Milestones

2008
2009
2010
2014
2016
2017

Criminal Justice Funders Forum undertakes intensified organizing efforts, bringing together legacy foundations such as Ford Foundation, MacArthur, and Open Society Foundations, along with new Silicon Valley donors such as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Open Philanthropy’s Just Impact, and others to share information and coordinate funding strategies.

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Art for Justice Fund launches. 

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Lorem Ipsum Dolore 2017
Roy Lichtenstein, Masterpiece.
2018
2019

Mark Bradford donates proceeds from the sale of a limited-edition print series Life Size to A4J. 

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Mark Bradford, Life Size (2020). Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
2020
2021

Julie Mehretu donates proceeds from the sale of her painting Dissident Score to A4J through Artsy, raising $6.5M for the Fund.

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Artist Julie Mehretu describing her work. Photo by Erin Baiano.
2022
2023

Mellon Foundation announces Imagining Freedom, a five-year, $125M grantmaking initiative to support artists shifting the narrative on America’s prison system.

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