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.
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2017
The purpose of this grant is to support NAACP-Legal Defense Fund’s (“LDF”) Police Reform Campaign. For this project, LDF will employ litigation, research, technology, and data strategies to advance reforms at the local, state, and national levels.
Project:
Policing Reform CampaignFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Mar 2019Strategy:
General- NAHJ Association
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
This is a general operating grant to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists that will increase their support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while holding the media accountable in their portrayals of the diverse and evolving Hispanic community in the United States.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and Training, Media/JournalismGrant Length:
May 2019 to Apr 2020Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- NAHJ Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- NAHJ Association
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2020
Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- NALEO Educational Fund
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
NALEO Educational Fund’s non-partisan voter education aims to ensure Latino voters are equipped with the information and tools necessary to engage in the 2020 election.
Project:
NALEO Education Fund 2020 Voter ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Sep 2020 to Jan 2021Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- NALEO Educational Fund
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
Democracy Fund will support NALEO Educational Fund’s efforts to identify, recruit, and train Latino candidates for positions in the federal government, with a particular focus on staffing Congressional offices. Additionally, Democracy Fund will support NALEO’s efforts to provide increased training on civility and bipartisanship to their membership.
Project:
Promoting Civility and Ensuring Diversity in Congressional StaffFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Executive Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Jul 2017 to Jun 2019Strategy:
Constructive Politics- NALEO Educational Fund
- $725,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
NALEO Educational Fund’s Staff Up Congress is an initiative spearheaded by the NALEO Educational Fund and the Joint Center working to increase the number of diverse voices on Capitol Hill by identifying and recruiting staff for positions in congressional offices
Project:
Promoting Civility and Ensuring Diversity in Congressional StaffFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Jul 2019 to Jun 2024Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Narrative Initiative
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
Narrative Initiative, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, works with social movements and changemakers to envision and strategize for narrative change that embodies a movement’s aspirations.
Project:
Narrative InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2024Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- National Academy of Sciences
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Assessment of the Impact of Social Media on the Health and Wellbeing of Adolescents and Children project will examine the current research and make conclusions about the impact of social media on the health and wellbeing of adolescents and children.
Project:
Social Media Impact AssessmentFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
May 2022 to Apr 2024Strategy:
Digital Democracy- National Affairs, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
This project grant to the online and quarterly publication National Affairs will support its work to develop voices who can stand up for democratic norms and the rule of law. The grant will allow National Affairs to host a series of public and private events that highlight the work of journalists, academics and writers and connect them with like-minded thinkers and the conservative public.
Project:
Conservative Voices for the Rule of LawFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Sep 2018 to Dec 2019Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- National Association of Black Journalists
- $250,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
This is a general operating grant to the National Association of Black Journalists that will build organizational capacity to continue their support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while holding the media accountable for recruitment and retention of black journalists as well as their portrayals of the black community through media narratives.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2021Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- National Association of Black Journalists
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
The National Association of Black Journalists supports their members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities. They also hold the media accountable for recruitment and retention of black journalists as well as their portrayals of the black community through media narratives.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jun 2022 to May 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- National Association of Black Journalists
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is executing its new Strategic Plan 2017-2020. In an effort to help leverage opportunities from the wealth of information derived from the plan, this grant will support partial funding for operational support to secure NABJ’s infrastructure.
Project:
Management CapacityFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Sep 2017 to Aug 2019Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- National Black Tech Ecosystem Association
- $260,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2023
The National Black Tech Ecosystem Association (dba Black Tech Futures Research Institute builds a national network of city-based researchers and practitioners conducting research on sustainable local black tech ecosystems. The outcomes of this work are actionable policy recommendations and a national public data archive.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2025Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc
- $150,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2024
The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP)’s Democracy Learning and Action Cohort will convene trustees and senior staff decision-makers of family philanthropies to encourage philanthropic and other civic investments that have the potential to strengthen and fortify democracy and voting rights in the U.S.
Project:
NCFP Learning and Action CohortFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
May 2024 to Jan 2025Strategy:
General- National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
National CAPACD’s 2021 AAPI Community Resilience Fund supports the racial healing and anti-racism work of recipient organizations, as well as their work to build multi-racial coalitions and strengthen solidarity work locally in neighborhoods. This work includes political education that combats anti-Blackness and advances a deeper understanding of diverse AAPI communities.
Project:
National CAPACD 2021 AAPI Community Resilience FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- National Conference of State Legislatures
- $350,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2015
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) will define and explain existing funding structures used for running fair, efficient and accurate elections and will seek out additional funding concepts for comparison.
Project:
Elections 2020: Policy, Funding and the FutureFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Aug 2015 to Oct 2017Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- National Conference of State Legislatures
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
The National Conference of State Legislatures’ Elections and Redistricting Program is promoting effective policymaking around elections and redistricting by providing accurate and bipartisan information and research on elections administration to state legislators, legislative staff, and election officials.
Project:
Elections & Redistricting Program SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Dec 2023Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- National Conference of State Legislatures
- $420,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2017
This grant will support the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Elections and Redistricting Program as it endeavors to grow and improve its elections administration programming and provide the best possible service to its members and their staffs.
Project:
Elections & Redistricting Program SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Sep 2020Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- National Conference of State Legislatures
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The National Conference of State Legislature’s Center for Legislative Strengthening (CLS) provides nonpartisan research and analysis for state legislators and legislative staff about legislative operations, procedure, and continuity planning. Their work bolsters the autonomy and effectiveness of the legislative branch of government in the 50 states and U.S. territories.