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Grants paid by The Sentencing Project, tax year 2022
EIN 52-1472546 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I
In tax year 2022, The Sentencing Project (EIN 52-1472546) reported 13 grants paid totaling $167,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Together Louisiana New Orleans, LA | A | $25,000 | paid | THIS ORGANIZATION IS LED BY IMPACTED PERSONS ACROSS LA, WITH GROUND ORGANIZERS WORKING ACROSS THE STATE. WE HAVE FUNDED CIVIC EDUCATION ACADEMIES ON LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE AND ELDER PAROLE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN EVERY PARISH, FOCUSING ON RURAL PARISHES WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE OFTEN NOT INCLUDED IN THIS WORK. THOSE PARISHES ALSO OVERLAP WITH POWERFUL DECISION-MAKERS IN THE LA STATE LEGISLATURE. THE SENTENCING PROJECT PARTICIPATES IN WEEKLY PLANNING MEETINGS TO HELP GUIDE CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND OFFER OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOR MEDIA PRESSURE AND NARRATIVE CHANGE. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Release Aging People in Prison (rapp) Pacific Palisades, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | THE GRANTEE SHALL USE THE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING THE GRANTEE'S NON-PARTISAN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE GRANTOR'S EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON ELIMINATING THE USE OF MANDATORY LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON AGING PERSONS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW FOR MONTHLY SUPPORT STIPENDS FOR FOUR DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITY LEADERS IN SYRACUSE AND BUFFALO. THROUGH OUTREACH AND ORGANIZING, RAPP WILL RECRUIT CANDIDATES, AND AFTER A SERIES OF TRAINING, THEY WILL HELP LEAD OUR WORK BY PARTICIPATING IN TOWN HALLS, DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING, PRESS CONFERENCES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THESE FOUR COMMUNITY LEADERS, RAPP WILL ENGAGE IN THE AFOREMENTIONED TACTICS AND EVENTS AS A MEANS OF GROWING OUR BASE OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE AND RECRUITING AND TRAINING NEW LEADERS IN OUR WORK TO END EXTREME SENTENCES. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Together Making a Better Community Davenport, IA | A | $15,000 | paid | 1) LAUNCHING THE CHANGE THE NARRATIVE PROJECT TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND LAUNCH A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT CENTERS IMPACTED BIPOC YOUTH AND THEIR STORIES ABOUT BEING INVOLVED IN THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND WHAT THEIR HOPES ARE FOR CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT WHO THEY ARE; 2) CREATE & LAUNCH A ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PERVASIVE RACIAL DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN DAVENPORT'S YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CALL FOR MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS YOUTH MISBEHAVIOR; 3) PUBLIC EDUCATION: LAUNCH AN EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE CAMPAIGN AND STORIES GATHERED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON BETTER INVESTMENTS FOR YOUTH. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Wyoming Children's Law Center Inc Laramie, WY | A | $15,000 | paid | LAUNCHING A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE WYOMING YOUTH JUSTICE COALITION BY ENGAGING IMPACTED YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUTREACH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, TRAINING, STORYTELLING AND COALITION PARTICIPATION. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Stand in for Nebraska Lincoln, NE | A | $12,000 | paid | THE CAMPAIGN WILL GENERATE CONCRETE INITIATIVES TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE STATE'S RELIANCE ON EXCESSIVE SENTENCING. ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND OTHER NOTABLE STAKEHOLDERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS TO EDUCATE ON THE REAL IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY IN NEBRASKA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOSTING A SERIES OF VIRTUAL PANELS ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING EXTREME AND LIFE SENTENCES. IN-PERSON TEACH-INS AT CHURCHES AND PRISONS TO FURTHER COMMUNITY AND IN-PRISON OUTREACH. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Bridge Maryland Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | EXPANDING CAPACITY THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT TO AID IN ADVANCING THE ADVOCACY PRIORITIES OF THE COALITION'S FOUR PRIORITY AREAS. HAVING SOMEONE DEDICATED TO OP-ED STRATEGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO ELEVATE THE COALITION PRIORITIES, WOULD INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Aclu-Ri Providence, RI | A | $10,000 | paid | THIS GRANT, GIVEN THROUGH THE ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND, HIRED A FULL-TIME ORGANIZER TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND GARNER PARTNERS TO END LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN RHODE ISLAND. THIS EFFORT HAS BROUGHT 75 COMMUNITY PARTNERS (DIRECTLY IMPACTED) AND 36 ESTABLISHED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INTO THE PROCESS OF REPEALING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. WIDESPREAD IGNORANCE OF THIS SENTENCE HAS ALLOWED IT TO CONTINUE IN AN INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT IS NOW SHOWING A HIGH LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR ITS REPEAL. IT HAS ALSO BROUGHT MANY NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY KNOWN EXPERTS TO THE TABLE WHO ARE NOW PUBLICLY COMMENTING ON THEIR DESIRE TO REPEAL THIS SENTENCE. OF THE 25 PERSONS SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN RI, WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH AT LEAST 1 FAMILY MEMBER OR SUPPORTER PER INCARCERATED PERSON, AND IN SOME CASES, AS MANY AS 10, WHOSE STORIES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND ARE BEING SHARED WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF THIS TERRIBLE SENTENCE. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Iowa Justice Action Network Cedar Falls, IA | A | $10,000 | paid | GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO CONTRACT AN LWOP COORDINATOR. THE COORDINATOR WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION. ONE AREA OF INTEREST IS WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED. THE COORDINATOR WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE REFORM ALLIANCE AND OTHER PARTNERS TO PLAN A MULTI-STATE CONFERENCE IN THE FALL OF 2022 FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON LWOP AND OTHER FORMS OF EXTREME SENTENCING. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Criminal Justice Policy Coalition Dennis, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | THE CAMPAIGN WILL GENERATE CONCRETE INITIATIVES TO HEIGHTEN PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE STATE'S RELIANCE ON EXCESSIVE SENTENCING. INTENSIFYING COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL BE UTILIZED AND IS CRITICAL AT A MOMENT WHEN PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS APPEARS TO BE GROWING MORE FAVORABLE TO LWOP ABOLITION. IT WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF A VIDEO THAT WOULD FEATURE TESTIMONY FROM INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE SENTENCES. ADVERTISEMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE ALSO UNDER DISCUSSION AS ARE HIGHWAY BILLBOARDS, AN APPROACH TO BOOSTING PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT HAS BEEN TRIED IN OTHER STATES. AN ORGANIZER WILL ALSO BE HIRED WITH THESE FUNDS. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | New Life Worship Center Hartford, CT | A | $10,000 | paid | THE FULL CITIZENS COALITION POPULATION; ORGANIZING CIVIC EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH TRAININGS AT HALFWAY HOUSES; TRAIN AND HIRE IMPACTED PERSONS FROM THE HALFWAY HOUSE TO WORK ON COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AROUND ITS CAMPAIGN FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE IN THE STATE; AT LARGE COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON THE ISSUE OF FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT, LED AND FIELDED BY PERSONS ON PAROLE/IMPACTED. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Alliance for Families and Justice New York, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | NEW YORK FOR FULL RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS COALITION 1) PUBLIC EDUCATION & MOBILIZATION; 2) COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH; AND 3) TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Newark, NJ | A | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT STIPEND TO RACE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALL FORMERLY INCARCERATED FOR THEIR TIME ATTENDING THE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS AND FOR ORGANIZING AND LEADING VOTING IN PRISON EDUCATION EFFORTS. THIS FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD THOSE STIPENDS TO CONTINUE EDUCATION EFFORTS AIMED AT INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE VOTING FRANCHISE. | 202333009349301368 |
| 2022 | Woods Wyatt Durham Foundation Chicago, IL | A | $10,000 | paid | SPECIFICALLY, THIS GRANT WILL BE USED TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE CORRECTIVE CLEMENCY CAMPAIGN MATERIALS TO 1700+ INCARCERATED MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEREBY HELP MOBILIZE BOTH INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAMPAIGN. THE GRANT ALSO WILL BE USED TO HIRE AN ORGANIZER FOR 6 MONTHS WHO CAN FOCUS ON THE CCC. THE ORGANIZER WILL SERVE AS A CONTACT PERSON FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING THOSE CURRENTLY INCARCERATED. THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE OUTSIDE TEAM MEMBERS, TRAIN THEM ON HOW TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT EXTREME SENTENCING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZE TOWN HALLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AT WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE CAN SHARE THEIR STORIES. | 202333009349301368 |
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