Organization · EIN 81-4777062 · Washington, DC · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds Protect Democracy Project?
52 private foundations reported paying Protect Democracy Project $15M on returns for tax year 2023.
52 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 52
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$2,250,000 2 grant lines |
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$2,005,261 2 grant lines |
in support of general operations +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$1,500,000 | Just Societies | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Jpb Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Klarman Family Foundation Boston, MA |
$1,500,000 | Healthy Democracy: Unrestricted operating support for fiscals years 2022, 2023, and 2024 | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation Atlanta, GA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY · Preselected only |
$750,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Democracy Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$650,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Catena Foundation Carbondale, CO · Preselected only |
$500,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Endeavor Foundation New York, NY |
$500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY |
$300,000 | For general support Filed as “Protect Democracy” |
Same address 0.88 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| John Pritzker Family Fund Redwood City, CA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Schooner Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | General Support Filed as “Protect Democracy” |
Same address 0.88 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kohlberg Foundation Armonk, NY · Preselected only |
$150,000 | STATE COURTS, VOTING INTEGRITY DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY, ELECTION PROTECTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, STATE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Horizon Charitable Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$150,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY |
$100,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Skoll Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$100,000 | General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund San Francisco, CA |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The James and Judith K Dimon Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | Same address 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 Protect Democracy Project
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Protect Democracy Project, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $37.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $22.5M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $12.1M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $4.33M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Commonwealth Fund New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $3.44M to them - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $10.8M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $109K to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $766K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY
14 shared funders · 281 funders in all - Anti-Defamation League New York, NY
12 shared funders · 918 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
18 shared funders · 192 funders in all - William J Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY
17 shared funders · 160 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
18 shared funders · 831 funders in all - International Rescue Committee New York, NY
17 shared funders · 769 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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