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.
- Faith and Politics Institute
- $140,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2012
The Faith & Politics Institute will explore the development of a network of faith leaders to promote civil discourse.
Project:
Better Angels Planning GrantFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Nov 2012 to Nov 2013Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- $140,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law project on COVID-19 accountability uses public education and litigation to address racial disparities in the government’s public health and economic recovery response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project:
COVID-19 AccountabilityFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2021Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- American Political Science Association
- $145,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
The American Political Science Association (APSA) will host a public service fellow from May 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020 to conduct research in service of the U.S. Congress. With this fellowship, APSA enhances public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.
Project:
APSA Public Service FellowFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
May 2019 to Jan 2023Strategy:
Empowering Congress- The Foundation Center
- $145,675.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2014
Strengthen the democracy reform field through improvements to the Foundation Center’s democracy mapping tool in order to foster more effective strategic collaboration and decision making in the field.
Project:
Democracy Map Renewal 2014Foundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2014 to Oct 2015Strategy:
Previous Strategy- People's Parity Project
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2024
The People’s Parity Project is a nationwide network of law students and new attorneys organizing to unrig the legal system and build a justice system that values people over profits.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Judicial Selection and PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2024 to Oct 2025Strategy:
State and Local Accountability- Race Forward
- $150,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2024
Race Forward’s Institutional and Sectoral Change program builds resources to equip civil society to counter authoritarianism and support transnational networks of young people committed to pro-democracy movement building.
Project:
Institutional and Sectoral Change ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
General- Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project Inc.
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project (RDYR) is an independent nonprofit investigative reporting and research organization that advances public understanding of the unique risks that America’s rural youth face online. They convene stakeholders including researchers, journalists, technologists, parents, educators, religious leaders, and mental health providers.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
General- National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc
- $150,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2024
The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP)’s Democracy Learning and Action Cohort will convene trustees and senior staff decision-makers of family philanthropies to encourage philanthropic and other civic investments that have the potential to strengthen and fortify democracy and voting rights in the U.S.
Project:
NCFP Learning and Action CohortFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
May 2024 to Jan 2025Strategy:
General- Revolving Door Project
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
The Revolving Door Project, a fiscally sponsored project of The Good Nation Foundation Inc., scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
Project:
Revolving Door Project (RDP)Foundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2024Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- Trustees of Boston University
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
Boston University’s Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences’ Data & Democracy partnership with the MGGG Redistricting Lab conducts cutting-edge research modeling alternative election systems with modern mathematical and statistical tools, with a focus on single transferable vote elections, to help build a powerful resource hub for election reform.
Project:
Data & Democracy ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- Human Rights First
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI), a project of Human Rights First, is a coalition of veterans and allies who continue their service to America by upholding, defending, and advocating for human rights at home and abroad.
Project:
Veterans for American Ideals (VFAI)Foundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Issue-based ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Sep 2024Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
The National Association of LGBTQ Journalists is a journalist-led association working within the news media to advance fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and issues. They promote diverse and inclusive workplaces by holding the industry accountable and providing education, professional development and mentoring.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
May 2022 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Journalism & Women Symposium
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
The Journalism and Women Symposium (JAWS) is expanding their regional programming and diversifying their membership to support their mission to empower and grow the number of women in journalism.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2022 to Dec 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Chalkbeat Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
Votebeat is a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access year-round.
Project:
VotebeatFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Feb 2023Strategy:
General- The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2023
The National Association of LGBTQ Journalists is a journalist-led association working within the news media to advance fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and issues. They promote diverse and inclusive workplaces by holding the industry accountable and providing education, professional development and mentoring.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2023 to May 2025Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Business Forward Foundation
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To activate Business Forward’s network of business leaders across the U.S. to protect the rule of law. This grant will support their efforts to identify, train, and support leaders who will speak in favor of the rule of law and who will be prepared to push back against attacks on democratic norms or institutions.
Project:
Business Leaders for the Rule of LawFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Faith in Public Life, Inc.
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Faith in Public Life is a national movement of clergy and faith leaders united in the prophetic pursuit of justice, equality and the common good. Together, they are leading the fight to advance just policies at the local, state and federal levels.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Aug 2022 to Jul 2023Strategy:
General- More in Common Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
More in Common’s three-part research strategy seeks to understand the challenges around American identity, civic and cultural norms, race, polarization, and violence mitigation. They will identify messaging and approaches that resonate with a majority of Americans.
Project:
American Identity Research & Messaging ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2021 to Sep 2022Strategy:
General- 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 Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Media, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Oct 2021Strategy:
General- The Horizon Forum
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The Horizon Forum, a fiscally sponsored project of Proteus Fund, works to identify best practices, explore case studies, and develop solutions to address the problem of racist, dangerous, and xenophobic activity being funded through the philanthropic sector.