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.
- Undivided, Inc
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
UNDIVIDED Inc. provides six-week LivingUNDIVIDED cohort experiences, where they invite participants to reckon with history, build solidarity across race and ethnicity, and commit to action to advance racial healing and justice in their communities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Dec 2023Strategy:
General- Undivided, Inc
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
UNDIVIDED Inc. provides six-week LivingUNDIVIDED cohort experiences, where they invite participants to reckon with history, build solidarity across race and ethnicity, and commit to action to advance racial healing and justice in their communities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
General- Union of Concerned Scientists Inc.
- $450,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2021
The Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) works to strengthen the role of science within the federal civil service sector. They will develop recommendations for better hiring practices, science program leadership, and performance accountability within the federal government to help it better serve the public interest.
Project:
Rebuilding Capacity in Science-Based Federal AgenciesFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- Union of Concerned Scientists Inc.
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
The Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) works to strengthen the role of science within the federal civil service sector. They will develop recommendations for better hiring practices, science program leadership, and performance accountability within the federal government to help it better serve the public interest.
Project:
Center for Science and DemocracyFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- Union Theological Seminary
- $65,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
The Kairos Center, housed at Union Theological Seminary, is a national organization committed to building a movement to end poverty, led by the poor. In the Fall of 2023, The Kairos Center will hold a convening of the Confronting White Christian Nationalism Initiative, in partnership with MoveOn Education Fund.
Project:
Countering Christian Nationalism ConveningFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2023 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- United We Dream
- $20,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support wellness and healing for frontline staff at United We Dream, and to learn about strategies, resources, and needs in the field.
Project:
RAD Healing and Wellness for United We DreamFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to May 2020Strategy:
General- University of Arizona Foundation
- $750,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2015
For general support to National Institute for Civil Discourse to encourage political and civic leaders to embrace vigorous debate in a way that allows for diverse perspectives to be shared, for complex issues to be discussed thoughtfully, and for challenging topics to be explored without resorting to invective and personal attacks.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
Jun 2015 to May 2017Strategy:
Previous Strategy- University of Arizona Foundation
- $600,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
For general support to National Institute for Civil Discourse to encourage political and civic leaders to embrace vigorous debate in a way that allows for diverse perspectives to be shared, for complex issues to be discussed thoughtfully, and for challenging topics to be explored without resorting to invective and personal attacks.
Project:
Support for The National Institute for Civil DiscourseFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public Participation, Media, Government, Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Apr 2017 to Mar 2019Strategy:
Constructive Politics- University of Arizona Foundation
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support the National Institute for Civil Discourse at The University of Arizona Foundation.
Project:
Support for NICD, a project of the University of Arizona FoundationFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
May 2019 to Apr 2020Strategy:
Constructive Politics- University of Arizona Foundation
- $800,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2011
For general support to National Institute for Civic Discourse to encourage political and civic leaders to embrace vigorous debate in a way that allows for diverse perspectives to be shared, for complex issues to be discussed thoughtfully, and for challenging topics to be explored without resorting to invective and personal attacks.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Oct 2011 to Oct 2013Strategy:
Previous Strategy- University of Arizona Foundation
- $500,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2014
For general support to National Institute for Civic Discourse to encourage political and civic leaders to embrace vigorous debate in a way that allows for diverse perspectives to be shared, for complex issues to be discussed thoughtfully, and for challenging topics to be explored without resorting to invective and personal attacks.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
Feb 2014 to Mar 2016Strategy:
Previous Strategy- University of Arizona Foundation
- $17,600.00
- Network Grant
- Governance
- 2013
To support collaboration between NICD and the Engaging News Project to share knowledge and identify promising strategies that will determine features and tools to promote a more civil dialogue online.
Project:
Mini-GrantFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Feb 2014 to Jul 2015Strategy:
Constructive Politics- University of Chicago
- $180,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
This grant will support Bright Line Watch, an effort to monitor the health of our democracy by regularly surveying the expert opinion of political scientists. The project also convenes academics and other thinkers to bring attention to key trends in our democracy, particularly through a comparative global lens.
Project:
Bright Line WatchFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2018 to Mar 2021Strategy:
General- University of Chicago
- $280,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
To support the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, which will bring together a diverse array of political practitioners, scholars, journalists and others and will facilitate relationship building among these actors through engagement with political reforms that strengthen American democracy.
Project:
Support for The Harris School of Public Policy's Project on Political ReformFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Oct 2018 to Jul 2021Strategy:
Constructive Politics- University of Chicago
- $150,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2021
Bright Line Watch, a project of the Chicago Center on Democracy at University of Chicago, conducts research, including longitudinal studies, on the health of American democracy.
Project:
Bright Line WatchFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Jun 2021 to May 2025Strategy:
General- University of Chicago
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
The Democracy Reform Primers series, a project of the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, provides unbiased remarks by trusted voices on problems and possible solutions to democratic issues. Each Primer focuses on a particular reform, clarifies its intended purposes, and then critically evaluates what the most compelling research has to say about it.
Project:
The Center for Effective GovernmentFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Government, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Government/Judicial Selection and Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting Access, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- University of Chicago
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy will host a conference and a series of supporting meetings and events featuring a bipartisan cohort of political consultants and academic leaders. These gatherings will focus on discussing and finding potential solutions to the political polarization that negatively impacts the ability of Congress to function. The Grantee will also conduct research to support these convenings.
Project:
The Harris School of Public Policy's Project on Political ReformFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Sep 2018Strategy:
Constructive Politics- University of Florida Board of Trustees
- $225,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida is coordinating a project to identify potential solutions for local government agencies, particularly elections offices, to mitigate the impact of unduly burdensome public records requests, often called “vexatious requests,” while protecting the flow of civic information to the public.
Project:
Vexatious FOI ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Apr 2024 to Jun 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- University of Maryland
- $105,600.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
This grant supports a collaborative research initiative led by the University of Maryland (UMD) in partnership with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) and the Millennial Action Project (MAP). This research explores the behavioral and psychological aspects of political cooperation to counteract polarization in American government.
Project:
Interdisciplinary Study to Counteract Polarization in CongressFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Dec 2021Strategy:
Empowering Congress- University of Maryland
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maryland is conducting research comparing traditional social science methods of determining voting accessibility through distance-based calculations. This research seeks to improve the data and methods used to select and evaluate the accessibility of voting sites.