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Grants Database

Democracy Fund champions the leaders and organizations who defend democracy and challenge it to be more open and just. We are proud to have supported more than 200 organizations doing this work.

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  • Center for Constitutional Rights Inc
  • $100,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Just and Inclusive Society
  • 2022

Center for Constitutional Rights stands with social justice movements and communities under threat—fusing litigation, advocacy, and narrative shifting to dismantle systems of oppression regardless of the risk. They use creative and aggressive legal strategies against the most virulent forms of oppression to push the law to meet the demands of justice.  

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

Grant Length:

October 2022 to September 2023

Strategy:

Power Building in Marginalized Communities
  • Center for Constitutional Rights Inc
  • $100,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Just and Inclusive Society
  • 2022

Center for Constitutional Rights stands with social justice movements and communities under threat—fusing litigation, advocacy, and narrative shifting to dismantle systems of oppression regardless of the risk. They use creative and aggressive legal strategies against the most virulent forms of oppression to push the law to meet the demands of justice.    

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law

Grant Length:

October 2022 to September 2023

Strategy:

Power Building in Marginalized Communities
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
  • $300,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2017

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)’s project will identify election cybersecurity issues and best practices in two critical areas: 1) voter registration databases and 2) campaign data and communications.    

Project:

Election Cybersecurity Research and Best Practices

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2017 to July 2019

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
  • $600,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2019

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) will identify elections cybersecurity issues through research, convenings, and stakeholder and policymaker engagement. Previous CDT research has generated a set of nonpartisan best practices and strategies improving security within election offices and expanding the use of post-election auditing practices.    

Project:

Election Cybersecurity Research and Best Practices

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2019 to July 2023

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
  • $300,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2017

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)’s project will identify election cybersecurity issues and best practices in two critical areas: 1) voter registration databases and 2) campaign data and communications.  

Project:

Election Cybersecurity Research and Best Practices

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2017 to July 2019

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
  • $600,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2019

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) will identify elections cybersecurity issues through research, convenings, and stakeholder and policymaker engagement. Previous CDT research has generated a set of nonpartisan best practices and strategies improving security within election offices and expanding the use of post-election auditing practices.  

Project:

Election Cybersecurity Research and Best Practices

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2019 to July 2023

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research
  • $505,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2020

The Revolving Door Project’s research and coalition-oriented outreach generates support for executive branch reform and civil service renewal efforts.  

Project:

Revolving Door Project

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and Transparency

Grant Length:

November 2020 to October 2023

Strategy:

Oversight and Accountability
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research
  • $505,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2020

The Revolving Door Project’s research and coalition-oriented outreach generates support for executive branch reform and civil service renewal efforts.    

Project:

Revolving Door Project

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and Transparency

Grant Length:

November 2020 to October 2023

Strategy:

Oversight and Accountability
  • Center for Election Innovation & Research
  • $280,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2017

The purpose of this grant is to provide support for the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a new organization created by David Becker and Amy Cohen formerly with the Pew Charitable Trusts. CEIR will work to continue improving election administration by studying new trends in elections, working with election officials to ensure confidence in elections, help improve […]

Project:

Support for Center for Election Innovation & Research

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

April 2017 to March 2018

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Center for Election Innovation & Research
  • $625,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2018

The purpose of this grant is to provide continued support for the Center for Election Innovation & Research. CEIR will work to continue improving election administration by studying new trends in elections, working with election officials to ensure confidence in elections, improving communication with voters, and streamlining the administration of elections with technological and procedural advances.    

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

April 2018 to March 2021

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Center for Election Innovation & Research
  • $280,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2017

The purpose of this grant is to provide support for the Center for Election Innovation & Research, a new organization created by David Becker and Amy Cohen formerly with the Pew Charitable Trusts. CEIR will work to continue improving election administration by studying new trends in elections, working with election officials to ensure confidence in elections, help improve […]

Project:

Support for Center for Election Innovation & Research

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

April 2017 to March 2018

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Center for Election Innovation & Research
  • $625,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2018

The purpose of this grant is to provide continued support for the Center for Election Innovation & Research. CEIR will work to continue improving election administration by studying new trends in elections, working with election officials to ensure confidence in elections, improving communication with voters, and streamlining the administration of elections with technological and procedural advances.  

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

April 2018 to March 2021

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
  • $300,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Just and Inclusive Society
  • 2023

The Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund (CEPEF) is a movement capacity building organization that trains and develops new leaders of color and people of color led organizations, and grow the movement infrastructure, particularly around racial justice, organizing, and power building strategies.  

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign Finance, Other

Grant Length:

December 2023 to November 2026

Strategy:

General
  • Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund
  • $300,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Just and Inclusive Society
  • 2023

The Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund (CEPEF) is a movement capacity building organization that trains and develops new leaders of color and people of color led organizations, and grow the movement infrastructure, particularly around racial justice, organizing, and power building strategies.    

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign Finance, Other

Grant Length:

December 2023 to November 2026

Strategy:

General
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $213,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2018

The purpose of the grant is to provide support for a companion guide to A Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security that state and local elections officials can utilize to ensure cyber security is adequately addressed during IT procurement activities. Additionally, a training program will be developed to help election officials with conducting security self assessments and develop risk mitigation plans. […]

Project:

IT Procurement Guide and Training for Elections Infrastructure

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

June 2018 to July 2019

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $330,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2019

The Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Election Security Best Practices team will develop security-focused tools and guidance for election officials and election technology providers.    

Project:

Election Security Tools and Training

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2019 to January 2021

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $315,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2021

This grant supports the Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Election Security Best Practices team’s development of security-focused tools and guidance for election officials and election technology providers.    

Project:

Election Security Tools

Foundation Center Topic:

Other

Grant Length:

June 2021 to May 2023

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $213,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2018

The purpose of the grant is to provide support for a companion guide to A Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security that state and local elections officials can utilize to ensure cyber security is adequately addressed during IT procurement activities. Additionally, a training program will be developed to help election officials with conducting security self assessments and develop risk mitigation plans. […]

Project:

IT Procurement Guide and Training for Elections Infrastructure

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

June 2018 to July 2019

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $330,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2019

The Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Election Security Best Practices team will develop security-focused tools and guidance for election officials and election technology providers.  

Project:

Election Security Tools and Training

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

August 2019 to January 2021

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
  • Center for Internet Security Inc.
  • $315,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2021

This grant supports the Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Election Security Best Practices team’s development of security-focused tools and guidance for election officials and election technology providers.  

Project:

Election Security Tools

Foundation Center Topic:

Other

Grant Length:

June 2021 to May 2023

Strategy:

Trust in Elections
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