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Public Welfare Foundation Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 54-0597601. Reported 686 grants totalling $92.6M to 381 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100,000median grant
$92.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
381organizations funded
47%of grantees funded again the next year
$601.1Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Public Welfare Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $200,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,366,775. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 381 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | $2,451,025 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $2,323,544 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ors Impact | Seattle, WA | $2,253,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $2,001,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Denver, CO | $1,750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Operation Restoration | New Orleans, LA | $1,740,825 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $1,531,515 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Voice of the Experienced | New Orleans, LA | $1,531,250 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vera Institute of Justice Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Michigan Center for Youth Justice | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,364,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | $1,359,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Promise of Justice Initiative | New Orleans, LA | $1,308,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Safe & Just Michigan | Lansing, MI | $1,304,750 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Voices for a Second Chance | Washington, DC | $1,253,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $1,150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,020,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Louisiana Center for Children's Rights | New Orleans, LA | $910,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $901,130 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | $809,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latino Coalition for Community Leadership | Colorado Springs, CO | $807,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| DC Justice Lab | Washington, DC | $803,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hmong American Womens Association | Milwaukee, WI | $751,605 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Echoing Green | New York, NY | $730,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Policy Institute | Tulsa, OK | $726,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Justice Center | Detroit, MI | $706,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| School Justice Project | Washington, DC | $701,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Marshall Project | New York, NY | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ubuntu Village Nola | New Orleans, LA | $676,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop | Washington, DC | $653,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Voces Unidas for Justice | Colorado Springs, CO | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Deep Center | Savannah, GA | $629,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $615,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Chance Center Inc | Aurora, CO | $611,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $605,560 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Voice | Jackson, MS | $605,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Black Swan Academy Inc | Washington, DC | $603,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Connections for Youth | Bronx, NY | $603,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Freedom Institute Inc | Grand Junction, CO | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children | New Orleans, LA | $577,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Capital B News Inc | Ny, NY | $518,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Council for Court Excellence | Washington, DC | $506,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| El Movimiento Sigue Inc | Pueblo, CO | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment Detroit | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mothering Justice | Detroit, MI | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Public Broadcasting of Colorado Inc | Centennial, CO | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Just Trust for Education | Tulsa, OK | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $491,635 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (expo) | Madison, WI | $477,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $462,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform | Oklahoma City, OK | $451,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atlantafulton County Prearrest Diversion Initiative Inc | Atlanta, GA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freedom Reads | Hamden, CT | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Justcity Inc | Memphis, TN | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latino Coalition for Community Leadership | Santa Barbara, CA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Education Trust | Washington, DC | $432,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| First 72 | New Orleans, LA | $425,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Washington, DC | $417,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $409,323 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $404,080 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Prison Policy Initiative | Easthampton, MA | $403,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Justice Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $402,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens | Washington, DC | $401,750 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Allied Media Projects | Detroit, MI | $400,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Press | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorado Circles for Change | Denver, CO | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgia Justice Project | Atlanta, GA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Sixth Amendment Center Incorporated | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Community Ltd | Milwaukee, WI | $381,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milwaukee Turners Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $373,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rich Family Ministries | New Orleans, LA | $371,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Futuro Media | New York, NY | $362,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | $359,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| W Haywood Burns Institute | Oakland, CA | $355,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Education and Employment Ministry Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Third Space Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $340,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Life Fellowship Ministries Inc | Columbia, MS | $327,200 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Open Buffalo Inc | Buffalo, NY | $318,167 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Radio | Oakland, CA | $315,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $307,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Lens | New Orleans, LA | $307,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Today | Ridgeland, MS | $306,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Watch Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $302,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA | New York, NY | $300,300 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network | Durham, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee County Health and Human Services Department | Wauwatosa, WI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milwaukee Freedom Fund Incorporated | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls | Roxbury, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Defender Service | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Profit Inc | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners for Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Proteus Fund | Amherst, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan Office of Research and Sponsored Proj | Ann Arbor, MI | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sisterreach | Memphis, TN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Still She Rises Inc | Tulsa, OK | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc | Azusa, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Women With a Vision | New Orleans, LA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Michigan University Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | $299,327 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Redline | Denver, CO | $282,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Movement Committee | Nashville, TN | $282,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Tucson, AZ | $280,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jfa Institute | Denver, CO | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seasoned With Grace Unboxed | Denver, CO | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Policy Forum Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $270,519 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oped Project | New York, NY | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Sentencing Project | Washington, DC | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girls for a Change | North Chesterfield, VA | $250,404 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barred Business Foundation | Ellenwood, GA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forward Impact (represent Justice) | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Voices Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yellowhammer Fund | Tuscaloosa, AL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hit Strategies LLC | Washington, DC | $244,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | $243,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Lighthouse Black Girl Projects | Jackson, MS | $226,056 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | New York, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice and Accountability Center of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metcalfe Park Community Bridges Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $217,773 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Inc | Madison, WI | $205,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $202,888 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Breath Foundation | Oakland, CA | $201,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Youth Services of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $201,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Power Shift Network | Washington, DC | $200,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta | Norcross, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Denver Youth Program Dba Metro Denver Partners | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forward Justice | Durham, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hive Mentality | Richmond, VA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Housing Solutions Incorporated | Honolulu, HI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Koahnic Broadcast Corporation | Anchorage, AK | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latinojustice Prldef | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Louisiana Parole Project | Baton Rouge, LA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martin Luther King SR Community Resources Collaborative | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mississippi Families As Allies Inc | Jackson, MS | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momsrising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Crittenton Foundation | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices for Georgia's Children | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anthony Graves Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $182,390 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Racial Justice Now | Silverspring, MD | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uwm Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $173,863 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Livefree Oklahoma Incorporated | Oklahoma City, OK | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Met Cares Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | $165,750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Free Movement Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $150,765 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Build Up Inc | Newtown, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Choose 180 | Burien, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Creative Reaction Lab | St Louis, MO | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delta Project | Grand Rapids, MI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services Inc | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowerment Avenue Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Forward | Madison, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Provide Inc | Round Rock, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resilience Partners Nfp | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Return to Hope | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soul Sisters Leadership Collective Inc | Miami, FL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Examiner Dba States Newsroom | Madison, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice Innovation Inc (dba Center for Justice Innovation) | New York, NY | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice | Tulsa, OK | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appeal Inc | Landers, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Banner | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Four Winds American Indian Council | Denver, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice for Greenwood Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (aka Tadp) | Nashville, TN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Justice Project | Aurora, CO | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jazzmobile Inc | New York, NY | $115,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $114,780 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Science Inc | Bethesda, MD | $113,716 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haitian Bridge Alliance | Alisa Viejo, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health | Madison, WI | $104,750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Equality Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Women's Blueprint | Brooklyn, NY | $100,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bent Not Broken | Kalamazoo, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choosing Justice Initiative | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collaborative Healing Initiative Within Communities Inc | Aurora, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Shares | Knoxville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Community Development Corporation | Centennial, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free Minds Book Club | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gryphon Place | Kalamazoo, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Public Service Reporting | Memphis, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Julian | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jail Project of Texas | Cypress, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice for Families Ltd | Sulphur, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lost Lights Projects Inc (dba Inside Climate News) | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Made Institute | Flint, MI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi News and Information Corp | Ridgeland, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Muckrock Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Black Theatre Inc | New York City, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Black Women's Justice Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Juvenile Justice Network | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Gault Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Think Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County | San Antonio, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Foundation for the Benefit of the University of Colo | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conscious Capitalist Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emancipate Nc | Durham, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sing for Change | Fairfax Station, VA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bail Project | Marina Del Rey, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Thrive DC | Washington, DC | $75,308 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keystone Restituere Justice Center Inc | Harrisburg, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nebraska Appleseed | Lincoln, NE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Collective Foundation | Walnut, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rise | Piedmont, OK | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restore Justice Foundation | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Chances Staffing Services | Milwaukee, WI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-No | New Orleans, LA | $68,944 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Elena Barraquer Inc | Miami, FL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $56,246 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jack and Jill of America Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic | Chicago, IL | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Empower Mississippi Foundation | Ridgeland, MS | $52,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Socialworx Institute Inc | Baton Rouge, LA | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools | New Orleans, LA | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Justice Arts Coalition Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $50,818 | 5 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reentry Mediation Institute of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $50,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| P4H Global | Coral Springs, FL | $50,300 | 4 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakfree Education | Columbia, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
159 of 381 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 47%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Michigan Center for Youth Justice
General Support - to strengthen organization's operating and programmatic infrastructure. - National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform
General Support and Support for policy and technical assistance on violence intervention strategies. - New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Support for the campaign to close youth prisons and reinvest in communities. - Ors Impact
Support for the programmatic evaluation of the Foundation's work. - Tulsa Community Foundation
Support for Oklahoma Justice Fund. - New Venture Fund
Support for the Youth First State Advocacy Fund
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 543 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 159 | $20.7M | $100,000 |
| 2021 | 158 | $21.7M | $62,331 |
| 2022 | 159 | $24.7M | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 210 | $25.5M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Public Welfare Foundation Inc has 57 of them, worth $11.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Foundation for Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $500,000 |
| The Just Trust for Education | Durham, NC | $500,000 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $500,000 |
| Voice of the Experienced | New Orleans, LA | $350,000 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Denver, CO | $300,000 |
| DC Justice Lab | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Voice of the Experienced | New Orleans, LA | $300,000 |
| Operation Restoration | New Orleans, LA | $300,000 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 |
| Latino Coalition for Community Leadership | Colorado Springs, CO | $275,000 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $250,000 |
| Highlander Research and Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | $250,000 |
| Black Swan Academy Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Deep Center | Savannah, GA | $200,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 13% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Public Welfare Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 U Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20009. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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