Public Welfare Foundation Grant

Public Welfare Foundation awards grants to nonprofits that honor the Foundation’s core values of racial equity, economic well-being, and fundamental fairness for all. The Foundation looks for strategic points where its funds can make a significant difference and improve lives through policy and system reform that results in transformative change.

The Public Welfare Foundation awards grants in the following focus areas:

• Organizations and projects with a focus on structural and systemic changes in the U.S. criminal justice system
• Organizations developing innovative, transformative approaches to youth and adult criminal justice reform with an eye toward supporting impacted leaders in: CO, DC, GA, LA, MI, MS (Jackson), OK, TN, WI (Milwaukee)
• Organizations, projects, or special initiatives with a focus on reducing harm and violence using community-centered interventions
• Reframing the narrative and fostering greater transparency and urgency around the U.S. criminal justice system through storytelling, journalism and other targeted efforts