The Public Welfare Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program to advance justice and opportunity for people in need.
Donor Name: Public Welfare Foundation
State: Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and District of Columbia
City: Washington D.C., Jackson and Milwaukee
Type of Grant: Grants
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Details:
Public Welfare Foundation seeks to catalyze a transformative approach to justice in the United States that is community-led, restorative, and racially just by supporting the creation and implementation of an alternative vision of justice that is rooted in communities.
Focus Areas
Current focus areas include:
- Organizations developing innovative, transformative approaches to youth and adult criminal justice reform in: Oklahoma; Michigan; Georgia; Colorado; Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Washington, DC.
- Until they are All Free: Dismantling the structures that have caused generations of harm to people of color in the United States; local community members of color that build cross racial solidarity and community power; and/or communities who bear the brunt of the mass incarceration crisis and advance efforts to reinvest back into those communities.
- Organizations and projects focused on investing in community-based solutions that reduce the over-reliance on mass incarceration
- Reframing the narrative and fostering greater transparency and urgency around the U.S. criminal justice system through storytelling, journalism and other targeted efforts
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations applying for funding must hold a 501c3 IRS status. Organizations that do not have this status may apply with a fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit Public Welfare Foundation.