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.
- American Immigration Council
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
This grant supports the merger of American Immigration Council and Partnership for a New American Economy into a unified American Immigration Council. By combining their organizations, a far larger portion of the budget can be dedicated to programmatic work serving immigrants.
Project:
AIC Merger SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
Apr 2022 to Jun 2022Strategy:
General- One America Movement
- $85,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
One America Movement provides leadership development for leaders of congregations and faith communities to promote pluralism, fight toxic polarization, and advocate for an inclusive American identity.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Apr 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
General- 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- Morgan State University Foundation Incorporated
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Center for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University trains new cadres of black journalists through fellowships, runs Social Justice Reporting Collaboratives between students at Morgan State and other journalism institutions, and produces research on the needs of black communities residing in news deserts or facing otherwise biased or insufficient news.
Project:
Center for Urban JournalismFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- 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- Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund, Inc. dba The Vance Center
- $125,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
Lawyers for Reporters, a project of the Vance Center, and in partnership with the Press Freedom Defense Fund, provides pro bono legal services to local and social mission-driven organizations in the United States.
Project:
Lawyers for ReportersFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Press Freedom- Trustees of Tufts College
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2022
The MGGG Redistricting Lab, a project of the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, conducts cutting-edge research modeling alternative election systems with modern mathematical and statistical tools, with a focus on STV (single transferable vote) elections within the family of ranked choice systems.
Project:
MGGG Redistricting LabFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/RedistrictingGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Representative Institutions- Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc.
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
LION Publishers strengthens the local news industry by helping independent news publishers build more sustainable businesses. They provide teaching, resources, and community to independent news entrepreneurs.
Project:
General SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- 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- Bipartisan Policy Center, Inc.
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Elections Project will promote recommendations that improve the quality of U.S. elections. Building on the work of the Task Force on Elections, BPC will advance state and federal election recommendations with a focus on addressing new challenges in election administration.
Project:
Democracy Project Elections ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Aug 2024Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- The National Trust for Local News
- $125,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The National Trust for Local News will create a network of sustainable, independent community news outlets in Georgia by purchasing at-risk community newspapers and developing a shared ownership and governance structure–the Georgia News Conservancy–that are sustainable and ensure quality and editorial independence.
Project:
Georgia Local News ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Aug 2023Strategy:
Ecosystem News- Free Press
- $215,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
Free Press is a watchdog for media and technology policy. They conduct research and policy analysis, educate policymakers, the press and the public, pressure corporations, organize campaigns with grasstops and grassroots constituencies to hold decision-makers accountable, and lead winning coalitions.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Media/Journalism Education and Training, Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project Inc.
- $115,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project’s is creating a workshop series: Building a Community of Practice: Reporting on Extremism for Small Newsrooms and Independent Journalists, and working on post-production for a feature length documentary on the radicalization of youth online.
Project:
Reporting on ExtremismFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- More in Common Inc.
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
More in Common’s (MiC) is conducting a three-part research strategy to better understand and diagnose the challenges around American identity, civic and cultural norms, race, polarization and violence mitigation. They will test and refine messaging to identify approaches that can reach and resonate with a majority of Americans.
Project:
American Identity Research & Messaging ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- 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- People's Action Institute
- $50,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
People’s Action Institute will hold a convening of leaders from national network organizations building power in impacted communities of color. This gathering will be the first step to coordinate work across the country, build trust, share information, connect member organizations in states to facilitate cross-learning.
Project:
People's Action organizing network conveningFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Dec 2022Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Millions of Conversations, Inc.
- $350,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
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.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Media, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- 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- Montclair State University Foundation, Inc.
- $440,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2022
The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, provides critical infrastructure to the local news and information ecosystem across New Jersey. Their signature program, NJ News Commons, along with their other efforts, works to create a more collaborative local news ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond.