February 13, 2023 The Power of Reentry: New Grants Demonstrate the Potential of Holistic Support for Returning Citizens February 13, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe New backing from the Michigan Justice Fund shines a light on the unmet needs of people reentering society after incarceration — and how attention to this area could help funders address a whole range of social ills.Read More
January 09, 2023 This CZI Spinoff's New Funding Tells a More Nuanced Story About Criminal Justice Reform January 09, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe The Just Trust’s new Safer Communities Accelerator is getting behind groups “working within the system and outside of it.” The trust’s overall approach involves funding direct services as well as broader justice reform advocacy.Read More
May 31, 2022 How This Star-Studded Justice Reform Outfit Rakes in Big-Donor Support May 31, 2022/ Ade Adeniji REFORM Alliance and its all-star board have notched a number of big wins on the ground. We catch up with donors Michael Novogratz and Laura Arnold about why they back the justice reform organization.Read More
April 11, 2022 Crowdfunding Criminal Justice: Lots of Promise, Lots of Pitfalls April 11, 2022/ Philip Rojc Taking advantage of the exponential growth of genealogical databases, donors are zeroing in on decades-old cold cases and funding DNA analysis in the hopes of resolving them. It’s an appealing prospect, but it comes with caveats.Read More
March 28, 2022 Critical Funding Gaps in Criminal Justice Reform Hit the South and Midwest Hardest March 28, 2022/ Allana Jackson and Alexandra Williams, Guest Contributors Though the Southeast and Midwest have some of the nation’s highest incarceration rates, justice reform philanthropy lags. Guest authors Allana Jackson and Alexandra Williams make the case for more attention.Read More
March 04, 2022 CZI’s Justice Reform Spinoff Has Ambitious Goals. Here’s Where Its First Grants Are Headed March 04, 2022/ Katherine Don The Just Trust spun off from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative last year with $350 million in funding. Now that its inaugural grants have gone out, we checked in with CEO Ana Zamora about its goals and outlook.Read More
July 09, 2020 The Movement for Black Lives Is on the Rise—and Funders Are Paying Attention July 09, 2020/ Julia Travers The Movement for Black Lives has served as a national platform for the Black Lives Matter movement since 2014. We spoke with M4BL’s Charles Long about the group’s fundraising and future ambitions in this pivotal moment.Read More
May 14, 2020 A New Normal? Amid COVID-19, Criminal Justice Reform Funders Dare to Hope May 14, 2020/ Philip Rojc Housing 2.3 million in close quarters, the corrections system has been a deadly incubator for the virus. Funders are rushing to provide protective gear and bail people out, while looking ahead to a status quo of less incarceration.Read More
July 07, 2019 With its Latest Grants, the Art for Justice Fund is Looking to Spark New Connections July 07, 2019/ Julia Travers Since its launch two years ago, the Art for Justice Fund has given out $43 million and experimented with new ways to advance criminal justice reform. Its latest round of funding seeks to forge stronger partnerships between artists and advocates. Read More
April 05, 2019 Leaving Rikers: What a Foundation is Doing for Women in New York City's Worst Jail April 05, 2019/ Julia Travers Women are the fastest-growing segment of incarcerated people in America. And for those stuck in Gotham’s notorious island jail, the hardships can be extreme. The New York Women’s Foundation and its Justice Fund partners are trying to change that. Read More