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- Send paper checks: Prison Policy Initiative, PO Box 127, Northampton MA 01061.
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P.S. Please tell us if you give a gift of stock, so that we can properly acknowledge your gift (otherwise we have no way of finding out who you are!) - Make a gift in your will.
If you want to incorporate the Prison Policy Initiative into your will, the sample language below might be helpful. We’d also welcome a conversation about your goals in creating a legacy that fights for a world without mass incarceration. Please call our Development and Communications Associate at (413) 527-0845 ext. 306.
“I give, devise and bequeath _______________ (insert dollar amount or item of property to be donated) to the Prison Policy Initiative, Inc., EIN 20-3671130 https://www.prisonpolicy.org, or its successor organization, a nonprofit corporation as described in section 501 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used to fight for a fairer justice system.” - Arrange for your employer to match your gift. (Our EIN is 20-3671130.)
Questions?
- See our annual reports.
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Thank you for your support!
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Events
- November 13-15, 2024:
Members of our Research and Advocacy teams will be attending the American Society of Criminology annual meeting in San Francisco from November 13 through the 15th. Please reach out if you’d like to set up a meeting. - November 14-16, 2024:
Members of our Research and Advocacy teams will be attending a convening at the University of Texas in Austin from November 14 through the 16th. Please reach out if you’d like to set up a meeting.
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