Funding search · EIN 881027253 · Washington, DC

Democracyfirst

Name: Democracyfirst grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

54
grants reported: $11.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

election integrity

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

44 grants matching “elect” · $9.2M

$750,000
Activate 48 · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$650,000
Promote the Vote · Lansing, MI · 2022
Support election integrity
$500,000
Future Forward USA Action · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$450,000
Faith in Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Support election integrity
$450,000
Citizen Action of New York · Albany, NY · 2022
Support election integrity
$400,000
Ohio Progressive Collaborative · Columbus, OH · 2022
Support election integrity
$300,000
Florida Rising · Miami, FL · 2022
Support election integrity
$290,000
America Votes · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
Pa Alliance Action · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
A Better Big Sky · Missoula, MT · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
Voces De La Frontera Action · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support election integrity
$200,000
Ohio Organizing Campaign · Youngstown, OH · 2022
Support election integrity
$175,000
Our Voice Our Vote Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$150,000
North Carolina a Philip Randolph Educational Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support election integrity
$125,000
American Independent Media · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Progress Nc Action · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Arizona Wins · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Living United for Change in Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$60,000
Nextgen Climate Action · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$60,000
For Our Future Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$50,000
Center for Empowered Politics · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$45,000
Independent Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$15,000
21st Century Fund · Lansing, MI · 2022
Support election integrity
$750,000
Progress Now · Lansing, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$350,000
America Votes · Washington, DC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$275,000
Mi Civic Action Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$250,000
Our Voice Our Vote Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$200,000
Tx Freedom Network · Austin, TX · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$200,000
Pennsylvania United · Pittsburg, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$150,000
Faith in Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$150,000
Asian Pacific Isl Pol All · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$150,000
New Pa Project · Lemoyne, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Wisdom Action Network · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
New Rural Project · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Leaders Igniting Trans · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Un-Pac Action · Austin, TX · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Voces De La Frontera Action · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Michigan Liberation · Detroit, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Care in Action · New York, NY · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Action Together Nepa · Mountain Top, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$50,000
Detroit Action · El Monte, CA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$50,000
Poder Nc Action · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$50,000
Pp Advocates of Wi · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Support Election Integrity

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Democracyfirst Pac2 grants · $1.1M
Common Sense New York2 grants · $900,000
Activate 481 grant · $750,000
Progress Now1 grant · $750,000
Promote the Vote1 grant · $650,000
Future Forward USA Action1 grant · $500,000
Citizen Action of New York1 grant · $450,000
Faith in Minnesota1 grant · $450,000
Ohio Progressive Collaborative1 grant · $400,000
America Votes1 grant · $350,000

Giving over time

$3.4M

2021

$5.8M

2022

$910,000

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Democracyfirst Pac · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$750,000
Activate 48 · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$750,000
Progress Now · Lansing, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$650,000
Promote the Vote · Lansing, MI · 2022
Support election integrity
$500,000
Common Sense New York · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
$500,000
Future Forward USA Action · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$450,000
Citizen Action of New York · Albany, NY · 2022
Support election integrity
$450,000
Faith in Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Support election integrity
$400,000
Common Sense New York · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$400,000
Ohio Progressive Collaborative · Columbus, OH · 2022
Support election integrity
$350,000
America Votes · Washington, DC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$300,000
Florida Rising · Miami, FL · 2022
Support election integrity
$290,000
America Votes · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$275,000
Mi Civic Action Fund · Madison Heights, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$250,000
A Better Big Sky · Missoula, MT · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
Pa Alliance Action · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
Voces De La Frontera Action · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Support election integrity
$250,000
Our Voice Our Vote Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$200,000
Pro-Democracy Campaign · Foxborough, MA · 2023
General operating purposes
$200,000
Ohio Organizing Campaign · Youngstown, OH · 2022
Support election integrity
$200,000
Pennsylvania United · Pittsburg, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$200,000
Tx Freedom Network · Austin, TX · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$175,000
Our Voice Our Vote Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$150,000
Democracyfirst Pac · Washington, DC · 2023
Program support
$150,000
North Carolina a Philip Randolph Educational Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support election integrity
$150,000
Asian Pacific Isl Pol All · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$150,000
Faith in Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$150,000
New Pa Project · Lemoyne, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$125,000
American Independent Media · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Defend the Vote Action Fund · Potomac, MD · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Women4us · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Arizona Wins · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Living United for Change in Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Progress Nc Action · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$100,000
Action Together Nepa · Mountain Top, PA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Care in Action · New York, NY · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Leaders Igniting Trans · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Michigan Liberation · Detroit, MI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
New Rural Project · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Un-Pac Action · Austin, TX · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Voces De La Frontera Action · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$100,000
Wisdom Action Network · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$60,000
For Our Future Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Support election integrity
$60,000
Nextgen Climate Action · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$50,000
Center for Empowered Politics · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support election integrity
$50,000
Detroit Action · El Monte, CA · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$50,000
Poder Nc Action · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$50,000
Pp Advocates of Wi · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Support Election Integrity
$45,000
Independent Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Support election integrity
$40,000
Organizing Empowerment Fund · McFarland, WI · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Defending Main Street Superpac · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$20,000
Better Nevada Pac · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Program support
$15,000
21st Century Fund · Lansing, MI · 2022
Support election integrity

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.