Private foundation · EIN 38-3926408 · Washington, DC · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Democracy Fund's grants went
It reported $48.4M in grants paid across 230 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 91.7% of those dollars to 170 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $44.3M 212 lines
- No confident match $4.03M 18
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- www.democracyfund.org
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 229 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $1,500,000 | Program support for Trusted Elections Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN · EIN 46-4598642 | $1,175,000 | Program support for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Washington, DC · EIN 52-0799246 | $900,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Justfundus Oakland, CA · EIN 85-3759949 | $890,000 | Program support to increase equity and efficiency in grantmaking processes | Same address 1.00 |
| Project on Government Oversight Washington, DC · EIN 52-1739443 | $800,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| People's Action Institute Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2755109 | $750,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Free Press Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $700,000 | General support | Unmatched Help match |
| Protect Democracy Project Washington, DC · EIN 81-4777062 | $650,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Kairos Fellowship New York, NY · EIN 87-2868416 | $600,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509 | $530,000 | Program support for FRIDA Young Feminist Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $513,000 | Program support for Social and Economic Justice Leaders Group | Same address 1.00 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $500,000 | Program support for the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection | Known alias 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $500,000 | Program support for Press Forward | Same address 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $500,000 | Program support for NewsMatch | Same address 1.00 |
| Voter Registration Project Washington, DC · EIN 26-4802468 | $500,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $475,000 | Program support for Media Democracy Fund's Digital Equity and Opportunity Initiative | Same address 1.00 |
| The Center for Media Justice Dba Mediajustice Oakland, CA · EIN 30-0520981 | $450,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Check My Ads Institute Washington, DC · EIN 87-1895699 | $450,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Partnership for Public Service Washington, DC · EIN 06-1540513 | $450,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Action Center on Race & the Economy Institute Chicago, IL · EIN 82-1199695 | $400,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $400,000 | Program support for Rise Together Fund | Exact name 1.00 |
| Public Knowledge Washington, DC · EIN 52-2336690 | $400,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| State Power Fund Youngstown, OH · EIN 85-3982823 | $400,000 | Program support to help social justice organizations develop new revenue streams | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $400,000 | Program support for Legal Clinic Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association Washington, DC · EIN 82-2412952 | $375,000 | General support | Same city 1.00 |
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113 | $375,000 | Program support for North Carolina Local News Lab Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation Santa Fe, NM · EIN 85-0303044 | $375,000 | Program support for New Mexico Local News Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Rural Digital Youth Resiliency Project Morgantown, WV · EIN 84-3201158 | $360,000 | General support | Same street 1.00 |
| Democracy 21 Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 52-1956824 | $350,000 | Program support for the Democracy Legal Strike Force project | Same address 1.00 |
| Free Press Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $350,000 | Program support for Media 2070 | Unmatched Help match |
| Democracy Forward Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 82-1007988 | $325,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Allied Media Projects Detroit, MI · EIN 01-0559608 | $300,000 | Program support for Detroit Community Tech Project | Same address 1.00 |
| Asian Law Caucus San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2176139 | $300,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Ayni Institute Revere, MA · EIN 81-2119468 | $300,000 | General support | Exact name 1.00 |
| Bend the ARC - a Jewish Partnership for Justice New York, NY · EIN 52-1332694 | $300,000 | Program support for Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing | Same city 1.00 |
| Common Cause Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 31-1705370 | $300,000 | General support | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Democracy Works Brooklyn, NY · EIN 27-2460359 | $300,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| The George Washington University Ashburn, VA · EIN 53-0196584 | $300,000 | Program support for the Multiracial Democracy Project | Exact name 1.00 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News Beverly Hills, CA · EIN 27-2614911 | $300,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103594 | $300,000 | Program support for the Election Data and Science Lab | Known alias 1.00 |
| Montclair State University Foundation Montclair, NJ · EIN 22-6017209 | $300,000 | Project support for Center for Cooperative Media | Same street 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $300,000 | Program support for the Guinier Project | Known alias 1.00 |
| Rose Community Foundation Denver, CO · EIN 84-0920862 | $300,000 | Program support for Colorado Media Project | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Miami Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | $300,000 | Program support for Representative Democracy | Same address 1.00 |
| Tides Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100 | $300,000 | Program support for Democracy Revival Center | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Upturn Washington, DC · EIN 81-4574412 | $300,000 | General support | Same city 1.00 |
| League of Women Voters Education Fund Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $300,000 | Program support to build a stronger network of 501(c)(3) Leagues | Unmatched Help match |
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113 | $275,000 | Program support for Black Migrant Power Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $275,000 | Program support for Tech Talent Project | Same address 1.00 |
| American Oversight Washington, DC · EIN 81-5294830 | $250,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($300K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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54 recipients in common - Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY
53 recipients in common - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
53 recipients in common - Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY
49 recipients in common - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
45 recipients in common - The Jpb Foundation New York, NY
41 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.