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.
- Canopy Atlanta
- $125,000.00
- General Operating Support
- President's Office
- 2021
Canopy Atlanta trains and equips local journalists to tell in-depth stories in collaboration with residents of overlooked communities in metro Atlanta’s five core counties.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to Mar 2023Strategy:
General- Rockefeller Family Fund Inc
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
The Democracy & Power Innovation Fund at the Rockefeller Family Fund creates research and learning partnerships with funders, researchers, and organizing groups to improve practices in the field.
Project:
Democracy & Power Innovation FundFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to Dec 2022Strategy:
General- National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
National CAPACD’s 2021 AAPI Community Resilience Fund supports the racial healing and anti-racism work of recipient organizations, as well as their work to build multi-racial coalitions and strengthen solidarity work locally in neighborhoods. This work includes political education that combats anti-Blackness and advances a deeper understanding of diverse AAPI communities.
Project:
National CAPACD 2021 AAPI Community Resilience FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
The Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy, a fiscally sponsored project of Project South, advances structural shifts toward Climate Justice + Ecological Equity in Gulf South Black, Indigenous, and Brown communities on the frontlines of climate change.
Project:
Gulf Coast Center for Law and PolicyFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to May 2023Strategy:
General- Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) works to ensure that Black and African, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (BAMEMSA) immigrant communities are centered in legislative and administrative policies. They also work to reimagine refugee resettlement narratives and policies that have created barriers to the full inclusion of refugees in the fabric of our democracy.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice is an immigrant women-of-color-led grassroots organization based in Woodside, New York. Founded in 2005, they are the country’s only worker and social justice center dedicated to serving and mobilizing the Nepali-speaking community — an underserved, under-resourced, and undercounted community.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- The National Trust for Local News
- $190,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2021
The National Trust for Local News, a project of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, will create a network of sustainable, independent community news outlets in Georgia by purchasing at-risk community newspapers and developing ownership and governance structures that create sustainability efficiencies as well as ensure quality and editorial independence.
Project:
Local Community Paper ExplorationFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Feb 2023Strategy:
General- The Miami Foundation Inc.
- $1,200,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2021
The purpose of this grant is to grow and continue The Fund for Nonprofit News, hosted at The Miami Foundation, in support of NewsMatch, a fundraising campaign for nonprofit news.
Project:
Fund for Nonprofit News - NewsMatchFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Jul 2023Strategy:
Ecosystem News- VotingWorks
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
VotingWorks is developing an open-source tool which will enable election officials to conduct Risk-Limiting Audits (RLAs).
Project:
Risk Limiting Audit Tool DevelopmentFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Jul 2022Strategy:
Trust in Elections- Partnership for Public Service Inc.
- $1,150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2021
The Partnership for Public Service builds trust and better relationships between the branches of the federal government, enhances accountability for Congressional stewardship for the Executive Branch, and increases general understanding of the challenges facing the government.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2021 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Openthegovernment.org
- $80,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2021
Open The Government, a fiscally sponsored project of the Fund for Constitutional Government, conducts polling focused on racial justice and accountability.
Project:
Racial Justice and Accountability PollingFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Dec 2021 to Nov 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Online News Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2021
This grant provides general operating support to the Online News Association.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2021 to Feb 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Democracy Works Inc.
- $125,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
Founded by the CAA Foundation and Democracy Works, the Civic Alliance is a nonpartisan business coalition that encourages civic participation, supports safe, accessible and trusted elections, and works to inspire every American to participate in shaping our country’s future.
Project:
Civic Alliance Expansion ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Sep 2021 to Aug 2022Strategy:
General- Center for Civic Design
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
The Center for Civid Design applies design thinking to how elections invite participation in the democratic process. They support election officials in making materials and processes clear, easy, and effective by researching the needs of voters for access, information, and opportunity to vote.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and VotingGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Jul 2023Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Civic Engagement Research & Dissemination Hub
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2021
The Civic Engagement and Dissemination Hub, a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy Inc., is a source of research on best practices for voter contact in the field of nonpartisan civic engagement.
Project:
Civic Engagement Research & Dissemination HubFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Aug 2021 to Dec 2021Strategy:
General- Future Currents
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2021
The Social and Economic Justice Leaders Planning Group, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, provides research, scenario-planning methodologies, and strategy-design processes to grassroots organizations and movement leaders to help them achieve their goals for a vibrant, reparative democracy.
Project:
Social and Economic Justice LeadersFoundation Center Topic:
GovernmentGrant Length:
Oct 2021 to Sep 2022Strategy:
General- Sojourners
- $315,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
Sojourners is an independent, award-winning print and online magazine of faith, culture, and politics.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Media, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
May 2021 to Apr 2023Strategy:
General- Center for Public Justice
- $10,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2021
The Center for Public Justice’s provides training for federal employees who are tasked with managing faith-based initiatives, teaching them the fundamentals of the job and how to effectively promote religious freedom and pluralism.
Project:
Support for Religious Pluralism Training for Federal EmployeesFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
May 2021 to Apr 2022Strategy:
General- 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.
Project:
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.