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SEE Innovation	Grant Amount$25,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAsheville, NC	Year2012
Project for Improved Environmental Coverage, to increase the quality and quantity of environmental coverage in the news media.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State	Grant Amount$2,500	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportAnnual Grant	LocationWashington, DC	Year2011
Demos	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2013
Reducing the Power of Big Money in Our Politics and Policymaking, to expose the problems associated with money in politics and its connection to the economy and build support for solutions. More information: http://www.demos.org/
Americans United for Separation of Church and State	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2012
Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions' engagement in partisan politics and through public education around the issue.
SEE Innovation	Grant Amount$30,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAsheville, NC	Year2013
Project for Improved Environmental Coverage, to increase the quality and quantity of environmental coverage in the news media.
Media Matters for America	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2017
To develop and implement a media tracking system that efficiently tracks sources of fake news and misinformation in the media and predicts their lifecycles to respond strategically and effectively. More information: http://mediamatters.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State	Grant Amount$2,500	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportAnnual Grant	LocationWashington, DC	Year2012
Violence Policy Center	Grant Amount$35,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2016
To educate the public about the lack of consumer product health and safety regulation of the gun industry, expose the industry’s aggressive marketing tactics, and further engage the public in efforts to reduce gun violence. More information: http://www.vpc.org
MomsRising Education Fund	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBellevue, WA	Year2017
To increase outreach to women and mothers about gun safety issues and educate elected officials, the media, and the public about gun safety policies. More information: http://www.momsrising.org
Guns Down America	Grant Amount$25,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationYoungstown, OH	Year2024
Merchant Category Code Campaign, to encourage financial institutions to better monitor firearms-related purchases by adopting and implementing a merchant category code specific to gun and ammunition sales. More information: http://www.gunsdownamerica.org
Brennan Center For Justice	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2024
Voting Rights and Elections Program, to address current threats to voting and strengthen US democracy through legal advice, research, and communications. More information: http://www.brennancenter.org
Fund for a Safer Future	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
To strengthen the gun violence prevention movement’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
Campaign Legal Center	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2024
Voting Rights Program, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, and public education. More information: http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org
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
Project Unloaded	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
Capacity-building support for organizational development and to launch a culture change campaign to discourage gun ownership among young people. More information: http://https://newventurefund.org/
Fair Elections Center	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2024
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
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/
Media Matters for America	Grant Amount$150,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
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://www.mediamatters.org
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2024
Voting Rights and Election Protection, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to voting, and advocate for systemic election reforms. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org
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
Alliance for Youth Organizing	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
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
NextGen Education Fund	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationSan Francisco, CA	Year2024
To encourage young people’s engagement in elections and democracy through their interests in the climate crisis, reproductive rights, and economic and racial justice. More information: http://nextgenef.org
American Oversight	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportGeneral Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2021
To expose voter suppression activities by uncovering the corrupt intent behind changes to how elections are administered. More information: http://www.americanoversight.org
Register Her	Grant Amount$25,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationLos Angeles, CA	Year2024
To motivate women in under-resourced communities to vote utilizing a grassroots organizing model and partnerships with social service agencies and state-based organizations. More information: http://registerher.org
Southern Poverty Law Center	Grant Amount$25,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationMontgomery, AL	Year2008
To develop an education kit for Viva la Causa!, a documentary for students about the Delano Grape Strike and Boycott by farm workers.

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