To support the Brookings Institution’s work to track and analyze the actions being taken by members of the House of Representatives and its committees to conduct oversight of executive branch actions and policies in the 116th Congress through its House Oversight Tracker webpage. 

To provide general support for ThinkTennessee’s work to build support for democracy reform in Tennessee. ThinkTN will provide unbiased research and analysis, informing key stakeholders about evidence-based ideas that will create civic and economic opportunity in Tennessee.

Government Accountability Project’s mission is to promote corporate and government accountability by protecting whistleblowers, advancing occupational free speech, and empowering citizen activists.

Millions of Conversations is a movement to transcend divides and bring Americans together through common values to create a shared future. Using Truth & Reconciliation work, they challenge narratives that stigmatize our fellow Americans, disrupt intolerance before it takes root, and help heal communities so all Americans may experience a sense of belonging.

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. 

To support PEN American’s programming to combat online harassment of journalists, which will include providing trainings for newsrooms and journalism membership associations to better equip both journalists and management on how to prepare and react to online attacks, as well as continued efforts to develop their publicly available Online Manual Field Guide, a crowdsource of resources and tools in the field to counter online abuse. 

The Leadership Center for Democracy and Social Justice, a leadership development initiative housed within the City University of New York, provides training and resources to leaders of color working in the democracy reform and social justice sectors.

Launched in 2014, New America’s Political Reform program seeks to develop new strategies and innovations to repair the dysfunction of government, restore civic trust, and realize the potential of American democracy.

Western States Center works to build a future where all people can live, love, worship, and work free from bigotry and fear. They foster leaders, organizations, collaborations, and initiatives that reduce disparities and advance equity; lift up the leaders of marginalized communities; and deliver accessible tools for community organizing and civic engagement.

Good Jobs First’s COVID Stimulus Watch database will aid government watchdogs, the media, and the general public in their understanding of where taxpayer’s dollars are flowing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how those funds are being used.

Black Migrant Power Fund, a community-led fund housed at Neo Philanthropy Inc.’s Four Freedoms Fund, supports Black-led, grassroots organizations addressing the urgent needs of Black migrant communities and building power with and for Black migrants in the US.

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.

To provide general operating support for NGP.

The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) believes that asylum seekers can make great change by standing together. They provide their membership of asylum seekers with legal and community support.

The New America Foundation will work with scholars to conduct a series of lab and field experiments related to the effectiveness of fact checking and innovative uses of media to inform and engage the public.

To provide support to the Texas Civil Rights Project’s ongoing work to increase compliance with the state’s high school voter registration law, increase Section 5 compliance through litigation, and develop pro-voter policy blueprints in Texas’ largest counties.

The purpose of this grant is to support The Center for High Impact Philanthropy (“CHIP”) to develop a toolkit for donors that will help philanthropists understand the various aspects of strengthening our democracy and ways they can support efforts around the United States. CHIP will conduct a field scan, develop specific resources on what is working well, and disseminate the toolkit to various donor networks. 

The Independent Strategic Research Collaborative Education Fund (ISRC), a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, provides research, messaging development, and research and communications alignment to the pro-democracy movement. Their work includes facilitating convening spaces for leaders to share intel, strategy, messaging guidance, and calls to action.

The State Power Accelerator is an innovative strategy focused on the development of independent resource generation for social justice organizations. This project is the result of four years of research, convenings, and case studies commissioned by a set of funders including the Solidago Foundation and the Amalgamated Foundation.

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.