Mindsite News (Fiscal Sponsor San Francisco Study Center): received $150K on this topic Mindsite News (Fiscal Sponsor S… $150K Movement Strategy Center: received $132K on this topic Movement Strategy Center $132K American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia: received $115K on this topic American Friends Service Commit… $115K Newark Community Street Team: received $90K on this topic Newark Community Street Team $90K Voices of Community Activists and Leaders (Vocal-Ny): received $61K on this topic Voices of Community Activists a… $61K Recovery Advocacy Project Inc: received $51K on this topic Recovery Advocacy Project Inc $51K Maine Access Points: received $51K on this topic Maine Access Points $51K Church of Safe Injection: received $51K on this topic Church of Safe Injection $51K Register 2 Vote: received $50K on this topic Register 2 Vote $50K Decriminalize Sex Work Inc: received $40K on this topic Decriminalize Sex Work Inc $40K The Ishtar Collective: received $9K on this topic The Ishtar Collective $9K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “decriminalize” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $200,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN — to develop a national research framework to decriminalize mental illness
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Largest: $1.3M to EQUALITY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE — restricted for use for hiv-decriminalization initiative and to support sub-grants to the williams institute.
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Largest: $60,500 to VOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) — to improve lives and reduce stigma, launch a campaign to decriminalize all drugs in nys, and guide the implementation of mat in prisons/jails in nys and to promote a health equity …
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Largest: $190,000 to Campaign to Decriminalize Sex Work — to lobby state governments to pass legislation, with the ultimate goal of decriminalizing consensual adult prostitution.
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Largest: $1.4M to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC — immigrants' rights project and decriminalizing poverty
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Largest: $250,000 to THE URBAN INSTITUTE — to support research on and evaluation of drug decriminalization in oregon, with an overarching goal of strengthening the quality of social support systems for people who use drugs …
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Largest: $1.3M to Decriminalize Sex Work — for general operations
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Largest: $184,000 to SERO PROJECT INC — health not prisons hiv decriminalization state campaign support
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Largest: $150,000 to COMMIT TO CHANGE WA — to support i-1922 legislation to decriminalize drugs in washington state
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Largest: $30,000 to DECRIMINALIZE SEX WORK INC — general & unrestricted
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Largest: $200,000 to International Legal Foundation — to promote efforts to decriminalize poverty and status.
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Largest: $543,500 to SOCIAL GOOD FUND — program - for general operating support to advance an oakland-based equine program dedicated to positively impacting the mental health of youth from low-income communities of color…
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