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Communitiesof Change

Portraits of community members, police and prosecutors, and partners who work with Measures for Justice, arranged as a bar chart.

Every lasting change begins with people who have the information, support, and determination to act.

Measures for Justice helps communities and justice agencies turn fragmented information into trustworthy data they can understand and use. When you give this year, you power the tools, expertise, and partnerships that help them see what is happening in their justice system and work together toward meaningful change.

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Choose a one-time or monthly gift. As a monthly donor, you give communities and justice agencies dependable support to strengthen their data and keep progress moving.

Your donation is secure, and you stand with communities and justice agencies nationwide.

More ways to giveDonor-advised fund, stock, check, or employer match

Over 1.7 million residents

residents live in communities served by Commons sites, where communities and justice agencies work from the same data.

Your support helps communities see what is possible.

  1. Commons sites now serve communities home to over 1.7 million residents.
  2. In Michigan, data published through the National Data Portal now covers 82 of the state’s 83 counties, giving about 10 million residents near-statewide access to court data that previously required navigating fragmented local systems.
  3. Behind those numbers are communities, perhaps your own, that want safer neighborhoods, fairer outcomes, and a justice system they can trust. With the right information, they can ask important questions, work toward shared goals, and create lasting change.
  4. You help more communities be heard, and you give them the tools to build a better future together.
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Founding Supporters

  • Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
  • Echoing Green
  • Ford Foundation
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • The Safety and Justice Challenge
  • Open Society Foundations
  • Pershing Square Foundation
  • William H. Donner Foundation, Inc.

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It takes a community to drive change.

Different people. Different roles. One Community. A shared commitment to a more effective, transparent, and accountable criminal justice system.

Community members

Bring lived experience, perspective, and accountability to ensure systems work for the communities they serve.

Justice agencies and policymakers

Use data and evidence to make better decisions, improve practices, and drive policy change.

Partners

Extend expertise, reach, and capability to bring solutions to more communities and justice agencies.

Measures for Justice

Provides the data infrastructure, tools, and expertise that help turn commitments into informed action and measurable progress.

You make it possible.

Donors like you

You provide the resources that bring data, tools, and expertise to more communities and justice agencies.

Make a Year End Gift

I donate to Measures for Justice because I believe in their mission to democratize the disbursement of criminal justice data across America.

Alicia SiegelDonor

MFJ is based on the idea that data can change minds and change practices. I agree with them on that. MFJ knows that the professionals in law enforcement, the courts, and lawyers on all sides do their best work when they can access and understand the stories in the data. Supporting that cause is an easy decision.

Michael DearingDonor

The change you help drive

Each story connects communities and justice agencies with trustworthy information and the change they are working toward.

Case study Rochester, New York

Neighbors and police, shaping safer streets together

In Rochester, residents, business owners, and police leadership now sit at the same table with the same information. Through Rochester Police Department Commons, neighbors explore what is happening on their own streets, bring those trends into community meetings, and ask police leaders for real commitments.

  • Free, public access to neighborhood-level policing data, down to the census tract.
  • At Beachwood Neighborhood Coalition meetings, police command staff committed to changes such as adjusting patrol coverage.
  • Downtown business owners now make more targeted requests for public safety resources.
Support More Communities Like Rochester You helped Rochester build trust

“Public access to accurate, local data is crucial for making informed decisions that impact our community. Working with Measures for Justice has not only fostered accountability but also strengthened our community’s ability to collaborate to improve trust and fairness for all. This way we work together to create positive change and ensure a stronger, more thriving Rochester.

Portrait of Deputy Chief Sammie DraytonSammie DraytonDeputy Chief, Rochester Police Department

Let’s Be Clear Selma, Alabama

A judge in Selma on why every community deserves answers

Selma led the march for racial equality. Today, says Judge Vernetta Perkins of the Dallas County District Court, its justice system has left people in the dark. There is not enough usable information to answer even the basic questions, like who is in jail and for how long.

Her story is part of Let’s Be Clear, the MFJ series on why criminal justice data matters. You help meet that same need in courts across Alabama’s Fourth Judicial Circuit.

Help Bring Answers to More Communities Alabama’s courts, modernizing together

Data guides reform. Because how do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you are? Data is the driving force, the navigator, the compass to tell you where to go.

Judge Vernetta PerkinsDistrict Court, Dallas County, Alabama

Yolo County, California

Yolo County examined who had access to diversion, and changed course

When Yolo County leaders looked closely at their data, they saw patterns that could contribute to racial disparities in access to diversion. The district attorney’s office reconsidered how criminal history factored into eligibility and changed its review process.

Commons helps the office and the community keep watching, so they can tell whether policy changes make a difference: reveal a problem, inform action, and measure what happens next.

Help Turn Questions Into Action You helped Yolo County open doors to diversion

The Commons data portal allows people from every part of our county to have instant access to accurate information about our local criminal justice system. Let’s use this transparency and open data to facilitate new conversations and drive the best possible outcomes for the people of our community.

Jeff ReisigYolo County District Attorney

You help communities and justice agencies move from questions to action

Every time you give, you help create the conditions for better decisions, stronger public trust, and lasting local progress.

Make Your Year End Gift

When you give, you help MFJ:

  • Work with justice agencies to improve the quality and reliability of their data
  • Build tools that make justice data accessible and understandable
  • Bring communities and justice agencies into the same conversation
  • Help local partners define goals and track whether change is happening

Behind every data point is a story. You help write what comes next.

When people can see and understand what is happening, they can make better decisions about what should change. Thank you for standing with the communities, justice agencies, and partners doing this work.

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More ways to give

Every way to give

  • By mail

    Make checks payable to Measures for Justice and mail them to 421 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.

  • Stock

    Giving appreciated assets can be a tax-efficient way for you to drive change. Contact our team to arrange a gift.

    finance@measuresforjustice.org

  • Employer matching

    Many employers match employee gifts. Ask your HR department, and use MFJ’s federal tax ID: 45-2119421.

    Tax ID 45-2119421

Questions about giving

Something else on your mind? Contact our team at finance@measuresforjustice.org.

Is my donation tax deductible?

Yes. Measures for Justice is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Keep the receipt we email you after your donation as your official record. MFJ’s federal tax ID is 45-2119421.

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Does MFJ share my personal information?

No. We will never sell, trade, publish, or share your personal information.

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Can my employer match my donation?

If you or a family member work for a company with a matching gift program, you may be able to double or even triple your gift. Check with your human resources department to confirm your gift is eligible. You’ll need MFJ’s federal tax ID, 45-2119421, and our address: 421 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607.