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Public Citizen Foundation	Grant Amount$150,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2020
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
MomsRising Education Fund	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBellevue, WA	Year2015
To increase outreach to women and mothers about gun safety issues and educate candidates, the media, and the public about gun safety policies as an important election issue for women and mothers. More information: http://www.momsrising.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
Maplight	Grant Amount$35,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBerkeley, CA	Year2018
Secret Money Watch, to support a website that identifies sources of secret money in politics and to develop in-depth media coverage of the topic. More information: http://www.maplight.org
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy	Grant Amount$150,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2023
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: https://www.acslaw.org/
Action for the Climate Emergency	Grant Amount$125,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBoulder, CO	Year2023
Civic Engagement and Democracy Program, to increase youth civic engagement by inspiring a new generation of Americans to participate in democracy and voting. More information: http://www.acespace.org
Story of Stuff Project	Grant Amount$35,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationBerkeley, CA	Year2013
Community Engagement Initiative, to provide training and tools to increase and deepen individual's civic participation. More information: http://www.storyofstuff.org/
League of Women Voters Education Fund	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2018
To support a multi-state effort to protect against discriminatory voting measures, advocate for improvements to voting access, and provide voters with the information they need to successfully vote. More information: https://www.lwv.org/about-us
Public Citizen Foundation	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2023
Democracy and Accountability, to support a public education campaign calling for comprehensive structural changes to America’s democracy to expand voting rights, address gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of money in politics. More information: http://www.citizen.org
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2023
To bring first-time and new voters into the electoral process and ensure that college students throughout the country have easy and equal access to participate in every election. More information: http://slsvcoalition.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/
SEE Innovation	Grant Amount$30,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2015
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	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/
SEE Innovation	Grant Amount$30,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAsheville, NC	Year2014
Project for Improved Environmental Coverage, to increase the quality and quantity of environmental coverage in the news media.
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
American Oversight	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2023
To expose voter suppression activities by uncovering the corrupt intent behind changes to how elections are administered. More information: http://www.americanoversight.org
Demos	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationNew York, NY	Year2023
Democracy Reform Project, to protect and expand the right to vote by fighting voter suppression while expanding access to voting. More information: http://https://www.demos.org/
Project Vote Inc.	Grant Amount$125,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2012
Election Administration Program, to improve voter registration and voting systems and ensure that existing voting rights laws are properly and effectively enforced.
Nonprofit Vote	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationCambridge, MA	Year2023
To partner with organizations to promote voter engagement programs that predominately reach low-income women, people of color, and young voters served by nonprofits. More information: http://www.nonprofitvote.org
Project Vote Smart	Grant Amount$15,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationPhilipsburg, MT	Year2009
Civics Education Program, to design curriculum materials and Web-based civics educational programs for student audiences based on Vote Smart's database.
Protect Democracy Project	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2023
VoteShield, to protect and validate the integrity of voter registration databases and election systems. More information: http://https://www.protectdemocracy.org
Project Vote Smart	Grant Amount$15,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationPhilipsburg, MT	Year2012
VoteEasy, to update an interactive online tool that helps voters determine which political candidates most accurately reflect their own views.
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence	Grant Amount$75,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationYoungstown, OH	Year2022
Government Transparency Project, to uncover and release gun store inspection records to identify which stores are contributing to gun violence and hold government agencies accountable for failing to enforce gun laws. More information: http://BradyUnited.org
Guns Down America	Grant Amount$50,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationWashington, DC	Year2022
Is Your Bank Loaded, to convince financial institutions to limit their business with the firearms industry and to implement a monitoring system to prohibit individuals from purchasing large quantities of firearms. More information: http://www.gunsdownamerica.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State	Grant Amount$100,000	Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties	Type of SupportProject Support	LocationAmherst, MA	Year2022
To raise the organization’s national visibility and involve younger, more diverse audiences in the movement to protect church-state separation. More information: http://www.au.org

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