About Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace
Urban Peace Institute advances safety and justice by building community-led systems that end the cycle of mass incarceration and ensure freedom from violence. The organization focuses on transforming systems of harm into systems of care through community-driven solutions, training, advocacy, research, and capacity-building.
Focus Areas
Community violence intervention (CVI)Community safetyJustice transformationYouth diversion and developmentUnarmed crisis responseRestorative justiceOrganizational capacity building
Who They Fund
communities affected by gun violenceindividuals at high risk of involvement in gun violence (perpetrators or victims)neighborhood-level populations in violence-impacted areas
About Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace
The Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace centers its grantmaking on community violence intervention in Los Angeles, with the LA Peacemakers Initiative standing out as a defining channel. Through that pass-through public-private effort, Urban Peace Institute administers funding and capacity support for CVI agencies serving neighborhoods affected by violence, linking grant dollars to organizational strength, workforce development, and direct services. The same pattern appears in its recent awards: large grants to organizations such as Resilient Agency and Chapter Two, both in Los Angeles, show a focus on groups already embedded in local violence-reduction work. Another sizable grant to Southern California Crossroads in Downey points to support that extends beyond the city core but remains within the region. Across the latest grants, the foundation backs groups working on violence intervention, community safety, and related support systems rather than individuals or program-related investments. Its leadership is listed as Fernando Rejon, and its annual grantmaking totaled $1,813,872 in the latest filing year on record. The portfolio reflects a funder using grants to reinforce community-based infrastructure in one local geography.
What Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace Funds
Community violence intervention is the clearest thread in the recent portfolio. The foundation gave $502,170 to Resilient Agency for community violence intervention, and $477,695 to Chapter Two for the same purpose. It also awarded $211,246 to Southern California Crossroads for community violence intervention, showing that this work extends to multiple organizations across the Los Angeles area. Capacity-building appears alongside direct intervention. LA Peacemakers Initiative is described as a public-private effort that provides pass-through grant funding and capacity support to CVI agencies in Los Angeles, with an emphasis on organizational strength, workforce development, and services for violence-impacted communities. Gun violence prevention also appears in the recent grants through a $10,000 award to Giffords Law Center. The overall pattern is tightly connected to violence reduction, safety, and support for agencies already working in those systems.
How Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$11M
Total Revenue
$12.5M
Total Expenses
$8.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $24K and $89K, with a median of $39K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$39K
75th Percentile
$89K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
FERNANDO REJON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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