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Democracy Fund Inc: 237 grants to organizations, $49.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Democracy Fund Inc, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 237 grants to organizations totaling $49,167,017 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,500,000 to New Venture Fund in Washington, DC for program support for trusted elections fund.
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- EIN
- 383926408
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $15,845,796
- Grants paid
- $49,167,017
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349101720. It reported $49,167,017 in grants paid; 237 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Trusted Elections Fund | Environment | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solutions Project Inc | Oakland, CA | Program support to advance climate and migrant justice | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Program support for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,020,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justfundus | Oakland, CA | Program support for Building Power Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $934,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program Support for Free Election Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Project On Government Oversight Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Future Currents | Environment | $720,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Press | Washington, DC | General support | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | General support | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | $560,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Program support for Rise Together Fund | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partnership for Public Service Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Employment | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Program support for GovAct | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Program support for Legal Accountability Center | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | Program support to bring new funding to nonpartisan civic engagement | Public and societal benefit | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | Program Support for Press Forward | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Way To Rise | Washington, DC | Program support for Valiente Fund | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voter Registration Project | Washington, DC | General support | $473,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Detroit, MI | Program support for Detroit Community Tech Project | Arts, culture and humanities | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accountableus | Washington, DC | General support | $415,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Program support for the Election Talent Study Group | $411,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project Inc | Morgantown, WV | General support | Public and societal benefit | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for North Carolina Local News Lab Fund | Public and societal benefit | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free Press | Washington, DC | Program support for Media 2070 | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kairos Fellowship Inc | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Program support for New Mexico Local News Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Program support for 22nd Century Initiative | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Policy Impact | Berkeley, CA | Program support for Hearken's Election SOS project | $340,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Action Center On Race and the Economy Institute | Chicago, IL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspiration | San Francisco, CA | Program support for The Revival Lab | Community improvement and capacity building | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for Constitutional Government | Washington, DC | Program support for Keseb | Public and societal benefit | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montclair State University Foundation Inc | Montclair, NJ | Program support for Center for Cooperative Media | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | Program support for NewsMatch | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Oversight Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ayni Institute Inc | East Boston, MA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | Program support for the Democracy and Elections Program | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Check My Ads Institute | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Defense Fund | Washington, DC | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Bureau NFP | Chicago, IL | Program support for News Futures | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Center for Community Media | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith in Action Network | Washington, DC | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | Program support for the Multiracial Democracy Project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grassroots Power Project | Berkeley, CA | General support | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Community Center Inc | Apopka, FL | General support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | General support | Crime and legal-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for State Infrastructure Fund | Public and societal benefit | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | Program support to provide legal support to local elections officals | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose Community Foundation | Denver, CO | Program support for Colorado Media Project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | Program Support for the Legal Clinic Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Program support for The 65 Project | International, foreign affairs and national security | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Program support for Open News | Community improvement and capacity building | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Journalism Funding Partners | Sacramento, CA | Program support for URL Media | Employment | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Online News Association | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Online News Association | Washington, DC | Program support for The Pivot Fund | Education | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for Organizing Resilience | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bend the Arc A Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | Program support for Funders' Collaborative for Youth Organizing | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bold Impact | Woodbridge, VA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | Program support for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Fellows | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Technology and Civic Life | Chicago, IL | General support | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Charlottesville, VA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Constitutional Accountability Center | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democratizing Philanthropy Project | Oakland, CA | Program support to help underfunded nonprofits build small dollar revenue streams | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El-Hibri Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support for field leadership training and capacity building | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairvote | Silver Spring, MD | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Program support for Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Government Accountability Project Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | Beverly Hills, CA | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Women's Media Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internews Network | Washington, DC | Program support for Listening Post Collective | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Internews Network | Washington, DC | Program support for the Civic Information Opportunities mapping project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Law Forward Inc | Madison, WI | General support | Crime and legal-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc | Wilmington, DE | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Movement Alliance Project | Philadelphia, PA | Program support for People's Tech Project | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Independent Strategic Research Collaborative Education Fund | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Local Solutions Support Center | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Program support for Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pen American Center Inc | New York, NY | Program support for the Digital Safety and Online Abuse Defense Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pillars Fund | Chicago, IL | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Program support for the Guinier Project | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Program support for Piper Fund's Right to Protest project | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Right To the City Alliance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education | Oakland, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | Program support for the Democracy and Power Innovation Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Durham, NC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Taproot Earth | Slidell, LA | General support | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | Program support for Lawfare | Social science | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | Program support to strengthen newsrooms serving marginalized communities | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | Program support for Center for Science and Democracy | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for World Benchmarking Alliance's Digital Transformation program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upturn Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Values United | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western States Center Inc | Portland, OR | General support | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Program support to protect democratic institutions and the rule of law | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for States at the Core | Public and societal benefit | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Democracy 2076 | Public and societal benefit | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | Program support for Tribal Broadband Bootcamp | Community improvement and capacity building | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mi Familia Vota Education Fund | Phoenix, AZ | Program support for the election administration outreach program | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Democracy Rising | Public and societal benefit | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Media Democracy Fund's Digital Equity and Opportunity Initiative | Environment | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland State University Foundation | Portland, OR | Program support for the Local Election Officials Survey | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Knowledge | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sightline Institute | Seattle, WA | Program support for the Democracy and Elections Program | Environment | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We the Veterans Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General support | Human services | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | Program support for the Emergency Powers Project | Education | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | Program support for Ida B. Wells Society | Education | $166,211 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Bureau NFP | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prism Reports Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | Education | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resolve Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | General support | Education | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scalawag | Durham, NC | General support | Education | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alternative Newsweekly Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support for Conecta Arizona | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program support to help democratic systems adapt to climate shocks | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Council of the Us Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for the Digital Forensic Research Lab | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baltimore Beat Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blueprint North Carolina | Durham, NC | General support | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Civic Design | Cambridge, MD | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | Program support for Grassroots Asians Rising | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | Program support for Rising Majority Committee | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Program support for the Data and Democracy Lab | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Documented LTD | New York, NY | General support | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith in Public Life Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Religion-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fight for the Future Education Fund | Boston, MA | General support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Program support for Black River Life | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | Program support for El Timpano | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keep Our Republic Charitable Fund | Oxon Hill, MD | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | Program support for eBenchbook and Alliance of Students at the Polls | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for the Learning and Action Cohort | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Youth Engagement Fund | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for The Horizons Project | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Program support for Cybersecurity for Democracy | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido Inc | Austin, TX | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| People's Parity Project | Saint Paul, MN | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planetwork Ngo Inc | San Francisco, CA | Program support for Stop Online Violence Against Women | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Progeorgia State Table Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Progressnow New Mexico Education Fund | Albuquerque, NM | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Refugees International | Washington, DC | Program support for the Refugee Advocacy Lab | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | Program Support for the Local Legal Initiative | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sojourners | Washington, DC | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Translash Media Inc | New York, NY | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Undivided Inc | Cincinnati, OH | General support | Religion-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Welcoming America Inc | Decatur, GA | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | Program support for the Leadership in Election Administration Project | Education | $142,606 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Black Tech Ecosystem Association | Nashville, TN | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | General support | Crime and legal-related | $133,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Social Policy and Understanding | Dearborn, MI | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc | New York City, NY | General Support | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opensecrets | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Good Nation Foundation Inc | New York City, NY | Program support for Revolving Door Project | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vet Voice Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Access | Dearborn, MI | Program support for the National Network for Arab American Communities. | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | Program support for Task Force on American Democracy | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campaign for Accountability Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church World Service Inc | Elkhart, IN | Program support for leadership development within refugee communities | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Code for Science and Society Inc | Portland, OR | Program support for Center on Race and Digital Justice | Science and technology | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy North Carolina | Morrisville, NC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for City College | New York, NY | Program support for the Leadership Center for Democracy and Social Justice | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Project Against Hate and Extremism Inc | Montgomery, AL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Over Zero | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights | Chicago, IL | Program support for Fair Immigration Reform Movement | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Network | Chicago, IL | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Refugee Assistance Project Inc | New York, NY | Program support to create better refugee and asylum processes in the United States | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | Program support for Elections Communications Hub | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latino Community Fund Inc | Decatur, GA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | Program support for We Are All America | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Partnership for New Americans | Chicago, IL | Program support for the Climate Justice Collaborative | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Security Archive Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Black Migrant Power Fund | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | Program support for the Rapid Assistance Safety Initiative Fund | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Jersey Civic Information Consortium | Montclair, NJ | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Program support for Generation Justice | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Narrative Initiative | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Political Research Associates | Somerville, MA | General support | Social science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Program support for the Practicing Democracy Project | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Press On South Inc | Atlanta, GA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Narrative | Chicago, IL | Program support for Chicago Independent Media Alliance | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Representwomen Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruralorganizing-Dot-Org Education Fund | Columbus, OH | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Impact Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Program support for Influence Change | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solidaire Network Inc | Oakland, CA | Program support for The Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Leadership Project | Raleigh, NC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Program support for a project researching threats to democracy | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Equity Alliance | Nashville, TN | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Independence Public Media Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | Program support for the Internet for All program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Program support to build resources to track and mitigate political violence | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Program support for Center for Effective Government's Democracy Reform Primers | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Florida Board of Trustees | Gainesville, FL | Project support for freedom of information request research | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | Program support for the Levin Center | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accountableus | Washington, DC | Program support to provide security training and technical assistance | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting | Phoenix, AZ | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | Program support for Lawyers for Reporters | Social science | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | Program support for the Political Reform program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Petty Propolis Inc | Detroit, MI | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Race Forward | Washington, DC | Program support for the Institutional and Sectoral Change program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Media Democracy Fund's NetGain Partnership | Environment | $64,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for #HalfMyDAF | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Critic Inc | Cambridge, MA | Program support for a forum on multi-party democracy | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Charlottesville, VA | Program support for Charlottesville Inclusive Media Project | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donors of Color Network Inc | Beaverton, OR | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Instituto Lab LLC | Phoenix, AZ | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native American Journalists Association | Norman, OK | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New World Foundation | New York, NY | Program support for Eclipse Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Media Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement | Washington, DC | Program support for the Democracy Futures Project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Media Company | Boulder, CO | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | Program support for Press Forward Chicago | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Foundation Inc | Berkeley, CA | Program support to research the history of community organizing | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Program support for Solidarity Journalism Initiative | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Media and Democracy Program | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Military Veterans in Journalism Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Program support for the Information Integrity Program | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Program support for Media Democracy Fund's Disinformation Defense League | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| People's Action Institute | Chicago, IL | Program support for an Organizing Revival convening | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| State Innovation Exchange | Madison, WI | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| State Voices | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Program support to examine the impact of AI on democracy | Social science | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | Program support for convenings examining new ideas for Senate reform | Social science | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Christianity and Public Life | Baltimore, MD | General support | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Program support for Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Oversight Inc | Washington, DC | Program support for a cybersecurity threat assessment | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyoming Community Foundation | Laramie, WY | Program support for Wyoming Local News Fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith Matters Network Collaborative | Nashville, TN | General support | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thinktennessee | Nashville, TN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $6,138,817 |
| Public and societal benefit | $5,425,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,099,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $4,737,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $4,600,000 |
| Environment | $3,609,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,105,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,608,400 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $19,084,000 |
| California | $6,912,400 |
| New York | $5,090,000 |
| Illinois | $2,700,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,800,000 |
| Minnesota | $1,795,000 |
| Florida | $1,600,000 |
| North Carolina | $1,215,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.