Arnold Ventures supports research to identify scalable, sustainable, evidence-based policy solutions to America’s most pressing problems. This overview of our annual tax filings spotlights our approach to giving in 2024, including financial information for the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) and Action Now, Inc. (ANI).
In 2024, we awarded approximately $190 million through LJAF and $10 million through ANI in grants supporting research, advocacy, and policy implementation on a range of issues.
Arnold Ventures is dedicated to driving sustainable change through evidence-based policy solutions. Through our giving, we create lasting impact – by making strategic investments based on data, fostering partnerships that align with our policy areas of focus, and ensuring that every dollar is used to achieve measurable results for Americans.
We invite you to review our full LJAF and ANI tax filings for more information.
Foundation Funding Summary
A. Criminal Justice 31%
We advanced our commitment to public safety by supporting law enforcement, investing in DNA-based crime research, and implementing reforms to improve prison conditions.
B. Health Care 27%
We provided numerous grants tailored to help make health care more affordable —including through evidence-based reforms to Medicare and to improve the availability and affordability of quality generic medications.
C. Evidence & Evaluation 14%
With the launch of our Partnership for Proven Programs, we invested in scaling evidence-based programs like ASSISTments shown to produce sizable, lasting gains in student math achievement through extensive, rigorous research.
D. Other 14%
We have made investments in other evidence-based programs, policies, and research.
E. Infrastructure 5%
We supported organizations like the Mercatus Center in examining policies to build critical infrastructure faster, better, and at a lower cost by removing regulatory barriers and boosting local government capacity.
F. Higher Education 5%
We took steps to improve student learning outcomes and employment opportunities for all Americans by investing in research to innovate in public school systems and enhance workforce development opportunities through organizations like Jobs for the Future.
G. Public Finance 4%
We promoted fiscal responsibility by supporting organizations like the American Enterprise Institute to help understand causes of, and identify scalable solutions to, fraud in unemployment insurance programs, and to examine trends in hourly wages to better understand the evolution of economic progress in the U.S.
