Funding search · democracy and civic engagement · North Carolina
Who funds democracy and civic engagement work in North Carolina
15 funders have a record of paying for democracy and civic engagement work by North Carolina recipients: 130 grants totaling $14.6M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Blueprint North Carolina ($2.7M), Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation ($600,000) and Imagine North Carolina First ($925,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to North Carolina recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Blueprint North CarolinaDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
81 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2025Largest: $290,000 to NC A Philip Randolph Institute Inc — civic engagement
Largest: $150,000 to IMAGINE NORTH CAROLINA FIRST — civic engagement
Imagine North Carolina FirstRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $925,000 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to El Pueblo — funding for civic engagement
Open Society Action FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.7M to STATE ENGAGEMENT FUND — to support non-partisan civic engagement in underrepresented communities
Largest: $1.1M to STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT — civic engagement & protecting democracy support
Hispanic FederationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $157,000 · through 2024Largest: $66,500 to NC Congress of Latino Org — civic engagement
State VoicesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $694,876 to BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA — public education and nonpartisan civic engagement
Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $882,250 · through 2024Largest: $532,500 to NORTH CAROLINA ASIAN AMERICANS TOGETHER — civic engagement
Committee On StatesRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER NORTH DAKOTA — to support efforts to recruit donors, increase professional development opportunities, and review and vet non-partisan civic engagement plans
A Healthier DemocracyBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $37,500 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to KINSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC — conduct non-partisan civic engagement activities
Largest: $500,000 to State Leadership Project — program support to bring new funding to nonpartisan civic engagement
Largest: $200,000 to BLUEPRINT NORTH CAROLINA — strengthening civic engagement
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