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Voting Initiative	Grant Amount$8,670,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	Location	Year2020
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation	Grant Amount$40,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2020
Reimagining the Role of Police, to reduce the role, responsibilities, and presence of police in the everyday lives of communities that are heavily policed. More information: https://www.aclu.org
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund	Grant Amount$40,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2020
Policing Reform Campaign, to monitor police conduct in cities throughout the country and ensure that government officials keep communities safe, hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct, and improve policing tactics. More information: www.naacpldf.org
Democracy Works	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBrooklyn, NY	Year2020
To build trust in the democratic process, encourage more people to vote, and equip election officials with the information and tools to effectively administer elections, including vote by mail. More information: https://www.democracy.works
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Election Protection and Voting Rights Project, to utilize litigation and voter education to protect the right to vote, particularly for communities of color, low-income communities, people with disabilities, and other traditionally disenfranchised populations. More information: www.lawyerscommittee.org
National Vote at Home Institute	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To advance vote-by-mail options, improve policies around the use of these systems, and promote vote by mail across the US. More information: www.voteathome.org
When We All Vote	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Voting Squads, to recruit volunteer leaders in communities of color and provide them with voter registration and mobilization training to engage members of their communities in civic engagement activities and voting. More information: www.whenweallvote.org
William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2020
To address the threats to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic through communications and policy development and advocacy. More information: www.brennancenter.org
Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus	Grant Amount$35,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationCroton Falls, NY	Year2020
To provide education, organize students and faculty, and create resources for campus-based and gun violence prevention groups to defeat policies that force colleges and universities to allow guns on campus. More information: http://www.keepgunsoffcampus.org
Alliance for Youth Organizing	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To promote policies and programs that make voting easier and more appealing to young people to increase voter turnout nationally. More information: http://allianceforyouthorganizing.org
Campaign Legal Center	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Voting Rights Project, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, public education, and grassroots voter education campaigns. More information: http://www.campaignlegal.org
Fair Elections Center	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Campus Vote Project, to help community colleges and public universities institutionalize reforms and processes to create a culture of civic engagement that empowers students to register and vote. More information: http://www.fairelectionscenter.org
National Redistricting Foundation	Grant Amount$200,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Redistricting Litigation, to support an equitable, democratic, and transparent redistricting process that will result in district maps that reflect the communities represented. More information: http://https://redistrictingfoundation.org/
Voto Latino	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To encourage young Latino voters to participate in elections through social media outreach and events. More information: http://votolatino.org/
Fund for a Safer Future	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To strengthen the gun violence prevention community’s capacity to develop successful policies, mobilize supporters, assemble the best available research, and counter opposition to common sense gun reform. More information: http://www.newventurefund.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To raise the organization’s national visibility and amplify a movement to protect the separation of church and state while providing a path for involvement among younger, more diverse audiences. More information: http://www.au.org
Media Matters for America	Grant Amount$150,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To continue to implement a system that efficiently tracks sources of misinformation in the media in order to respond strategically and effectively. More information: http://mediamatters.org
American Oversight	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
State Accountability Project, to expose voter suppression activities by uncovering the corrupt intent behind changes to how elections are administered. More information: http://www.americanoversight.org
Civic Nation	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
All In Campus Democracy Challenge, a national, nonpartisan initiative to increase student voter turnout and democratic engagement by providing college campuses with resources and support to develop civic engagement plans. More information: http://civicnation.org
Demos	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2020
Freedom to Vote Project, to protect the right to vote by fighting voter suppression while expanding access to voting, particularly for people of color, low-income individuals, and young voters. More information: http://www.demos.org
League of Women Voters Education Fund	Grant Amount$125,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To support a multi-state effort to protect against discriminatory voting measures, advocate for improvements to voting access, and provide voters with the information they need to successfully vote. More information: http://www.lwv.org
Nonprofit Vote, Inc	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationCambridge, MA	Year2020
To partner with organizations to promote voter engagement programs that predominately reach low-income women, people of color, and young voters served by nonprofits. More information: http://www.nonprofitvote.org
Sojourners	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Lawyers and Collars Voter Engagement and Protection Program, an interfaith effort to involve faith leaders in election education and protection. More information: http://www.sojo.net
Trusted Elections Fund	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
Pooled Fund, to support nonpartisan organizations to plan for, prevent, mitigate, and respond to emergencies that could threaten democracy leading up to and following the 2020 election.
Fair Elections Center	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
Campus Vote Project, to help community colleges and public universities institutionalize reforms and processes to create a culture of civic engagement. More information: http://www.fairelectionscenter.org

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