- Oklahoma City, OK // 2023
Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform
General SupportAwarded$300,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Oakland, CA // 2023
PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION
Support to Reckon With in mobilizing white people to be educated advocates against racial harm.Awarded$50,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform - Calabasas, CA // 2023
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
Support for Women on the Rise flagship campaign, Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL.Awarded$300,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform Year in Review: Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Anniversary
December 13, 2022We started this year — our 75th — with a question:What will it require to truly achieve justice in…
Standing in the Tide
May 24, 2022Our 75th anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect and look forward in anticipation.As part of our anniversary year, Public Welfare…
- Washington, DC // 2022
School Justice Project
Support for special education legal services and advocacy for court-involved students with disabilities.Awarded$400,000Term24 monthsProgramJustice Reform Marking Public Welfare Foundation’s 75th Year
January 25, 2022It’s 1947. Harry Truman is President, and it is the start of a Cold War that would last nearly…
Report on Challenges and Innovations in D.C.’s Criminal Justice System Now Available
May 25, 2021Public Welfare Foundation is implementing a grantmaking strategy to focus on getting resources closer to the ground where promising…
- Washington, DC // 2020
School Justice Project
Support for policy advocacy efforts to promote decarceration, increase community-based alternatives to incarceration, and improve conditions of confinement for DC’s incarcerated young adults.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramJustice Reform The Voices Leading Us into a New Year
December 18, 2020It is hard to adequately summarize 2020. It has been an incredibly difficult year, but not one without hope.…
Give Local: The Importance of Supporting Community-Rooted Organizations
November 10, 2020We all know how important the year-end giving sprint is to our nonprofit partners. And, this year – with…
- Jackson, MS // 2020
Highlander Research and Education Center
Support for the People's Advocacy Institute.Awarded$200,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Opportunities Realizing a New Vision of Justice. It’s not a Moonshot.
June 9, 2020On the heels of an unprecedented spring, we now find ourselves at a precipice, experiencing a cultural awakening.More and…
- New Orleans, LA // 2020
Foundation for Louisiana
Support for COVID-19 response efforts.Awarded$85,000Term12 monthsProgramYouth Justice Just Mercy: Elevating the Role of Legal Defense in Criminal Justice Reform
December 19, 2019In a moment largely focused on the importance of prosecutors in reforming our nation’s justice system, the upcoming release…