Grants Database
Showing 49 -73 of 3695 grants equaling $174,667,840.00
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Guns Down America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
Is Your Bank Loaded?, to convince banks and credit card companies to minimize and eventually eliminate their business with the firearms industry and to implement a monitoring system to prohibit individuals from purchasing large quantities of firearms and ammunition. More information: http://www.gunsdownamerica.org |
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Violence Policy Center | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
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 engage the public in efforts to reduce gun violence. More information: http://www.vpc.org |
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Reading is Fundamental Inc. | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$125,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
Inclusive Democracy Project, to address partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts through litigation, advancement of legal scholarship, and the creation of model redistricting commissions. More information: http://www.commoncause.org/education-fund/ |
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions’ engagement in electioneering and by educating the public about the issue. | |||||
Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
Voting and Elections Project, to protect voting access, help voters with problems, and work with election administrators to ensure voting systems are safe, reliable, and secure. More information: http://www.commoncause.org/education-fund/ |
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Faith in Action Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
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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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, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to the vote, and advocate for systemic election reform. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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National Center for Family Philanthropy | Grant Amount$7,500 | Program AreaSpecial Project and Initiatives | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2023 |
Earthworks | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
Cleaning Up Dirty Mining, to participate in the creation of an independent mining certification program to address the environmental impacts of mining throughout the world. | |||||
Fund for a Safer Future | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
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: https://www.fundforasaferfuture.org/ |
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The American Independent | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
To provide credible, fact-based information on voter suppression efforts and foreign interference in elections and counter false reports of voter fraud and misinformation around voting. | |||||
PEAK Grantmaking | Grant Amount$3,000 | Program AreaSpecial Project and Initiatives | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2023 |
Voto Latino | Grant Amount$70,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
To encourage young Latino voters to participate in elections through social media outreach and events. More information: http://votolatino.org/ |
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Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaSpecial Project and Initiatives | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2023 |
Sojourners | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
Lawyers and Collars Voter Engagement and Protection Program, an interfaith effort in seven states to involve faith leaders in election education and protection. More information: https://sojo.net/ |
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When We All Vote | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
To increase participation in elections by changing the culture around voting through communications campaigns that engage celebrities and athletes. More information: http://www.whenweallvote.org |
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Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
To develop resources to create a diverse, community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, reduces methane emissions, creates healthy soil, sequesters carbon, and provides educational opportunities and jobs. | |||||
Reading is Fundamental Inc. | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaJewish Community | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
Reform California, to engage clergy and congregants in the Bay Area to work collectively on social justice change. More information: https://rac.org/reform-california |
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaJewish Community | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaJewish Community | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
To develop and implement a media tracking system that efficiently tracks sources of misinformation in the media and predicts their lifecycles in order to respond more strategically and effectively. | |||||
Civic Nation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
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://www.allinchallenge.org/ |
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