Funders to approach for Pollen Initiative

Sacramento, California11 funders on file

Pollen Initiatives mission is to cultivate media centers inside prisons so that incarcerated people can tell their own stories and influence public understanding of the criminal justice system. Through programs such as the San Quentin News the CCWF Media Center and Paper Trail publication and in-prison film and journalism training Pollen equips incarcerated individuals with professional reporting and multimedia skills. These activities foster dialogue empower system-impacted voices and create sustainable platforms for humanizing and reforming how society views…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$49k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$3k$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →

Expected from this list$40k–$460kover two years, from 1–5 new funders

Last two years (2023–24)$330kfrom 9 new funders

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1The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Network on Women in Prison dba Legal Services for Prisoners w Children ($260k/yr), Critical Resistance ($110k/yr), Civil Rights Corps ($240k/yr)1 in 22$170k
2American Journalism Project IncSimilar grantees: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc ($210k/yr), The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of TPF ($250k/yr), The Marshall Project Inc ($280k/yr)1 in 28$260k
3The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Prison Policy Initiative ($140k/yr), Prison Fellowship Ministries ($140k/yr), Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 14$41k

147 more funders on the list for Pollen Initiative

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