- New Orleans, LA // 2019
Operation Restoration
Support to reduce the number of incarcerated women and girls while supporting those who are currently and formerly incarcerated.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Detroit, MI // 2019
Detroit Justice Center
General support.Awarded$200,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice Every Second: The Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America’s Families
December 7, 2018FWD.us Every Second Report on the Impact of the Incarceration Crisis on America’s Families.
Reimagining Prison
November 2, 2018Vera's Report on Reimagining Prison: the how, what, and why of incarceration and asserting a new governing principle centered…
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
September 18, 2018The Board of Directors of the Public Welfare Foundation approved over $3 million in grants to seven organizations, including…
- New York, NY // 2018
The Marshall Project
Support for the "Changing the Narrative on Criminal Justice" Speaker Series.Awarded$200,000Term12 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Lansing, MI // 2018
Safe & Just Michigan
Support for the National Network of Justice.Awarded$141,600Term12 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Washington, DC // 2018
National Public Radio
Support for coverage of criminal justice and youth justice issues.Awarded$200,000Term12 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Austin, TX // 2018
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
General support.Awarded$620,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice - Atlanta, GA // 2018
Southern Center for Human Rights
To reduce incarceration and racial disparities in Georgia's criminal justice system through research, advocacy, and coalition building.Awarded$525,000Term24 monthsProgramCriminal Justice Public Welfare Foundation Awards One Million Dollar Grant to Common Justice
June 6, 2018Grant to advance community-based alternatives to incarceration and change the narrative about violence
Public Welfare Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to Vera Institute of Justice
June 1, 2018Grant to advance access to prison-based college education in key states
Preventing Gun Violence
May 31, 2018A new initiative launched by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation will focus on reducing gun casualties
Public Welfare Foundation Announces New Grants
May 10, 2018The Board of Directors approved nearly $6 million for 10 organizations across the country
Giving People with Criminal Records a Second Chance
April 30, 2018Fighting to break free from the second prison