- 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 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 Public Welfare Cohort Attends NationSwell NYC Summit
December 5, 2019Earlier this year, Public Welfare launched its inaugural NationSwell Council cohort of 11 reformers who are working tirelessly to…
Lessons in Place, Grantmaking & the City Within Our Nation’s Capital
October 29, 2019This past January, Public Welfare Foundation announced that we would begin our new approach to transformative justice right here…
- Washington, DC // 2019
School Justice Project
Support to ensure older, court-involved youth with education-related disabilities receive quality education, both during incarceration and throughout reentry.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Opportunities - Lansdowne, VA // 2019
Prison Fellowship Ministries
Support to advance justice reform through research, strategic communications, and advocacy.Awarded$350,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice Demand More: PWF Launches New Video Series Highlighting Community Reinvestment
September 9, 2019“We can’t arrest our way out of this situation… It has not worked.” – Justin Cooper, Colorado Criminal Justice…
I Want Rebellion
August 20, 2019Last year Public Welfare Foundation commissioned artist Kaliq Crosby to create two murals inside of the True Reformer Building…
- Washington, DC // 2019
Center for American Progress
Support to expand alternatives to incarceration and foster public safety through inclusive economic development.Awarded$100,000Term12 monthsProgramSpecial Opportunities