About Justice Action Network Foundation
Justice Action Network Foundation (JANF) is a national bipartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the criminal justice system and public safety outcomes at the state and federal levels by building durable movements for continued reform, identifying bipartisan policy opportunities, providing education on best practices, and convening stakeholders to achieve sustainable criminal justice policy change.
Focus Areas
Criminal justice reformPublic safetyPolicy reformLawmaker educationState and federal advocacy
Who They Fund
justice-involved individualsincarcerated and formerly incarcerated peoplecommunities impacted by mass incarceration
Funding Style
systems changepolicy advocacylegal reform support
About Justice Action Network Foundation
Justice Action Network Foundation centers criminal justice reform as a systems-change effort, with grants in 2024 reaching think tanks, advocacy groups, legal organizations, and faith-based or public-safety groups across the country. The largest recent award on file was $150,000 to Due Process Institute for criminal justice reform work, followed by $100,000 grants to Prison Fellowship Ministries and Human Rights for Kids for the same purpose. That mix suggests a funder working across multiple parts of the reform ecosystem rather than backing a single strategy. The foundation’s 2024 grant list also includes established policy organizations such as Center for American Progress and R Street Institute, alongside state-focused groups like The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, and The Fund for a Healthier Colorado. Public-facing legal and community organizations also appear, including Community Legal Services Inc and Youth Rights & Justice. The recurring grant purpose is consistent: support of criminal justice reform work. With annual grants of $1,010,000 and assets of $3,998,332, the foundation operates at a focused but meaningful scale within policy advocacy and legal reform support.
What Justice Action Network Foundation Funds
Criminal justice reform is the thread connecting the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $75,000 to Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation for support of criminal justice reform work, showing interest in sentencing policy and reform advocacy. Public safety and policy analysis also appear in the portfolio. The foundation gave $50,000 to The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions for criminal justice reform work, pairing a state-level policy organization with the same reform objective. It also backs legal and community-facing work. Community Legal Services Inc received $50,000 for support of criminal justice reform work, while Youth Rights & Justice received $25,000 for the same purpose. Those grants indicate attention to direct legal support and youth-related justice issues within the broader reform agenda.
How Justice Action Network Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is very consistent: p25, median, and p75 are all $50,000, which points to a standardized grant-making pattern. Recent awards range from $25,000 to $150,000, with one larger grant standing above a cluster of mid-sized awards. The grant list shows repeated support for the same general purpose across multiple recipients, but only 2024 grants are provided here, so recurrence across years cannot be established from the available data. Justice Action Network Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is listed in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1M
Total Assets
$4M
Total Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$3.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 35% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Lauren Krisai
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