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.
- Election Center
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2022
In late 2022, electionline.org became a project of The Election Center, and this grant provides support for the transition of the website. The Election Center’s purpose is to promote, preserve, and improve democracy. The Center is also known as the National Association of Election Officials.
Project:
ElectionlineFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Election AdministrationGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Dec 2024Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Georgetown University
- $110,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2022
The Georgetown Democracy, Education + Service (GeoDES) project at the McCourt School of Public Policy works on congressional modernization efforts. Their goal is a Congress that can effectively legislate on behalf of a diverse and multi-racial America and fulfill its First Branch constitutional duty to check and balance the Executive Branch.
Project:
GeoDES ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch Performance, Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Dec 2023Strategy:
Empowering Congress- National Association of Black Journalists
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
The National Association of Black Journalists supports their members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities. They also hold the media accountable for recruitment and retention of black journalists as well as their portrayals of the black community through media narratives.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jun 2022 to May 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- Asian Americans Journalists Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
To build organizational capacity to continue Asian Americans Journalists Association’s support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while partnering with media to ensure responsible and diverse coverage of AAPI communities.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Jul 2022 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- NAHJ Association
- $150,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2022
Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism, Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
Journalism & Power Building- New America Foundation
- $120,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
The New Models of Policy Change project, housed in the Political Reform Program at New America Foundation, works on resilience against right wing extremism and growing political violence.
Project:
New Models of Policy ChangeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Other, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Sep 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- Church World Service, Inc.
- $100,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Church World Service’s Refugee Organizing project includes grassroots organizing, power-building, and leadership development in refugee communities.
Project:
Refugee OrganizingFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2023Strategy:
Power Building in Marginalized Communities- Emergent Fund
- $500,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2022
Emergent Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, funds rapid response and emergent organizing led by frontline Black, Indigenous, and organizers of color with trust-based, no-string-attached grants. This grant is made by Democracy Fund in collaboration with the Rights and Dignity Working Group, a cross-Omidyar Group initiative.
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RAD Support for Emergent FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2023Strategy:
Rights and Dignity- Democracy Rising
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2022
Democracy Rising, a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy Inc., works directly with community groups advancing democracy reform to build effective organizing, education, and advocacy strategies and to ensure just implementation.
Project:
Support for Democracy RisingFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Nov 2022 to Oct 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- OpenSecrets
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
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.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) focused on building capacity within Muslim and allied communities for racial justice. MuslimARC creates anti-racism curriculum and education resources, connects multi-racial and multi-faith networks via storytelling and media, and cultivates racial justice through leadership and community development programs.
Project:
Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Shoulder to Shoulder
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Shoulder to Shoulder, a fiscally sponsored project of The National Religious Campaign Against Torture, trains faith and community leaders to address Islamophobia in their communities.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Justice Work
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Justice Work is a think tank/action lab that incubates path-breaking and creative initiatives to advance social justice. They center marginalized voices to challenge conventional priorities and strategies. They develop long-term partnerships with front-line organizations and academic institutions to strengthen social justice movements and break down siloed spaces.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- President and Fellows of Harvard College
- $300,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2022
The Guinier Project, an initiative of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School, will examine alternative voting systems through a racial justice lens.
Project:
The Guinier ProjectFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation, Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2022 to Nov 2024Strategy:
Representative Institutions- BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund
- $60,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy Inc., is an infrastructure, capacity, and people building nonprofit organization designing, growing, and nurturing evergreen, progressive impact in Texas. They are developing their internal capacity to increase long-term sustainability and improve the impact of their work.
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Capacity BuildingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Mississippi Votes
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Mississippi Votes works to increase voter registration and turnout (specifically within 18-35 voting bloc) through innovative and high-tech engagement programming and outreach strategies. They also engage traditional organizing techniques to cater to the needs of today’s voters.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Southern Coalition for Social Justice
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) represents individual voters and civic engagement groups in litigation to protect the right to cast a ballot and to ensure that every eligible vote counts equally. They also provide counsel to local community groups regarding redistricting and speak on behalf of clients at local town hall meetings and legislative committees.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- New America Foundation
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
Ranking Digital Rights (RDR) works to promote freedom of expression and privacy on the internet by creating global standards and incentives for companies to respect and protect users’ rights.
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Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
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Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- South Asian Americans Leading Together
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) is a national movement strategy and advocacy organization working to promote racial justice through federal policy and advocacy, local and national partnerships, coalition building, and strategic communications.
Project:
Investing in Staff WellbeingFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic IntegrationGrant Length:
Oct 2022 to Sep 2023Strategy:
General- Tech Talent Project
- $10,000.00
- Project
- President's Office
- 2022
The Tech Talent Project, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund, increases the federal government’s ability to recruit modern technical leaders to achieve critical human, economic, and policy outcomes.