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.
- Millions of Conversations, Inc.
- $350,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Millions of Conversations is a movement to transcend divides and bring Americans together through common values to create a shared future. Using Truth & Reconciliation work, they challenge narratives that stigmatize our fellow Americans, disrupt intolerance before it takes root, and help heal communities so all Americans may experience a sense of belonging.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Media, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Mississippi Center for Justice
- $450,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2024
By engaging elected officials, faith-based leaders, media, community activists, educators, childcare providers, healthcare professionals and other advocacy partners, the Mississippi Center for Justice dismantles the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being and deny African-American and lower-income Mississippians opportunities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Sep 2027Strategy:
Equitable Civic Infrastructure- Mississippi Votes
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Mississippi Votes works to increase voter registration and turnout (specifically within 18-35 voting bloc) through innovative and high-tech engagement programming and outreach strategies. They also engage traditional organizing techniques to cater to the needs of today’s voters.
Project:
Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
Grant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Mississippi Votes
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
Mississippi Votes works to increase voter registration and turnout (specifically within 18-35 voting bloc) through innovative and high-tech engagement programming and outreach strategies. They also engage traditional organizing techniques to cater to the needs of today’s voters.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Mississippi Votes
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Mississippi Votes works to increase voter registration and turnout (specifically within 18-35 voting bloc) through innovative and high-tech engagement programming and outreach strategies. They also engage traditional organizing techniques to cater to the needs of today’s voters.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- MOAA Military Family Initiative
- $218,300.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2016
MOAA Military Family Initiative (MOAA) will use new marketing efforts and current publications to inform and remind members of the military and their families of their federal rights as a UOCAVA (Uniformed Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act) voter.
Project:
Military Voter Education Project (MVEP)Foundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Jun 2016 to Jun 2017Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- MOAA Military Family Initiative
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
This grant will be a continuation of MOAA Military Family Initiative’s (MMFI’s) prior two grants, MVEP I and MVEP II. The grant will allow MMFI to inform and remind members of the military and their families of their federal rights as a UOCAVA (Uniformed Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act) voter during the 2018 and 2019 election cycles.
Project:
Military Voter Education Project (MVEP) IIIFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Jul 2018 to Dec 2019Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- MOAA Military Family Initiative
- $220,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2017
The grant will provide support for the Military Officers Association of America Military Family Initiative (“MOAA-MFI”) to continue establishing a baseline, evidence-based understanding of the state of military family absentee voting. The second phase of the Military Voting Education Project (MVEP) will significantly increase MOAA-MFI’s brand presence in the military family voting market to increase organic referrals in a future third phase.
Project:
Military Voter Education Project II (MVEP/II)Foundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Oct 2018Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
To support the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.’s New Jersey News Commons project. As part of this grant, Center for Cooperative Media will support the local news ecosystem in New Jersey by providing various resources and support, such as training, collaboration support, and research.
Project:
Center for Cooperative MediaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2020Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $25,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
This grant is to support Montclair State University’s Center for Cooperative Media’s new Collaborative Journalism Fund and first open call.
Project:
Collaborative Reporting FundFoundation Center Topic:
MediaGrant Length:
Jul 2017 to Nov 2018Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $900,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, provides critical infrastructure to the local news and information ecosystem across New Jersey. Their signature program, NJ News Commons, along with their other efforts, works to create a more collaborative local news ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond.
Project:
Center for Cooperative MediaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $600,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, provides critical infrastructure to the local news and information ecosystem across New Jersey. Their signature program, NJ News Commons, along with their other efforts, works to create a more collaborative local news ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond.
Project:
Center for Cooperative Media NJ News CommonsFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $440,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, provides critical infrastructure to the local news and information ecosystem across New Jersey. Their signature program, NJ News Commons, along with their other efforts, works to create a more collaborative local news ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond.
Project:
Center for Cooperative Media NJ News CommonsFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Dec 2023Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To support a peer learning and collaboration fund and capacity building at the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. For this project, Center for Cooperative Media will create a program to support peer learning and network building between organizations and individuals who embody the values of collaboration and ecosystem building. It also provides support for the Center for Cooperative Media to undertake capacity building activities, including strategic planning, staff development and training, and board recruitment and training.
Project:
Peer Learning and Collaboration FundFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Mar 2021Strategy:
Ecosystem News- More in Common Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
More in Common’s (MiC) is conducting a three-part research strategy to better understand and diagnose the challenges around American identity, civic and cultural norms, race, polarization and violence mitigation. They will test and refine messaging to identify approaches that can reach and resonate with a majority of Americans.
Project:
American Identity Research & Messaging ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- More in Common Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
More in Common’s three-part research strategy seeks to understand the challenges around American identity, civic and cultural norms, race, polarization, and violence mitigation. They will identify messaging and approaches that resonate with a majority of Americans.
Project:
American Identity Research & Messaging ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2021 to Sep 2022Strategy:
General- More in Common Inc.
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
To support More in Common’s November 4th Project to help decrease polarization and to advance the norms of belonging in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election.
Project:
Support for the November 4th ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Jun 2020 to Mar 2021Strategy:
General- Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
The Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University trains new cadres of black journalists through fellowships, runs Social Justice Reporting Collaboratives between students at Morgan State and other journalism institutions, and produces research on the needs of black communities residing in news deserts or facing otherwise biased or insufficient news.
Project:
Center for Urban JournalismFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2024Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
This grant will provide support for the Morgan Initiative. The Morgan Initiative demonstrates how universities can lead collaborative reporting projects that challenge local newsrooms to shift their practices to better create journalism that is meaningful to communities and responsive to their needs.
Project:
The Morgan InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Sep 2019Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University trains new cadres of black journalists through fellowships, runs Social Justice Reporting Collaboratives between students at Morgan State and other journalism institutions, and produces research on the needs of black communities residing in news deserts or facing otherwise biased or insufficient news.