Funding search · democracy and civic engagement · New York
Who funds democracy and civic engagement work in New York
15 funders have a record of paying for democracy and civic engagement work by New York recipients: 196 grants totaling $105.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are California Community Foundation ($7.6M), New York Women'S Foundation ($1.7M) and Foundation To Promote Open Society ($5.6M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New York recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
59 matching grants · $7.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to ARMENIAN GENERAL BENEVOLENT UNION — civic engagement
New York Women'S FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPY INC (FBO NEW YORK CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE ) — civic engagement
Largest: $500,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPY INC — to support the civic engagement research and dissemination hub, a fiscally sponsored project of the grantee that provides support for non-partisan civic engagement research and ana…
Largest: $1.6M to BARD COLLEGE — to integrate curricular, co-curricular, teaching, and research across osun partner institutions through civic engagement activities that build upon and enhance existing initiatives
Open Society Policy CenterNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATION — to support the research, development, and free public dissemination of educational resources about improved labor relations practices and how these impact healthy civic engagement …
Largest: $6.5M to NEO PHILANTHROPY INC — advancing civic engagement
The Gap FoundationSan Francisco, CA
28 matching grants · $66,250 · through 2024Largest: $8,300 to CUSTOM EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC — for civic & community engagement
Largest: $2.5M to PRO PUBLICA — democracy & civic engagement - general operating support, five-year plan - investigative reporting for 03/15/2024-03/05/2029
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $3.5M to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc — civic engagement
Largest: $75,000 to CHHAYA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to organize tenants to stop predatory landlord practices, protect rent stabilization and to promote civic engagement in these growing but under-represented communities, and to adva…
Largest: $300,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPY INC — core support for piece by piece (pxp) to expand sustainable and accountable civic engagement and organizing infrastructure with a focus on youth, emerging movements, and the us sou…
Pennsylvania VoicePhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $685,030 to CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY — public education and civic engagement
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