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Arnold Ventures funds various types of projects to understand problems and identify policy solutions. We support 501(c)3 organizations that are focused on Criminal Justice, Education, Health, Public Finance, Research, and Evidence-Based Policy. Below is a listing of all Arnold Ventures C3 grants funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) and the Arnolds’ donor-advised fund. Learn more about Arnold Ventures' journalism giving and the Arnolds’ personal philanthropy.
- $134M Average yearly giving, 2011-2017
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| Recipient | Purpose | Term | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Kentucky - Division of Pretrial Services | To conduct research on pretrial risk assessment, release, and supervision. | 2012 | $171,003 |
| Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Kentucky - Division of Pretrial Services | To support implementation of the Public Safety Assessment. | 2013 - 2015 | $25,434 |
| Aleph Institute, Inc. | To support the Alternative Sentencing Key Stakeholder Summit. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| American Academy of Forensic Sciences | To help improve standards in the forensic science community. | 2015 - 2021 | $1,534,000 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | To help improve the accuracy of forensic evidence. | 2014 - 2017 | $200,000 |
| American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Inc. | To develop forensic lab performance tracking freeware that will help to ensure that labs operate efficiently and effectively. | 2016 - 2018 | $331,138 |
| Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. | To help establish the Major County Prosecutors Council. | 2014 - 2017 | $560,812 |
| Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. | To develop investigation and prosecution protocols for the use of force by law enforcement. | 2016 - 2017 | $249,061 |
| Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. | To develop and disseminate information about evidence-based prosecutorial practices. | 2017 - 2019 | $150,000 |
| Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc. | To provide consultation on the design and implementation of the Public Safety Assessment. | 2013 - 2014 | $225,250 |
| Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc. | To help advise jurisdictions on best practices for the use of the Public Safety Assessment. | 2016 - 2017 | $55,000 |
| City of Long Beach | To conduct a randomized controlled trial of Forensic Assertive Community Treatment and wraparound services. | 2018 - 2021 | Up To $491,211 |
| Code for America Labs, Inc. | To enhance the pretrial criminal justice system in New York, New York. | 2013 - 2014 | $90,000 |
| Code for America Labs, Inc. | To enhance the pretrial criminal justice system in Louisville, Kentucky. | 2013 - 2014 | $300,000 |
| Core Correctional Solutions, LLC | To assess the Public Safety AssessmentTM pretrial risk assessment tool. | 2018 - 2020 | $221,386 |
| Dane County Criminal Justice Council | To support implementation of the Public Safety Assessment. | 2016 - 2017 | $166,566 |
| Dane County Criminal Justice Council | To support data collection efforts for an ongoing randomized controlled trial of the Public Safety Assessment. | 2017 | $197,043 |
| Duke University | To assess the predictive validity of the Public Safety Assessment and produce open-source software. | 2017 - 2019 | $87,507 |
| Duke University | To analyze the Public Safety Assessment. | 2017 - 2020 | $300,000 |
| Fund for the City of New York, Inc. | To analyze data-driven risk assessment models. | 2017 - 2019 | $72,571 |
| George Mason University Foundation, Inc. | To fund a judicial symposium on criminal justice reform. | 2015 - 2016 | $346,800 |
| Hawaii Department of Public Safety | To pilot a pretrial supervision initiative modeled on the state of Hawaii's "HOPE" probation program. | 2013 - 2016 | $685,657 |
| Houston Forensic Science LGC, Inc. | To help improve the application of forensic science in laboratories nationwide. | 2013 - 2014 | $75,000 |
| Indiana University | To create a model forensics lab report. | 2013 - 2015 | $9,366 |
