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.
- Cato Institute
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support the Cato Institute’s study on the American people’s feelings toward pluralism and immigration. Cato Institute will conduct a large-scale polling project and will publish a report on their findings.
Project:
Poll: Why Americans Believe What They Do About ImmigrationFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Oct 2019 to Mar 2021Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Cato Institute
- $70,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
This grant will support a series of dinner discussions hosted by the Cato Institute. This series is about the future of liberal democracy in the United States and will feature activists, academics, and political leaders across the spectrum.
Project:
Prospects for Liberal Democracy SeriesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to May 2019Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Cato Institute
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2014
Cato’s DeepBills Project will serve as a platform to decode the legal language of bills, allowing journalists and others to identify what parts of government is actually being amended.
Project:
Support the Deep Bills ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Government/Open Government and Transparency, Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign FinanceGrant Length:
Apr 2014 to Jan 2017Strategy:
Previous Strategy- Center for a New American Security Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The Center for New American Security’s project will engage a task force of experts to inform the development of policy recommendations to be published alongside policy explainers that examine the scope of the Dept. of Homeland Security’s mission.
Project:
DHS Oversight & AccountabilityFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Center for American Progress
- $50,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
The Center for American Progress’s Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative’s project, “Exploring the Wisdom Traditions Behind Progressive Faith Movements” will include a convening of faith leaders and movement builders (to be conducted virtually, if needed) in 2020 to develop shared language and a common vision on progressive faith leadership, as well as publication of their findings.
Project:
Support for an Exploration on the Wisdom Traditions Behind Progressive Faith MovementsFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Apr 2020 to Mar 2022Strategy:
General- Center for American Progress
- $125,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
To support a research project on generational change and democracy that seeks to establish the facts about Millennial/ Post-Millenial generational size inclination and relation to populism, project the effects of these new generations on future public opinion and voting behavior especially in relation to populism, and determine how to best activate and channel the views of these generations.
Project:
Project on Generational Change and American DemocracyFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to May 2020Strategy:
General- Center for American Progress
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
The Democracy & Elections Program at the Center for American Progress explores ways to improve our democracy and increase fairness in representation through structural changes including electoral system reform.
Project:
Democracy & Elections ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- Center for Christianity and Public Life
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The Center for Christianity and Public Life (CCPL) is a nonpartisan institution in the nation’s capital that contends for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. They believe Christians have much to contribute to the effort to build a healthy, inclusive civic pluralism in 21st century America.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- Center for Christianity and Public Life
- $120,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
The Center for Christianity and Public Life (CCPL) is a nonpartisan institution in the nation’s capital that contends for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. They believe Christians have much to contribute to the effort to build a healthy, inclusive civic pluralism in 21st century America.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
General- Center for Civic Design
- $514,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To provide the Center for Civic Design with General Operating support.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Jun 2018 to May 2021Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Center for Civic Design
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2016
The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating capacity for Center for Civic Design, a key (and overlooked) player in the elections field. Center for Civic Design supports many of our grantees and other organizations we work with. It needs assistance to expand its work this election year, which includes designing election materials, experimentation, and usability testing.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Jun 2016 to May 2018Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Center for Civic Design
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
The Center for Civid Design applies design thinking to how elections invite participation in the democratic process. They support election officials in making materials and processes clear, easy, and effective by researching the needs of voters for access, information, and opportunity to vote.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Center for Civic Design
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
The Center for Civid Design applies design thinking to how elections invite participation in the democratic process. They support election officials in making materials and processes clear, easy, and effective by researching the needs of voters for access, information, and opportunity to vote.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Jul 2023Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Center for Community Change
- $80,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2023
Our Victory Story is a narrative project by Center for Community Change that articulates the positive role government can play in improving the material lives of people as well as protecting the civil and human rights of all people.
Project:
Our Victory StoryFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, GovernmentGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2024Strategy:
General- Center for Community Change
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Community Change is responding to the migrant bussing crisis. They coordinate with immigrant rights groups across the country that are receiving buses, and make connections between immigrant rights groups and other economic justice groups. They also build the grassroots field’s capacity to respond, and explore strategies to build long-term power from the rapid-response situation.
Project:
Building Capacity of Immigrant Rights OrganizationsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
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 SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
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 PracticesFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Aug 2017 to Jul 2019Strategy:
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 PracticesFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Aug 2019 to Jul 2023Strategy:
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 ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- 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.