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.
- Institute for Nonprofit News
- $530,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2013
INN’s mission is to help nonprofit news organizations produce and distribute stories with impact; to achieve cost efficiencies by pooling resources and services; and to develop new revenue streams that will help member organizations become sustainable, mission-driven, nonprofit businesses.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Dec 2013 to Dec 2015Strategy:
Previous Strategy- FRIDA - The Young Feminist Fund
- $530,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
FRIDA Young Feminist Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Foundation, works to provide young feminist organizers with the resources they need to amplify their voices and bring attention to the social justice issues they care about. This grant is made by Democracy Fund in collaboration with the Rights and Dignity Working Group, a cross-Omidyar Group initiative.
Project:
FRIDA Young Feminist FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Rights and Dignity- Partnership for Public Service Inc.
- $525,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2024
The Partnership for Public Service serves as a bridge across the political aisle to build a government that meets its fundamental responsibilities to the public, no matter the political makeup of any presidential administration or Congress. They offer key solutions and performance measures that transform the way government works.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, GovernmentGrant Length:
Nov 2024 to Oct 2025Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- American Oversight, Inc.
- $525,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2023
American Oversight is a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog that uses public records requests backed by litigation to fight corruption, drive accountability, and defend democracy. They believe transparency is a critical tool to promote integrity in government and to protect justice, truth, and the rule of law.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Sep 2023 to Aug 2025Strategy:
State and Local Accountability- Common Cause Education Fund
- $525,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2023
Common Cause Education Fund strives to uphold the core values of American democracy by working to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election Administration, Civic Participation/Public Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Mar 2025Strategy:
Voting Power- State Voices
- $525,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2020
State Voices is national civic engagement organization focused on building capacity at the state and local level. This grant supports their work to make voting more inclusive and accessible.
Project:
Election Protection & Vote By Mail EffortsFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Jun 2020 to Feb 2021Strategy:
General- The Aspen Institute Inc
- $525,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2018
To provide continued support for the Aspen Institute’s Socrates Program, which provides a forum for emerging leaders from Capitol Hill and around the country to convene and explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated Socratic dialogue.
Project:
Support for the Aspen Institute Socrates Program and Emerging Governance LeadersFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Dec 2018 to May 2023Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc.
- $525,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2017
The purpose of the Grant is to provide support for the fight against mis/disinformation through fact-checking innovation, research, collaboration, and training. For this project, Grantee will work to support fact-checking through the PolitiFact and PunditFact platforms. Grantee will also support research, training, and opportunities for collaboration for the broader fact-checking and journalism networks.
Project:
Strengthening Accountability ReportingFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and Training, MediaGrant Length:
Dec 2017 to Jun 2020Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Check My Ads Institute
- $515,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
Check My Ads Institute is an independent watchdog reshaping the digital adtech industry from within its ranks — and building a new sustainable standard in digital advertising.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Mar 2022 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Digital Democracy- Center for Civic Design
- $514,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2018
To provide the Center for Civic Design with General Operating support.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Jun 2018 to May 2021Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- $505,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2020
The Revolving Door Project’s research and coalition-oriented outreach generates support for executive branch reform and civil service renewal efforts.
Project:
Revolving Door ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Executive Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2020 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- GovAct
- $500,000.00
- 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.
Project:
GovActFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Sep 2024 to Aug 2025Strategy:
State and Local Accountability- Legal Accountability Center
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2024
Legal Accountability Center, a fiscally sponsored project of Global Impact, conducts research and independent investigations, along with allied organizations, to expose anti-democratic groups or government misconduct, and to enforce accountability.
Project:
Legal Accountability CenterFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Sep 2024 to Aug 2025Strategy:
Preventing Authoritarian Abuse of Power- New York University
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2023
The Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies (CR+DS) is a network of prominent, public scholars of color who produce research, distribute knowledge, and convene stakeholders at the intersections of race and technology.
Project:
NYU Center for Critical Race and Digital StudiesFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Media Access and PolicyGrant Length:
Oct 2023 to Sep 2026Strategy:
Civil & Human Rights Online- Way to Rise
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
The Valiente Fund is a project of Way to Rise, a fiscally sponsored project of Amalgamated Charitable Foundation. The Valiente Fund will reimagine and scale resources to meet the needs of a growing Latino majority.
Project:
Valiente Fund SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic ParticipationGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Feb 2024Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- Way to Rise
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2024
The Valiente Fund, a project of Way to Rise, is dedicated to unleashing a new generation of change agents forging Latine unity and power within a multi-racial democracy.
Project:
Valiente FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Apr 2024 to Mar 2026Strategy:
Voting Power- The Miami Foundation Inc.
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Public Square
- 2024
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.
Project:
Press Forward Pooled FundFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2024 to Oct 2025Strategy:
General- Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
- $500,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) as it conducts research, raises awareness, and works with partners to enable more understanding of the American Muslim community.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2019 to Aug 2023Strategy:
General- Openthegovernment.org
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
Open the Government, a fiscally sponsored project of the Fund for Constitutional Government, strengthens its partners in the field by training organizations and individuals on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other tools for government openness, serves as a network hub for the government transparency community, and conducts its own research into government wrongdoing.
Project:
Support for Open the GovernmentFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Sep 2019 to Aug 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Hope CommUnity Center, Inc.
- $500,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2023
The Hope CommUnity Center in Apopka, Florida fosters diverse, empowered, learning communities engaged in personal and societal transformation. Through service and advocacy, they stand with immigrants and others who are tenacious and courageous in the face of all systems of oppression.