About Anti-Recidivism Coalition
Organize and support people impacted by the criminal legal system to reduce recidivism and advance successful reentry through direct services, advocacy, leadership development, and community-based programs.
Focus Areas
Reentry servicesHousingWorkforce development & educationCareer readiness & credential programsAdvocacy & policy reformFelony expungementSupportive servicesPrograms for womenArts/ARC Creatives
Who They Fund
justice-involved / incarcerated individualsyouth in transitional housing / formerly incarcerated youthcollege/university student interns and emerging social service professionals
About Anti-Recidivism Coalition
The Anti-recidivism Coalition centers its grantmaking on people impacted by the criminal legal system, using direct services, advocacy, leadership development, and community-based programs to support reentry and reduce recidivism. One of the clearest signs of its approach is a $332,000 sub-grant in 2025 to Swan Within Inc Meredith Harper for a credible messenger in-reach program, pairing ARC’s reentry mission with an intermediary organization. Another large award, $113,184 in 2024 to Sacramento District Council St Vincent De Paul Society, supported a life coaching and housing project, showing how housing stability and coaching fit into the coalition’s work. The grants also connect reentry to education, employment, and support services through university partnerships and local service providers. Recent awards include funding for supervised internships, housing-related programming, communications staffing, and creative or wellness activities tied to incarceration and transition. Across the listed grants, the coalition appears to favor targeted, program-specific support rather than unrestricted awards, with many grants structured as sub-grants through partner organizations. The recipient list includes nonprofits, universities, and collaborative intermediaries in California, reflecting a networked model that relies on local partnerships to deliver services for justice-involved people, formerly incarcerated youth, and emerging social service professionals.
What Anti-Recidivism Coalition Funds
Housing is a recurring part of the coalition’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $113,184 to Sacramento District Council St Vincent De Paul Society for a partnership for life coaching and housing project, and it also supported Magnolia transitional housing for youth through Green Arrow Co-lab’s gardening classes. Education and workforce development appear through its mentored internship program for social work and clinical counseling: The University Foundation at Sacramento State received $55,000, while the University of Southern California and Cal State La University Auxiliary Services Inc each received $25,000 in 2024 for the same partnership. Creative programming is another thread. Jail Guitar Doors received $58,000 in 2025 for music classes, and San Diego State University Foundation received $30,000 for Prison Arts Collective. Wellness shows up as well, including a $56,667 grant to Tree Yoga Cooperative for yoga programming.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$125K
Total Assets
$41.6M
Total Revenue
$23.3M
Total Expenses
$24.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $57K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$57K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAM LEWIS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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