Organization · EIN 81-5447067 · Washington, DC · Civil rights & advocacy
Who funds Fair Elections Center?
29 private foundations reported paying Fair Elections Center $2.87M on returns for tax year 2023.
29 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 29
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popplestone Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$650,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Houston Endowment Houston, TX |
$378,000 | Program Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL |
$250,000 | Democracy | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$150,000 | SUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kohlberg Foundation Armonk, NY · Preselected only |
$150,000 | CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT, HBCU PROGRAMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh, PA |
$130,000 | TO HELP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGION BUILD STRONG CULTURES OF VOTING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO BREAK DOWN BAR… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation Washington, DC |
$130,000 | TO AID IN THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same address 0.91 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The George Gund Foundation Cleveland, OH |
$120,000 2 grant lines |
Nonpartisan campus voter engagement. +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY |
$100,000 | For general support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Park Foundation Ithaca, NY |
$100,000 | CIVIC PARTICIPATION - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Limestone Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kresge Foundation Troy, MI |
$75,000 | PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FAIR ELECTION CENTER TO HELP INCREASE STUDENT VOTER TURNOUT YEAR-ROUND, PARTICULARLY AMONG LOW-INCOME… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Bethesda, MD · Preselected only |
$75,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wallace H Coulter Trust Miami, FL |
$75,000 | General Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL DONATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Wallace Global Fund II Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$50,000 | SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| 128 Collective Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Padosi Foundation Portland, OR · Preselected only |
$50,000 | TO ADVOCATE FOR AIR ELECTIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bauman Family Foundation Fairfield, NJ · Preselected only |
$50,000 | SUSTAINING | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Ventus Charitable Foundation Palm Beach Gardens, FL · Preselected only |
$50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Exact name 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 Fair Elections Center
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Fair Elections Center, 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 18 of the 25 closest peers · $33.1M to them - The Jpb Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $58.4M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $34.2M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $230K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $19.9M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $34.2M to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $13.7M to them - Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $32.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Alliance for Justice Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 40 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
10 shared funders · 192 funders in all - The Voter Participation Center Washington, DC
5 shared funders · 43 funders in all - Neo Philanthropy New York, NY
10 shared funders · 124 funders in all - Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA
10 shared funders · 180 funders in all - Common Cause Education Fund Washington, DC
8 shared funders · 67 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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