The States United Democracy Center is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to free, fair, and secure elections. They support state and local officials by providing the resources and expertise they need to run and defend our elections, keep elections safe, and make sure the will of the people is respected.
Program Area: Elections and Voting
Trustees of Tufts College
To support the efforts of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University in researching the intersection of youth engagement and election administration.
Trustees of Tufts College
Evaluate a series of experimental programs to educate and engage the public during the 2012 election cycle.
Trustees of Tufts College
This grant supports the use of particularly valuable new research on youth voting and political engagement for publication in the form of 10 Monkey Cage articles, which will be shared so that they inform the political press. The goal is to make nonpartisan practitioners aware of recent research relevant to youth voting.
Trustees of Tufts College
To provide support for a 2-year research project that seeks to better understand the reasons why hard-to-reach youth populations choose not to vote and then create a set of guidelines that election officials can use to help address the needs of young voters.
University of Florida Board of Trustees
The Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida is coordinating a project to identify potential solutions for local government agencies, particularly elections offices, to mitigate the impact of unduly burdensome public records requests, often called “vexatious requests,” while protecting the flow of civic information to the public.
KW Foundation
Influence Change, a program of KW Foundation, a fiscally sponsored project of Social Impact Fund, serves as a hub to convene, educate, and empower artists and influencers using their platforms to increase civic participation.
Latino Community Fund Inc
Latino Community Fund Georgia (LCF Georgia) supports Latinx-serving and Latinx-led nonprofit organizations that are advancing democracy, protecting and building community, and facilitating economic opportunities for all.
Law Forward Inc.
Law Forward is a legal nonprofit working to defend ballot access, led the fight for fair districts, protected separation of powers, advocated for the judiciary’s constitutional role, and convened broad coalitions—including key Wisconsin nonprofits, government officials, and national allies to resist election subversion and ensure fair, free elections.
New York University
Planning grant for comprehensive bipartisan research on the current state of money in politics.