Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation’s premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Their mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy.
Grant Type: General Operating Support
Instituto Lab LLC
Instituto’s mission is to build sustained political power with low-income and communities of color in Arizona. They believe that every community has the inherent leadership, capacity, and resources to create their own solutions, and that all it takes to build power is to facilitate connections and training.
ProGeorgia State Table Inc
ProGeorgia is a bold, trusted, and diverse collaborative that champions an equitable and inclusive democracy, for and with traditionally underrepresented communities. They support and coordinate the civic engagement programs of their diverse partner organizations.
Center for Technology and Civic Life
The Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) focuses on three areas: training local governments on technology to enhance engagement with their communities, developing low-to-no-cost tools for governmental use, and helping develop infrastructure to evaluate interactions between citizens and government.
Institute for Nonprofit News
This renewal grant will provide general operating support for the Institute for Nonprofit News. The Institute for Nonprofit News is a critical anchor organization, providing support, training and networking for America’s almost 250 nonprofit journalism organizations.
Common Cause Education Fund
Common Cause Education Fund (CCEF) is a national organization supporting civic reform in the U.S., working for improvements in both election administration and campaign finance. They are a key player in shaping conversations around voting. Leveraging their state offices and national membership, they continue to build local coalitions around many reforms to strengthen our democracy.
One America Movement
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.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Southern Coalition for Social Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by a multidisciplinary group, predominantly people of color, who believed that communities engaged in social justice struggles need a team of lawyers, social scientists, community organizers, and media specialists to support them in their efforts to dismantle structural racism and oppression.
Center for Civic Design
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.
National Association of Black Journalists
This is a general operating grant to the National Association of Black Journalists that will build organizational capacity to continue their support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while holding the media accountable for recruitment and retention of black journalists as well as their portrayals of the black community through media narratives.