Funding search · EIN 881027253 · Washington, DC
Democracyfirst
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
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Funding pattern
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44 grants matching “election” · $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
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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