David Rockefeller Fund

Justice

“Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public.”

—Dr. Cornel West

 

Priority

Supporting bold new ideas and policy proposals and initiatives for transforming U.S. detention/incarceration policy.

Description

The DR Fund’s Justice program supports initiatives and efforts to ensure more humane policies within detention systems and, preferably, to dramatically reduce the number of those incarcerated in favor of more just and equitable alternatives that provide healing to crime victims’ families and truly safer communities. We are especially interested in grassroots organizing, power building, and effective advocacy efforts to advance decarceration policies on a national scale.

Geographic Focus

National

2023 Grant Partners

Business Capacity Development Alliance      (for Canary Impact Fund) Brooklyn, NY $55,000
Dream.org Oakland, CA $112,500 over 2  years
Gamaliel Faith & Democracy Campaign Chicago, IL $55,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (for Funders for Justice) Calabasas, CA $2,500
Tides Foundation (for Mass Liberation Fund) San Francisco, CA $155,000 over 3 years
W. Haywood Burns Institute Oakland, CA $55,000

2022 Grant Partners

Action for Safety and Justice Sacramento, CA $200,000 over 2 years
Dream.org Oakland, CA $57,500
Gamaliel Faith & Democracy Campaign Chicago, IL $50,000
RestoreHER Fayetteville, GA $100,000 over 2 years
Research Foundation of CUNY (for Institute for Justice & Opportunity) New York, NY $65,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (for Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement) Calabasas, CA $150,000 over 2 years
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (for Funders for Justice) Calabasas, CA $2,500

2021 Grant Partners

Dream Corps Oakland, CA $40,000
Dream Corps (for Canary Impact Fund) Oakland, CA $100,000 over 2 years
Gamaliel Faith & Democracy Campaign Chicago, IL $50,000
Just Detention International Los Angeles, CA $20,000
New Way of Life (for Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement) Los Angeles, CA $75,000
Research Foundation of CUNY (for Institute for Justice & Opportunity) New York, NY $65,000
Salzburg Global Seminar Washington, DC $100,000 over 2 years
Tides Advocacy (for Alliance for Safety and Justice Action Fund) San Francisco, CA $50,000
Tides Foundation (for Mass Liberation Fund) San Francisco, CA $100,000 over 2 years
W. Haywood Burns Institute Oakland, CA $100,000 over 2 years

2020 Grant Partners

Abolitionist Law Center Pittsburgh, PA $50,000
The Bail Project   Venice, CA $50,000
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $150,000
Council on Criminal Justice   Washington, DC $75,000
Detention Watch Network Washington, DC $50,000
Gamaliel Faith & Democracy Campaign   Chicago, IL  $50,000
Good Nation Foundation New York, NY $55,000
Grassroots Leadership  Austin, TX $25,000
Neighborhood Funders Group Oakland, CA $2,000
New Way of Life (for Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement) Los Angeles, CA $75,000
Project on Government Oversight Washington, DC $25,000
Research Foundation of CUNY (for Institute for Justice and Opportunity) New York, NY $63,000
Salzburg Global Seminar   Washington, DC $50,000
Tides Foundation (for The Justice Collaborative) San Francisco, CA $100,000 over 2 years
Tides Foundation (for Mass Liberation Fund) San Francisco, CA $75,000
Urban Justice Center (for Freedom Agenda) New York, NY $100,000 over 2 years
Vera Institute of Justice New York, NY $75,000
W. Haywood Burns Institute Oakland, CA $100,000

2019 Grant Partners

Council on Criminal Justice   Washington, DC $75,000
Detention Watch Network   Washington, DC  $30,000
Dream Corps (for Canary Impact Fund)  Oakland, CA $100,000 over 2 years
FJC (for New York Youth Justice Initiative) New York, NY $3,500
Grassroots Leadership Austin, TX $40,000
Jewish Council for Public Affairs   New York, NY $50,000
Neighborhood Funders Group Oakland, CA $1,500
Project on Government Oversight Washington, DC $25,000
Research Foundation of CUNY (for John Jay College of Criminal Justice) New York, NY $55,000
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey (for Rikers Public Memory Project)  Newark, NJ $15,000
Tides Advocacy (for Florida Rights Restoration Coalition)  San Francisco, CA $100,000 over 2 years
W. Haywood Burns Institute Oakland, CA $30,000

2018 Grant Partners

Abolitionist Law Center  Pittsburgh, PA $50,000 over 2 years
Campaign for Youth Justice   Washington, DC $35,000
Center for Popular Democracy  Brooklyn, NY $19,000
FJC (for New York Youth Justice Initiative) New York, NY $5,000
Fund for the City of New York (for Center for Court Innovation)  New York, NY  $29,000
Grassroots Leadership Austin, TX $40,000
New Venture Fund (for Community Justice Reform Coalition)  Washington, DC $30,000
New Venture Fund (for Youth First Initiative)  Washington, DC $30,000
Project on Government Oversight Washington, DC $25,000
Research Foundation of CUNY (for John Jay College of Criminal Justice) New York, NY $50,000
Tides Center (for Detention Watch Network) San Francisco, CA $25,000

2017 Grant Partners

Abolitionist Law Center  Pittsburgh, PA $25,000
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth  Washington, DC $100,000 over 2 years
College and Community Fellowship  New York, NY $7,500
FJC (for New York Youth Justice Initiative) New York, NY $5,000
Fractured Atlas (for Working Narratives)   New York, NY $20,000
Grassroots Leadership  Austin, TX $30,000
Just Leadership USA  New York, NY $40,000
Research Foundation of CUNY (for John Jay College of Criminal Justice) New York, NY $50,000

2016 Grant Partners

Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth  Washington, DC $25,000
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $150,000 over 3 years
Center for Mindfulness and Criminal Justice  Berkeley, CA  $25,000
Fractured Atlas (for Working Narratives) New York, NY $20,000
John Jay College of Criminal Justice  New York, NY $50,000
Just Leadership USA  New York, NY $50,000
New Venture Fund (for Youth First Initiative) Washington, DC $50,000 over 2 years
New York Juvenile Justice Initiative  New York, NY $2,500
Project on Government Oversight  Washington, DC  $20,000
Sentencing Project Washington, DC $25,000
Tides Center (for Detention Watch Network) San Francisco, CA $50,000 over 2 years
Vera Institute of Justice  New York, NY $25,000

2015 Grant Partners

Bard Prison Initiative Annandale-on-Hudson, NY $25,000
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $50,000
Detention Watch Network Washington, DC $25,000
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $60,000
Just Detention International  Los Angeles, CA  $20,000
Just Leadership USA New York, NY $50,000
Sentencing Project Washington, DC $35,000
Sheltering Arms New York, NY $25,000
Working Narratives-Nation Inside Wilmington, NC $20,000
Youth First! Initiative Arlington, VA $20,000
Youth Represent New York, NY $20,000

2014 Grant Partners

Advocates for Children of New York New York, NY $20,000
Bard Prison Initiative Annandale-on-Hudson, NY $25,000
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $50,000
Detention Watch Network Washington, DC $25,000
Episcopal Social Services* New York, NY $25,000
Fortune Society* New York, NY $25,000
John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY $50,000
Just Leadership USA New York, NY $15,000
Sentencing Project Washington, DC $35,000
Vera Institute of Justice New York, NY $25,000
Working Narratives-Nation Inside Wilmington, NC $20,000
Youth Represent* New York, NY $25,000

2013 Grant Partners

Advocates for Children of New York
School Justice Project
New York, NY $20,000
Bard Prison Initiative
Women’s Program
New York, NY $25,000
Center for Constitutional Rights New York, NY $50,000
Center for NuLeadership New York, NY $20,000
Detention Watch Network Washington DC $25,000
Fortune Society
Better Living Center
Queens, NY $40,000
Sentencing Project Washington, DC $30,000

2012 Grant Partners

Advocates For Children of New York 
School Justice Project
New York, NY $20,000
Center for Court Innovation 
Brownsville Youth Court
New York, NY $30,000
College And Community Fellowship 
Education from the Inside Out
New York, NY $70,000  over 2 years
Detention Watch Network New York, NY $20,000
Fortune Society 
Better Living Center
New York, NY $40,000
Getting Out and Staying Out New York, NY $25,000
John Jay College Of Criminal Justice New York, NY $100,000  over 2 years
Sentencing Project National $30,000
Youth Represent New York, NY $70,000  over 2 years

2011 Grant Partners

Center for Court Innovation 
Brownsville Youth Court
New York, NY $30,000
Fortune Society 
Better Living Center
New York, NY $30,000
Getting Out and Staying Out New York, NY $25,000
Mayors Fund to Advance New York City 
New York City Department of Probation
New York, NY $25,000
Sentencing Project National  $30,000
Vera Institute of Justice 
Brooklyn for Brooklyn
New York, NY $50,000

2010 Grant Partners

College & Community Fellowship 
Education Inside/Out Coalition
New York, NY $100,000 over 2 years
Common Ground 
Brownsville Partnership
New York, NY $50,000
The Dome Project New York, NY $15,000
Episcopal Social Services 
Network in Prisons/Network in Communities
New York, NY $15,000
The Horticultural Society of New York 
GreenHouse/GreenTeam
New York, NY $15,000
John Jay College of Criminal Justice 
Prison to College Pipeline
New York, NY $100,000 over 2 years
Peace Alliance Educational Institute 
Youth Promise Act
Washington, DC $25,000
Vera Institute of Justice 
Brownsville Partnership
New York, NY $50,000
Voices Unbroken New York, NY $10,000
Women on the Rise Telling Her Story New York, NY $20,000
Youth Represent New York, NY $50,000 over 2 years