Public Welfare Foundation Inc
EIN 540597601Total Given 2017–2024
$171.4M
1,319 grants · $21.4M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $10K–$200K
grant size
40%
supporter · 257/643 multi-year
repeat
$601.1M
Assets (2024)
643
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Phone
(202) 965-1800
Deadlines
LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE EXAMINED ON A ROLLING BASIS.
How to Apply
APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY IN WHICH THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ITS PROJECT AND ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES THE PURPOSE OF ITS GRANT REQUEST. ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY WHICH ARE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. IF AFTER REVIEWING THE ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THAT THE PROJECT FITS ITS FUNDING GOALS, AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT A FULL PROPOSAL IS SENT VIA EMAIL. IF AN APPLICANT RECEIVES AN EMAIL REQUESTING THE SUBMISSION OF A FULL PROPOSAL, THE APPLICANT SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLICWELFARE.ORG/GRANTS/APPLY-FOR-A-GRANT/
Restrictions
THE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ENSURE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE LOOK FOR CAREFULLY DEFINED POINTS WHERE OUR FUNDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT CAN IMPROVE LIVES. WE FOCUS IN TWO PROGRAM AREAS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH JUSTICE.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22.5M | $513.8M | $29.1M | 209 |
| 2018 | $23.0M | $525.7M | $52.1M | 174 |
| 2020 | $21.8M | $555.9M | $41.9M | 193 |
| 2021 | $21.9M | $643.9M | $27.0M | 163 |
| 2022 | $21.7M | $570.3M | $13.4M | 159 |
| 2023 | $30.9M | $567.5M | $13.4M | 193 |
| 2024 | $29.5M | $601.1M | $29.6M | 228 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1319 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$100K
Average
$130K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$1.4M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.8% of US grants
· Rank #16 of 41 states
$3.0M across
24 grants
4 of 254 counties
Top 4 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Harris
- 3 Bexar
- 4 Dallas
Officers & Directors
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
MR
Mananzala Rickke
Director
DE
Diaz Evelyn
Director
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
TK
Taylor-Thompson Kim
5 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
MS
Meade Sheena
Director
LT
Larsen Tamara
3 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
BD
Byrd Donna
3 yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Craig
5 yrs
Cfao
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
TK
Taylor-Thompson Kim
5 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
MS
Mead Sheena
2 yrs
Director
LT
Larsen Tamara
3 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
BD
Byrd Donna
3 yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Craig
5 yrs
Cfao
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
TK
Taylor-Thompson Kim
5 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
MS
Mead Sheena
2 yrs
Director
LT
Larsen Tamara
3 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
DC
Diver Colin
5 yrs
Director
BD
Byrd Donna
3 yrs
Director
BE
Bocanegra Eduardo
Director
AC
Alexander Craig
5 yrs
Cfao
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
BS
Bell-Rose Stephanie
4 yrs
Director
AC
Aase Craig
4 yrs
Director
DC
Diver Colin
5 yrs
Director
DD
Dodson David
4 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
OM
Otero Maria
4 yrs
Director
SS
Sagawa Shirley
4 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
TK
Taylor-Thompson Kim
5 yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Craig
5 yrs
Cfao
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
AC
Aase Craig
4 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
TK
Taylor-Thompson Kim
5 yrs
Director
SS
Sagawa Shirley
4 yrs
Director
OM
Otero Maria
4 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
DD
Dodson David
4 yrs
Director
DC
Diver Colin
5 yrs
Director
BS
Bell-Rose Stephanie
4 yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Craig
5 yrs
Cfao
JC
Jones Candice
6 yrs
President
Leadership
ZL
Zimmerman Landis
2 yrs
Director
WE
Washington Eric
6 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
AC
Aase Craig
4 yrs
Director
SS
Sagawa Shirley
4 yrs
Director
OM
Otero Maria
4 yrs
Director
OG
Oliveros Gumersindo
6 yrs
Director
ML
Marshall Lydia
2 yrs
Director
GC
Graham Christopher
6 yrs
Director
DD
Dodson David
4 yrs
Director
DC
Diver Colin
5 yrs
Director
BS
Bell-Rose Stephanie
4 yrs
Director
TP
Taylor Phillipa P
Cfao
MM
McClymont Mary
President
Leadership
OM
Otero Maria
4 yrs
Director
DD
Dodson David
4 yrs
Director
DC
Diver Colin
5 yrs
Director
CJ
Clegg Jackie
Director
BS
Bell-Rose Stephanie
4 yrs
Director
AC
Aase Craig
4 yrs
Director
ZL
Zimmerman Landis
2 yrs
Director
SC
Sloan Clifford
6 yrs
Director
SS
Sagawa Shirley
4 yrs
Director
ML
Marshall Lydia
2 yrs
Director
TP
Taylor Phillipa
Cfao
Grants Awarded (1,319 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlander Research and Education Center | New Market, TN | $1,366,775 | General Support | 2022 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $1,269,794 | General Support | 2022 |
| Raise the Floor Alliance | Chicago, IL | $1,050,000 | General support | 2020 |
| Common Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | General Support | 2018 |
| Vera Institute of Justice Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | Support for state-based efforts to increase access to prison-based college education | 2018 |
| Public Justice Center | Baltimore, MD | $900,000 | Support for the Workplace Justice Project | 2020 |
| Michigan Center for Youth Justice | Ann Arbor, MI | $900,000 | General Support - to strengthen organization's operating and programmatic infrastructure. | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $900,000 | YOUTH FIRST | 2017 |
| Campaign for Youth Justice | Washington, DC | $800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Voices for a Second Chance | Washington, DC | $753,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $750,000 | Program support to develop and drive criminal justice efforts in target states | 2018 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $750,000 | THE ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE | 2017 |
| Raise the Floor Alliance | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | General Support | 2018 |
| National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | $700,000 | General Support and Support for policy and technical assistance on violence intervention strategies. | 2023 |
| National Employment Law Project | New York, NY | $700,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $700,000 | SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGATION NETWORK. | 2017 |
| Texas Criminal Justice Coalition | Austin, TX | $670,000 | General support | 2020 |
| Southern Center for Human Rights | Atlanta, GA | $665,000 | General Support | 2018 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Denver, CO | $650,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $650,000 | Support for the campaign to close youth prisons and reinvest in communities. | 2022 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $630,000 | TO ADVANCE LITIGATION TO CHALLENGE HARMFUL AND INEFFECTIVE YOUTH JUSTICE PRACTICES AND POLICIES. | 2017 |
| ORS Impact | Seattle, WA | $620,000 | Support for the programmatic evaluation of the Foundation's work. | 2023 |
| Operation Restoration | New Orleans, LA | $605,825 | General Support | 2022 |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice | Newark, NJ | $600,000 | Program support for statewide efforts to close youth prisons and reinvest in communities | 2018 |
| Public Justice Center | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | Support for the Workplace Justice Project | 2018 |