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Grants Database
Showing 274 -298 of 3811 grants equaling $186,396,840.00
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| American Promise Education Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationConcord, MA | Year2021 |
| State Chapter Program, to build public support for a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress and states to set regulations limiting campaign contributions and dark money political spending. More information: http://www.americanpromise.net |
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| Faith in Action Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Live Free, to support a multi-faith movement to end mass incarceration and gun violence by calling for investments in programs that reduce violence and promote healthy communities. More information: http://https://faithinaction.org/ |
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| Public Citizen Foundation | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Declaration for American Democracy, to support a public education campaign calling for comprehensive structural changes to America’s democracy to expand voting rights, address partisan gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of money in politics. More information: http://www.citizen.org |
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| League of Women Voters of San Francisco Education Fund | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2020 |
| San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2020 |
| ACLU Foundation of Northern California | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2020 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationMontgomery, AL | Year2020 |
| Center For American Progress | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| To develop and promote proactive strategies that strengthen and protect democracies from foreign interference. More information: http://www.americanprogress.org |
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| Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Ethics Reform to Protect Democracy, to hold abusers of democracy accountable and address the weaknesses in government ethics controls and checks and balances. More information: http://citizensforethics.org |
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| Faith in Action Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Voter Engagement Program, to educate communities of color, low-income workers, women, and young people about election issues and increase voter turnout. More information: http://https://faithinaction.org/ |
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| Free Speech For People Inc | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAustin, TX | Year2021 |
| Protecting US Elections, to move to safer elections by exposing and challenging fraudulent practices and disinformation by voting system companies. More information: http://www.freespeechforpeople.org |
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| Generation Progress | Grant Amount$45,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Fight4AFuture Network, to engage 18 to 35 year olds in gun violence prevention by mentoring young leaders, providing policy expertise, and supporting advocacy efforts across the country. More information: http://www.americanprogress.org |
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| MapLight | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2021 |
| Decode Democracy, to combat online political deception by developing and promoting model policies and regulations, updating resources, and increasing public outreach. More information: http://decode.org |
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| Southern Poverty Law Center | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationMontgomery, AL | Year2021 |
| To track the activities of domestic hate groups and other extremists, publish investigative reports, and offer expert analysis to the media and public. More information: http://www.splcenter.org |
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| Trace Media Inc | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBrooklyn, NY | Year2021 |
| To expand gun violence reporting by creating a local reporting network that will motivate policy change, highlight grassroots interventions, and serve communities disproportionately impacted by gun violence. More information: http://thetrace.org |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Voting Rights & Redistricting, to ensure access to voting and fair redistricting through litigation, advocacy, and public education campaigns. More information: http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org |
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| Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCroton Falls, NY | Year2021 |
| To organize students and faculty and create resources to allow colleges and universities to set policies that prevent guns on campus. More information: http://www.keepgunsoffcampus.org |
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| Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$175,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Inclusive Redistricting & Representation, to address gerrymandering of congressional districts through litigation, public engagement, and support of independent redistricting commissions. More information: http://www.commoncause.org/education-fund |
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| Democracy Works | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBrooklyn, NY | Year2021 |
| To build trust in the democratic process, encourage voting, and equip election officials with the information and tools to effectively administer elections. More information: http://democrcy.works |
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| 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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| Fair Representation in Redistricting Initiative | Grant Amount$175,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC, DC | Year2021 |
| Redistricting Equity Fund, to support and coordinate organizations working for fair and transparent redistricting processes. More information: https://funderscommittee.org/redistricting/ |
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| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Election Protection and Voting Rights Project, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to voting, and advocate for systemic election reforms. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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| League of Women Voters Education Fund | Grant Amount$175,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Women Power Democracy, to activate and mobilize voters nationwide, engage them in the democratic process, and address challenges to equal representation. More information: http://www.lwv.org |
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| National Redistricting Foundation | Grant Amount$250,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationChicago, IL | Year2021 |
| 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/ |
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- Annual Grants for general operating support are awarded and paid to those organizations representing special interests. The Fund does not accept applications for Annual Grants.
- Special Projects and SF Bay Area Institutions and Projects are by invitation only.
- Not all grants are listed on the website and some recent grants may not be included as the database is updated quarterly.