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.
- Government Accountability Project Inc
- $575,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
General operating support to the Government Accountability Project.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
May 2019 to Apr 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Santa Fe Community Foundation
- $475,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
To support the New Mexico local news ecosystem in collaboration with local funding partners through the New Mexico Local News Fund, which focuses on building more healthy news ecosystems as a vital part of just communities and a healthy democracy.
Project:
New Mexico Local News FundFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Nov 2020Strategy:
Ecosystem News- National Security Archive Fund Inc
- $225,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
General operating support to the National Security Archive Fund.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
May 2019 to Apr 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Wayne State University
- $337,500.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support the activities of the Levin Center at Wayne Law to promote bipartisan, fact-based oversight. The Levin Center will conduct oversight trainings for congressional staff, promote scholarly research on oversight, host conferences and symposia on oversight topics, and strengthen the public narrative around the importance of meaningful oversight.
Project:
Levin Center at Wayne LawFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Constitutional Accountability Center
- $475,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
To support the Constitutional Accountability Center’s work to research the tools Congress can use to enforce its oversight requests, enhance capacity to provide legal analysis at the request of Hill offices, support litigation, and shape a media narrative on the importance of Congress serving as a coequal branch.
Project:
Congressional OversightFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Jul 2019 to Jun 2022Strategy:
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- Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
- $450,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Congress Project fosters congressional reform ideas, with a particular focus on the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. The Congress Project will also organize recurring bipartisan programming for Members of Congress and their staff.
Project:
Support for the Congress ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Jul 2019 to Jun 2020Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Congressional Management Foundation
- $950,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
General Operating Support
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Jan 2024Strategy:
Empowering Congress- The Equity Alliance
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to The Equity Alliance
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Sep 2019 to Aug 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Democracy North Carolina
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
This grant provides general operating support for Democracy North Carolina (DemNC). The organization works to protect the right to vote, reduce the role of money in politics, and advance fair redistricting in North Carolina.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Student Press Law Center
- $450,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to Student Press Law Center to expand and defend the rights of student journalists and their advisors.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jun 2019 to May 2022Strategy:
Press Freedom- George Washington University
- $15,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
This grant will support the launch of The George Washington University’s Project on Political Communications Ethics. The grantee will conduct lunch meetings with key stakeholders to discuss ethics in political communications and will conduct initial research and planning for the future of this program.
Project:
Project on Political Communication EthicsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Apr 2019 to Aug 2021Strategy:
Constructive Politics- New America Foundation
- $700,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support TechCongress, a project of New America Foundation, in placing an additional mid-career fellow with deep technological knowledge in a congressional office to support and strengthen the ability of lawmakers and staff to generate informed public policy on a variety of technology-related issues currently facing the nation.
Project:
TechCongressFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
May 2019 to Apr 2022Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Democracy Works Inc.
- $950,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
Democracy Works and their subdivision of TurboVote explores low-cost ways to increase civic engagement and voting through new civic technology and improving processes and data. Their aim is to make voting easier through use of technology and support for elections administrators and voters.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Jan 2023Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Trustees of Tufts College
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
To support the efforts of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University in researching the intersection of youth engagement and election administration.
Project:
Research on Youth Engagement in Election AdministrationFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Apr 2021Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Upturn, Inc.
- $350,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
From the October 01, 2019 up to May 01, 2020, the Grant funds are restricted for the following purpose: To support Upturn’s research, publication, and coordination on the topic of discriminatory targeting by social media platform companies.
Any remaining funds from this Grant as of May 01, 2020 are hereby released from the project restriction outlined above and can be used for General Operating Support.
Project:
Discriminatory Targeting PolicyFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2019 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Bold Impact
- $765,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
The purpose of this grant is to support Bold Impact in their coordination work to organize action within their stakeholder network to generate momentum to advance data policy innovation within a human rights framework through the event series Rights x Tech.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- American Journalism Project
- $2,000,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
This general operating grant to The American Journalism Project will support the organization’s mission to make transformative investments in Civic News Organizations, building a new public service media that is governed by, sustained by and looks like the public it serves.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2021Strategy:
Investigative Journalism- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- $480,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
To support the Technology and Social Change Research Project in researching coordinated inauthentic activity to promote mis/disinformation that could impact US democratic processes including rule of law issues, elections, and their impact on Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
Project:
Technology and Social Change Research ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- The Brookings Institution
- $850,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support Lawfare, a blog and project of the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program. The grant will support Lawfare’s research and robust analysis of national security and rule of law issues and its use of FOIA to uncover information that will help foster objective, public, and transparent discussions around government decision-making.