Grants Database
Democracy Fund collaborates with our grantees, donors, and other partners to strengthen and expand the movement for an inclusive, multiracial democracy. We are proud to have supported more than 400 organizations doing this work.
- 100% Democracy
- $125,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2023
100% Democracy, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is an initiative dedicated to reimagining voting as both a fundamental right and a civic responsibility, with every eligible citizen required to participate in this most fundamental act of self-governance.
Project:
100% Democracy.Foundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
General- 131 & Counting
- $15,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2021
To support 131 & Counting’s work to increase the number of women in Congress and public policy positions through educational and social forums that build a bipartisan network of women leaders.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, GovernmentGrant Length:
Jul 2021 to Jun 2022Strategy:
Constructive Politics- 2020 Census Project
- $500,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2019
To support the 2020 Census Project, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund. This grant will support the efforts of the 2020 Census Project’s Democracy Funders Collaborative joint fund on the Census, which aims to ensure that the 2020 Census is implemented effectively, produces a robust, accurate count of the population of the United States, and supports efforts to ensure all Americans – especially those most likely to be undercounted – are accounted for in the Census.
Project:
2020 Census Project RenewalFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Dec 2020Strategy:
General- 2020 Census Project
- $750,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
To support the 2020 Census Project, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund. The 2020 Census Project’s Democracy Funders Collaborative Joint aims to ensure that the 2020 Census is implemented effectively, and produces a robust count of the population of the U.S.
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2020 CENSUS PROJECTFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Jun 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
General- 22nd Century Initiative
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
22nd Century Initiative, a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, facilitates widespread opposition to authoritarian movements and ideas, and resources organizations and networks to build an enduring, reparative, people-powered democracy.
Project:
22nd Century InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- 22nd Century Initiative
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
22nd Century Initiative, a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, facilitates widespread opposition to authoritarian movements and ideas, and resources organizations and networks to build an enduring, reparative, people-powered democracy.
Project:
22nd Century InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2024Strategy:
General- Accelerate Change, Inc.
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
Civic Revolution aims to transform democracy to be more responsive and representative of all communities through a coalition of digital media organizations dedicated to catalyzing civic engagement for diverse audiences.
Project:
Civic RevolutionFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Aug 2023Strategy:
General- ACCESS
- $350,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), an institution of ACCESS, builds the capacity of Arab American community organizations. NNAAC’s capacity building program will help its member organizations though trainings, technical assistance, workshops, convenings, and peer-to-peer learnings.
Project:
National Network for Arab American CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Media, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Other, Government/Budgeting, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2026Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- ACCESS
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The National Network for Arab American Communities, an institution of ACCESS, builds the capacity of Arab American community organizations. NNAAC’s capacity building program helps its member organizations through trainings, technical assistance, workshops, convenings, and peer-to-peer learnings.
Project:
National Network for Arab American CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Accountable.US
- $350,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2023
Accountable.US (A.US) is a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 organization that shines a light on special interests that too often wield unchecked power and influence in Washington and beyond. They conduct in-depth investigations to expose conflicts of interest and then share their findings with the media, public, policymakers, and allies in real-time.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2025Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- Accountable.US
- $225,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2021
Accountable.US (A.US) is a nonpartisan, 501(c)3 organization that shines a light on special interests that too often wield unchecked power and influence in Washington and beyond. They conduct in-depth investigations to expose conflicts of interest and then share their findings with the media, public, policymakers, and allies in real-time.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Executive Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Oct 2021 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Accountable.US
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
Accountable.US will develop a “Self-Research 101” training and hold sessions for pro-democracy organizations on defending against potential misinformation and disinformation campaigns targeting their work.
Project:
Self-Research TrainingFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
General- Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
ACRE Institute was founded in 2017, when policies were implemented that disproportionately benefited financial institutions, while harming Black and Brown communities. ACRE Institute’s leadership brings deep experience researching, organizing, and campaigning around Wall Street accountability issues following the 2008 financial crisis.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2022 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute
- $800,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2023
The Action Center on Race and the Economy supports racial, economic, and environmental justice organizations with strategic planning and advocacy coordination on political campaigns. The Action Center also leads campaigns to spotlight the political influence that corporate and financial profiteers wield as they erode the basic racial and economic rights of communities of color.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2025Strategy:
Equitable Civic Infrastructure- Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice is an immigrant women-of-color-led grassroots organization based in Woodside, New York. Founded in 2005, they are the country’s only worker and social justice center dedicated to serving and mobilizing the Nepali-speaking community — an underserved, under-resourced, and undercounted community.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- Advancement Project
- $175,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Advancement Project is a next generation, multi-racial, policy, communications, and legal action group committed to civil rights and racial justice . They use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements, achieve policy change and support local movements to ensure impacted communities are at the forefront of change.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Sep 2020 to Dec 2021Strategy:
General- African American Federal Executives Association Incorporated
- $50,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
The African American Federal Executives Association (AAFEA) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to preparing and supporting African Americans for advancement into and within the senior ranks of the United States Government.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
GovernmentGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Representative Leadership- Algorithmic Justice League
- $175,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2021
Algorithmic Justice League, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, conducts and publicizes research investigating algorithmic bias in high visibility commercial and public sector AI systems.
Project:
Algorithmic Justice LeagueFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2021 to Mar 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
- $50,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Alternative Newsweekly Foundation is a 501(c3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting news outlets that provide coverage on a local level and strive to achieve exceptional journalism. They are building internal capacity to increase long-term sustainability and improve the impact of their work.
Project:
Capacity BuildingFoundation Center Topic:
Grant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Alternative Newsweekly Foundation
- $35,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2020
The Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, National Association of Hispanic Publishers and others are collaborating on a “Marshall Plan” for community media. Their goal is digital transformation and long term sustainability of critical community publishers, especially those led by people of color and serving diverse communities in the U.S.