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.
- Values United d/b/a Whistleblower Aid
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
Whistleblower Aid’s mission is to report and fix government and corporate lawbreaking — without breaking the law. Their lawyers help clients to stay safe while making impactful disclosures that change policies, because should have to risk their career or their freedom to follow their conscience.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- State Leadership Project
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
State Leadership Project (SLP) is 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on resourcing nonpartisan efforts to grow a sustainable civic ecosystem. They cultivate donor communities to fund and build the state infrastructure needed to ensure free and fair elections, combat mis and disinformation, register and educate voters, and support policies that will help achieve a multiracial democracy.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting Access, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Jul 2023 to Jun 2025Strategy:
General- Common Cause Education Fund
- $200,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2019
To be able to review, process and legally share with other partners the volume of documents connected to Thomas Hofeller, now in the possession of Common Cause Education Fund.
Project:
Redestricting | Document ReviewFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Nov 2020Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Mississippi Votes
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Mississippi Votes works to increase voter registration and turnout (specifically within 18-35 voting bloc) through innovative and high-tech engagement programming and outreach strategies. They also engage traditional organizing techniques to cater to the needs of today’s voters.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Justice Work
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
22nd Century Initiative is a project of Justice Work, a fiscally sponsored project of the National Center for Civic Innovation. The Initiative addresses the expansion and mainstreaming of white nationalism and other far right movements in the U.S. by developing strategies, networks, research, and actions that protect the integrity of our democracy.
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22nd Century InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2021 to Sep 2022Strategy:
General- Public Policy and Education Fund of New York, Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2021
The Public Policy and Education Fund of New York provides training, coaching, and leadership development to build a more diverse, resilient and effective democracy movement.
Project:
Grassroots Training and CoachingFoundation Center Topic:
Government, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Jul 2022Strategy:
General- National Governors Association Center for Best Practices
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
The NGA Center for Best Practices will provide resources and technical assistance to governors and their staff so state executive branches can better support election infrastructure security and resilience.
Project:
Election Security GovernanceFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, GovernmentGrant Length:
Jun 2020 to Jun 2024Strategy:
Trust in Elections- Action Center on Race and the Economy Institute
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
ACRE Institute was founded in 2017, when policies were implemented that disproportionately benefited financial institutions, while harming Black and Brown communities. ACRE Institute’s leadership brings deep experience researching, organizing, and campaigning around Wall Street accountability issues following the 2008 financial crisis.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2022 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- El-Hibri Foundation
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The El-Hibri Foundation (EHF) is a philanthropic organization that empowers and equips Muslim leaders and their allies to build thriving, inclusive communities. EHF has provided capacity building trainings and programs through their Collective Action Leadership Incubator (CALI) for over six years to leaders from American Muslim and ally communities who are collectively seeking to advance inclusion and promote pluralism in society.
Project:
Capacity Building ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Dec 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- NAHJ Association
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2020
Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Trustees of Tufts College
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2017
To provide support for a 2-year research project that seeks to better understand the reasons why hard-to-reach youth populations choose not to vote and then create a set of guidelines that election officials can use to help address the needs of young voters.
Project:
Working with Election Officials to Address Youth ParticipationFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Oct 2019Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2022
The Governance and Judiciary project is part of the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program. This project focuses on the erosion of confidence in democratic institutions; specifically, long-established guardrails that have protected the rule of law and the integrity of federal and state policy making, and the increasing hostility of federal courts to protecting civil and democratic rights.
Project:
Governance and Judiciary projectFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government, Government/Judicial Selection and PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2020
General operating support for The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media, Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Apr 2020 to Mar 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- New Jersey Civic Information Consortium
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
The New Jersey Civic Information Consortium is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds initiatives to benefit the State’s civic life and meet the evolving information needs of New Jersey’s communities. The Consortium reimagines how public funding can be used to address the growing problem of news deserts, misinformation, and support more informed communities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Race Forward
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, they build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity.Race Forward was founded in 1981 as an initiative to bridge efforts between analysts and activists by working with community groups, government, and national organizations to develop and implement policy ideas that advance racial equity.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Government/Executive Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2024Strategy:
Representative Leadership- New American Leaders Inc.
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2022
New American Leaders is leading a movement fighting for inclusive democracy by equipping immigrants, refugees, and their allies with the tools they need to realize their potential by running for and holding elected office, and by engaging in civic action that brings their voices to the forefront of American politics.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation, GovernmentGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Leadership- Vanderbilt University
- $200,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2021
The Monkey Cage is a platform which seeks to contribute timely, accessible, evidence-based analysis to public policy conversations.
Project:
The Monkey CageFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- College to Congress
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2020
To provide general operating support for College to Congress.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Apr 2020 to Mar 2023Strategy:
Constructive Politics- West Virginia University Foundation, Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2019
To support critical data collection and analysis by West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media to document and analyze the networks and strategies being used to expose, recruit, and radicalize white youth in the Appalachian region in order to determine opportunities for intervention.
Project:
Researching Radicalization of White Youth in AppalachiaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Aug 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- City Bureau NFP
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
City Bureau works to address inequality in Chicago media. Their innovative programs engage Chicagoans directly in the process of producing civic media.