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12 funders with a record of paying for “election”
Where the money went Democracy Fund Inc → New Venture Fund: $5.9M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The America Project Inc → Cyber Ninjas Inc: $5.5M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Us Digital Response: $4.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → New Venture Fund: $2.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Unite America Institute Inc → Alaskans for Better Elections Foundation: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Center for Information Technology and Development: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Michigan Voices → Michigan United: $934K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Democracyfirst → Activate 48 Inc: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2022 League of Women Voters Education Fund → Lwv of Wisconsin: $157K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Blueprint North Carolina → Nc Black Alliance: $156K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Common Cause Education Fund → Nc for the People: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Institute for Nonprofit News → Alternative Newsweekly Fnd: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Clark County Registrar of Voters: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Women's Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa): $1.7M across 5 grants, latest 2023 Unite America Institute Inc → Election Administration Resource Center: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Hopewell Fund: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Democracyfirst → Progress Now: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Michigan Voices → Apia Vote Mi: $709K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Actionaid International Foundation Nigeria Ltdgte: $700K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The America Project Inc → Us Election Investigation & Lawsuits Inc: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Blueprint North Carolina → Church World Service - Durham: $149K across 1 grant, latest 2020 League of Women Voters Education Fund → Lwv of Arizona: $143K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Common Cause Education Fund → Washington Council of the Blind: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Institute for Nonprofit News → Shasta Scout: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Kane County Clerk: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre: $1.6M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Democracyfirst → Promote the Vote: $650K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Unite America Institute Inc → Oregon Center for Voting & Elections: $604K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The America Project Inc → 423 Catkins Maize LLC: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Center for Election Innovation & Research Inc: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Michigan Voices → Tides Center: $303K across 1 grant, latest 2024 League of Women Voters Education Fund → Lwv of Texas: $133K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Blueprint North Carolina → Southern Vision Alliance: $110K across 2 grants, latest 2020 Institute for Nonprofit News → Cardinal Producations: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Common Cause Education Fund → North Carolina Black Alliance: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → City of Detroit: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Dekalb County Board of Commissioners: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Contra Costa County: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre: $1.5M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Shasta County Clerk: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Hopewell Fund: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → City of Madison City Clerk: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → New Venture Fund: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → The Elections Group: $958K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → The Center for Election Innovation & Research Inc: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Town of Greenwich Registrar of Voters: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Center for Technology and Civic Life → Macoupin County Clerk: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Democracyfirst → Future Forward USA Action: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → The 19th News: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Policy Impact: $465K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Democracyfirst → Faith in Minnesota: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Democracyfirst → Citizen Action of New York: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The America Project Inc → Ogc Law LLC: $425K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Democracy Fund Inc → University of Maryland: $412K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Democracyfirst → Ohio Progressive Collaborative: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Re Power Fund: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Tides Center: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Center for American Progress: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Unite America Institute Inc → Issue One: $372K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Democracy Fund Inc → National Conference of State Legislatures: $360K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Democracy Fund Inc → Sightline Institute: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Democracy Fund Inc → Public Rights Project: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Center for Technology and Civic Life: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Center for Technology and Civ… $20M Democracy Fund Inc: $9.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Democracy Fund Inc $9.9M John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $9.3M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $9.3M The America Project Inc: $7.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The America Project Inc $7.2M The Ford Foundation: $5.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $5.0M Unite America Institute Inc: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Unite America Institute Inc $4.3M Democracyfirst: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Democracyfirst $4.0M Michigan Voices: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Michigan Voices $1.9M League of Women Voters Education Fund: $434K on this topic. Open the funder. League of Women Voters Educat… $434K Blueprint North Carolina: $414K on this topic. Open the funder. Blueprint North Carolina $414K Common Cause Education Fund: $325K on this topic. Open the funder. Common Cause Education Fund $325K Institute for Nonprofit News: $289K on this topic. Open the funder. Institute for Nonprofit News $289K New Venture Fund: received $5.9M on this topic New Venture Fund $5.9M Cyber Ninjas Inc: received $5.5M on this topic Cyber Ninjas Inc $5.5M Us Digital Response: received $4.4M on this topic Us Digital Response $4.4M New Venture Fund: received $3.4M on this topic New Venture Fund $3.4M Clark County Registrar of Voters: received $3.0M on this topic Clark County Registrar of Voters $3.0M Alaskans for Better Elections Foundation: received $2.3M on this topic Alaskans for Better Elections F… $2.3M Kane County Clerk: received $2.0M on this topic Kane County Clerk $2.0M City of Detroit: received $2.0M on this topic City of Detroit $2.0M Dekalb County Board of Commissioners: received $2.0M on this topic Dekalb County Board of Commissi… $2.0M Contra Costa County: received $2.0M on this topic Contra Costa County $2.0M Center for Information Technology and Development: received $1.8M on this topic Center for Information Technolo… $1.8M Women's Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa): received $1.7M on this topic Women's Rights Advancement and… $1.7M Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre: received $1.6M on this topic Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre $1.6M Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre: received $1.5M on this topic Civil Society Legislative Advoc… $1.5M Shasta County Clerk: received $1.5M on this topic Shasta County Clerk $1.5M Election Administration Resource Center: received $1.1M on this topic Election Administration Resourc… $1.1M Hopewell Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Hopewell Fund $1.0M City of Madison City Clerk: received $1.0M on this topic City of Madison City Clerk $1.0M The Elections Group: received $958K on this topic The Elections Group $958K Michigan United: received $934K on this topic Michigan United $934K Activate 48 Inc: received $750K on this topic Activate 48 Inc $750K Hopewell Fund: received $750K on this topic Hopewell Fund $750K Progress Now: received $750K on this topic Progress Now $750K The Center for Election Innovation & Research Inc: received $750K on this topic The Center for Election Innovat… $750K Apia Vote Mi: received $709K on this topic Apia Vote Mi $709K Tides Center: received $703K on this topic Tides Center $703K Actionaid International Foundation Nigeria Ltdgte: received $700K on this topic Actionaid International Foundat… $700K Us Election Investigation & Lawsuits Inc: received $700K on this topic Us Election Investigation & Law… $700K Promote the Vote: received $650K on this topic Promote the Vote $650K Oregon Center for Voting & Elections: received $604K on this topic Oregon Center for Voting & Elec… $604K 423 Catkins Maize LLC: received $600K on this topic 423 Catkins Maize LLC $600K Center for Election Innovation & Research Inc: received $600K on this topic Center for Election Innovation… $600K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $500K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $500K Town of Greenwich Registrar of Voters: received $500K on this topic Town of Greenwich Registrar of… $500K Macoupin County Clerk: received $500K on this topic Macoupin County Clerk $500K Future Forward USA Action: received $500K on this topic Future Forward USA Action $500K The 19th News: received $500K on this topic The 19th News $500K Policy Impact: received $465K on this topic Policy Impact $465K Faith in Minnesota: received $450K on this topic Faith in Minnesota $450K Citizen Action of New York: received $450K on this topic Citizen Action of New York $450K Ogc Law LLC: received $425K on this topic Ogc Law LLC $425K University of Maryland: received $412K on this topic University of Maryland $412K Ohio Progressive Collaborative: received $400K on this topic Ohio Progressive Collaborative $400K Re Power Fund: received $400K on this topic Re Power Fund $400K Center for American Progress: received $400K on this topic Center for American Progress $400K Bipartisan Policy Center Inc: received $400K on this topic Bipartisan Policy Center Inc $400K Issue One: received $372K on this topic Issue One $372K National Conference of State Legislatures: received $360K on this topic National Conference of State Le… $360K Sightline Institute: received $350K on this topic Sightline Institute $350K Public Rights Project: received $350K on this topic Public Rights Project $350K Lwv of Wisconsin: received $157K on this topic Lwv of Wisconsin $157K Nc Black Alliance: received $156K on this topic Nc Black Alliance $156K Nc for the People: received $150K on this topic Nc for the People $150K Church World Service - Durham: received $149K on this topic Church World Service - Durham $149K Lwv of Arizona: received $143K on this topic Lwv of Arizona $143K Lwv of Texas: received $133K on this topic Lwv of Texas $133K Alternative Newsweekly Fnd: received $132K on this topic Alternative Newsweekly Fnd $132K Southern Vision Alliance: received $110K on this topic Southern Vision Alliance $110K Washington Council of the Blind: received $100K on this topic Washington Council of the Blind $100K Shasta Scout: received $80K on this topic Shasta Scout $80K Cardinal Producations: received $77K on this topic Cardinal Producations $77K North Carolina Black Alliance: received $75K on this topic North Carolina Black Alliance $75K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “election” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $50,000 to CLINTON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS — provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections.
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Largest: $150,000 to NC FOR THE PEOPLE — election protection work during nov 2024 election
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Largest: $148,501 to Church World Service - Durham — election adminstration
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Largest: $69,250 to LWV OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — election services
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Largest: $45,000 to FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER — election protection gotv voter registration
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Largest: $700,000 to US ELECTION INVESTIGATION & LAWSUITS INC — election integrity.
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Largest: $66,000 to ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FND — inn support - labs, & election guid
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Largest: $750,000 to ACTIVATE 48 INC — support election integrity
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Largest: $512,500 to ELECTION ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE CENTER — general operating support and to support programmatic activities, including ongoing development of rctab; hands-on support to election administrators and states; research; and even…
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Largest: $1.0M to NEW VENTURE FUND — to support its project, the trusted elections fund
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Largest: $360,000 to National Conference of State Legislatures — program support to provide nonpartisan election administration information to state legislators and election officials
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Largest: $1.0M to NEW VENTURE FUND — one time core support for trusted elections fund to prepare for and respond to election crises, including political violence and election sabotage
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