Criminal Justice 2020 (2 years)

Criminal Justice

The organization is a philanthropic intermediary founded in 2014 that is focused on donor collaborative funds that support immigrant rights, racial justice, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, transgender rights, pretrial justice and police accountability, and disability justice. The Spark Justice Fund (the Fund) started in 2018 as a donor collaborative that supports grassroots organizing groups to end the use of money bail, transform pretrial justice, dramatically reduce jail populations, and advance new community-driven models of justice. The Fund also works to build power in communities most impacted by incarceration to advance change and hold systems accountable. This award enables the Fund to continue its support to end money bail, strengthen the capacity of state-based and local grassroots groups and those who are impacted by the criminal justice system, and elevate the leadership of those most directly affected by the justice system. Ending money bail and transforming pretrial justice advances the Safety and Justice Challenge goal to eliminate the misuse and overuse of jails and address racial and ethnic disparities.