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Criminal Justice Grant Funders in North Carolina

40 foundations with a documented criminal justice focus have made grants to North Carolina nonprofits in recent years, together directing $22.3M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 40 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

40
Criminal justice funders
$22.3M
Given to North Carolina nonprofits
176
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active criminal justice funders in North Carolina

#FunderBased inTotal North Carolina givingGrantsLatest
1John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated)Illinois$7.9M162024
2Dogwood Health TrustNorth Carolina$2.2M162024
3Ascendium Education Solutions IncWisconsin$1.8M52024
4Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncNorth Carolina$1.4M172024
5United Way of Greater High Point IncNorth Carolina$1.3M92025
6The Bernard Osher FoundationCalifornia$1.1M22023
7The Ford FoundationNew York$975K52019
8The Duke EndowmentNorth Carolina$975K72024
9Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York$495K32024
10The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNew Jersey$494K32024
11Laughing Gull FoundationNorth Carolina$440K92024
12The Just Trust for ActionNorth Carolina$370K32024
13John Rex EndowmentNorth Carolina$364K52023
14Foundation for Opioid Response EffortsNew York$300K32023

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented criminal justice focus and that have funded North Carolina nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to North Carolina recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.