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.
- Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
The eBenchbook and Alliance of Students at the Polls (ASAP) projects of the Election Law Program, a joint project of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law and and the National Center on State Courts. eBenchbook builds state-specific resources to assist judges in resolving election disputes. ASAP works to deploy law students to improve public trust in elections.
Project:
Election Law State Courts Research and Law Student PipelineFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Sep 2023 to Aug 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2016
The Election Law Program (ELP), a joint project of William & Mary (W&M) Law School and the National Center on State Courts, supports judges with information as they navigate election law questions and decisions.
Project:
Election Law State Courts ResearchFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Judicial Selection and Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2016 to Nov 2018Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2014
The Election Law Program (ELP), a joint project of William & Mary (W&M) Law School and the National Center on State Courts, provides reliable, updatable State Election Law Wikis for state and federal court judges to help them make election law decisions promptly and fairly.
Project:
Election Law State Courts ResearchFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Judicial Selection and Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2014 to Dec 2016Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- $450,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2014
The Polling Place of the Future Project at MIT brings election officials, political scientists and tech experts together to refine and build free-access tech tools to allow election officials to run elections better.
Project:
Polling Place of the FutureFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Jul 2014 to Sep 2017Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- $122,650.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2013
Researchers from MIT and other peer academic institutions will conduct research on best practices in the administration of election in order to inform the deliberations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration.
Project:
Support Presidential Commission on Election AdminFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Jul 2013 to Jul 2015Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- $600,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2017
The MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) facilitates election data collection and sharing through web-based tools and datasets. The lab will create systems for sharing findings, allowing for the development of a network of scholars in the Election Science field.
Project:
MIT Election Data and Science Lab SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to Nov 2020Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- $700,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
The MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) facilitates election data collection and sharing through web-based tools and datasets. Their system to share data with the public and the academic field supports the development of a network of scholars and members of the Election Science field.
Project:
MIT Election Data and Science LabFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Dec 2024Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Massachusetts Media Fund Inc d/b/a Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
- $50,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2020
The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ) was launched in 2015 to support the development and production of independent news in Massachusetts. From the outset, BINJ has fulfilled that mission by syndicating bold independent reporting to community publications, running collaborations, and training promising media makers.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2021Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Media Democracy Fund
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Unicorn Fund at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is an award program that supports under-resourced grassroots leaders, including independent journalists, who face attacks for expressing their ideas, telling the truth, and taking a stand on the front lines of narrative change.
Project:
Unicorn FundFoundation Center Topic:
MediaGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to May 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Media Democracy Fund
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To provide support to Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, to further the NetGain Partnership and to support engagement of organizations led by and serving communities of color in debates around platforms, power, and the public interest.
Project:
Netgain Partnership & Platform AccountabilityFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Media Democracy Fund
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
The Unicorn Fund at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is a one-year experimental award program that supports under-resourced grassroots leaders, including independent journalists, who face attacks for expressing their ideas, telling the truth, and taking a stand on the front lines of narrative change.
Project:
Unicorn FundFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public Participation, Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2020Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Media Democracy Fund
- $650,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
The Digital Equity and Opportunity Initiative at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is a major opportunity for national, state, and place-based funders to engage with one of the most significant digital equity opportunities in history: the implementation of the broadband portions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Project:
Digital Equity and Opportunity InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2025Strategy:
Equitable Civic Infrastructure- Media Democracy Fund
- $418,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
To provide support to Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, to further the NetGain Partnership which supports philanthropic collaboration and leadership regarding issues of technology and society, and to support engagement of organizations led by and serving communities of color in debates around platforms, power, and the public interest.
Project:
Platforms & Civil RightsFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Apr 2020 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Media Democracy Fund
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Unicorn Fund at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is an award program that supports under-resourced grassroots leaders, including independent journalists, who face attacks for expressing their ideas, telling the truth, and taking a stand on the front lines of narrative change.
Project:
Unicorn FundFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Media Democracy Fund
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
The Disinformation Defense League at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund (NVF), is a distributed national network of organizers, researchers, and disinformation experts disrupting online racialized disinformation infrastructure and campaigns that target communities of color.
Project:
MDF Disinformation Defense LeagueFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- Media Democracy Fund
- $302,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
NetGain at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, supports philanthropic collaboration and leadership on issues of technology and society, and supports engagement of organizations led by and serving communities of color in debates around platforms, power, and the public interest.
Project:
MDF NetGainFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- Menlo College
- $80,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
To support the Women Also Know Stuff initiative by providing capacity for workshops and a road show.
Project:
Support to Women Also Know StuffFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Jul 2019 to Jun 2021Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Meridian Institute
- $290,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2012
The Meridian Institute will assess the feasibility of finding common ground solutions to address problems related to the regulation of money in our political system.
Project:
Finding Common Ground on Campaign FinanceFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign FinanceGrant Length:
Aug 2012 to Feb 2014Strategy:
Previous Strategy- Mi Familia Vota Education Fund
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund’s develops and implements non-partisan field programs and strategies for the diverse Latino population to promote citizenship, increase voter registration, and increase voter participation. Their Election Administration Outreach program increases the communities’ understanding to foster trust in the electoral process among Latino voters.
Project:
Election Administration OutreachFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Military Veterans in Journalism Inc
- $25,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2024
Military Veterans in Journalism’s Information Integrity Project is a nonpartisan initiative combating the spread of deceptive narratives and violent extremism in veteran and military communities. A team of journalists, including several military veterans, report on violent extremist groups and narratives and engage with the community online to counter recruitment efforts.