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.
- Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
To support the Faith In/And Democracy Pooled Fund on faith-based civic engagement.
Project:
Support for Faith In/And Democracy Pooled FundFoundation Center Topic:
Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
May 2020 to Apr 2022Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Take Back Our Republic Inc
- $425,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Take Back Our Republic (TBOR) is a non-partisan organization that advocates for conservative solutions to campaign finance and related issues through research, education, and grassroots advocacy efforts.
Project:
Take Back Our RepublicFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign FinanceGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
General- CivicTN
- $50,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
CIVIC TN is a coalition that strengthens the collective impact of, and collaboration between, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community and advocacy organizations that empower Black, Latinx, New Americans, low-income families, single women and young voters.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to May 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Arab American Institute Foundation
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
The Arab American Institute Foundation was created to encourage Arab American participation in civic life, by ensuring that Arab Americans have the tools and data necessary to empower their communities through organization.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Sep 2020 to Aug 2023Strategy:
General- South Asian Americans Leading Together
- $375,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a national movement strategy and advocacy organization working to promote racial justice through federal policy and advocacy, local and national partnerships, coalition building, and strategic communications.
Project:
South Asian Americans Leading TogetherFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Sep 2020 to Aug 2023Strategy:
General- Press On South Inc
- $180,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
PressOn, a fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, is building a diverse set of resources, including trainings, fellowships and opportunities for network-building, to help journalists and storytellers produce reporting that’s driven by communities in the South.
Project:
PressOn / Center for Movement JournalismFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Nov 2021Strategy:
Ecosystem News- The League
- $225,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
Women, especially women of color, are severely underrepresented in the U.S. government. The League, a project of the New Venture Fund, will convene a cohort of organizations building a pipeline of Black, Indigenous, and non-Black women of color (BIWOC) to run for elected office.
Project:
The LeagueFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Constructive Politics- The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
- $470,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) strengthens the federal government by identifying and training diverse, qualified lawyers for executive branch appointments, and increasing collaboration between ACS’s members, policymakers, academics, and advocates on good governance issues.
Project:
Rebuilding the Federal Legal WorkforceFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Executive Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Dēmos: A Network for Ideas and Action LTD
- $125,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Through cutting-edge policy research, inspiring litigation and deep relationships with grassroots organizations, Demos champions solutions that will create a democracy and economy rooted in racial equity
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Nov 2021Strategy:
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- Ci-X News
- $60,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
Ci-X News, a fiscally sponsored project of MuckRock Foundation Inc, is creating a set of services to help support newsroom sustainability through operational capacity building.
Project:
Newsroom Operations SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2021Strategy:
Press Freedom- Local Media Foundation
- $25,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) project, led by the Local Media Foundation, will strengthen Oklahoma’s local news ecosystem. This grant will support the early activities of the OMC as it builds out local staff and partnerships and sets itself up to serve the informational needs of Oklahomans.
Project:
Oklahoma Media CenterFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Aug 2022Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Arch + Bow Productions LLC
- $125,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
Arch + Bow Productions LLC, a fiscally sponsored project of Documentary Educational Resources, Inc., created a documentary that elevates awareness of the role of local elections officials in hosting safe, secure, and voter centric elections in the U.S.
Project:
RI LEO FilmFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Apr 2023Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- The Miami Foundation Inc.
- $1,200,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2020
The Legal Clinic Fund, a joint fund housed at The Miami Foundation, makes grants to university legal clinics to expand their capacity as critical First Amendment advocates and resources for legal support for local newsrooms around the country.
Project:
The Legal Clinic FundFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2020 to Dec 2023Strategy:
Press Freedom- Congressional Progressive Caucus Center
- $435,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The Congressional Progressive Caucus Center’s Legislative Reform Program conducts research on major democracy reform issues, and educates advocates, policymakers, and the public about opportunities to increase congressional capacity.
Project:
Legislative Reform ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Empowering Congress- City Bureau NFP
- $500,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2020
City Bureau works to address inequality in Chicago media. Their innovative programs engage Chicagoans directly in the process of producing civic media.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2020 to Sep 2022Strategy:
Ecosystem News- The Campaign Legal Center, Inc.
- $1,275,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
The Campaign Legal Center helps reformers and stakeholders shape and improve Money in Politics ideas and approaches. Their work includes issues of redistricting, voting rights, voter registration, and restoration of voting rights to formerly incarcerated persons.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Campaign Finance, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and TurnoutGrant Length:
Jul 2020 to Jun 2024Strategy:
Previous Strategy- Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2020
MuslimARC, a fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, builds capacity for racial justice in Muslim and allied communities through anti-racism workshops, presentations, panels, and keynotes to organizations and learning institutions across the country.
Project:
MuslimARCFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2022Strategy:
General- Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project promotes recommendations that improve the quality of U.S. elections. Building on the work in 2019 of the Task Force on Elections, BPC will advance state and federal election reform with recommendations about new challenges in election administration.
Project:
Democracy Project Elections ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Jul 2020 to Jun 2022Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Regents of the University of California at Riverside
- $94,600.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
To support the Laboratory for Technology, Communication and Democracy (TeCD-Lab) at the University of California, Riverside in their efforts to further development and deployment of an online communications platform that congressional offices can use to have constructive dialogue with constituents. This platform will provide an alternative to those currently available to offices on the commercial market.