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12 funders with a record of paying for “voting”
Where the money went
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
76 matching grants · $11.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.9M to ONE PERSON ONE VOTE — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Largest: $300,000 to CIVIC NATION — vote lab, vote-by-mail campaign, when we all vote, united states of women latinx voter engagement.
Unite America InstituteDenver, COCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $7.3M · through 2024Largest: $912,000 to FAIRVOTE — to support the grantee's programmatic priorities including research & analysis on the use of ranked choice voting and outreach & engagement focused on conservative perspectives on …
Sixteen Thirty FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $67.8M · through 2024Largest: $27.9M to AMERICA VOTES — civil rights, social action, advocacy
Asian Americans Advancing JusticeWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $198,277 to APIA VOTE — anti-asian violence, voting rights
The Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $660,080 to ALL VOTING IS LOCAL — hiring of state-based democracy defense manager positions
Largest: $125,000 to FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER — to help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people and to monitor and advocate for voting rights law to break dow…
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WHEN WE ALL VOTE — advised - for general support of when we all vote.
Open Society Policy CenterNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $34.1M · through 2024Largest: $12.9M to AMERICA VOTES — support policy advocacy
New Venture FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $47.3M · through 2024Largest: $21.1M to AMERICA VOTES — civil rights, social action, advocacy
Largest: $150,000 to ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — to support language access, expand voting rights, and defend and reform the california voting rights act.
Largest: $500,000 to PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY — core support for the hbcu voting rights lab to archive historically black college or university involvement in the struggle for african american voting rights and build a strong co…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →