OVERVIEW: Located in San Francisco, the van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation promotes social justice in Northern California by means of legal services and advocacy. IP TAKE: The van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation is a good funder to know for … [Read more...] about van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Grants for Criminal Justice
Roy and Patricia Disney Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation supports affordable housing preservation, criminal justice reform and environmental justice, primarily in Los Angeles and secondarily in New Orleans and Tacoma, Washington. Civic empowerment … [Read more...] about Roy and Patricia Disney Foundation
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation funds research and dissertation awards that address violence through the lenses of various academic disciplines. Grantmaking largely supports university-level social science and humanities … [Read more...] about Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
WA Women’s Foundation
OVERVIEW: The WA Women’s Foundation is a women’s philanthropy collective in Seattle that gives across a wide range of community interests. IP TAKE: Washington Women’s Foundation has significantly revised its grantmaking approach, moving away from … [Read more...] about WA Women’s Foundation
Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation makes grants for human services, health, education, animals, the environment and arts and culture. Giving is mostly limited to Washington. IP TAKE: The Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation provides … [Read more...] about Lynn and Bruce Gibson Foundation
William E. Wockner Foundation
OVERVIEW: The William E. Wockner Foundation makes grants for health, mental health, homelessness, education, the environment, animals, global development and racial justice. Giving is mainly limited to the state of Washington. IP TAKE: The … [Read more...] about William E. Wockner Foundation
Wyman Youth Trust
OVERVIEW: The Wyman Youth Trust supports arts and culture, education and a broad range of services for vulnerable children and youth in the state of Washington. IP TAKE: The Wyman Youth Trust’s youth-oriented giving focuses on the most vulnerable … [Read more...] about Wyman Youth Trust
Brooklyn Org
OVERVIEW: Brooklyn Org gives broadly to support the diverse communities of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. IP TAKE: Brooklyn Org is a community foundation with an unusually explicit commitment to participatory grantmaking, racial … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Org
Peace Development Fund
OVERVIEW: The Peace Development Fund is a human rights funder. Recent areas of interest include racial and economic justice, women and girls, environmental conservation, criminal justice reform and civic engagement and democracy. IP TAKE: The … [Read more...] about Peace Development Fund
New York Foundation
OVERVIEW: The New York Foundation supports community organizing, grassroots advocacy and movement-building in New York City. Its grantmaking centers racial, economic, gender and climate justice, with particular interest in community-led organizations … [Read more...] about New York Foundation
New York Jets Foundation
OVERVIEW: The New York Jets Foundation supports youth football and sports access, social justice, health and human services, with grantmaking concentrated in New York, New Jersey and the broader Tri-State Area. IP TAKE: Like many professional … [Read more...] about New York Jets Foundation
Goldhirsh Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Goldhirsh Foundation supports social innovators with financial, social and human capital, seeking to connect promising ideas with the resources they need to thrive. The foundation describes itself as a “fund for social good” and … [Read more...] about Goldhirsh Foundation
PEN America
OVERVIEW: In addition to its prestigious awards program, PEN America offers grants and fellowships to writers working in various styles and genres. It has recently established two grantmaking programs for community projects concerning press freedom … [Read more...] about PEN America
Public Welfare Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Public Welfare Foundation funds criminal justice reform efforts in the United States, especially surrounding the juvenile justice system. IP TAKE: The Public Welfare Foundation approaches America’s “crisis of incarceration” by … [Read more...] about Public Welfare Foundation
Galaxy Gives
OVERVIEW: Galaxy Gives is the Novogratz family philanthropy that supports justice, democracy and leadership and related social justice issues across the U.S. IP TAKE: Galaxy Gives is a relatively new grantmaker that quickly gained a reputation as … [Read more...] about Galaxy Gives
Andrus Family Fund
OVERVIEW: The Andrus Family Fund supports grassroots, youth-led and family-led organizations working to build the power of Black, Brown, AAPI and Indigenous youth and families affected by youth incarceration, family policing and other harmful … [Read more...] about Andrus Family Fund
Unbound Philanthropy
OVERVIEW: Unbound Philanthropy takes a holistic approach to supporting the rights, wellbeing and belonging of immigrants and refugees in the United States and United Kingdom. Its current work spans immigration systems, public narratives, belonging … [Read more...] about Unbound Philanthropy
Foundation For Louisiana
OVERVIEW: Foundation for Louisiana supports racial justice, climate justice, criminal legal system reform, economic opportunity, LGBTQ and gender justice, arts and culture, and community-led philanthropy across Louisiana. In addition to its own … [Read more...] about Foundation For Louisiana
Civis Foundation (formerly H. van Ameringen Foundation)
OVERVIEW: Formerly known as the H. van Ameringen Foundation, Civis Foundation supports arts and culture, historic preservation, community building and civic initiatives. Its Civic Grantmaking work also continues to support selected causes … [Read more...] about Civis Foundation (formerly H. van Ameringen Foundation)
MK Reichert Sternlicht Foundation
OVERVIEW: The M.K. Reichert Sternlicht Foundation supports workforce development and reentry, education and college access, health and medical innovation, humanitarian relief, environmental causes, and arts and cultural organizations. It also … [Read more...] about MK Reichert Sternlicht Foundation
Pew Charitable Trusts
David Rockefeller Fund
OVERVIEW: The David Rockefeller Fund is a small family foundation that supports the arts, climate solutions and justice system transformation. Social justice and equity underpin all of its giving. IP TAKE: The David Rockefeller Fund is a family … [Read more...] about David Rockefeller Fund
AMARA (formerly Grand Victoria Foundation)
OVERVIEW: AMARA, formerly Grand Victoria Foundation, supports Black-led and Black-centered organizations across Illinois working to advance racial justice, build community power, change narratives and strengthen the people and organizations … [Read more...] about AMARA (formerly Grand Victoria Foundation)
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation supports the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved people across New York State. Its grantmaking focuses on healthcare access, basic needs, the healthcare workforce, mental and behavioral … [Read more...] about Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Haslam Giving
OVERVIEW: Haslam Giving supports education, youth sports, health and human services, parks and public spaces, and community impact, with a strong geographic emphasis on Tennessee and Ohio. Education—particularly educational opportunity, school … [Read more...] about Haslam Giving
Hollyhock Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hollyhock Foundation supports education, local and investigative journalism, and environmental work in the United States. The foundation has particularly strong interests in literacy and teacher development, nonprofit journalism, and … [Read more...] about Hollyhock Foundation
Paul Angell Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Paul Angell Foundation supports marine conservation, the performing arts, education, racial equity, economic justice, youth programs, criminal justice reform, immigrants' rights and policy advocacy. This funder priorities Chicago and … [Read more...] about Paul Angell Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a major national funder of work benefiting children, youth, young adults and families. Its grantmaking spans child welfare, juvenile justice, economic opportunity, community development, research and … [Read more...] about Annie E. Casey Foundation
Trans Justice Funding Project
OVERVIEW: The Trans Justice Funding Project supports grassroots efforts led by and that benefit trans people in the U.S. It is a funding initiative that awards unrestricted grants and has a fellowship program to support this community. IP TAKE: … [Read more...] about Trans Justice Funding Project
Michael and Chandra Rudd Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Michael and Chandra Rudd Foundation supports arts and culture, civil rights and criminal justice, Jewish causes, human services and education. Its strongest geographic concentrations are South Florida and the San Francisco Bay Area, … [Read more...] about Michael and Chandra Rudd Foundation
