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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.
- Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice is an immigrant women-of-color-led grassroots organization based in Woodside, New York. Founded in 2005, they are the country’s only worker and social justice center dedicated to serving and mobilizing the Nepali-speaking community — an underserved, under-resourced, and undercounted community.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, OtherGrant Length:
November 2021 to April 2023Strategy:
General- American Immigration Council
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
This grant supports the merger of American Immigration Council and Partnership for a New American Economy into a unified American Immigration Council. By combining their organizations, a far larger portion of the budget can be dedicated to programmatic work serving immigrants.
Project:
AIC Merger SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
April 2022 to June 2022Strategy:
General- Arab American Institute Foundation
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
The Arab American Institute Foundation was created to encourage Arab American participation in civic life, by ensuring that Arab Americans have the tools and data necessary to empower their communities through organization.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
September 2020 to August 2023Strategy:
General- Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services Access
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The National Network for Arab American Communities, an institution of ACCESS, builds the capacity of Arab American community organizations. NNAAC’s capacity building program helps its member organizations through trainings, technical assistance, workshops, convenings, and peer-to-peer learnings.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
November 2022 to October 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2018
To support direct litigation and legal services work, and to strengthen and expand multilingual know your rights materials that can be delivered to MASA and immigrant communities.
Project:
Litigation, legal services, and know your rightsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
November 2018 to October 2019Strategy:
General- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2017
To support direct litigation, legal services work, and to develop multi-lingual know-your-rights materials that can be delivered in MASA community centers.
Project:
Litigation, Legal Services, and Know Your RightsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
October 2017 to September 2018Strategy:
General- Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
- $1,220,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support direct litigation and legal services work, and to strengthen and expand multilingual know your rights materials that can be delivered to MASA and immigrant communities through Asian Law Caucus’s National Security & Civil Rights work.
Project:
Litigation, Legal Services, and Know Your RightsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
November 2019 to October 2023Strategy:
General- Asylum Seekers Advocacy Project Inc
- $125,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) believes that asylum seekers can make great change by standing together. They provide their membership of asylum seekers with legal and community support.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based ParticipationGrant Length:
November 2022 to October 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Business Forward Foundation
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Business Forward Foundation is a research and educational organization that takes a business-minded look at policy issues affecting America’s economic competitiveness. Through white papers, issue briefs, conference calls, and other events, they educate policy makers and the public about climate change, immigration reform, infrastructure investment, and other critical issues.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, OtherGrant Length:
December 2022 to November 2023Strategy:
Weaken Authoritarian Factions- Business Forward Foundation
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2017
To organize business leaders and earned media, in specific areas, to educate the public and policymakers about the importance of respecting and protecting vulnerable communities.
Project:
Business Leaders for Vulnerable CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Media, Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
September 2017 to August 2018Strategy:
General- Business Forward Foundation
- $170,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2018
The purpose of this grant is to support Business Forward Foundation’s project to 1) organize business leaders and train them speak out on the business benefits of diversity and inclusiveness, 2) to strengthen an ad campaign to support the organizing work, and 3) to develop a storefront sign campaign around diversity, inclusion and empathy. A portion of this grant […]
Project:
Business Leaders for Vulnerable CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Media, Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
December 2018 to November 2019Strategy:
General- Business Forward Foundation
- $550,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support Business Forward Foundation’s (BFF) work in organizing business leaders and train them speak out on the importance and business benefits of diversity and inclusiveness.
Project:
Business Leaders for Vulnerable CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Media, Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
December 2019 to November 2022Strategy:
General- California State University Northridge Foundation
- $114,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2018
The purpose of this grant is to create capacity at CSUN for them to begin exploring partnership with other centers across the country focused on supporting ethnic media throughout the country.
Project:
Center for Community and Ethnic MediaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
September 2018 to August 2020Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
This grant supports research development through the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The Senior Fellow and expert in the program will produce a research paper on transitional justice lessons from abroad for advancing racial reconciliation in the United States.
Project:
Support for Transitional Justice ResearchFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Media, OtherGrant Length:
December 2020 to October 2021Strategy:
General- 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 […]
Project:
Support for an Exploration on the Wisdom Traditions Behind Progressive Faith MovementsFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
April 2020 to March 2022Strategy:
General- 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 new, nonpartisan institution in the nation’s capital with the mission to contend 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 […]
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
December 2022 to November 2023Strategy:
Weaken Authoritarian Factions- 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:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
December 2022 to November 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:
October 2022 to September 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Center for Public Justice
- $10,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
The Center for Public Justice’s provides training for federal employees who are tasked with managing faith-based initiatives, teaching them the fundamentals of the job and how to effectively promote religious freedom and pluralism.
Project:
Support for Religious Pluralism Training for Federal EmployeesFoundation Center Topic:
Government, Government/Executive Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
May 2021 to April 2022Strategy:
General- Church World Service Inc
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Church World Service’s Refugee Organizing project includes grassroots organizing, power-building, and leadership development in refugee communities.