General Operating Funds to support to goals of the Bipartisan Policy Center, including support of the Democracy Program, and to raise awareness among key stakeholders and the general public of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration and The Commission on Political Reform, and to support efforts to educate officials and the public regarding the functional benefits of adopting the best practices recommended by the commissions.
Grant Type: General Operating Support
The Project on Government Oversight, Inc.
This rapid response grant provides POGO with critical increased capacity to respond to recent political developments. They will be able to conduct more in-depth investigations, provide more trainings for federal workers and congressional staff, and more effectively protect against the erosion of government safeguards and checks and balances.
Pro Publica Inc.
This grant is to support investigative reporting. It is part of a larger package of grants around investigative journalism that is meant to expand the critical capacity of nonprofit investigative journalism as a robust fourth estate. The grant will empower those newsrooms to pursue rigorous journalism that keeps the government accountable to the American people.
NAHJ Association
This is a general operating grant to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists that will increase their support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while holding the media accountable in their portrayals of the diverse and evolving Hispanic community in the United States.
The Andrew Goodman Foundation Inc.
This grant will support the ongoing activities of the Andrew Goodman Foundation to promote youth civic engagement and participation through leadership development and opportunities to become active within their communities.
Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Inc.
This grant supports Facing History and Ourselves in their mission to promote understanding, pluralism and civic engagement through classroom programming.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to the Lawyers’ Committee’s work to activate the private bar and leverage pro bono support to confront civil rights challenges.
Faith and Politics Institute
The Faith & Politics Institute will work in a variety of ways to bring members of congress and their staffs together to build better, stronger and lasting relationships through meetings and transformative pilgrimages.
Healthy Democracy Fund
The Healthy Democracy Fund will organize a Citizen initiative Review in Oregon and work with leaders from other states to encourage the replication of the Citizen initiative Review outside of Oregon.
University of Arizona Foundation
For general support to National Institute for Civil Discourse to encourage political and civic leaders to embrace vigorous debate in a way that allows for diverse perspectives to be shared, for complex issues to be discussed thoughtfully, and for challenging topics to be explored without resorting to invective and personal attacks.