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Grants paid by Public Welfare Foundation Inc, tax year 2021

EIN 54-0597601 · Washington, DC · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

In tax year 2021, Public Welfare Foundation Inc (EIN 54-0597601) reported 159 grants paid totaling $20,695,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by Public Welfare Foundation Inc for tax year 2021
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2021	Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Denver, CO	C	$650,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	New Venture Fund Washington, DC	B	$545,000	paid	Support for the Youth First State Advocacy Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI	B	$500,000	approved, future	Support for Michigan Justice Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Ors Impact Seattle, WA	U	$500,000	paid	Support for the development of an evaluation and learning framework	202222279349100627
2021	Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI	B	$500,000	paid	Support for the Michigan Justice Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Voice of the Experienced New Orleans, LA	C	$500,000	paid	General Support, Support for the advisory council of the People First Campaign	202222279349100627
2021	Echoing Green New York, NY	C	$480,000	paid	Support for Unchained Stories	202222279349100627
2021	Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Calabasas, CA	B	$453,750	paid	Support for Women on the Rise, Support for Performing Statistics, Support for the Systemic Liberation Project	202222279349100627
2021	Latino Coalition for Community Leadership Santa Barbara, CA	C	$450,000	paid	Support for The Freedom Institute	202222279349100627
2021	Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa, OK	B	$430,000	paid	Support for the Oklahoma Justice Fund, Support for a Milwaukee focused justice landscape analysis	202222279349100627
2021	Juvenile Law Center Philadelphia, PA	B	$415,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Louisiana Center for Children's Rights New Orleans, LA	B	$400,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Community Connections for Youth Bronx, NY	B	$400,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Oklahoma Policy Institute Tulsa, OK	U	$360,000	paid	Support for a landscape analysis of the juvenile justice systems and policy work in OK	202222279349100627
2021	Operation Restoration New Orleans, LA	B	$360,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	W Haywood Burns Institute Oakland, CA	U	$350,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Voice of the Experienced New Orleans, LA	C	$350,000	approved, future	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Highlander Research and Education Center New Market, TN	B	$335,000	paid	Support for the People's Advocacy Institute	202222279349100627
2021	Milwaukee County Health and Human Services Department Wauwatosa, WI	U	$300,000	paid	Support for the creation of a Zero Youth Corrections Project Manager	202222279349100627
2021	National Public Radio Washington, DC	B	$300,000	paid	Support for criminal justice reform coverage	202222279349100627
2021	New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Newark, NJ	B	$300,000	paid	Support for work to close youth prisons and reinvest in communities	202222279349100627
2021	Partners for Justice Brooklyn, NY	C	$300,000	paid	Support to transform public defense and the criminal justice system in Louisiana	202222279349100627
2021	Safe & Just Michigan Lansing, MI	C	$300,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Promise of Justice Initiative New Orleans, LA	C	$300,000	paid	Support for unanimous juries & build capacity at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition	202222279349100627
2021	Detroit Justice Center Detroit, MI	C	$300,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Columbia University New York, NY	B	$250,000	paid	Support for the Justice Lab for reform efforts in Colorado and Milwaukee	202222279349100627
2021	National Domestic Workers Alliance New York, NY	B	$250,000	paid	Support for a National Essential Worker's Strategy	202222279349100627
2021	Hispanics in Philanthropy Oakland, CA	C	$250,000	paid	Support for Justice for Migrant Women	202222279349100627
2021	American Friends Service Committee Philadelphia, PA	B	$250,000	paid	Program support to AFSC Arizona	202222279349100627
2021	Hmong American Womens Association Milwaukee, WI	C	$250,000	paid	Support for LiberateMKE	202222279349100627
2021	Jobs With Justice Education Fund Washington, DC	B	$250,000	paid	Support for a National Essential Worker's Strategy	202222279349100627
2021	The Marshall Project New York, NY	B	$250,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Rich Family Ministries New Orleans, LA	B	$225,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform Oakland, CA	B	$215,000	paid	Support for D.C. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Project	202222279349100627
2021	DC Justice Lab Washington, DC	C	$202,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Power Shift Network Washington, DC	U	$200,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Greater Washington Community Foundation Washington, DC	B	$200,500	paid	Support for the DC Fund for Just and Peaceful Neigborhoods	202222279349100627
2021	Voices for a Second Chance Washington, DC	U	$200,000	paid	Support for expanding coalition building efforts in DC's criminal justice system	202222279349100627
2021	New Breath Foundation Oakland, CA	B	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Georgetown University Washington, DC	C	$200,000	paid	Support for the Juvenile Justice Leadership Network at the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform	202222279349100627
2021	Momsrising Education Fund Bellevue, WA	B	$200,000	paid	Support for online juvenile justice organizing targeted at mothers	202222279349100627
2021	Latinojustice Prldef New York, NY	B	$200,000	paid	Support for Reenvision Justicia	202222279349100627
2021	Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta Norcross, GA	B	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Education Trust Washington, DC	B	$200,000	paid	Support for the implementation of Pell grants for incarcerated students	202222279349100627
2021	The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens Washington, DC	C	$200,000	paid	Program support for increased member organizing capacity	202222279349100627
2021	Deep Center Savannah, GA	C	$200,000	paid	Support for Still Astronauts	202222279349100627
2021	Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement Washington, DC	C	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Vera Institute of Justice Inc Brooklyn, NY	B	$200,000	paid	Support to increase post-secondary education opportunities for incarcerated people	202222279349100627
2021	Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc Milwaukee, WI	B	$200,000	paid	Support to create the Milwaukee DYFS Youth Justice Partnership Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Youth Services of Oklahoma Inc Oklahoma City, OK	B	$200,000	paid	Support for work for a continuum of care for young people impacted by the OK justice system	202222279349100627
2021	Black Swan Academy Inc Washington, DC	C	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc Azusa, CA	B	$200,000	paid	Support for the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program's Worker Hub and Social Enterprise Program	202222279349100627
2021	Michigan Center for Youth Justice Ann Arbor, MI	C	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Freedom Inc Madison, WI	B	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	One Voice Jackson, MS	B	$200,000	paid	Support for a criminal and youth justice landscape analysis in Mississippi	202222279349100627
2021	The Sixth Amendment Center Incorporated Boston, MA	C	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Latino Coalition for Community Leadership Santa Barbara, CA	C	$200,000	approved, future	Support for A Colorado Transforming Justice Initiative	202222279349100627
2021	Prison Policy Initiative Easthampton, MA	C	$200,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Forward Justice Durham, NC	C	$200,000	paid	Support to advance narrative change strategies	202222279349100627
2021	New Venture Fund Washington, DC	B	$175,000	approved, future	Support for Youth First Initiative	202222279349100627
2021	Foundation for Louisiana New Orleans, LA	B	$163,710	paid	Support for the Greater New Orleans Funders Network's Criminal Justice Action Table	202222279349100627
2021	Met Cares Foundation Inc Tulsa, OK	C	$155,000	paid	Support to develop the Justice League Fellowship	202222279349100627
2021	Creative Reaction Lab St Louis, MO	C	$150,000	paid	Support for the Creative Design Apprenticeship Program	202222279349100627
2021	Choose 180 Burien, WA	B	$150,000	paid	Support for CHOOSE 180's Youth and Young Adult Advocacy Program	202222279349100627
2021	Build Up Inc Newtown, CT	U	$150,000	paid	Support for Taveras3 Consulting to produce a landscape report	202222279349100627
2021	Resilience Partners Nfp Chicago, IL	B	$150,000	paid	Support for the TRiiBE	202222279349100627
2021	Voces Unidas for Justice Colorado Springs, CO	D	$150,000	paid	Support as a local anchor organization in El Paso as part of the Transforming Justice Initiative	202222279349100627
2021	Soul Sisters Leadership Collective Inc Miami, FL	U	$150,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Tides Center San Francisco, CA	C	$120,000	paid	Support for Zealous	202222279349100627
2021	Capital B News Inc Brooklyn, NY	C	$114,000	paid	Support for high-quality, relevant, criminal justice reporting to Black Atlantans	202222279349100627
2021	Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Washington, DC	B	$107,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA	B	$100,000	paid	Support for Visionary Freedom Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Western Michigan University Foundation Kalamazoo, MI	B	$100,000	paid	Support for the Lewis Walker Institute for system-impacted youth in Michigan	202222279349100627
2021	Free Minds Book Club Washington, DC	U	$100,000	paid	Support for the Emerging Leaders Program	202222279349100627
2021	Mothering Justice Detroit, MI	B	$100,000	paid	Support for Michigan Liberation Education Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Justice Policy Institute Washington, DC	B	$100,000	paid	Support for the D.C. Emerging Adult Justice Action Collaborative	202222279349100627
2021	Jail Project of Texas Cypress, TX	B	$100,000	paid	Winter storm relief for incarcerated people and their families	202222279349100627
2021	Mississippi News and Information Corp Ridgeland, MS	D	$100,000	paid	Support for investigative reporting on Mississippi's criminal and youth justice systems	202222279349100627
2021	School Justice Project Washington, DC	C	$100,000	paid	Support for policy work, legal support, & community outreach for justice-involved DC residents	202222279349100627
2021	Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	C	$100,000	paid	Support for Michigan Radio to expand adult and youth justice reporting	202222279349100627
2021	Justice for Families Ltd Sulphur, LA	D	$100,000	paid	Support for partnership w. Youth & Families training program, & Justice for Families Fellowship	202222279349100627
2021	Common Justice Brooklyn, NY	C	$100,000	paid	Support to work w. People's Advocacy Institute to expand restorative justice alternatives	202222279349100627
2021	Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc Centennial, CO	B	$100,000	paid	Support to expand adult and youth justice reporting in Colorado	202222279349100627
2021	Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health Madison, WI	U	$100,000	paid	Support for Milwaukee Freedom Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Oklahoma Watch Inc Oklahoma City, OK	C	$100,000	paid	Support for investigative reporting on Oklahoma's criminal and youth justice systems	202222279349100627
2021	National Juvenile Justice Network Washington, DC	U	$100,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Conscious Capitalist Foundation Charlottesville, VA	U	$80,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Lens New Orleans, LA	B	$80,000	paid	Support for criminal and youth justice focused investigative journalism in Louisiana	202222279349100627
2021	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	B	$75,000	paid	Support for Neighborhood News Service	202222279349100627
2021	New Life Fellowship Ministries Inc Columbia, MS	B	$75,000	paid	Support for Clergy for Prison Reform	202222279349100627
2021	University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI	B	$71,000	paid	Support for a Milwaukee focused justice landscape analysis	202222279349100627
2021	Council for Court Excellence Washington, DC	C	$55,000	paid	Support for an annual update to the local landscape analysis: "D.C.'s Justice Systems: An Overview"	202222279349100627
2021	Griffin-Gracy Educational Retreat & Historical Center Little Rock, AR	C	$50,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Knights & Orchids Society Inc Selma, AL	B	$50,000	paid	Support for My Sistah's House Memphis	202222279349100627
2021	Wisdom Milwaukee, WI	U	$50,000	paid	Project support for EX-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO)	202222279349100627
2021	Transcending Barriers Atlanta Inc Atlanta, GA	U	$50,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Socialworx Institute Inc Baton Rouge, LA	B	$50,000	paid	Support for Louisiana Prisoner Reentry Initiative Steering Team Association (LA-PRISTA)	202222279349100627
2021	American University Washington, DC	U	$50,000	paid	Support for DCist's criminal justice reporting	202222279349100627
2021	Haitian Bridge Alliance Alisa Viejo, CA	C	$50,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering Birmingham, AL	B	$50,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Empower Mississippi Foundation Ridgeland, MS	B	$50,000	paid	Support for criminal justice reform efforts	202222279349100627
2021	Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic Chicago, IL	B	$29,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Center for Death Penalty Litigation Charlotte, NC	C	$26,250	paid	Support for an indigent defense landscape analysis and funder strategy report	202222279349100627
2021	National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Washington, DC	B	$25,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Thrive DC Washington, DC	B	$25,308	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Public Allies Milwaukee, WI	C	$25,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Brown Hope Portland, OR	C	$25,000	paid	Support for Equitable Giving Circle	202222279349100627
2021	The Ordinary People Society Dothan, AL	B	$25,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Empower DC Washington, DC	B	$25,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Praxis Project Oakland, CA	C	$25,000	paid	Support for the UndocuBlack Network	202222279349100627
2021	Foundation for Black Women's Wellness Madison, WI	C	$25,000	paid	Support for COVID-19 Efforts	202222279349100627
2021	Peace Development Fund Inc Amherst, MA	C	$25,000	paid	Support for I Am Why	202222279349100627
2021	Equity and Transformation Chicago, IL	C	$25,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Organization for Youth Empowerment Washington, DC	B	$20,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Jazzmobile Inc New York, NY	B	$20,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Bail Project Pasadena, CA	C	$15,000	paid	Support for the National Revolving Bail Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc Silver Spring, MD	B	$14,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Center for Effective Philanthropy Cambridge, MA	B	$10,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Association of Black Foundation Executives New York, NY	B	$10,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Washington, DC	B	$10,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Advancement Project Washington, DC	U	$10,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Center for Policing Equity Los Angeles, CA	U	$10,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Partners in Health Boston, MA	U	$8,124	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Boston Children's Chorus Boston, MA	B	$7,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Southeastern Council of Foundations Inc Atlanta, GA	U	$5,790	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Tufts University Medford, MA	B	$5,000	paid	Support for Tisch College	202222279349100627
2021	Sing for Change Fairfax Station, VA	U	$5,000	paid	Program Support for Justice for Julius	202222279349100627
2021	Trinity Boston Connects Boston, MA	B	$5,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc Washington, DC	B	$5,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Lake Street Council Minneapolis, MN	B	$5,000	paid	Support of We Love Lake Street Recovery Fund in response to civil uprisings	202222279349100627
2021	Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY	B	$5,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	The Arc Washington, DC	U	$5,000	paid	Support of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board	202222279349100627
2021	Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC	B	$5,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Innocence Project Inc New York, NY	B	$4,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Monarch School San Diego, CA	U	$4,000	paid	Support for the Monarch School Fund	202222279349100627
2021	Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Austin, TX	C	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Louis D Brown Peace Institute Dorchester, MA	C	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Friends of St Stephens Youth Programs Inc Boston, MA	B	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Merriam Park Living at Homeblock Nurse Program St Paul, MN	U	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Center for Contemporary Mysticism Philadelphia, PA	C	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Latino Economic Development Center Saint Paul, MN	B	$2,500	paid	Support for Latino business community impacted by COVID-19 and racial justice uprisings	202222279349100627
2021	Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY	B	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Epsilon Boule Education Foundation Inc Washington, DC	B	$2,500	paid	Support to provide scholarships to students at local HBCU's	202222279349100627
2021	John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation San Francisco, CA	D	$2,500	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Robert a Toigo Foundation Oakland, CA	B	$2,000	paid	Support for the Toigo Fellowship Program	202222279349100627
2021	Capital Clubhouse Washington, DC	C	$1,000	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools New Orleans, LA	B	$1,000	paid	Hurricane Ida Support	202222279349100627
2021	Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York Inc Bayside, NY	B	$600	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund New York, NY	B	$412	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	National Korean American Service and Education Consortium Inc Centreville, VA	U	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Tahirih Justice Center Falls Church, VA	B	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Lost Dog Rescue Foundation Arlington, VA	C	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Alzheimer's Association Mclean, VA	U	$400	paid	Support for the Walk to End Alzheimer's	202222279349100627
2021	Britepaths Inc Fairfax, VA	B	$400	paid	Support for Britepaths' Food Bridge Program	202222279349100627
2021	Lgbtq Freedom Fund Delray Beach, FL	U	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum Washington, DC	D	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance Inc New York, NY	C	$400	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Coded by Kids Philadelphia, PA	D	$350	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	DC Abortion Fund Washington, DC	B	$206	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus New York, NY	B	$200	paid	Support for YAP Catholic High School in Micronesia	202222279349100627
2021	National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC	B	$200	paid	Support for Black Public Defender Association	202222279349100627
2021	New Leaders Council Washington, DC	B	$200	paid	General Support	202222279349100627
2021	Watch US Farm Inc Zionsville, IN	B	$200	paid	General Support	202222279349100627

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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

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