North Carolina · Public charity
The Just Trust for Education
Accelerate momentum for justice reform and public safety innovation in every corner of the country. THE JUST TRUST FOR EDUCATION works to create stronger, more resilient state and national advocacy and public education ecosystems that can accelerate momentum in our country's journey toward a more just and compassionate engine of public…
- $26M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 151
- Grants FY2024
- 111
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,500,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 25
- Total assets, FY2024
- $67M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recidiviz Inc | $2,500,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation | $2,035,000 | 2 | 25% |
| The Marshall Project Inc | $1,950,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Justleadershipusa Inc | $1,900,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Alliance for Safety and Justice | $1,800,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Equal Justice USA Inc | $1,750,000 | 2 | 19% |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | $1,620,000 | 1 | 6% |
| For the People | $1,450,000 | 2 | 30% |
| Forward Justice | $1,250,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries | $1,250,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 142 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
The Just Trust for Education supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 13 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 135 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: New Venture Fund · Public Welfare Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Laura and John Arnold Foundation · Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Incorporated · The Ford Foundation · Foundation to Promote Open Society · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Fwdus Education Fund Inc · Borealis Philanthropy
How this is measured
About The Just Trust for Education
- How much does The Just Trust for Education give?
- The Just Trust for Education reported 151 grants totaling $25,780,043 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does The Just Trust for Education fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (65%), Civil Rights (9%), Public Benefit (6%).
- Who are The Just Trust for Education's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Recidiviz Inc ($2.5M), Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation ($2.0M), The Marshall Project Inc ($1.9M).
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Just Trust for Education?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Venture Fund, Public Welfare Foundation Inc, Annie E Casey Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Just Trust for Education based?
- The Just Trust for Education is based in NC.
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