Forward Justice — Criminal Justice Reform Advocacy and Organizing (2021)

[Criminal Justice Reform] Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $150,000 to Forward Justice to support its statewide criminal justice reform organizing work in North Carolina. Forward Justice, led by Daryl Atkinson, plans to use these funds to promote prosecutor accountability, engage with newly re-enfranchised formerly incarcerated voters on criminal justice reform issues, and train formerly incarcerated people in leadership and organizing skills. This follows our August 2019 support and falls within our focus area of criminal justice reform.