To provide continued support for the New Americans Campaign’s effort to assist permanent residents along the path to citizenship.

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.

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. 

General Operating Support

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To support the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection’s (ICAP) litigation, public education, and efforts in support of vulnerable communities. 

To support Pillars Fund’s Culture Change Project, in partnership with the Pop Culture Collaborative, as they develop an American Muslim Pop Culture Cohort.  

To support research and writing on the topic of platform accountability at the Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law.

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.

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.

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.

To provide support for message testing research to combat destructive narratives about trust in elections.

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.

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.