Organization · EIN 27-2460359 · Brooklyn, NY · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds Democracy Works?
15 private foundations reported paying Democracy Works $3.24M on returns for tax year 2023.
15 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 15
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadrivium New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,500,000 | GENERAL | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Democracy Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$300,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$260,000 2 grant lines |
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$250,000 | VOTER INFORMATION PROJECT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$250,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY |
$200,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Kelson Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$106,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$100,000 | TO IMPROVE THE TOOLS THAT ALLOW COMPANIES TO ACCESS ITS DATA IN ORDER TO REACH OTHER CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION; TO STABILIZE TURBOVOTE EARNE… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Destina Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT IN 2023-24 | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$75,000 | GENERAL DONATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Houston Endowment Houston, TX |
$50,000 | Project Support for Increasing the Number of Greater Houston Businesses that are Actively Participating In and Promoting the Civic Alliance… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Saga Foundation Kalamazoo, MI · Preselected only |
$50,000 | OPERATING SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Leslie Family Foundation Portola Valley, CA · Preselected only |
$1,800 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY |
$1,563 | Matching gifts for general operating support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$22 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Democracy Works
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Democracy Works, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $39.3M to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $12.4M to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $20.6M to them - Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $22.3M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $9.34M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $10.3M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $108K to them - Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $12.5M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
9 shared funders · 245 funders in all - Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
8 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY
6 shared funders · 281 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
9 shared funders · 192 funders in all - William J Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY
8 shared funders · 160 funders in all - Anti-Defamation League New York, NY
4 shared funders · 918 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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