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.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- $250,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
To provide continued support for the New Americans Campaign’s effort to assist permanent residents along the path to citizenship.
Project:
New Americans Campaign IIFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
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- Georgetown University
- $25,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2018
To support the Georgetown University Institute of Politics in hosting an inaugural series of six dinners with existing leaders among public service professionals to take place in the winter and spring of 2019. Dinners may be held in private rooms at restaurants or in the homes of participants. The size of each group will vary, but will typically be 6-8 people to keep the gatherings intimate.
Project:
Dialogue and DineFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Jun 2021Strategy:
General- The Lugar Center
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2018
General Operating Support
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
Empowering Congress- American Press Institute
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
The Trusting News project works with newsrooms to develop, test, and implement new practices and behaviors that make reporting more transparent and trustworthy. The Trusting News project will build a network of transparency coaches and trainers who will dramatically increase the project’s ability to make change across the industry.
Project:
Trusting NewsFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to May 2020Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
The purpose of this grant is to support the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Homeland Security & Public Safety Division, in their efforts to expand the participation of state executives in the dialogue around election security. The primary way this will occur is through the execution of a year-long cybersecurity policy academy with a cohort of five to seven states.
Project:
Implementing Election Security GovernanceFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Jan 2020Strategy:
Trust in Elections- Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To support Chicago Lawyers’ Committee’s work on the evaluation of the Automatic Voter Registration implementation process in Illinois and allow the Lawyers’ Committee to expand state and local stakeholder awareness of the best practices and challenges associated with the implementation.
Project:
Illinois AVR Implementation EvaluationFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to May 2020Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc.
- $130,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
The purpose of this grant is to fund the construction of an e-learning course focused on educating journalists on the legal issues related to libel and defamation, in an effort to mitigate risk and help reduce the likelihood of legal incidents. The training will cover multiple parts of the newsgathering and dissemination process, as well as what to do should one encounter an incident or claim.
Project:
Libel and Defamation Risk Mitigation TrainingFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Mar 2021Strategy:
Press Freedom- National Disability Rights Network, Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To allow NDRN the capacity to educate election officials, advocates, and the public on the need to provide access to voting functions for voters with disabilities and to build tools to improve polling place accessibility.
Project:
Disability Access and Rights AwarenessFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2018 to Oct 2019Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- 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 will also support the costs of Business Forward Foundation conducting an audit of its 2018 financials.
Project:
Business Leaders for Vulnerable CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and Policy, Media, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
General- Human Rights First
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
To support the Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI) project as they continue to organize veterans and chapters to speak out to counter Islamophobia, to advocate for refugees, and to bridge divides. In particular, this grant will support VFAI’s veteran trainings and bi-annual convenings, service and community events, and their 29/29 Ramadan initiative.
Project:
Veterans for American Ideals - countering islamophobiaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Georgetown University
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2018
To support the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection’s (ICAP) litigation, public education, and efforts in support of vulnerable communities.
Project:
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law CenterFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2018 to Oct 2019Strategy:
General- Pillars Fund
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2018
To support Pillars Fund’s Culture Change Project, in partnership with the Pop Culture Collaborative, as they develop an American Muslim Pop Culture Cohort.
Project:
Pillars Fund and Pop Culture Collaborative - countering islamophobia through narrative changeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
General- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- $59,208.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To support research and writing on the topic of platform accountability at the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law.
Project:
Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law Staffing and Support for Digital Democracy ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to May 2020Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Northeastern University
- $40,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To support the efforts of Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute in conducting research around the role of misinformation on social media platforms during the 2018 election season and publishing relevant findings.
Project:
Northeastern Platform ResearchFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Nov 2018 to Oct 2019Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Journalism & Women Symposium
- $120,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2018
The first $80,000 installment is to support Grantee’s general charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes as described in Grantee’s charter documents.
The second $40,000 installment is to empower the Grantee to increase and improve its organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion practices through various activities, including but not limited to collecting demographical and attitudinal data, a series of DEI-centered talks throughout Grantee’s regional chapters, and continued partnership with outside experts on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and Training, Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Oct 2018 to Sep 2020Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- One Voice Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To support One Voice’s efforts to build relationships with election clerks, conduct research on potential cost savings associated with online voter registration, and build capacity among the coalition of organizations in Mississippi working on elections issues.
Project:
Mississippi Registration Modernization and Capacity-BuildingFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- The University of Texas at Austin
- $99,985.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To provide support for message testing research to combat destructive narratives about trust in elections.
Project:
Texas Media Society SurveyFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Jul 2018 to Sep 2019Strategy:
Trust in Elections- PEN American Center, Inc.
- $250,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To support the continued activity and expansion of the PEN America Press Freedom Incentive Fund, a sub-granting mechanism designed to support PEN America Members, writers, and allies to mobilize their local communities around press freedom.
Project:
Press Freedom Incentive FundFoundation Center Topic:
Grant Length:
Sep 2018 to Aug 2020Strategy:
Press Freedom- Take Back Our Republic Inc
- $700,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
Take Back Our Republic (TBOR) gives concerned citizens a voice on money in politics. Their activities include research and education to return political power to individuals.