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.
- 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.
Project:
The Horizon ForumFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
General- Charlottesville Tomorrow
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2023
Charlottesville Tomorrow is a community-driven, socially conscious news organization. They serve their neighbors by connecting them to each other and to the issues that affect them most.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2024Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- University of Oregon Foundation
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
Gather is a project that supports community-minded journalists and other engagement professionals through an online platform that’s a hub for critical tools, resources, and conversations for journalists.
Project:
GatherFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Mar 2025Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- University of Chicago
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2023
The Democracy Reform Primers series, a project of the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago, provides unbiased remarks by trusted voices on problems and possible solutions to democratic issues. Each Primer focuses on a particular reform, clarifies its intended purposes, and then critically evaluates what the most compelling research has to say about it.
Project:
The Center for Effective GovernmentFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Government, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Government/Judicial Selection and Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting Access, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2023 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
A fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy, Inc., BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund’s Spark Accelerator program provides funding, training, and other resources to organizers, founders, startup nonprofit organizations, and existing grassroots organizing and social justice advocacy groups working in under-resourced communities.
Project:
BRIDGE Infrastructure FundFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Over Zero
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2017
To provide support to Over Zero in it’s aim to bring about the reduction and prevention of violence and to create societal resilience to violence in the United States.
Project:
Support for Over ZeroFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Oct 2018Strategy:
General- Human Rights First
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2017
This grant will support Vets for American Ideals (“VFAI”). VFAI will continue to organize support amongst its chapters of veterans to speak out against anti-Muslim rhetoric. VFAI do so by with expanded capacity in the form of a field coordinator and a junior communications associate.
Project:
Vets countering islamophobiaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Oct 2018Strategy:
General- University of Chicago
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy will host a conference and a series of supporting meetings and events featuring a bipartisan cohort of political consultants and academic leaders. These gatherings will focus on discussing and finding potential solutions to the political polarization that negatively impacts the ability of Congress to function. The Grantee will also conduct research to support these convenings.
Project:
The Harris School of Public Policy's Project on Political ReformFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Oct 2017 to Sep 2018Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Healthy Democracy Fund
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2016
The purpose of this grant is to continue our support of Healthy Democracy Fund as they enter a new phase, and seek to build out an online infrastructure for the replication and adoption of CIR in new areas with more ease.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2016 to Nov 2018Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- OpenSecrets
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
To obtain and analyze digital ad data from digital platforms and to translate it into a more accurate, useful dataset for partners. Ultimately, this work would lead to a more comprehensive and accessible data source for the press and public.
Project:
Political Ad TransparencyFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Mar 2021Strategy:
Digital Democracy- American Press Institute
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Trusting News project works with journalists across the country to develop, test, and implement strategies in reporting and publishing that builds trust with audiences.
Project:
Trusting NewsFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jun 2020 to May 2021Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
This grant will expand CRFB’s fact-checking capabilities to monitor and analyze (in real time) the various statements and positions put forth by the president, his staff, and administration representatives.