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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Welfare_Foundation |
| Best overview URL | http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/program-guidelines/ |
| Facebook username | Public-Welfare-Foundation-371167644067 |
| LinkedIn username | 9164304 |
| Website | http://www.publicwelfare.org/ |
| Donations URL | http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/our-grants/ |
| Twitter username | PublicWelfare |
| Page on philosophy informing donations | http://www.publicwelfare.org/about-us/ |
| Grant application process page | http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/apply-for-a-grant/ |
| Regularity with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | quarterly refresh |
| Lag with which donor updates donations data | months |
| Lag with which Donations List Website updates donations data (after donor update) | months |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | SQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/public-welfare-foundation |
Brief history: The Public Welfare Foundation was founded in 1947. It was overseen by Charles E. Marsh till 1953, then by his wife till 1974
Brief notes on broad donor philosophy and major focus areas: The three historical main areas were criminal justice reform, youth justice, and worker rights. In 2011 it added a special initiative for civil legal aid. All initiatives seem restricted to the United States
Notes on grant decision logistics: Grant applications have to be submitted through a process described at http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/apply-for-a-grant/ and http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/ and have to fit within the program guidelines described at http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/program-guidelines/
Notes on grant publication logistics: Grants are published on the grants page http://www.publicwelfare.org/grants-process/our-grants/ where they can be filtered by category and by fiscal year. Pages on individual grants are not published
Miscellaneous notes: The foundation was included because it has been mentioned by Open Philanthropy as one of the important funders of criminal justice reform in the United States, see for instance https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/us-policy/criminal-justice-reform/criminal-justice-reform-strategy
| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 38 | 100,000 | 199,684 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 55,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 700,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Civil legal aid | 38 | 100,000 | 199,684 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 55,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 125,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 700,000 | 1,250,000 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
| Cause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil legal aid (filter this donor) | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
If you hover over a cell for a given subcause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
For the meaning of “classified” and “unclassified”, see the page clarifying this.
| Subcause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil legal aid | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
| Classified total | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
| Unclassified total | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (cumulative)
| Donee | Cause area | Metadata | Total | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund (filter this donor) | 3,100,000.00 | 700,000.00 | 900,000.00 | 600,000.00 | 200,000.00 | 700,000.00 | ||
| National Center for State Courts (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 1,615,000.00 | 250,000.00 | 1,250,000.00 | 0.00 | 115,000.00 | 0.00 | |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education (filter this donor) | 533,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 350,000.00 | 83,000.00 | 100,000.00 | ||
| National Legal Aid and Defender Association (filter this donor) | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | ||
| The George Washington University (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 100,000.00 | |
| National Association of IOLTA Programs (filter this donor) | 250,000.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| National Legal Aid & Defender Association (filter this donor) | 200,000.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| American Bar Foundation (filter this donor) | WP | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 200,000.00 | 0.00 | |
| Georgetown University (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 165,000.00 | 125,000.00 | 40,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (filter this donor) | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Legal Services Corporation (filter this donor) | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (filter this donor) | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Pro Bono Net (filter this donor) | 90,000.00 | 65,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25,000.00 | ||
| Harvard Law School (filter this donor) | 80,000.00 | 80,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Public Justice Center (filter this donor) | 75,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 25,000.00 | ||
| Pro Bono Institute (filter this donor) | 55,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 55,000.00 | ||
| Bay Area Legal Aid (filter this donor) | 50,000.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| State Bar of California (filter this donor) | 50,000.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| American University (filter this donor) | FB Tw WP Site | 50,000.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| TimeBanks USA (filter this donor) | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50,000.00 | ||
| East Bay Community Foundation (filter this donor) | 25,000.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Year Alliance (filter this donor) | 25,000.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| University of Baltimore Foundation (filter this donor) | 25,000.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Total | -- | -- | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
Graph of spending by donee and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by donee and year (cumulative)
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If you hover over a cell for a given country and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
For the meaning of “classified” and “unclassified”, see the page clarifying this.
| Country | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
| Classified total | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
| Unclassified total | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 7,588,000.00 | 1,645,000.00 | 2,290,000.00 | 1,300,000.00 | 1,198,000.00 | 1,155,000.00 |
Graph of spending by country and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by country and year (cumulative)
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Graph of top 10 donees (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations
| Donee | Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 38) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American University | 50,000.00 | 28 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to the Justice Programs Office at American University School of Public Affairs to incorporate civil legal aid into state and local executive branch ini…. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| East Bay Community Foundation | 25,000.00 | 34 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for engagement with fellow community foundations to support civil legal aid nationally. . Affected regions: Oakland, CA; affected countries: United States. | |
| New Venture Fund | 700,000.00 | 3 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to the Self-Represented Litigation Network. . Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Legal Aid & Defender Association | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support for training and technical assistance to increase access to federal resources for civil legal services organizations nationally. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| State Bar of California | 50,000.00 | 28 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for a project to simplify the process for restoring civil rights and benefits that are lost as a result of criminal arrest or conviction which can serv…. Affected regions: San Francisco, CA; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Center for State Courts | 250,000.00 | 6 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 21 months. Support to supplement and extend the time for its project to catalyze and help courts, Access to Justice Commissions, and legal aid/bar leaders work together i…. Affected regions: Williamsburg, VA; affected countries: United States. | |
| Georgetown University | 125,000.00 | 16 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to the Institute for Technology Law and Policy at Georgetown University for research and mapping of access to justice tools that are being used around …. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| Pro Bono Net | 65,000.00 | 26 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for outreach and engagement of community and nontraditional justice partners to help increase the availability of immi, a highly scalable digital solut…. Affected regions: New York, NY; affected countries: United States. | |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | 50,000.00 | 28 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for the first phase development of a new digital intake system to support efficiency and innovation among legal providers in improving access to justic…. Affected regions: Oakland, CA; affected countries: United States. | |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | 25,000.00 | 34 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for the Maryland Access to Justice Commission. . Affected regions: Baltimore, MD; affected countries: United States. | |
| Harvard Law School | 80,000.00 | 25 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 18 months. Support for a post-graduate fellowship program focused on improving access to civil justice through technical innovation. Affected regions: Cambridge, MA; affected countries: United States. | |
| Service Year Alliance | 25,000.00 | 34 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for the Service Year Legal Corps Review project. . Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Association of IOLTA Programs | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to promote civil legal aid to private philanthropy through IOLTA program leadership and engagement. Affected regions: Indianapolis, IN; affected countries: United States. | |
| Georgetown University | 40,000.00 | 33 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to the Justice Lab. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Center for State Courts | 1,250,000.00 | 1 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support for advancing the meaningful Access to Justice for All project. Affected regions: Williamsburg, VA; affected countries: United States. | |
| New Venture Fund | 900,000.00 | 2 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 36 months. Support for Voices for Civil Justice: A Breakthrough Strategic Communications Initiative for Civil Legal Aid. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| New Venture Fund | 600,000.00 | 5 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to bring the Self-Represented Litigation Network to scale. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | 150,000.00 | 13 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to continue and complete the work of the expansion for the state-based Access to Justice Commissions. Affected regions: Chicago, IL; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Legal Aid and Defender Association | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for training and technical assistance to increase access to federal resources for civil legal services organizations nationally. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support toåÊcontinue the Access to Justice Commissions Expansion Project. Affected regions: Chicago, IL; affected countries: United States. | |
| Legal Services Corporation | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 18 months. Support to further improve data collection and analysis for its grantees to more effectively manage their respective operations and increase financial support …. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| Public Justice Center | 50,000.00 | 28 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to implement a targeted fundraising strategy to bolster and sustain the National Coalition for a Right to Civil Counsel. Affected regions: Baltimore, MD; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Association of IOLTA Programs | 150,000.00 | 13 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support to promote civil legal aid to private philanthropy through IOLTA program leadership and engagement. Affected regions: Columbia, SC; affected countries: United States. | |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | 83,000.00 | 24 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for activities of the Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Center for State Courts | 115,000.00 | 17 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to strengthen the role of the judiciary in advancing access to justice. Affected regions: Williamsburg, VA; affected countries: United States. | |
| New Venture Fund | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Support for activities to strengthen the Self-Represented Litigation Network in its effort to develop and promote self-help resources for increasing access to …. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to promote and raise the profile of civil legal aid through a variety of forums and activities within its nationwide network. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| American Bar Foundation | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 24 months. Project support for Increasing Access to Justice through Expanded Roles Beyond Lawyers: Developing and Testing an Evaluation Framework. Affected regions: Chicago, IL; affected countries: United States. | |
| The George Washington University | 200,000.00 | 7 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 27 months. Support for the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership's project, Where Health Meets Justice Fellowship. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless | 150,000.00 | 13 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for the Human Right to Housing Initiative. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| TimeBanks USA | 50,000.00 | 28 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for efforts to foster client engagement in civil legal aid organizations. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| The George Washington University | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership for efforts to promote the leadership of legal aid professionals to help increase involvement of …. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| Public Justice Center | 25,000.00 | 34 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to lead the National Coalition for a Right to Civil Counsel and advance civil rights to legal counsel for the poor. Affected regions: Baltimore, MD; affected countries: United States. | |
| Pro Bono Net | 25,000.00 | 34 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support for a convening of the Self-Represented Litigation Network to assess its future role, activities and priorities in the area of access to justice for th…. Affected regions: New York, NY; affected countries: United States. | |
| Pro Bono Institute | 55,000.00 | 27 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 12 months. Support to enhance delivery and impact of pro bono legal services for low-income clients. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| New Venture Fund | 700,000.00 | 3 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 36 months. Support to house a collective communications initiative that will create a common narrative in the media, casting a spotlight on the vital role of civil legal …. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| National Legal Aid and Defender Association | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 18 months. Support for technical assistance and advocacy to increase access to federal resources for civil legal service organizations nationally. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. | |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | 100,000.00 | 18 | Civil legal aid | https://www.publicwelfare.org/grants/ | -- | Term: 16 months. Support to evaluate and continue to strengthen the Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project. Affected regions: Washington, DC; affected countries: United States. |
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