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.
- NEO Philanthropy Inc.
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2024
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.
Project:
Black Migrant Power FundFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2024 to Aug 2027Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- People's Parity Project
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2024
The People’s Parity Project is a nationwide network of law students and new attorneys organizing to unrig the legal system and build a justice system that values people over profits.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Judicial Selection and PerformanceGrant Length:
Nov 2024 to Oct 2025Strategy:
State and Local Accountability- Race Forward
- $150,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2024
Race Forward’s Institutional and Sectoral Change program builds resources to equip civil society to counter authoritarianism and support transnational networks of young people committed to pro-democracy movement building.
Project:
Institutional and Sectoral Change ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Government, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
General- Accountable.US
- $75,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
Accountable.US will develop a “Self-Research 101” training and hold sessions for pro-democracy organizations on defending against potential misinformation and disinformation campaigns targeting their work.
Project:
Self-Research TrainingFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
General- The University of Texas at Austin
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
The Solidarity Journalism Initiative is a research-based effort that helps journalists, educators, and students improve coverage of marginalized communities. Solidarity in journalism means that journalists stand for basic human dignity and against suffering, and is a practice of newsworthiness judgments, sourcing, and framing that centers the lived experiences of people.
Project:
Solidarity Journalism InitiativeFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Jun 2026Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Center on Race and Digital Justice
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
The Center on Race and Digital Justice, a fiscally sponsored project of Code for Science and Society, works with students, faculty, civil society organizations, technology workers, community organizers, storytellers, and policy makers to develop solutions for the existential threats posed by unregulated technology products and practices.
Project:
Center on Race and Digital JusticeFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Equitable Civic Infrastructure- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- $100,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2024
The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights promotes the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Political Research Associates
- $250,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2024
Political Research Associates (PRA) is a social justice research and strategy center devoted to supporting organizations, civic leaders, journalists, and social sectors that are building a more just and inclusive democratic society.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Aug 2026Strategy:
General- Issue One
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
The Elections Communications Hub, a communications hub led by Issue One, The Democracy Communications Collaborative, and the Future US will support 20+ nonpartisan organizations focused on election protection and trust-building by building on existing coordination efforts with dedicated staff and state-of-the-art tools.
Project:
Elections Communications HubFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jul 2025Strategy:
Resilient Elections- Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc
- $450,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2024
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is a national research and advocacy organization that partners with allies across the country to build an American economy driven by local priorities, accountable to people and the planet.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Sep 2027Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- Public Narrative
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
Public Narrative works to strengthen community-driven journalism in Chicago. In 2024 Public Narrative assumed stewardship of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA). Their work to integrate CIMA into Public Narrative closes the feedback loop among stakeholders and collaborators like CIMA administrators, members, audiences and supporters/philanthropy.
Project:
Chicago Independent Media AllianceFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Jan 2025Strategy:
News & Information Ecosystems- Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
- $50,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2024
The Democracy Futures Project is a collaborative effort to equip democracy funders with tools, resources, and skills to be more “future-ready.”
Project:
Democracy Futures ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Aug 2024 to Dec 2025Strategy:
General- Internews Network
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
The Listening Post Collective, a project of Internews, uses strategy and capacity building for local and community news primarily led by and serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, to build engaged and trusted journalism. Their programs focus on news deserts and place-based community media systems.
Project:
Listening Post CollectiveFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Apr 2024 to Dec 2025Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Mississippi Center for Justice
- $450,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2024
By engaging elected officials, faith-based leaders, media, community activists, educators, childcare providers, healthcare professionals and other advocacy partners, the Mississippi Center for Justice dismantles the policies that keep Mississippi at the bottom of nearly every indicator of human well-being and deny African-American and lower-income Mississippians opportunities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Sep 2027Strategy:
Equitable Civic Infrastructure- The Project on Government Oversight, Inc.
- $1,950,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2024
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, abuse of power, failures by the government to serve the public, or efforts to silence those who report wrongdoing.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Jul 2024 to Jun 2027Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc
- $150,000.00
- Project
- General and Field Building
- 2024
The National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP)’s Democracy Learning and Action Cohort will convene trustees and senior staff decision-makers of family philanthropies to encourage philanthropic and other civic investments that have the potential to strengthen and fortify democracy and voting rights in the U.S.
Project:
NCFP Learning and Action CohortFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Civic Participation, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Redistricting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
May 2024 to Jan 2025Strategy:
General- Government Accountability Project Inc
- $200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2024
Government Accountability Project’s mission is to promote corporate and government accountability by protecting whistleblowers, advancing occupational free speech, and empowering citizen activists.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Jun 2024 to May 2025Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc.
- $50,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
To encourage donors to move critical pro-democracy funding in time for maximum impact, the #HalfMyDAF campaign and the Amalgamated Foundation created a matching democracy pool for election-related DAF gifts made by June.
Project:
#HalfMyDAF Democracy Matching PoolFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Jun 2024 to May 2025Strategy:
Roadmap for American Democracy- Free Election Fund
- $750,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
Free Election Fund is a 501(c)(3) fiscally sponsored project of Hopewell Fund that uses litigation to protect the right of all citizens to participate fully in our democratic process and safeguard our free and fair elections.
Project:
Free Election FundFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Apr 2024 to Mar 2025Strategy:
Roadmap for American Democracy- GovAct
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2024
GovAct, a fiscally sponsored project of Global Impact, serves governors and their senior staff who are committed to protecting fundamental freedoms. GovAct engages in this work by coordinating and strengthening the work of governors to address specific threats to American democracy.