Program 1 · 25.7% of program spending · $12K in grants $27.4M
Community safety: too often, institutional responses to issues of crime and safety are purely reactive, coming into play only after harm has been done. The center for justice innovation takes an "upstream" approach - planting the seeds for genuine, long-term safety and justice by investing in communities. Factors affecting community safety and well-being include economic and employment opportunities, access to affordable and quality housing, strong family and community relationships, medical care and mental health services, and more, and so our programming supports those needs. We recognize…
Program 2 · 11.8% of program spending · $4.2M in grants $12.6M
National initiatives: the center is a national leader in developing, studying, and disseminating a wide variety of innovative justice models. Through the center's community justice solutions team, staff conduct mixed-method, multi-site evaluations of community, court, public health, justice, and education programs, as well as research to promote new thinking about how different systems (e.g., education, public health, criminal justice) can address problems of violence, crime, and safety. The team's training and technical assistance side provides hands-on, expert assistance to reformers around…
Program 3 · 2.2% of program spending · $57K in grants $2.4M
Policy: Focused on the development of the center's policy priorities and new ventures, with an eye toward advancing leading-edge ideas and practices across the organization. In addition, the policy team is focused on developing and implementing efficient, evidence-based court practices in partnership with the new york state unified court system, as well as other criminal justice stakeholders. This work includes developing a model for individualized jail population review that aims to reduce the new york city jail population in order to help ensure the closure of rikers island, and to serve as…
Program 4 · 1.8% of program spending · $637K in grants $1.9M
Center core: The center's core planning and operations staff respond to requests for planning assistance from the court system; provide supervision and oversight court programs throughout new york city and state; and develop and implement funding, communications, and technology strategies that support this work.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III