Open Foundations · District of Columbia

Public Welfare Foundation Inc

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 540597601. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $25.1M across 203 grants in 2023, a median of $100K each.

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$25.1M
paid in 2023
203
grants paid
$100K
median grant
29%
to first-time recipients
$601.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Address
1200 U STREET NW, WASHINGTON, OC
Phone
2029651800
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY IN WHICH THE APPLICANT PROVIDES A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ITS PROJECT AND ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES THE PURPOSE OF ITS GRANT REQUEST. ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY WHICH ARE ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. IF AFTER REVIEWING THE ONLINE LETTER OF INQUIRY, THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THAT THE PROJECT FITS ITS FUNDING GOALS, AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT A FULL PROPOSAL IS SENT VIA EMAIL. IF AN APPLICANT RECEIVES AN EMAIL REQUESTING THE SUBMISSION OF A FULL PROPOSAL, THE APPLICANT SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLICWELFARE.ORG/GRANTS/APPLY-FOR-A-GRANT/
Submission deadline
LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE EXAMINED ON A ROLLING BASIS.
Restrictions on awards
THE PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ENSURE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE LOOK FOR CAREFULLY DEFINED POINTS WHERE OUR FUNDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BRINGING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT CAN IMPROVE LIVES. WE FOCUS IN TWO PROGRAM AREAS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH JUSTICE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202512119349100406. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

criminal justiceyouth justicenolacommunityreformmatching

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 203 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganMI$500,000Support for the Michigan Justice Fund
2Foundation for LouisianaLA$500,000Support for Louisiana Justice Fund
3The Just Trust for EducationOK$500,000Support for the Oklahoma Justice Funders Collaborative
4Princeton UniversityNJ$409,323Support for Research and Practice Network on Gun Violence Reduction
5Ors ImpactWA$405,000Support for 2024 Evaluation and Learning Partnership
6Ubuntu Village NolaLA$400,000Support for Mission Support Funding
7Vera Institute of Justice IncNY$400,000Support for Vera's True Line Project
8Colorado Criminal Justice Reform CoalitionCO$300,000General Support
9Dc Justice LabDC$300,000General Support
10Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-usaNY$300,000Support for Advancing Education and Leadership Opportunities for Women and Youth in West Africa
11Neighborhood Defender ServiceNY$300,000Support for NDS Jackson / NDS PACE
12Operation RestorationLA$300,000Support for Continuing to meet the needs of our community
13Southern Center for Human RightsGA$300,000Support for SCHR 2024 - 2026 Campaign to Transform Georgia's Criminal Legal System
14The Praxis ProjectCA$300,000Support for General support for Free Hearts
15Vera Institute of Justice IncNY$300,000Support for Vera Louisiana to launch a criminal justice data dashboard.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019183$20.4M
2020159$20.7M
2021158$21.7M
2022159$24.7M
2023203$25.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Louisiana13%
New York13%
District of Columbia9%
Colorado8%
California7%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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