POPVOX Foundation works to inform and empower people and make government work better for everyone. This includes reimagining the concept of “civic infrastructure,” and providing new ways for government to share information and engage the public, with an emphasis on diverse participation and rebuilding public trust.

The Refugee Advocacy Lab is an initiative hosted at Refugees International and co-founded with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Refugee Congress. They support the advocacy community by developing strategic communications resources, championing inclusive policies, and building capacity for the field.

The National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income.

Our Victory Story is a narrative project by Center for Community Change that articulates the positive role government can play in improving the material lives of people as well as protecting the civil and human rights of all people.

Detroit Narrative Agency (DNA), a fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, is a community organization that disrupts harmful narratives about Detroit. They do this by supporting Black, Indigenous, People of Color Detroiters to explore and create media storytelling projects that build collective healing, power and liberation.

The Trusted Elections Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is a pooled donor fund with a portfolio of democracy-related investments. The Trusted Elections Fund undertakes efforts to help prepare U.S. institutions for the possibility of challenges to free and fair elections.

The Press Forward pooled fund, a collaborative vehicle housed at The Miami Foundation, will support local news around the country. Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions.

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.

The Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) supports and strengthens Oklahoma’s local journalism ecosystem. A nonpartisan 501(c)(3), OMC includes over 25 news outlets, ranging from broadcast to nonprofit to Indigenous and Black-owned media outlets to longstanding newspapers. They provide funding, best-practices training to elevate the industry, and collaborative support for local newsrooms.

The University of Maryland Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) is creating an Election Talent Study Group to address the growing recruitment and retention crisis in election administration.

Lawfare is a publication and media network at the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program. Lawfare facilitates research and robust analysis of national security issues, and Lawfare experts also use FOIA to uncover information that will help foster objective, public, and transparent discussions around government decision-making.

Voter Registration Project’s (VRP) works to create a more representative democracy by narrowing the registration gap between Black, Indigenous, LatinX, Hispanic, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander voters and white voters. VRP funds and coordinates non-partisan voter registration efforts and works with in-state, community-based organizations and 501(c)(3) civic engagement tables.

The Ayni Institute is a movement training center run, led, and rooted in the immigrant experience, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that seeks to build the necessary capacity to win social change. They support social movements, leaders, and institutions in increasing their strategic and organizational capacity.

The State Democracy Research Initiative fosters research and dialogue on state-level democracy, government, and public law across the nation. They produce and promote original academic research and bring together academics, judges, policymakers, and advocates to exchange insights and perspectives on matters related to democracy and the rule of law in the states.

Neighborly Faith (NF) brings pluralism education to Evangelical college students with little first-hand experience with it, limited appreciation for it, and who other organizations cannot reach. Nearly all Evangelical faith leaders (lay and professional) attend Evangelical colleges at some point in their lives. Very few of these colleges talk about pluralism. NF is changing this.

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.

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.

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.

Shoulder to Shoulder, a fiscally sponsored project of The National Religious Campaign Against Torture, connects, equips, and mobilizes faith communities in the U.S. as strategic partners in countering, addressing, and preventing anti-Muslim hatred, discrimination, and violence. Part of this grant will build Shoulder to Shoulder’s fundraising and communications capacity.

The Levin Center at Wayne State University works to build capacity in legislative bodies at all levels — federal, state, and abroad — to expose public and private sector abuses, ensure effective governance, and bring critical facts to light for the benefit of all.