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Piper Fund	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAmherst, MA	Year2023
Judicial Independence Project, to protect state courts from the influence of special interests and promote judicial reforms through support of state-based judicial independence organizations. More information: http://www.proteusfund.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
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
Trace Media Inc	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBrooklyn, NY	Year2018
The Kids Who Aren’t Coming Back, to engage high school student journalists in researching and writing profiles of children fatally shot during the year following the Parkland school shooting, documenting the role of gun violence in the child’s death. More information: http://www.thetrace.org
National Vote At Home Institute	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2023
Election Official Hub, to develop an online platform that supports election officials in making elections more accessible, equitable, safe, and transparent. More information: http://www.voteathome.org
Media Matters for America	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2014
To develop a media tracking system that effectively and efficiently tracks sources of misinformation in the media and predicts their lifecycles in order to respond strategically and effectively. More information: http://mediamatters.org/
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/
Voto Latino	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2018
To encourage young Latino voters in seven states to participate in elections through social media outreach and events. More information: http://votolatino.org/
Trace Media Inc	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBrooklyn, NY	Year2022
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
Family Separation at the Border	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	Location	Year2018
Nonprofit Vote	Grant Amount$70,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationCambridge, MA	Year2018
To partner with organizations in six states to promote voter engagement programs that predominately reach low-income women, people of color, and young voters served by nonprofits. More information: https://www.nonprofitvote.org/
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/
ProPublica	Grant Amount$68,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2013
Checking Corruption through Vigorous Reporting: ProPublica and Dark Money, to conduct deep, ongoing research and reporting on the impact of social welfare groups on Americas political system. More information: http://www.propublica.org/
Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence	Grant Amount$60,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
To monitor the implementation of California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states. More information: http://www.efsgv.org
Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence	Grant Amount$60,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2018
To monitor the implementation of California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states. More information: http://www.efsgv.org
Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence	Grant Amount$60,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2017
Monitor the implementation of California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states. More information: http://efsgv.org
Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence	Grant Amount$60,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2016
Develop an implementation strategy for California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states.
Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence	Grant Amount$60,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2014
Policy Education Campaign in California, develop an implementation strategy for California’s gun violence restraining order and compile findings for dissemination to other states.
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
Free Speech for People	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAmherst, MA	Year2023
Protecting US Elections, to challenge voter intimidation and suppression, the use of insecure voting systems, and unequal voting conditions. More information: http://www.freespeechforpeople.org
William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2016
To reduce the influence of money in politics by defending campaign finance laws that are under attack in the courts and developing legal strategies to counter the power of special interests in the US political system. More information: http://www.brennancenter.org
March For Our Lives Foundation	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2023
Judicial Advocacy, to advance the legal argument that gun violence presents a unique vulnerability to children and their freedoms. More information: http://www.marchforourlives.com
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
Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationSan Francisco, CA	Year2016
To support gun regulations in key states, track legislative developments, and respond to requests from policymakers and the media. More information: http://smartgunlaws.org/
William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2018
To reduce the influence of money in politics by defending campaign finance laws that are under attack in the courts and developing legal strategies to counter the power of special interests in the US political system. More information: http://www.brennancenter.org

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