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Grants Database
Showing 399 -423 of 3956 grants equaling $193,102,960.00
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| American Constitution Society for Law And Policy | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2024 |
| Path to the Bench Initiative, to identify diverse judicial nominees for state and federal courts and provide support for the nomination and confirmation processes. More information: www.acslaw.org |
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| Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2024 |
| To efficiently track sources of disinformation in the media in order to respond strategically and effectively. | |||||
| The American Independent | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2024 |
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| Global Action On Gun Violence Inc | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To force the US gun industry to change its practices by bringing lawsuits in US courts representing other governments, in other countries against the US gun industry, and before international bodies where US laws do not limit culpability. More information: actiononguns.org |
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| Issue One | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Money in Politics Lab, to reduce the pernicious influence of money in politics by reviving and rethinking campaign finance reform. More information: https://issueone.org |
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| Citizens For Responsibility And Ethics In Washington | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To document and expose attacks on democracy and conduct research, legal actions, and communications to ensure accountability for individuals who abuse the political system. More information: http://citizensforethics.org |
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| Moxie Fund | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington D.C, DC | Year2025 |
| To combat authoritarian movements on federal, state, and local levels that weaken democratic institutions, bypass established checks and balances, and enable abuse of political power. More information: https://www.trusted-elections.org/ |
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| URGE: Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity | Grant Amount$125,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To increase civic participation by young people through their interest in reproductive justice. More information: urge.org |
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| American Oversight | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To work for accountability and transparency in government by using open records requests and litigation to confront threats to democracy, hold individuals in government accountable, and fight abuses of power. More information: americanoversight.org |
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| Guardian Fund | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2025 |
| To support the democracy field and enable organizations and individuals to continue to protect the norms, values, and institutions essential to a functioning democracy. More information: continaimpact.org |
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| Protect Democracy Project | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To prevent the weakening of democracy in the US through litigation, policy advocacy, communications, research and analysis, and coalition building. More information: https://protectdemocracy.org/ |
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| State Democracy Defenders Fund | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To restore American democracy and prevent an authoritarian takeover through litigation and by shaping pro-democracy public discourse and policies. More information: https://statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/ |
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| Brennan Center For Justice | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationNew York, NY | Year2025 |
| 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 |
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| Campaign Legal Center | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Voting Rights Program, to ensure broad and equitable access to the right to vote through litigation, advocacy, and public education. More information: www.campaignlegalcenter.org |
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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 | Year2025 |
| Voting Rights and Election Protection, to challenge voter suppression, protect and enable full access to voting, and advocate for systemic election reforms. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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| Voting Rights Lab | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| State Voting Rights Tracker, to provide up-to-date, accessible information and analysis about existing and pending voting legislation in all 50 states and Washington, DC. More information: votingrightslab.org |
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| League of Women Voters of San Francisco | Grant Amount$3,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| ACLU Foundation of Northern California | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationMontgomery, AL | Year2025 |
| Athletic Scholars Advancement Program | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2015 |
| Association of Small Foundations | Grant Amount$500 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWinooski, VT | Year2008 |
| Bing School | Grant Amount$500 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationStanford, CA | Year2008 |
| California Academy of Sciences | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2008 |
| California Academy of Sciences | Grant Amount$500,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportCapital Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2008 |
| The Campaign for the New Academy. $500,000 grant over five years (2008-2012). | |||||
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