2023
$50,000 grant recipients
Nashville
Choosing Justice Initiative
The Choosing Justice Initiative (CJI) provides representation to individuals in Nashville facing criminal charges who are unable to afford it and helps them pursue justice when encountering the criminal legal system.
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The important missions and powerful triumphs of these nonprofit organizations make the world a better place
Philadelphia
Why Not Prosper
Why Not Prosper provides support and resources to empower women from the prison system to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and contributing members of the community.
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Dallas
Buried Alive Project
The Buried Alive Project provides legal representation for people buried alive under federal drug laws, advocates for impactful changes in the laws, and amplifies the voices of people directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
See More
South Florida
5000 Role Models
The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is a mentorship program in Miami that aims to intervene in the lives of at-risk boys and provide them with progressive and successful men in their communities
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Ann Arbor
Youth Arts Alliance
Youth Arts Alliance (YAA) provides healing-centered arts workshops to youth across Michigan. YAA seeks to continually shift its approach to investing in its community, by responding to the visions and aspirations of the young people their cohort of teaching artists serves.
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2021
$50,000 grant recipients
Chicago
Sunshine Gospel Ministries Flourishing Community Initiative
The mission of Sunshine Gospel Ministries is to seek the renewal of the city through ministries of discipleship, mercy, and justice.
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Fort Wayne
Center for Nonviolence
The Center for Nonviolence provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
See More
Michigan
Michigan League for Public Policy
The Michigan League for Public Policy promotes racial equity, economic security, health and well-being for all people in Michigan through policy change.
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New York
Parole Preparation Project
The Parole Preparation Project provides critical advocacy and direct support to currently and formerly incarcerated people serving life sentences, and seeks to transform the parole release process in New York State.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence
The North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence’s primary mission is to identify, investigate and advance credible claims of innocence, obtaining justice for people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
See More
Washington, D.C.
Thrive DC
Thrive DC’s mission is to end and prevent homelessness and strives to be a one-stop shop providing vulnerable individuals with comprehensive services to help stabilize their lives.
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2020
$50,000 grant recipients
Atlanta
Project Pinnacle
Project Pinnacle, founded by Judge Asha F. Jackson, provides nonviolent offenders under the age of 25 with life skills training, legal rights and responsibilities education, and career development opportunities.
See More
Indianapolis
Public Advocates in Community re-Entry (PACE)
Through partnerships with major employers across Indianapolis, PACE ensures that their clients receive the skills training and resources needed to make them competitive candidates for employment.
See More
We are proud of the work we do together and the spirit in which we conduct that work
LOS ANGELES
Social Justice Learning Institute
The Social Justice Learning Institute is dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change through research, training, and community
mobilization.
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Promoting, advocating, and effecting racial and social justice in our communities across the United States
MINNEAPOLIS
All Square
All Square invests in those impacted by the criminal justice system through a 12-month fellowship and the creation of a forthcoming law firm. All Square’s new legal initiative, slated to launch in 2021, includes a plaintiff’s firm and a Prison-to-Law Pipeline program.
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Salt Lake City
Restoring Ancestral Winds
Restoring Ancestral Winds, Inc purpose is to end violence in Native communities. As a Tribal Organization, Restoring Ancestral Winds provides technical assistance, education, and training for Tribal Nations and Native urban communities in the Great Basin.
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In addition to the foundation’s grants, Barnes & Thornburg attorneys and staff contribute time and professional experience in support of the organizations
2022
$50,000 grant recipients
Boston
Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC)
The Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) functions to equip first-generation youth of color with ways to thrive and to become agents of change in our communities.
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South Bend
El Campito Child Development Center
El Campito provides high-quality early childhood education based on the HighScope philosophy for children walking ages to kindergarten entrance.
See More
Columbus
Zora’s House
Zora House’s mission is to create safe spaces for women of color to establish meaningful, supportive relationships with other women in their community.
See More
Dallas
Buried Alive Project
The Buried Alive Project provides legal representation for people buried alive under federal drug laws, advocates for impactful changes in the laws, and amplifies the voices of people directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
See More
Delaware
Project New Start
Project New Start combats violence and reduces recidivism. It operates a comprehensive, results-oriented cognitive behavioral change and job readiness program for individuals transitioning out of state and federal institutions.
See More
San Diego
RISE San Diego
RISE’s mission is to elevate and advance urban leadership through dialogue-based civic engagement, dynamic nonprofit partnerships, and direct training and support to increase the capacity of urban residents to effect meaningful community change.
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2021
$50,000 grant recipients
Chicago
Sunshine Gospel Ministries Flourishing Community Initiative
The mission of Sunshine Gospel Ministries is to seek the renewal of the city through ministries of discipleship, mercy, and justice.
See More
Fort Wayne
Center for Nonviolence
The Center for Nonviolence provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
See More
Michigan
Michigan League for Public Policy
The Michigan League for Public Policy promotes racial equity, economic security, health and well-being for all people in Michigan through policy change.
See More
New York
Parole Preparation Project
The Parole Preparation Project provides critical advocacy and direct support to currently and formerly incarcerated people serving life sentences, and seeks to transform the parole release process in New York State.
See More
Raleigh
North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence
The North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence’s primary mission is to identify, investigate and advance credible claims of innocence, obtaining justice for people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
See More
Washington, D.C.
Thrive DC
Thrive DC’s mission is to end and prevent homelessness and strives to be a one-stop shop providing vulnerable individuals with comprehensive services to help stabilize their lives.
See More
2020
$50,000 grant recipients
Atlanta
Project Pinnacle
Project Pinnacle, founded by Judge Asha F. Jackson, provides nonviolent offenders under the age of 25 with life skills training, legal rights and responsibilities education, and career development opportunities.
See More
Indianapolis
Public Advocates in Community re-Entry (PACE)
Through partnerships with major employers across Indianapolis, PACE ensures that their clients receive the skills training and resources needed to make them competitive candidates for employment.
See More
We are proud of the work we do together and the spirit in which we conduct that work
LOS ANGELES
Social Justice Learning Institute
The Social Justice Learning Institute is dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change through research, training, and community
mobilization.
See More
Promoting, advocating, and effecting racial and social justice in our communities across the United States
MINNEAPOLIS
All Square
All Square invests in those impacted by the criminal justice system through a 12-month fellowship and the creation of a forthcoming law firm. All Square’s new legal initiative, slated to launch in 2021, includes a plaintiff’s firm and a Prison-to-Law Pipeline program.
See More
2023
$50,000 grant recipients
Nashville
Choosing Justice Initiative
The Choosing Justice Initiative (CJI) provides representation to individuals in Nashville facing criminal charges who are unable to afford it and helps them pursue justice when encountering the criminal legal system.
See More
Philadelphia
Why Not Prosper
Why Not Prosper provides support and resources to empower women from the prison system to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and contributing members of the community.
See More
Dallas
Buried Alive Project
The Buried Alive Project provides legal representation for people buried alive under federal drug laws, advocates for impactful changes in the laws, and amplifies the voices of people directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
See More
South Florida
5000 Role Models
The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is a mentorship program in Miami that aims to intervene in the lives of at-risk boys and provide them with progressive and successful men in their communities
See More
Ann Arbor
Youth Arts Alliance
Youth Arts Alliance (YAA) provides healing-centered arts workshops to youth across Michigan. YAA seeks to continually shift its approach to investing in its community, by responding to the visions and aspirations of the young people their cohort of teaching artists serves.
See More
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2022
$50,000 grant recipients
Boston
Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC)
The Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC) functions to equip first-generation youth of color with ways to thrive and to become agents of change in our communities.
See More
The important missions and powerful triumphs of these nonprofit organizations make the world a better place
Columbus
Zora’s House
Zora House’s mission is to create safe spaces for women of color to establish meaningful, supportive relationships with other women in their community.
See More
Dallas
Buried Alive Project
The Buried Alive Project provides legal representation for people buried alive under federal drug laws, advocates for impactful changes in the laws, and amplifies the voices of people directly impacted by the criminal legal system.
See More
Delaware
Project New Start
Project New Start combats violence and reduces recidivism. It operates a comprehensive, results-oriented cognitive behavioral change and job readiness program for individuals transitioning out of state and federal institutions.
See More
San Diego
RISE San Diego
RISE’s mission is to elevate and advance urban leadership through dialogue-based civic engagement, dynamic nonprofit partnerships, and direct training and support to increase the capacity of urban residents to effect meaningful community change.
See More
2021
$50,000 grant recipients
Chicago
Sunshine Gospel Ministries Flourishing Community Initiative
The mission of Sunshine Gospel Ministries is to seek the renewal of the city through ministries of discipleship, mercy, and justice.
See More
Fort Wayne
Center for Nonviolence
The Center for Nonviolence provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
See More
Michigan
Michigan League for Public Policy
The Michigan League for Public Policy promotes racial equity, economic security, health and well-being for all people in Michigan through policy change.
See More
New York
Parole Preparation Project
The Parole Preparation Project provides critical advocacy and direct support to currently and formerly incarcerated people serving life sentences, and seeks to transform the parole release process in New York State.
See More
Raleigh
North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence
The North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence’s primary mission is to identify, investigate and advance credible claims of innocence, obtaining justice for people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
See More
Washington, D.C.
Thrive DC
Thrive DC’s mission is to end and prevent homelessness and strives to be a one-stop shop providing vulnerable individuals with comprehensive services to help stabilize their lives.
See More
2020
$50,000 grant recipients
Atlanta
Project Pinnacle
Project Pinnacle, founded by Judge Asha F. Jackson, provides nonviolent offenders under the age of 25 with life skills training, legal rights and responsibilities education, and career development opportunities.
See More
Indianapolis
Public Advocates in Community re-Entry (PACE)
Through partnerships with major employers across Indianapolis, PACE ensures that their clients receive the skills training and resources needed to make them competitive candidates for employment.
See More
We are proud of the work we do together and the spirit in which we conduct that work
LOS ANGELES
Social Justice Learning Institute
The Social Justice Learning Institute is dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change through research, training, and community
mobilization.
See More
Promoting, advocating, and effecting racial and social justice in our communities across the United States
MINNEAPOLIS
All Square
All Square invests in those impacted by the criminal justice system through a 12-month fellowship and the creation of a forthcoming law firm. All Square’s new legal initiative, slated to launch in 2021, includes a plaintiff’s firm and a Prison-to-Law Pipeline program.
See More
South Bend
El Campito Child Development Center
El Campito provides high-quality early childhood education based on the HighScope philosophy for children walking ages to kindergarten entrance.
See More
2021
$50,000 grant recipients
Chicago
Sunshine Gospel Ministries Flourishing Community Initiative
The mission of Sunshine Gospel Ministries is to seek the renewal of the city through ministries of discipleship, mercy, and justice.
See More
Fort Wayne
Center for Nonviolence
The Center for Nonviolence provides education, support, and advocacy to end domestic and other forms of violence while modeling equality and power sharing.
See More
Michigan
Michigan League for Public Policy
The Michigan League for Public Policy promotes racial equity, economic security, health and well-being for all people in Michigan through policy change.
See More
New York
Parole Preparation Project
The Parole Preparation Project provides critical advocacy and direct support to currently and formerly incarcerated people serving life sentences, and seeks to transform the parole release process in New York State.
See More
Raleigh
North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence
The North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence’s primary mission is to identify, investigate and advance credible claims of innocence, obtaining justice for people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
See More
Washington, D.C.
Thrive DC
Thrive DC’s mission is to end and prevent homelessness and strives to be a one-stop shop providing vulnerable individuals with comprehensive services to help stabilize their lives.
See More
Atlanta
Project Pinnacle
Project Pinnacle, founded by Judge Asha F. Jackson, provides nonviolent offenders under the age of 25 with life skills training, legal rights and responsibilities education, and career development opportunities.
See More
Indianapolis
Public Advocates in Community re-Entry (PACE)
Through partnerships with major employers across Indianapolis, PACE ensures that their clients receive the skills training and resources needed to make them competitive candidates for employment.
LOS ANGELES
Social Justice Learning Institute
The Social Justice Learning Institute is dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change through research, training, and community
mobilization.
MINNEAPOLIS
All Square
All Square invests in those impacted by the criminal justice system through a 12-month fellowship and the creation of a forthcoming law firm. All Square’s new legal initiative, slated to launch in 2021, includes a plaintiff’s firm and a Prison-to-Law Pipeline program.
See More
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Promoting, advocating, and effecting racial and social justice in our communities across the United States
We are proud of the work we do together and the spirit in which we conduct that work
2020
$50,000 grant recipients