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.
- 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- Native American Rights Fund, Inc.
- $200,000.00
- Project
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is a part of the Native American Voting Rights Coalition, which fosters partnerships with tribal governments across the country to tackle systemic challenges to voter participation for tribal communities.
Project:
Voter Registration Basics in Indian Country: Addresses, POBs, & GISFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Jul 2024Strategy:
Voter-Centric Election Administration- Foundation for Minority Interests In Media Inc.
- $750,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
To provide general operating support to the Emma Bowen Foundation as they continue their work placing undergraduates of color in a variety of media outlets across the U.S., diversifying newsrooms overall, and track the retention of their fellows in the industry over time.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- Solutions Journalism Network
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
To provide general operating support to the Solutions Journalism Network so they can continue to scale and adapt the work of infusing solutions journalism practice in newsrooms, building a journalism practice that better equips and informs communities to address social issues and fosters civic participation.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/JournalismGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Engaged Journalism- E Pluribus Unum Foundation, Inc.
- $250,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To provide general operating support for the E Pluribus Unum Foundation Inc.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voter Education, Registration, and Turnout, Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2021Strategy:
General- Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc.
- $500,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Public Square
- 2019
General operating support
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Media/Journalism Education and TrainingGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Ecosystem News- The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda Inc
- $125,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
To provide general operating support for the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Campaigns, Elections, and Voting/Voting AccessGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to May 2023Strategy:
Pro-Voter Reform- OpenSecrets
- $225,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
To support the Center for Responsive Politics’ Foreign Lobby Watch Database. The Center will extract and analyze data from reports filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to reveal the relationships and lobbying activity of foreign governments, companies, and individuals.
Project:
Foreign Lobby Watch DatabaseFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Open Government and TransparencyGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Business Forward Foundation
- $150,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To activate Business Forward’s network of business leaders across the U.S. to protect the rule of law. This grant will support their efforts to identify, train, and support leaders who will speak in favor of the rule of law and who will be prepared to push back against attacks on democratic norms or institutions.
Project:
Business Leaders for the Rule of LawFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2022Strategy:
Oversight and Accountability- Women's Congressional Policy Institute
- $290,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Governance
- 2019
General support for Women’s Policy, Inc.
Project:
General Operating SupportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Jun 2023Strategy:
Constructive Politics- The Aspen Institute Inc
- $400,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, a nongovernmental, nonpartisan educational program serving Members of the United States Congress and their staff. The Congressional Program’s focus on scholarly engagement gives Senators, Representatives, and senior staff the opportunity to delve into complex and pressing public policy issues with internationally recognized experts in a neutral, off-the-record settings in two primary forums: annual conferences and weekly breakfasts.
Project:
Congressional ProgramFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Jul 2019 to Dec 2022Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Demand Progress Education Fund
- $325,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support Demand Progress Education Fund, a project of the New Venture Fund, to investigate and highlight potential improvements to congressional legislative, oversight, and administrative capacity for audiences on and off Capitol Hill. Grant funds will support Demand Progress Education Fund’s execution of written reports and newsletters, participation in public events, and meetings with stakeholders that cumulatively contribute expert, substantive ideas in support of congressional reform.
Project:
Legislative Capacity Project at Demand Progress Education Fund, a project of the New Venture FundFoundation Center Topic:
Government/Legislative Branch PerformanceGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Dec 2022Strategy:
Empowering Congress- Georgetown University
- $1,435,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection’s (ICAP) litigation measures in support of targeted communities.
Project:
JIS support for ICAPFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Government/Open Government and Transparency, Media/Media Access and Policy, OtherGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Apr 2024Strategy:
General- Pillars Fund
- $800,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support Pillars Fund’s Culture Change Project, in partnership with Pop Culture Collaborative. They have developed the American Muslim Pop Culture Cohort and curriculum and will now advance their work even further.
Project:
Pillars Fund and Pop Culture Collaborative - countering Islamophobia through narrative changeFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Public Participation, OtherGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Nov 2023Strategy:
General- Asian Law Caucus
- $1,220,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support direct litigation and legal services work, and to strengthen and expand multilingual know your rights materials that can be delivered to MASA and immigrant communities through Asian Law Caucus’s National Security & Civil Rights work.
Project:
Litigation, Legal Services, and Know Your RightsFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Civic Education and Leadership, Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Nov 2019 to Oct 2023Strategy:
General- National Immigration Law Center
- $1,200,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support litigation and legal services to support targeted communities, particularly immigrant, refugee, and MASA communities.
Project:
NILC immigration/masa supportFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Media, Other, Government/Civil Liberties and Rule of LawGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Nov 2022Strategy:
General- Georgetown University
- $95,000.00
- Project
- Governance
- 2019
To support Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life. The grantee will conduct programming on the role of faith in our political system and will create partnerships across Catholic institutions and with leaders across different faith traditions to strengthen religious pluralism and overcome polarization.
Project:
Engaging Young Leaders in Building Civility in Furtherance of Democracy and the Common GoodFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Civic Participation/Public ParticipationGrant Length:
Aug 2019 to May 2022Strategy:
Constructive Politics- Proteus Fund Inc.
- $1,560,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
The Rise Together Fund (RTF), a Proteus Fund initiative, supports a diverse field of organizations working to address anti-Muslim bigotry, xenophobia, and more. They build the capacity of Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) community-based organizations and provide field coordination support to their grantees.
Project:
Rise Together FundFoundation Center Topic:
OtherGrant Length:
Sep 2019 to Aug 2023Strategy:
General- Business Forward Foundation
- $550,000.00
- Project
- Just and Inclusive Society
- 2019
To support Business Forward Foundation’s (BFF) work in organizing business leaders and train them speak out on the importance and business benefits of diversity and inclusiveness.
Project:
Business Leaders for Vulnerable CommunitiesFoundation Center Topic:
Civic Participation/Naturalization and Immigrant Civic Integration, Civic Participation/Issue-based Participation, Media/Media Access and Policy, Media, Civic Participation/Civic Education and LeadershipGrant Length:
Dec 2019 to Nov 2022Strategy:
General- Election Reformers Network Inc
- $300,000.00
- General Operating Support
- Elections and Voting
- 2019
To support a research project examining the conflicts that occur when the individual responsible for administering a state’s elections (in most states, the secretary of state) competes for elected office or publicly supports a competing candidate or party. Election Reformers Network will disseminate its research and findings through speaking engagements and a range of publications, including a statement of ethical standards and draft policy recommendations.