{"id":16853,"date":"2024-07-10T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/?page_id=16853"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:46:09","slug":"grants-for-violence-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-for-violence-prevention","title":{"rendered":"Grants for Violence Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:151px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/funding-guide-banner-blue-dots-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc84b32547caf6d657ad31feaae039ee\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Grants for Violence Prevention<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-box has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebeeeb\">Learn more about grants for violence prevention&nbsp; by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top violence prevention funders below. Subscribers can also explore funders using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grantfinder-search\"><strong>Grantfinder Search Tool<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/membership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column ip-gf-key-funders-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Key Funders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list key-funders-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-a\/arnold-ventures\">Arnold Ventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/bloomberg-philanthropies\">Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/david-bohnett-foundation\">David Bohnett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/howard-g-buffett-foundation\">Howard G. Buffett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/fundraising-los-angeles-grants\/the-california-endowment\">California Endowment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-c\/annie-e-casey-foundation\">Annie E. Casey Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/fundraising-in-chicago\/chicago-community-trust\">Chicago Community Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/ford-foundation\">Ford Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/fund-for-a-safer-future\">Fund for a Safer Future<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-f\/fund-for-nonviolence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fund for Nonviolence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-j\/joyce-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joyce Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/k-grants\/mary-kay-foundation\">Mary Kay Ash Foundation&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/macarthur-foundation\">MacArthur Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/n-grants\/new-york-womens-foundation\">New York Women\u2019s Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/y-grants\/yield-giving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yield Giving<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Funding Trends for Violence Prevention Grants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1725202694284_974\">People in the U.S. experience some of the highest levels of violence in the developed world. The gun homicide rate is nearly 25 times higher than in other high-income countries, and the gun suicide rate is 10 times higher, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/center-for-gun-violence-solutions\/research-reports\/firearm-violence-in-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Gun Violence Solutions<\/a> at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School for Public Health. <a href=\"https:\/\/rainn.org\/statistics\/scope-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RAINN<\/a> reports that an American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, and 1 in 6 American women have survived a rape or attempted rape. In addition to gun violence and sexual violence, the violence prevention field also includes efforts to end child abuse, domestic violence, hate crimes, defamation, and other forms of violence with ripple effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violence prevention has long been an underfunded area of philanthropy. Since violence is deeply intertwined with other social issues, so, too, is violence prevention. This may be why \u201cviolence prevention\u201d is not typically the name of a foundation program or funding portfolio. Instead, grantmaking for violence prevention tends to be housed within other portfolios, such as grants for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/crime-violence-funders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criminal justice reform<\/a>, grants for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/girls-women-funders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">women and girls<\/a>, or grants for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-for-racial-justice-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racial justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants related to this general funding area may also appear as domestic violence grants, gender-based violence grants or gun violence prevention grants, among other funding areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Non-displaying inline paywall marker. Editors: please keep this code block. Position this block before the first full-width paragraph or just above the foundations list heading. -->\n<div id=\"ipInlineOffer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container foundation-list gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<p>Community foundations have historically provided the lion\u2019s share of private funding for violence prevention, with programs that supplement government efforts. Women\u2019s funds and giving circles, often housed at community foundations, are also crucial in this space, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/n-grants\/new-york-womens-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Women\u2019s Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/fundraising-in-chicago\/women-of-color-united-giving-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women of Color United Giving Council<\/a>. Private foundations and philanthropic LLCs are increasingly funding in this area through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/crime-violence-funders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criminal justice reform<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-for-racial-justice-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racial justice<\/a> portfolios. In addition, there are several collaborative funds working on violence prevention, including the California-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/fundraising-los-angeles-grants\/hope-and-heal-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hope and Heal Fund <\/a>and the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-f\/fund-for-a-safer-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fund for a Safer Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where are violence prevention grants going?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Violence prevention funding largely focuses on the local level; however, several efforts also occur nationally, in particular, efforts surrounding advocacy and systems change. Grantmakers support conventional methods, such as services for survivors, as well as legal strategies, policy advocacy, research, narrative change, and intersectional, holistic approaches. Other grantmakers approach violence prevention through the lens of public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the work of grassroots movements \u2014 and amid a \u201ctough on crime\u201d backlash \u2014 some funders are increasing support for approaches that focus not on punishment, but on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024\/3\/12\/towards-greater-community-safety-the-case-for-community-based-violence-intervention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what actually creates safe communities<\/a>. This means grants for things like restorative justice programs, community development, programs for at-risk youth, alternatives to incarceration, services for the criminalized, and programs that address root causes of violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gaps in violence prevention funding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Philanthropy for violence prevention is an evolving field. Historically and still today, most funders have focused on a specific area, such as addressing gender-based violence through grants for women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, there has been a shift toward more holistically addressing root causes of violence. \u201cSome of the newer violence prevention methods are novel and emergent, including cognitive behavioral interventions and hospital-based violence prevention,\u201d Katherine Don found in IP\u2019s State of American Philanthropy report on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/state-of-american-philanthropy-pdfs\/giving-for-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Giving for Violence Prevention<\/a>. And \u201cfunders are increasingly combining older methods\u2014like providing counseling and temporary housing to survivors\u2014with newer methods to end the cycle of abuse via cultural change, healing and community engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a dearth of dedicated funding for mental health and substance abuse programs, as well as those focused on Hispanic, Native American and immigrant populations affected by violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/state-of-american-philanthropy-pdfs\/giving-for-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IP found<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group modified-date-row is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56a869c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><em>Published on <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-07-10T14:20:00-07:00\">July 10, 2024<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about grants for violence prevention&nbsp; by exploring Inside Philanthropy\u2019s list of top violence prevention funders below. Subscribers can also explore funders using our Grantfinder Search Tool. 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