Grants awarded
Who does Drug Policy Action fund?
Drug Policy Action has awarded $34 million across 43 grants to 34 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in mental health. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $16,000 and $150,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $860,000 versus $30,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$34.2M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
34
Grants
43
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Drug Policy Alliance
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$28.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| M More Treatment for a Better Oregon Yes to 110 | $2.4M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Initiative Petition Committee No 44 | $2.1M | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Marijuana Policy Project
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$178K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$145K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
Ground Game Texas
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$110K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| O Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws | $90K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Mike Schmidt for Multnomah Da | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$65K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
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$65K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
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$65K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| R Register2vote Fund | $60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
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$51K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NV | |
| O Oregonians for Ethics | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Tina Kotek | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Smart Justice Ca Action Fund | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mississippians for Compassionate Care | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Safety and Justice Oregon
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$35K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OR | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NJ | |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MT | |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| F Friends of Brian Decker | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| S Safety and Justice Pac | $16K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N New Day Nevada INC | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NV | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of Tina Kotek | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chaichi for Oregon | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of Andrea Valderrama | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kayse Jama for Oregon | $8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Julie Fahey | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of Rob Wagner | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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