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.
- National Affairs, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
This project grant to the online and quarterly publication National Affairs will support its work to develop voices who can stand up for democratic norms and the rule of law. The grant will allow National Affairs to host a series of public and private events that highlight the work of journalists, academics and writers and connect them with like-minded thinkers and the conservative public.
Project:
Conservative Voices for the Rule of LawFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Sep 2018 to Dec 2019Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- $100,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
This grant will support the Senior Practice Fellow in American Democracy at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Project:
Senior Practice Fellowship in American DemocracyFoundation Center Topic:
Other, GovernmentGrant Length:
Nov 2018 to Oct 2019Strategy:
General- Islamic Society of North America
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
To support the Shoulder to Shoulder campaign, inside of Islamic Society of North America, in their initiative on interfaith and islamophobia trainings and workshops. These training are called Faith over Fear, and this grant will support Shoulder to Shoulder’s Ramadan work, as well.
Project:
Shoulder to Shoulder Islamophobia trainingsFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
May 2020 to Apr 2021Strategy:
General- Wayne State University
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
The purpose of this grant is to explore how WDET, and in turn other local non-profit media organizations, can integrate revenue driving activities into engaged journalism projects. Our intention is to identify and realize the sustainability of “engagement” as a practice, and share our learnings for the wider industry to review.
Project:
WDET Engagement & Contribution PipelineFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to May 2019Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Library of Congress
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2015
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is an agency within the Library of Congress that works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and members of both the House and Senate.
Project:
115th Congress Freshmen Member Seminars & BriefingsFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
Dec 2015 to Oct 2017Strategy:
Empowering Congress- The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2016
This is a renewal grant to CJR’s United States Project to support experimentation in building local journalism capacity in the areas of collaboration, innovation, impact, and funding in target states.
Project:
CJR's United States Project - RenewalFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Feb 2016 to Aug 2016Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
This Grant will provide support for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s MLK 50 Conference and the production of materials for continued engagement to attendees and the membership of the ERLC.
Project:
Support for the MLK50 Conference and Follow-up with MembershipFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Apr 2018 to Oct 2020Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Civic Hall Labs, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2015
The purpose of this grant is to help fund a Civic Hall Imagination Fellow at Civic Hall Labs.
Project:
Civic Hall Imagination FellowFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2015 to Dec 2016Strategy:
Previous Strategy- The Campaign Legal Center, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2014
To provide the Campaign Legal Center with a restricted grant for the purpose of organizational and programmatic strategic planning.For more on CLC’s history and current program areas, please refer to R-201407-01230.
Project:
Strategic Planning GrantFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting Access, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign FinanceGrant Length:
Nov 2014 to Oct 2015Strategy:
Previous Strategy- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2014
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) is using this planning grant for a new initiative: “Fix the System.” CRFB is a trusted convener in the area of budget reform–they bring together important political forces to build coalitions and support for reasonable ways to encourage a functioning government system.
Project:
Fix the SystemFoundation Center Topic:
GovernmentGrant Length:
Dec 2014 to Dec 2015Strategy:
Previous Strategy- FairVote
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2017
This grant will support the general operations of FairVote – an organization working to generate more effective governance through voting reforms.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to Nov 2018Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Curators of the University of Missouri
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
The purpose of this grant is to support training and research on how newsrooms can build trust with their communities through social media, in person engagement and via their web sites and news products.
Project:
Trusting News ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Sep 2019Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- CoastAlaska, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
To support collaboration and fundraising services at Coast Alaska which helps build the Alaska media ecosystem. The shared services support will include a matching campaign for noncommercial public broadcasting stations inspired by NewsMatch, and the expansion of technological services to support small noncommercial stations in Alaska.
Project:
Coast Alaska ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and Training, Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to Oct 2019Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Dignity.US seeks to address the crisis of hate-fueled violence in America. Dignity.US is a citizens’ initiative to address the crisis of hate-fueled violence in America, led by a bipartisan collaborative of former Domestic Policy Council chairs from the Obama, Bush, and Trump Administrations.
Project:
Dignity.USFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
General- Media Democracy Fund
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Unicorn Fund at Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is an award program that supports under-resourced grassroots leaders, including independent journalists, who face attacks for expressing their ideas, telling the truth, and taking a stand on the front lines of narrative change.
Project:
Unicorn FundFoundation Center Topic:
MediaGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to May 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
Scholars from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and American Enterprise Institute (AEI) are conducting a joint project to find solutions to the many continuity of government challenges that our institutions face, some emerging from our current pandemic and others more universal.
Project:
Continuity of Government CommissionFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government, Government/Judicial Selection and Performance, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Empowering Congress- 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- Demand Progress Education Fund
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
Demand Progress Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. They work to protect an internet that affords the public the ability to communicate freely online, without unjust interference from corporations or governments.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to May 2024Strategy:
Empowering Congress- POPVOX Foundation
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
POPVOX Foundation works to inform and empower people and make government work better for everyone. This includes reimagining the concept of “civic infrastructure,” and providing new ways for government to share information and engage the public, with an emphasis on diverse participation and rebuilding public trust.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public Participation, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
May 2022 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Empowering Congress- National Partnership for New Americans
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Climate Justice Collaborative at the National Partnership for New Americans builds the capacity of affiliated immigrant grassroots organizations to engage in climate justice work in their communities, and impact national narratives around climate migration.