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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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  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $1,300,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2017

This grant supports the governance-related initiatives of the Bipartisan Policy Center, including: taskforces on Government Oversight, Health of the Political Parties, and Election Demographics; the Healthy Congress Index; congressional reforms recommended by the Commission on Political Reform; and increasing the communications capacity of the Bipartisan Policy Center.  

Project:

Support for the Democracy Project

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Other, Government/Open Government and Transparency

Grant Length:

July 2017 to June 2019

Strategy:

Empowering Congress
  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $2,000,000.00
  • Project
  • General and Field Building
  • 2014

Support the Democracy Program to raise awareness of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration and The Commission on Political Reform recommendations among key stakeholders and the general public and support key research and technical assistance to assist officials who are seeking to adopt best practices recommended by the commissions.  

Project:

Support the Democracy Program

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

December 2014 to June 2016

Strategy:

General
  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $400,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2020

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project promotes recommendations that improve the quality of U.S. elections. Building on the work in 2019 of the Task Force on Elections, BPC will advance state and federal election reform with recommendations about new challenges in election administration.  

Project:

Democracy Project Elections Program

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting

Grant Length:

July 2020 to June 2022

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $450,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2019

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Congress Project fosters congressional reform ideas, with a particular focus on the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The Congress Project will also organize recurring bipartisan programming for Members of Congress and their staff.  

Project:

Support for the Congress Project

Foundation Center Topic:

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

Grant Length:

July 2019 to June 2020

Strategy:

Empowering Congress
  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $400,000.00
  • Project
  • Elections and Voting
  • 2022

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Elections Project will promote recommendations that improve the quality of U.S. elections. Building on the work of the Task Force on Elections, BPC will advance state and federal election recommendations with a focus on addressing new challenges in election administration.  

Project:

Democracy Project Elections Program

Foundation Center Topic:

Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration

Grant Length:

September 2022 to August 2024

Strategy:

Pro-Voter Reform
  • Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
  • $800,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2020

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Congress Project will spearhead a series of activities to foster institutional reforms, help Congress reclaim a constitutionally appropriate balance with the executive branch, and expand efforts that enable members and staff to collaborate on bipartisan action.  

Project:

Support for the Congress Project

Foundation Center Topic:

Government/Legislative Branch Performance

Grant Length:

July 2020 to June 2023

Strategy:

Empowering Congress
  • Black Women Leading
  • $55,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2022

Black Women Leading, a fiscally sponsored project of the POPVOX Foundation, funds and supports the Black Women’s Congressional Alliance (BWCA). BWCA works to promote, recruit and retain Black women on Capitol Hill. Their network consists of well over 300 active and engaged members.  

Project:

Support for Black Women Leading

Foundation Center Topic:

Government, Government/Legislative Branch Performance

Grant Length:

November 2022 to October 2023

Strategy:

Constructive Politics
  • Black Women Leading
  • $55,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2022

Black Women Leading, a fiscally sponsored project of the POPVOX Foundation, funds and supports the Black Women’s Congressional Alliance (BWCA). BWCA works to promote, recruit and retain Black women on Capitol Hill. Their network consists of well over 300 active and engaged members.    

Project:

Support for Black Women Leading

Foundation Center Topic:

Government, Government/Legislative Branch Performance

Grant Length:

November 2022 to October 2023

Strategy:

Constructive Politics
  • Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • $330,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2018

The purpose of this grant is to fund Project DATA at the University of Wisconsin, which involves research and analysis of online political advertisements. Through this research and analysis, the project will explore the extent of “dark money” online advertising campaigns. The project will seek to analyze online advertising data collected in 2016 to assess who is behind online political advertising, the information […]

Project:

Project DATA: Digital Ad Tracking & Analysis

Foundation Center Topic:

Government, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting

Grant Length:

January 2018 to June 2021

Strategy:

Oversight and Accountability
  • Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • $330,000.00
  • Project
  • Governance
  • 2018

The purpose of this grant is to fund Project DATA at the University of Wisconsin, which involves research and analysis of online political advertisements. Through this research and analysis, the project will explore the extent of “dark money” online advertising campaigns. The project will seek to analyze online advertising data collected in 2016 to assess who is behind online political advertising, the information […]

Project:

Project DATA: Digital Ad Tracking & Analysis

Foundation Center Topic:

Government, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting

Grant Length:

January 2018 to June 2021

Strategy:

Oversight and Accountability
  • Bold Impact
  • $600,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Public Square
  • 2023

Be Bold Media is a global strategy and innovation agency that works with leaders and organizations on transformation initiatives, inclusive innovation, and movement-building. They believe technology, data, and media can help tackle the biggest social issues of our time.  

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Media Access and Policy

Grant Length:

October 2023 to September 2026

Strategy:

Civil & Human Rights Online
  • Bold Impact
  • $765,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Public Square
  • 2019

The purpose of this grant is to support Bold Impact in their coordination work to organize action within their stakeholder network to generate momentum to advance data policy innovation within a human rights framework through the event series Rights x Tech.  

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Media Access and Policy

Grant Length:

December 2019 to April 2023

Strategy:

Digital Democracy
  • Bold Impact
  • $600,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Public Square
  • 2023

Be Bold Media is a global strategy and innovation agency that works with leaders and organizations on transformation initiatives, inclusive innovation, and movement-building. They believe technology, data, and media can help tackle the biggest social issues of our time.    

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Media Access and Policy

Grant Length:

October 2023 to September 2026

Strategy:

Civil & Human Rights Online
  • Bold Impact
  • $765,000.00
  • General Operating Support
  • Public Square
  • 2019

The purpose of this grant is to support Bold Impact in their coordination work to organize action within their stakeholder network to generate momentum to advance data policy innovation within a human rights framework through the event series Rights x Tech.    

Project:

General Operating Support

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Media Access and Policy

Grant Length:

December 2019 to April 2023

Strategy:

Digital Democracy
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $700,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2022

The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ) seeks to strengthen a future where communities of color are powerful. They do this by nourishing and building up the capacity and sustainability of both news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners led by people of color.    

Project:

Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

August 2022 to October 2023

Strategy:

Engaged Journalism
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $3,000,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2023

The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ) seeks to strengthen a future where communities of color are powerful. They do this by nourishing and building up the capacity and sustainability of both news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners led by people of color.    

Project:

Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

December 2023 to November 2026

Strategy:

Journalism & Power Building
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $700,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2022

The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ) seeks to strengthen a future where communities of color are powerful. They do this by nourishing and building up the capacity and sustainability of both news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners led by people of color.  

Project:

Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

August 2022 to October 2023

Strategy:

Engaged Journalism
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $3,000,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2023

The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund (REJ) seeks to strengthen a future where communities of color are powerful. They do this by nourishing and building up the capacity and sustainability of both news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners led by people of color.  

Project:

Racial Equity in Journalism Fund

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

December 2023 to November 2026

Strategy:

Journalism & Power Building
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $1,900,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2019

The Fund for Diverse-Led and Serving Media is a joint fund that will partner with diverse-led and -serving media outlets to better meet the information needs of traditionally underserved communities through capacity building support and technical assistance, a landscape analysis to understand how underserved communities of color receive information, and sharing learnings.  

Project:

Fund for Diverse-Led and Serving Media

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

July 2019 to June 2022

Strategy:

Engaged Journalism
  • Borealis Philanthropy
  • $1,900,000.00
  • Project
  • Public Square
  • 2019

The Fund for Diverse-Led and Serving Media is a joint fund that will partner with diverse-led and -serving media outlets to better meet the information needs of traditionally underserved communities through capacity building support and technical assistance, a landscape analysis to understand how underserved communities of color receive information, and sharing learnings.    

Project:

Fund for Diverse-Led and Serving Media

Foundation Center Topic:

Media/Journalism

Grant Length:

July 2019 to June 2022

Strategy:

Engaged Journalism
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