Supporters of The Beat Within

The Beat Within gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our partners, funders and donors. These contributions inform us that there is a growing community of people who deeply care about the welfare of incarcerated youth. We all agree that, historically, a punitive system has not provided adequate opportunities and support for youth offenders to rehabilitate and reconcile their mistakes.

Through reading the writings from The Beat Within workshops, most of us have learned something new about the juvenile justice system. We have found the potential for change and growth for youth in the juvenile justice system to be immense.  

We thank our supporters for joining us in launching incarcerated youth's voices and of course, a huge thank you to all of the writers from our workshops; past, present and future.  

The Beat Within Thanks:

Atkinson Foundation
California Arts Council
California Wellness Foundation
Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation
Christensen Fund
Community Foundation National Capital Region
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Community Foundation of Silicon Valley
Community Technology Foundation of California
Compton Foundation
Creative Work Fund
Cricket Island Foundation
Cricket Island Foundation
DC Children and Youth Trust Corp.
DC Children Youth Investment Trust Corporation
DC Humanities Council
Donor Circle of the Arts (SCCF)
DYRS Washington DC
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Ford Foundation
Gerbode Foundation
Germanacos Foundation
Italo Scanga Foundation
James Irvine Foundation
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Louis Lurie Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
Marin County Community Foundation
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
Open Society Institute
Peninsula Community Foundation
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Portland State University
S. H. Cowell Foundation
San Francisco Arts Commission
San Francisco Foundation
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Santa Cruz Juvenile Hall
Shinnyo-en Foundation
Solano County Office of Education
Stone Circles Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Surdna Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Bill Graham Foundation
The California Arts Council
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
The City and County of San Francisco
The Germanacos Foundation
The Nelson Fund
The Nelson Fund/ Community Foundation of Silicon Valley
The Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
The Philip L. Graham Foundation
The Rex Fund
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The Silver Giving Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
The Whitman Institute
The Zellerbach Family Fund
Tides Foundation
Tin Man Fund
Van Loben Sels/Rembe Rock Foundation
Vanguard Public Foundation
W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Will J Reid Foundation
Youth Justice Funding Collaborative
and individual donors