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Grants tables

The following tables list grants made by the Arnold Foundation as of February 2017. For each row, the recipients are shown in order of descending total grant amount (for grants considered part of that row). The top ten recipients by are shown by default, and more recipients can be shown by clicking on "More recipients". For grants given "up to" some amount, the upper limit is used.

By focus area

Focus area	Amount	Recipients	Percentage of total amount
Criminal Justice	75,010,062	The University of Chicago, Research Foundation of the City University of New York, University of Washington, Regents of the University of Colorado, Code for America Labs, Inc., The Marshall Project, Inc., Pepperdine University, Measures for Justice Institute, Police Foundation, University of Cincinnati Research Institute More recipients International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., Justice System Partners, President and Fellows of Harvard College, William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc., American Academy of Forensic Sciences, National Center for State Courts, George Mason University Foundation, Inc., University of Maryland, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, National Criminal Justice Association, Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc., National Academy of Sciences, Urban Institute, The Regents of the University of Michigan, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc., Innocence Project, Inc., American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Hawaii Department of Public Safety, Research Triangle Institute, Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University, Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., Roca, Inc., Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Police Executive Research Forum, The Sunlight Foundation, New York University, Arizona State University, Institute for Justice, Pew Charitable Trusts, Treatment Research Institute, Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara, Public Health Management Corporation, Corporation for Supportive Housing, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Conference of State Legislatures, Bowling Green State University, University of Miami, The National Judicial College, Washington University, Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government and Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Duke University, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Inc., National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Temple University, Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Open Justice Broker Consortium, Juvenile Law Center, Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government, Johns Hopkins University, University of Denver – Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Kentucky – Division of Pretrial Services, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., University of Connecticut, National Association for Public Defense, Inc., Louisiana Public Defender Board, Dream Corps, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, Houston Forensic Science LGC, Inc., Washington State University Foundation, County of Travis Justice & Public Safety Division – Criminal Justice Planning, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Justice Education Center, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Council of State Governments Justice Center, Inc., Aleph Institute, DataKind, Inc., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Council of State Governments, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Brown University, Philanthropy Roundtable, Indiana University	11.0
Education	205,745,853	Charter Fund, Inc., New Schools for New Orleans, Inc., The Mind Trust, Inc., KIPP Foundation, New Schools for Baton Rouge, Teach For America, Inc., The New Teacher Project, Inc., StudentsFirst Institute, Teacher Town USA, Inc., Stand for Children Leadership Center More recipients Silicon Schools Fund, Inc., PowerMyLearning, Inc. (Computers for Youth Foundation, Inc.), University of Washington Foundation, Parent Revolution, Inc., Black Alliance for Educational Options, Inc., William Marsh Rice University, GreatSchools, Education Trust, Inc., Relay Graduate School of Education, Tulane University, Education Reform Now, Inc., The University of Texas at Dallas, Education Cities, Inc., Achievement School District, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Students for Education Reform, Inc., Cleveland Municipal School District, Cleveland Municipal School District Transformation Alliance, Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc., Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, Aldine Education Foundation, Education Forward DC, Policy Innovators in Education Network, Inc., Foundation for Excellence in Education, Inc., National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Leading Educators, Inc., Alliance for School Choice, Inc., Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., The Fund for Public Schools, Inc., Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, North American Council for Online Learning Ltd., National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., Teach for America, Inc., Educators for Excellence, Inc., Partners for Developing Futures, Inc., Parent Coalition for Excellent Education, Inc., The Third Way Foundation, Inc., YES Prep Public Schools, Inc., Houston Independent School District Foundation, Education Champions for All, Inc., Innosight Institute, Inc., IDEA Public Schools, University of Missouri, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Texas Institute for Education Reform, Education Pioneers, Inc., Association of Missouri Charter Schools, 50CAN, Inc., Community Foundation of New Jersey, Texas Charter Schools Association, New Schools Venture Fund, National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, Houston Independent School District, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce Foundation, The Oakland Public Education Fund, The Regents of the University of California, San Diego, Recovery School District, PHILO Finance Corporation, Philanthropy Roundtable, Trustees of Boston University, Educational Choice Illinois, Austin Community Foundation, Choose to Succeed, Inc., American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences	30.1
Evidence-Based Policy and Innovation	146,644,432	MDRC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Urban Institute, Brown University, America Achieves, Inc., Feeding America, Johns Hopkins University, Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., Social Finance, Inc. More recipients Social Finance NY State Workforce Re-Entry 2013 LLC**, The Regents of the University of Michigan, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Youth Services, Inc., Government of the District of Columbia, University of Washington, University of Utah, Chapin Hall Center for Children, Nonprofit Finance Fund, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, The University of Chicago, Denver PFS, LLC**, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, The Regents of the University of California, Irvine, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Abode Services, The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, MapLight, Social Finance CT**, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Brookings Institution, University of Southern California, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, Inc., Ohio State University Foundation, Nurse Family Partnership, William Marsh Rice University, One Hope United, National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, The University of Texas at Austin, Houston Food Bank, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., United Way of Lane County, SAGA Innovations, Inc., Northwestern University, Georgetown University, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, The Regents of the University of California, San Diego, National Skills Coalition, American Society for Public Administration, Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina, Measured Decisions, Inc., New Profit, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Living Cities, Inc., National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc., The Trustees of Princeton University, County of Allegheny, The Pennsylvania State University, The University of Tennessee, Educational Results Partnership, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Philanthropy Roundtable, Conference Board, Inc., College Forward, Children’s Home for Society of America, Wake County Public School System, Regents of the University of Colorado, Trust for Conservation Innovation, Institute for Child Success, Inc., Data Quality Campaign, Inc., Bottom Line, Inc., The National Head Start Association, City First Enterprises, Inc.	21.4
New Initiatives	112,525,592	William Marsh Rice University, edX, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, Oregon Health & Science University, Center for Healthcare Transparency, Trustees of Dartmouth College, Evidence for Healthcare Improvement, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cal Poly Corporation, Pro Publica, Inc. More recipients Center for Public Integrity, FairVote, Healthy Food America, Internet Archive, Davidson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., Health Care Cost Institute, Inc., Fund for the City of New York, National Academy of Sciences, Pacific Business Group on Health, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Third Way Institute, Duke University, Organ Alliance, Inc., Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Inc., Clean Air Task Force, Inc., Campaign Legal Center, Inc., The CrossFit Foundation, Inc., National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., Johns Hopkins University, Catalyst for Payment Reform, Inc., The Project on Government Oversight, Inc., Energy Innovation Reform Project, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Initiative for Medicines, Access, & Knowledge, Inc., DataKind, Inc., MuckRock Foundation, Inc., Center for Health Policy Development, FairVote Minnesota Foundation, City of Houston, City of Berkeley, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., National Conference of State Legislatures, Texas Tribune, Inc., American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Council of the District of Columbia, Investigative News Network, BMJ Publishing Group Limited	16.4
Planning	1,536,762	President and Fellows of Harvard College, The Century Foundation, Inc.	0.2
Research Integrity	81,216,395	Nutrition Science Initiative, Center for Open Science, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Bioethics International, Inc., Yale University, Regents of the University of Minnesota, Statistical Assessment Service, The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley More recipients Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., National Academy of Sciences, Tulane University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Inc., Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Match Foundation, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, The PubPeer Foundation, University of Arizona, Sense About Science, The Novim Group, The Center for Scientific Integrity, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Teachers College, Columbia University, University Court of the University of Edinburgh	11.9
Science and Technology	5,134,204	Sage Bionetworks, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Foundation for the National Institute of Health, Inc., Amida Technology Solutions, LLC, American Society for Cell Biology, Center for Open Data Enterprise, Inc., New York University, Johns Hopkins University, New Venture Fund, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco	0.8
Sustainable Public Finance	56,269,328	Pew Charitable Trusts, Urban Institute, Reason Foundation, Brookings Institution, George Mason University Foundation, Inc., The University of Chicago, Bellwether Education Partners, Inc., Volcker Alliance, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, The Novim Group More recipients The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., Center for State & Local Government Excellence, Inc., United States Common Sense, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Foundation, Inc., University of Missouri, State of Connecticut, State of California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program Fund, National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Lucy Burns Institute, Inc., The University of Texas at Austin, James Madison Institute, MDRC, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, President and Fellows of Harvard College, California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, Trustees of Boston College, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, Texas Public Policy Foundation, University of Arkansas, RAND Corporation, Alabama Policy Institute, Inc., Maryland Public Policy Institute, Inc., Colorado Succeeds, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., San Diego Regional Chamber Foundation, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Inc., Georgetown University, University of Washington Foundation, University of Colorado Foundation, Washington Policy Center, University of Houston, Kansas Policy Institute	8.2
Total amount granted	684,082,628		100.0

By year

For multi-year grants, the first year is used in the following table.

Year	Amount	Recipients	Percentage of total amount
2011	25,686,901	StudentsFirst Institute, Stand for Children Leadership Center, The New Teacher Project, Inc., Teach For America, Inc., William Marsh Rice University, KIPP Foundation, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Education Reform Now, Inc., YES Prep Public Schools, Inc., Education Champions for All, Inc. More recipients North American Council for Online Learning Ltd., James Madison Institute, Innosight Institute, Inc., IDEA Public Schools, University of Washington Foundation, National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., Innocence Project, Inc., Education Pioneers, Inc., Texas Charter Schools Association, California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility, New Schools Venture Fund, Texas Institute for Education Reform, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Texas Association of Business & Chambers of Commerce Foundation, Recovery School District, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., Kansas Policy Institute	3.8
2012	65,172,911	Charter Fund, Inc., New Schools for New Orleans, Inc., Pew Charitable Trusts, Teach For America, Inc., Black Alliance for Educational Options, Inc., GreatSchools, Nutrition Science Initiative, Relay Graduate School of Education, Education Trust, Inc., Students for Education Reform, Inc. More recipients Parent Revolution, Inc., Aldine Education Foundation, Policy Innovators in Education Network, Inc., The New Teacher Project, Inc., Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, The Fund for Public Schools, Inc., Innocence Project, Inc., Alliance for School Choice, Inc., Leading Educators, Inc., Brookings Institution, Educators for Excellence, Inc., Education Reform Now, Inc., Partners for Developing Futures, Inc., The Novim Group, North American Council for Online Learning Ltd., Stand for Children Leadership Center, Lucy Burns Institute, Inc., Feeding America, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Association of Missouri Charter Schools, University of Denver – Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Kentucky – Division of Pretrial Services, National Conference of State Legislatures, Houston Independent School District, Council of State Governments Justice Center, Inc., Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., Philanthropy Roundtable, Innosight Institute, Inc.	9.5
2013	114,220,387	Nutrition Science Initiative, MDRC, William Marsh Rice University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Open Science, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, PowerMyLearning, Inc. (Computers for Youth Foundation, Inc.), Social Finance NY State Workforce Re-Entry 2013 LLC**, Parent Revolution, Inc., Pew Charitable Trusts More recipients University of Washington Foundation, Reason Foundation, Silicon Schools Fund, Inc., Pro Publica, Inc., Education Reform Now, Inc., Greater Houston Community Foundation, The Novim Group, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Inc., Center for State & Local Government Excellence, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, Hawaii Department of Public Safety, The University of Chicago, Bellwether Education Partners, Inc., George Mason University Foundation, Inc., Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., Urban Institute, Arizona State University, MapLight, National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, Code for America Labs, Inc., National Academy of Sciences, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, Alliance for School Choice, Inc., University of Missouri, New Profit, Inc., The Trustees of Princeton University, National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, National Conference of State Legislatures, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Texas Institute for Education Reform, Colorado Succeeds, Houston Forensic Science LGC, Inc., County of Travis Justice & Public Safety Division – Criminal Justice Planning, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Regents of the University of California, San Diego, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Inc., Davidson College, PHILO Finance Corporation, Philanthropy Roundtable, Police Foundation, Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of Kentucky – Division of Pretrial Services, Educational Choice Illinois, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Police Executive Research Forum, Austin Community Foundation, Washington Policy Center, Choose to Succeed, Inc., Indiana University, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences	16.7
2014	103,544,547	President and Fellows of Harvard College, William Marsh Rice University, The University of Chicago, Center for Healthcare Transparency, edX, Inc., New Schools for New Orleans, Inc., Social Finance, Inc., Youth Services, Inc., Tulane University, Center for Public Integrity More recipients The University of Texas at Dallas, Teach For America, Inc., Brookings Institution, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., Silicon Schools Fund, Inc., Davidson College, Cleveland Municipal School District, Health Care Cost Institute, Inc., Statistical Assessment Service, Nonprofit Finance Fund, University of Maryland, Cleveland Municipal School District Transformation Alliance, Justice System Partners, Regents of the University of Minnesota, The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford, Urban Institute, Cal Poly Corporation, Center for Open Science, Inc., Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Stand for Children Leadership Center, The Marshall Project, Inc., Third Way Institute, United States Common Sense, America Achieves, Inc., Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons, Inc., National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, The Sunlight Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc., American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, University of Missouri, StudentsFirst Institute, State of California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program Fund, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Leading Educators, Inc., University of Washington, Georgetown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, The National Judicial College, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government and Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, Nordic Cochrane Centre, Houston Independent School District Foundation, MDRC, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, DataKind, Inc., Open Justice Broker Consortium, Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc., National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Inc., Texas Public Policy Foundation, Teachers College, Columbia University, National Conference of State Legislatures, Alabama Policy Institute, Inc., Washington State University Foundation, Texas Tribune, Inc., City First Enterprises, Inc., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Council of the District of Columbia, Council of State Governments, Investigative News Network, University of Colorado Foundation, University of Houston, Trustees of Boston College	15.1
2015	185,665,680	Charter Fund, Inc., edX, Inc., Urban Institute, KIPP Foundation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Brown University, University of Washington, Trustees of Dartmouth College, Pew Charitable Trusts More recipients Evidence for Healthcare Improvement, Feeding America, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, MDRC, Bioethics International, Inc., Yale University, George Mason University Foundation, Inc., The New Teacher Project, Inc., University of Washington Foundation, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, University of Utah, Pro Publica, Inc., Education Trust, Inc., National Academy of Sciences, Internet Archive, Achievement School District, Sage Bionetworks, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, National Center for State Courts, Center for Open Science, Inc., International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Irvine, Fund for the City of New York, Nutrition Science Initiative, Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc., Research Foundation of the City University of New York, Pacific Business Group on Health, Abode Services, William Marsh Rice University, National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc., Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., National Council on Teacher Quality, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan, The University of Texas at Austin, Bellwether Education Partners, Inc., Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc., Relay Graduate School of Education, Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University, Nurse Family Partnership, University of Southern California, Roca, Inc., One Hope United, Clean Air Task Force, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, FairVote, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Foundation, Inc., William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc., Police Executive Research Forum, Research Triangle Institute, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., State of Connecticut, MapLight, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Inc., The Match Foundation, Inc., Foundation for the National Institute of Health, Inc., Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, The Third Way Foundation, Inc., The Project on Government Oversight, Inc., University of Arizona, StudentsFirst Institute, Sense About Science, Energy Innovation Reform Project, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Brookings Institution, The Center for Scientific Integrity, Inc., The Century Foundation, Inc., National Skills Coalition, Nordic Cochrane Centre, Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina, Juvenile Law Center, Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government, 50CAN, Inc., Community Foundation of New Jersey, Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Organ Alliance, Inc., County of Allegheny, FairVote Minnesota Foundation, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Louisiana Public Defender Board, National Conference of State Legislatures, The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, City of Houston, Philanthropy Roundtable, The University of Chicago, College Forward, Children’s Home for Society of America, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, City of Berkeley, University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Wake County Public School System, Trust for Conservation Innovation, Justice Education Center, Inc., Bottom Line, Inc., Texas Public Policy Foundation, Major Cities Chiefs Association, New York University, BMJ Publishing Group Limited	27.1
2016	189,792,202	Charter Fund, Inc., Urban Institute, The Mind Trust, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, New Schools for Baton Rouge, Center for Open Science, Inc., Teacher Town USA, Inc., Oregon Health & Science University, America Achieves, Inc., The Regents of the University of Michigan More recipients American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Research Foundation of the City University of New York, The University of Chicago, Government of the District of Columbia, Regents of the University of Colorado, Cal Poly Corporation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Code for America Labs, Inc., Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Healthy Food America, Pepperdine University, Measures for Justice Institute, Police Foundation, The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley, Silicon Schools Fund, Inc., University of Cincinnati Research Institute, Education Cities, Inc., Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Chapin Hall Center for Children, FairVote, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Denver PFS, LLC**, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Regents of the University of Minnesota, New Schools for New Orleans, Inc., Reason Foundation, Volcker Alliance, Inc., The Marshall Project, Inc., Duke University, Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation, Inc., National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Johns Hopkins University, National Criminal Justice Association, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc., Nutrition Science Initiative, Social Finance CT**, Education Forward DC, Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Ohio State University Foundation, National Academy of Sciences, New York University, Tulane University, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Inc., Organ Alliance, Inc., William Marsh Rice University, University of Washington, Brookings Institution, Campaign Legal Center, Inc., Houston Food Bank, Institute for Justice, Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc., The CrossFit Foundation, Inc., Teach for America, Inc., United Way of Lane County, Treatment Research Institute, Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara, The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Public Health Management Corporation, Corporation for Supportive Housing, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., SAGA Innovations, Inc., Northwestern University, Bowling Green State University, Catalyst for Payment Reform, Inc., University of Miami, The PubPeer Foundation, Parent Coalition for Excellent Education, Inc., Washington University, Nonprofit Finance Fund, George Mason University Foundation, Inc., American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Inc., Justice System Partners, The Regents of the University of California, San Diego, Temple University, Amida Technology Solutions, LLC, Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Public Administration, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc., Research Triangle Institute, University of Southern California, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Measured Decisions, Inc., Initiative for Medicines, Access, & Knowledge, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Living Cities, Inc., Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc., National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Center for Open Data Enterprise, Inc., National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, MuckRock Foundation, Inc., New Venture Fund, University of Connecticut, The Pennsylvania State University, The University of Tennessee, National Association for Public Defense, Inc., Educational Results Partnership, Center for Health Policy Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Trustees of Boston College, United States Common Sense, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, Conference Board, Inc., Dream Corps, The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, University of Arkansas, RAND Corporation, Maryland Public Policy Institute, Inc., Institute for Child Success, Inc., University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Data Quality Campaign, Inc., National Conference of State Legislatures, The Oakland Public Education Fund, Georgetown University, San Diego Regional Chamber Foundation, Aleph Institute, The National Head Start Association, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Trustees of Boston University, Brown University	27.7
Total amount granted	684,082,628		100.0

Focus area and year matrix

For multi-year grants, the first year is used in the following table.

	Grant amount
Focus areas	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Sum
Criminal Justice	200,000	1,168,523	4,088,178	14,337,155	21,451,262	33,764,944	75,010,062
Education	24,919,239	54,193,614	21,779,705	20,213,102	34,524,117	50,116,076	205,745,853
Evidence-Based Policy and Innovation	0	229,146	31,024,541	13,933,534	57,664,164	43,793,047	146,644,432
New Initiatives	0	0	10,889,742	41,121,499	40,020,285	20,494,066	112,525,592
Planning	0	0	0	0	318,785	1,217,977	1,536,762
Research Integrity	0	3,917,875	37,493,669	6,349,997	17,034,378	16,420,476	81,216,395
Science and Technology	0	0	0	0	2,294,109	2,840,095	5,134,204
Sustainable Public Finance	567,662	5,663,753	8,944,552	7,589,260	12,358,580	21,145,521	56,269,328
Total	25,686,901	65,172,911	114,220,387	103,544,547	185,665,680	189,792,202	684,082,628

References

Comments to follow -- Jytdog (talk) 07:34, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

The content above is 100% sourced to the website of the foundation. This is an abuse of Wikipedia per almost every part of WP:NOT. Wikipedia is not a webhost for the foundation or anyone else. We are not a catalog to record every grant given by the foundation. WP articles, per every policy, are meant to be sourced to independent, secondary sources. Jytdog (talk) 07:36, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

• Exclude per WP:NOT; particularly WP:NOTCATALOG, WP:INDISCRIMINATE. - Ryk72 ^'c.s.n.s.' 07:58, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

• @Jytdog: Many thanks for starting this discussion! I'd like a few details from you to make this discussion more productive: (1) "This is an abuse of Wikipedia per almost every part of WP:NOT" is very vague to me, and I'm not sure what exactly you are trying to say. I also think saying "it violates a lot of things on this very long page" is not very useful for those who believe the tables should be kept, because it allows those who want to remove the tables to change the reason each time. Could you please enumerate all the parts of WP:NOT you think the tables violate, with reasoning for each? (2) In your original revert edit summary you cited WP:PROMO, but you did not specifically bring it up here (although it is in WP:NOT); do you believe the tables to be in violation of this or not? (3) You write "WP articles, per every policy, are meant to be sourced to independent, secondary sources". How would your views on including the tables change (direction and magnitude) if the information can be sourced to independent secondary sources? Riceissa (talk) 20:29, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

The key aspects of WP:NOT that are relevant are WP:NOTEVERYTHING (what Wikipedia is actually for), and the following aspects of what it is not for: WP:PROMO (which includes WP:NOTWEBHOST), WP:NOTCATALOG specifically #7. I went down to the ground here (what WP is for, and what it isn't) because that is the key principle. I cannot imagine that there is any independent source that discusses all the grants, and putting them together in a table would just be WP:SYN which we don't do here. This level of granularity is just not encyclopedic.

I have not yet mentioned WP:UNDUE and should have. Per the NPOV policy we assign WEIGHT based on what independent, secondary sources say, and this huge pile of content sourced solely from the organization's website is UNDUE. Jytdog (talk) 21:26, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Undisclosed paid edits

This article has been substantially edited by an undisclosed paid editing company (see Yoodaba socks) as well as their IP socks on proxies. Placing {{UDP}} tag for review. MarioGom (talk) 23:16, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Quality of Article is Terrible

This is honestly one of the worst articles I've ever seen. The intro is unnecessarily verbose, the history section not only contains information that is not historical and included in the initiatives section anyway, but is also completely out of order and repetitive at points. The initiatives section reads like a paid advertisement (which, gathering from the template and talk page, it literally is), and there's no mention whatsoever of articles which question the intentions of the foundation's efforts (e.g. with "school choice").

The abundance of citations and random order that some things are in makes it difficult to edit without breaking multiple citations, but I intend on sitting down at some point in the near future and taking a proper scalpel to this article. Whoever the LLC paid to edit it was NOT worth the money. It's a total mess. Kakurokuna (talk) 10:33, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

This is the longest "multiple issues" template I've ever seen. Go ahead and chop it down. AncientWalrus (talk) 22:33, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

Hi @Marquardtika, what about this article is so promotional? I have been editing Wikipedia for almost 3 years now and I know there is still more for me to learn. I've edited a lot of pages and try to help keep the platform as neutral as possible. My perspective is that this article in particular does not have promotional content, but I would also love to hear your perspective on how/why you see it as promotional. I haven't really addressed page issues/flags in the past but I would appreciate this as a learning opportunity for me to grow as an editor. Any advice/helpful tips you could offer would be appreciated. Thank you Catnapper100 (talk) 00:57, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for starting a discussion. Off the bat, I noticed some WP:PEACOCK language like "a wide range of areas" "a wide range of studies" and "expert research". This type of language sounds like it should be on their own website, not in an encyclopedia article. Overall the article reads like a brag sheet of their accomplishments, how much money they have doled out, the impact they have made. Just kind of a laundry list of stuff they have done. I don't see anything about their lawsuit against their former president, for example. I'm sure there is more coverage out there that provides a broader look at the foundation, beyond just listing out individual grants they have given. Marquardtika (talk) 18:01, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Tags discussion

Hi, I am an employee at Arnold Ventures and would like to declare my conflict of interest. When I saw that there was a tag on the page for Promotional content, I thought it was time to see if I could help rid our page of promotional and inaccurate content. I have been reading the rules of Wikipedia to try to make sure that I follow the correct procedures and am transparent in my efforts. I would like to make some suggested edits to remove the Promotional content and ensure all information is factual. AL at AV (talk) 14:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks for disclosing your COI. You can go ahead and make suggested edits here on the talk page and I'm happy to take a look. Marquardtika (talk) 15:43, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

COI edit request

1) I would like to propose we remove this sentence: “The organization has funded a wide range of studies and programs in health care, education reform, criminal justice, and initiatives in open science and metascience.[2]” from the first paragraph of our page as it could be perceived as promotional.

2) Remove “efficiently and” from the end of the 2nd sentence in the History section, as it can be perceived as promotional.

3) Remove this sentence from the 3rd paragraph in the History section: “Since 2008, the organization has invested more than $1 billion in philanthropic efforts, focusing on using expert research and statistical analysis to drive systemic social change.[7]” given the numbers are outdated and could be seen as promotional. And remove this from the 5th paragraph: “In 2018, the organization donated $204.3 million.[10]” for the same reason.

5) Add this sentence to the Partnerships subsection of the Areas of focus section. I might recommend including a more recent partnership example such as Arnold Ventures’ partnership in March 2025 with Oklahoma Governor Stitt: https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-arnold-ventures-seeks-to-help-policymakers-implement-programs-that-work

6)And to remove the 2nd sentence: “By November 2020, the organization had committed $48 million to the partnership.[15]” which could be seen as promotional.

Thank you in advance for your review and help, and the opportunity to provide factual information. AL at AV (talk) 18:17, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Hi again, editors. I’m following up from May 7th to see if there are any concerns with me implementing the proposed edits I shared earlier, particularly the Partnerships subsection of the Areas of focus section and sourcing updates. I’m happy to adjust the language or approach based on your feedback, but wanted to check if I have permission to proceed or if there’s anything else I should revise before doing so. Thanks again for your time and input. @Marquardtika @Catnapper100 AL at AV (talk) 17:04, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

@AL at AV: I took a look and I think we're moving in the right direction. Thanks for your work on this. I think we should try to expand the lede to give a summary of the article and of the major giving areas. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Marquardtika (talk) 16:16, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi @Marquardtika, following up on your suggestion to expand the lede, I’d like to propose adding one sentence to reflect Arnold Ventures' main areas of focus:

My proposed sentence to follow the first two sentences in the current lede:

The philanthropy funds research and advocacy in public policy areas including education[1], criminal justice [2], health [3], infrastructure[4], and public finance[5][6].

Proposed citation for the new material:

[1] https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/arnold-ventures-invests-35.6-million-to-ncccs-workforce-program

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/us/crime-stats-delay-fbi

[3]​​https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/how-arnold-ventures-is-backing-cost-cutting-in-health-without-cutting-care

[4]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/john-arnold-on-why-it-s-so-hard-to-build-things-in-america?sref=M5E7r486&embedded-checkout=true

[5] https://qz.com/trump-republican-tax-spending-bill-cost-debt-deficit

[6] https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-tax/2024/09/30/time-to-talk-about-baseline-games-00181611

Thank you for this collaborative improvement to the page and to ensure this information is up to date! As you can see, there is not much on this page that has been updated in the last decade. My goal is to provide current information. AL at AV (talk) 17:13, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Thanks--I'll take a look. Marquardtika (talk) 17:17, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Update for Education

Hi again. 👋 In my posts above, I introduced myself and disclosed my COI, but in case any editors are new to this page or hadn't spotted it: I work for Arnold Ventures and am here in an official capacity to ask for edits to this page on the organization's behalf. Earlier this year, the page was cleaned up significantly to resolve some valid concerns about promotional content from before I got involved on the page. With the page in good shape after my last request above, I'd like to help provide current information to be added to the article.

In the Education section, the most recent information is from 2020, however there are education initiatives from the last several years that have been well covered. My proposed update is:

In 2025, the organization provided a $35.6 million grant to fund a program in the North Carolina Community College System aimed at helping low-income students complete their studies if they are enrolled in programs with areas of study related to in-demand careers in the state. The NC Community Colleges Boost program was launched in 2025. It was based on a program developed by the City University of New York. The program included financial support for college-related expenses and support from academic advisors. Arnold Ventures also matched state funding to launch a similar program in two Colorado community colleges in 2025.

References

Thanks in advance for reviewing this. 🤓 I'm happy to revise anything based on feedback, let me know. Thanks! 🙏 AL at AV (talk) 16:49, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Done Likeanechointheforest (talk) 17:32, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Update for Data-Driven Justice

First, 👋 I want to thank User:Likeanechointheforest for handling my last edit request. I know that non-COI Wikipedia editors are volunteers, so I really appreciate the help. 🙏 This next request is pretty similar to my previous one. I'd like to add a short paragraph to the Data-Driven Justice section about the Real-Time Crime Index, which has been covered by a few news outlets, two of which are cited below. Here's my suggested content:🤓

Arnold Ventures provides funding for the Real-Time Crime Index, an interactive tool that analyzes crime data collected from approximately 350 law enforcement agencies. The index contains data that is several months more recent than the data contained in regular FBI crime reports, which are more comprehensive and consequently take longer to assemble. The RTCI launched in September 2024 and is operated by AH Datalytics.

References

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to review! AL at AV (talk) 14:29, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Partly done but the article is trash because I only see them spend money but I don't see what the effect of their money is. Did it reduce crime? Made better school outcomes? Led to savings in healthcare costs or some innovative breakthroughs? If there is a third party source that tracks the efficacy of their interventions, these would be most welcome. Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 16:59, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing 🙏 and implementing my request User:Szmenderowiecki. I will look 👀 for opportunities to suggest more content that demonstrates the impact made. I'll try to make that happen via future edit requests. ✅

One small thing: in the last sentence of the Crime section, the Real-Time Crime Index is referred to as "RCTI." Would you mind fixing that typo?

Again, thanks very much for your help! AL at AV (talk) 16:08, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Yeah, sure, that's my fuck-up. Szmenderowiecki (talk · contribs) 22:42, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Update for Health Care section

Hello again, 👋 I'm back to ask for a few additions to the Health care section, which is solid overall but doesn't contain information about some of Arnold Ventures' more recent work in the space. I've assembled a draft below. It doesn't revise any existing content. My suggested additions are highlighted in yellow.

Extended content

Arnold Ventures work in the healthcare space has been focused primarily on researching ways to reduce both government spending and healthcare costs for Americans. AV has financially supported organizations developing policy changes intended to bring down the cost of drugs and medical care in various states. The organization has also funded research on the effects of hospital consolidation on health costs.

By 2020, Arnold Ventures had donated $347 million to health care initiatives, including $5.67 million to the Center for Healthcare Transparency, $23.19 million to the Nutrition Science Initiative, and $1.67 million to the Research Triangle Institute. Arnold Ventures was one of three organizations that invested in Civica RX, a nonprofit focused on reducing drug costs. Fifty large hospital systems partnered with Civica RX.

Arnold Ventures donated $27.6 million to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), accounting for 69% of its funding. ICER conducts cost analyses of prescription drugs and medical procedures using metrics like the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) and Equal Value of Life Years Gained (evLYG). Arnold Ventures’ work through ICER has been praised for standardizing drug pricing but has faced criticism for potentially limiting investment in treatments for elderly patients or those with rare diseases.

In January 2021, the organization helped fund the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic, formed by the National Academy of Medicine and the Aspen Institute to address the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to people with substance use disorders and chronic pain.

In 2025, AV commissioned a poll that found 88 percent of voters believe it is "fairly important" or "very important" for the federal government to negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. The poll also found that voters overwhelmingly want the government to defend Medicare drug price negotiations in court.

References

I would also like to ask about changing the section title from "Health care" to "Healthcare." I know folks write it both ways, but I feel like I see the latter much more frequently than the former. Anyway, that's a minor quibble.

If editors have any feedback for me on the draft, please reply below and I'll do my best to address your comment. Thanks! 🙏🤓 AL at AV (talk) 20:37, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Partly done: Added first highlight. Second felt too specific to be notable overall. Likeanechointheforest (talk) 19:24, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Adding new Sports betting subsection

Hello again! 👋 In 2026, Arnold Ventures has funded quite a bit of research on sports betting, its effects on consumers, and how policymakers might go about effectively regulating it. There's now enough press circulating that I thought it might be a good idea to add a "Sports betting" subsection to the "Areas of focus" section. ⚽️ Below is a draft I put together. It cites Bloomberg, CNBC, and Inside Philanthropy, which I believe are reliable sources.

Sports betting draft

In 2026, Arnold Ventures provided the American Institute for Boys and Men with $2 million for the purposes of starting a policy group focused on sports betting. The organization also provided another $2.6 million toward research in this area, with the goal of providing policymakers with the data they need in order to regulate sports betting effectively. This research includes studies on the effects of gambling and gambling advertisements on bettors' families, financial wellbeing, and mental health.

References

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Thank you in advance to any independent editors who take the time to review this draft! 🙏 Cheers, AL at AV (talk) 20:48, 9 July 2026 (UTC)