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.
- Media Democracy Fund
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2018
To provide support to Media Democracy Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, to further the NetGain Partnership and to support engagement of organizations led by and serving communities of color in debates around platforms, power, and the public interest.
Project:
Netgain Partnership & Platform AccountabilityFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2019Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Demand Progress Education Fund
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
This grant will provide support to Demand Progress, an organization that plays a critical education and advisory role on a variety of institutional practice and rulemaking areas that affect congressional capacity to function.
Project:
Legislative Capacity Project at Demand Progress, a Project of the New Venture FundFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2017 to Oct 2019Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Library of Congress
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2017
This grant will renew support for training programs developed by the Library of Congress. Specifically, this grant will extend Democracy Fund support for the Congressional Research Service – a division of the Library of Congress – to conduct orientation seminars for newly-elected members of the 116th Congress and for the John W. Kluge Center at the Library to conduct a congressional masterclass series on governance-related topics of wide interest by leading academics.
The grant will also support two historical exhibits that will showcase important Library resources and collections for congressional audiences and the broader public. One exhibit will focus on the history of Baseball and the exhibit will focus on the women’s’ movement. The goal of the exhibits is to educate members of Congress and others who might not seek education on the role of race in sports or the history of gender (in)equity in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Project:
Support for New Member Seminars and Public-Facing ProgrammingFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to Mar 2023Strategy:
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- New Jersey Civic Information Consortium
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2023
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 2023 to Sep 2026Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- The Revival Lab Project
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
The Revival Lab Project, a fiscally sponsored project of Aspiration, is documenting how the loss of BIPOC local media and community infrastructure, paired with increasingly inextricable relationship between tech companies, governments, and third-party entities, is fueling a social, economic and public health crisis
Project:
The Revival LabFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- Democracy Works Inc.
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
Democracy Works is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that collaborates with election officials, leading tech platforms, and world-class partners to drive voter access and participation. They create tools, technology, and data to protect and power our democracy.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Jul 2023 to Jun 2024Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Our Body Politic
- $300,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2022
Our Body Politic, a fiscally sponsored project of Aubin Pictures, Inc., is a podcast centered on how Black women, and all women of color, experience the major political events of today, as well as how they are leading and innovating on these issues.
Project:
Our Body PoliticFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Jun 2022 to May 2024Strategy:
General- Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation, Inc.
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Center for Community Media (CCM) at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York will continue expanding its role as a national hub for outlets serving minority and immigrant communities and advocating for greater investment in community media overall.
Project:
Center for Community MediaFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2022 to Jun 2024Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- News Revenue Hub Inc.
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
News Revenue Hub supports journalism that improves lives — and fights misinformation.
Project:
General SupportFoundation Center Topic:
MediaGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2024Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- Vanderbilt University
- $300,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2018
To support George Washington University’s The Monkey Cage in its efforts to make the political conversation more informed by timely, accessible, and sound research from a publicly oriented political science discipline and less dominated by evidence-free arguments. This is achieved by increasing the public engagement of political scientists and other academics and connecting academics with key audiences among journalists, policy analysts, and lay readers.
Project:
The Monkey CageFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to Nov 2021Strategy:
General- The Aspen Institute Inc
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
Working with ideologically and diverse group of organizations, the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program will produce public-facing materials, including a report with actionable recommendations and video tools, to help people rethink what the meaning of American ideals and identity.
Project:
Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Government, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Jul 2020 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Business Forward Foundation
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Business Forward Foundation is a research and educational organization that takes a business-minded look at policy issues affecting America’s economic competitiveness. Through white papers, issue briefs, conference calls, and other events, they educate policy makers and the public about climate change, immigration reform, infrastructure investment, and other critical issues.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
General- National Partnership for New Americans
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
Climate Justice Collaborative at the National Partnership for New Americans builds the capacity of affiliated immigrant grassroots organizations to engage in climate justice work in their communities, and impact national narratives around climate migration.
Project:
Climate Justice CollaborativeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Center for Civic Design
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
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 Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Values United d/b/a Whistleblower Aid
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2020
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 2020 to Nov 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Election Center
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
In late 2022, electionline.org became a project of The Election Center, and this grant provides support for the transition of the website. The Election Center’s purpose is to promote, preserve, and improve democracy. The Center is also known as the National Association of Election Officials.
Project:
ElectionlineFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Dec 2024Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- OpenSecrets
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2023
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation’s premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Their mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2023 to Oct 2025Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- ProGeorgia State Table Inc
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
ProGeorgia is a bold, trusted, and diverse collaborative that champions an equitable and inclusive democracy, for and with traditionally underrepresented communities. They support and coordinate the civic engagement programs of their diverse partner organizations.