Private foundation · EIN 26-3241764 · Houston, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Laura and John Arnold Foundation's grants went
It reported $163M in grants paid across 644 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 79.3% of those dollars to 238 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $129M 509 lines
- No confident match $33M 132
- Outside the US $127K 2
- Not itemized $556K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- WWW.ARNOLDVENTURES.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 638 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning Nashville, TN · EIN 88-3207484 | $10,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL TUTORING PROGRAM. | Same city 1.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Americus, GA · no confident EIN match | $5,000,000 | TO PROVIDE A PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT OF HABITAT AFFILIATES WITH EARLY-STAGE CAPITAL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. | Unmatched Help match |
| Center for Effective Public Policy Kensington, MD · EIN 23-2188609 | $4,555,791 | TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND PRETRIAL REFORM. | Same address 1.00 |
| Justice Action Network Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 88-2772471 | $4,000,000 | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S CHARITABLE AND NON-PARTISAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACTIVITIES. | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103594 | $3,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ABDUL LATIF JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB NORTH AMERICA IN ITS WORK TO GENERATE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS THAT MEASURE THE IM… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Urban Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-0880375 | $3,000,000 | TO FUND THE TAX POLICY CENTER. | Same address 1.00 |
| Mdrc New York, NY · EIN 23-7379473 | $1,500,000 | TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GENERATE SUSTAINABLE, MEASURABLE CHANGE ACROSS S… | Same city 1.00 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Somerville, MA · EIN 04-2312909 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM ON REGULATION, THERAPEUTICS, AND LAW ("PORTAL") PROJECT ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG POLICY AND PROMOTING MEANINGFUL DRUG IN… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT OF THE PENN WHARTON BUDGET MODEL. | Same address 1.00 |
| Mdrc New York, NY · EIN 23-7379473 | $1,343,190 | TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF PRESCHOOL, SUMMER CURRICULA, AND ENHANCED TEACHER TRAINING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING. | Same city 1.00 |
| Social Finance Boston, MA · EIN 27-4620963 | $1,257,100 | TO SUPPORT THE ACCELERATION OF DONOR-ADVISED FUND CAPITAL TOWARD IMPACT INVESTING. | Same city 1.00 |
| Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Washington, DC · EIN 52-1231278 | $1,200,000 | TO SUPPORT FISCAL POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION ANALYSIS WORK. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ · no confident EIN match | $1,150,000 | TO DEVELOP A RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS CITIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO WAVES OF GUN VIOLENCE. | Unmatched Help match |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University Tempe, AZ · EIN 86-6051042 | $1,093,407 | TO DEVELOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRETRIAL ASSESSMENTS. | Same city 1.00 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $1,007,510 | TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP INVOLVING HEALTH MARKETS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, BAD ACTORS, AND STATE-LEVEL INTERACTIONS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Research Triangle Institute Rtp, NC · EIN 56-0686338 | $1,005,151 | TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT IN UP TO TEN RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION SITES. | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE'S WORK TO ADVANCE RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF RECORD CLEARANCE AND REFINE POLICY CHOICES, AN… | Same address 1.00 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Somerville, MA · EIN 04-2312909 | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM ON REGULATION, THERAPEUTICS, AND LAW ("PORTAL") PROJECT ON PROMOTING MEANINGFUL CLINICAL TRIALS. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Police Foundation Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO PROVIDE EXPERT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CITY OFFICIALS IN SIX URBAN AREAS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE. | Unmatched Help match |
| Hopewell Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3681860 | $938,649 | TO SUPPORT WELCOMING NEIGHBORS NETWORK AND ITS EFFORTS TO REMOVE REGULATORY BARRIERS TO EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING ACROSS A DIVERSE ARRAY… | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $920,411 | TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION-MAKING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES RELATED TO SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLING. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Council of State Governments Lexington, KY · EIN 36-6000818 | $900,000 | TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE LANTERN PROJECT, A SCALABLE MODEL FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING TO HELP SAFELY REDUCE SUPERVISION REVOCATIONS… | Same address 1.00 |
| The Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA · EIN 95-1958142 | $881,026 | TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND GRANTEES GUN POLICY IN AMERICA INITIATIVE WHICH PROVIDES THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND JOURNALISTS WITH NEEDED INFORM… | Same city 1.00 |
| Police Foundation Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $853,207 | TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF POLICE REFORMS IN NEW JERSEY ON OFFICER PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIOR. | Unmatched Help match |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $850,000 | TO ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE OF FOREMOST EXPERTS ON DUAL-ELIGIBLE RESEARCH TO PROVIDE POLICY-RESPONSIVE ANALYSES ON INTEGRATION BETWEEN MED… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Aetion New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $831,289 | TO EXPLORE HOW BROADENING THE PATIENT POPULATION OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS CAN IMPACT ONCOLOGY TREATMENTS' EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY. | Unmatched Help match |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685 | $823,380 | TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A VALUE-BASED FEE SCHEDULE UNDER FEE-FOR-SERVICE SYSTEM, WITH THE OVERALL GOAL OF INCREASING ADOPTION OF PAYMENT MO… | Same address 1.00 |
| Project on Predatory Student Lending Jamaica Plain, MA · EIN 87-4582545 | $813,380 | TO HELP ESTABLISH LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AGAINST PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Brookings Institution Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196577 | $800,000 | TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, ANALYZE AND DEVELOP POLICY OPTIONS, AND ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ISSUES RELATED TO SURPRISE BILLING AND MARKET CONSO… | Same address 1.00 |
| Recidiviz Oakland, CA · EIN 85-2039256 | $800,000 | TO RESEARCH APPROACHES TO FIND POLICY SOLUTIONS TO SAFELY WAIVE UNNECESSARY SUPERVISION CONDITIONS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures Denver, CO · no confident EIN match | $800,000 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION EFFORTS ABOUT POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SAFETY. | Unmatched Help match |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $796,098 | TO CONDUCT POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH ON CRITICAL ISSUES RELATING TO U.S. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $762,549 | TO EXAMINE MEGA-HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT SPAN STATES, MARKETS, AND SERVICE LINES WITH THE GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING UNDERLYING ECONOMIC MECHANISMS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $741,130 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, POLICY, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON POLICY-RELEVANT ISSUES INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT MODELS, PHYSICIAN PAYMENT POL… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Pro Publica New York, NY · EIN 14-2007220 | $704,936 | TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM. | Same address 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 38-6006309 | $700,000 | TO CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN'S MATERNAL INFANT HEALTH PROGRAM. | Same city 1.00 |
| New York University New York, NY · EIN 13-5562308 | $688,443 | TO DEVELOP POLICY ANALYSIS TO IMPROVE POLICING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Project on Predatory Student Lending Jamaica Plain, MA · EIN 87-4582545 | $675,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| University of California College of the Law San Francisco San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $670,000 | TO ANALYZE POLICY SOLUTIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING COORDINATION BETWEEN THE FDA AND THE USPTO, WHILE FOCUSING ON ENSURING COMPETITION IN THE CASE OF PHARMACEUTICAL MERGERS. | Unmatched Help match |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $666,516 | TO IDENTIFY AND HIGHLIGHT LOW-VALUE MEDICAL PRACTICES AND WORK WITH POLICYMAKERS/PAYERS TO REDUCE THE USE OF SUCH PRACTICES. | Unmatched Help match |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY · EIN 83-0621846 | $663,871 | TO CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL CANNABIS ON OPIOID ANALGESIC USE. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $650,000 | TO EVALUATE NEWLY APPROVED CANCER DRUGS WHILE DEVELOPING POLICY RELATED TO THE APPROVAL AND COVERAGE OF NOVEL MOLECULAR TESTS AND SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES. | Unmatched Help match |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services St Paul, MN · no confident EIN match | $646,049 | TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION AND SCALE UP OF A SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Brown University Providence, RI · EIN 05-0258809 | $616,618 | TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND POLICY TRANSLATION RELATED TO INSURANCE DESIGN AND MARKET STRUCTURE IN THE UNITED STATES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. | Known alias 1.00 |
| United States of CARE Campaign Arlington, VA · EIN 82-2860302 | $615,000 | TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS ON HOSPITAL PRICING PRACTICES. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352685 | $614,342 | TO DEVELOP A STRUCTURED BATTERY OF STATISTICAL METHODS FOR MEASURING RACIAL BIAS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match | $600,000 | TO PROVIDE NON-PARTISAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT ADDRESS HIGH HEALTH CARE PRICES AND TO DISSEMINATE RELATED RESEARCH, POLICY TOOLS, AND LESSONS LEARNED. | Unmatched Help match |
| National Center for Law and Economic Justice New York, NY · EIN 23-7311208 | $595,572 | TO CONDUCT IMPACT LITIGATION AND EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY TO END PUNITIVE AND RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES IN NEW YORK… | Same address 1.00 |
| Federation of American Scientists Washington, DC · EIN 23-7185827 | $584,789 | TO SUPPORT STREAMLINED PERMITTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BY ENHANCING STATE CAPACITY. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Sentencing Project Washington, DC · EIN 52-1472546 | $582,946 | TO SUPPORT THE SECOND LOOK NETWORK AND ADVANCE BACK-END RELEASE POLICY REFORMS. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
5 more lines ($876K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.