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Grants awarded

Who does National Endowment for Democracy fund?

National Endowment for Democracy has awarded $673 million across 432 grants to 132 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in international. Its typical grant is $112,882, with most between $57,667 and $226,175. Repeat grantees receive a median $120,000 versus $53,307 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$672.9M
Typical grant
$113K
Grantees
132
Grants
432
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 132 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
American Center for International Labor Solidarity $157.4M72019–20242024DC
International Republican Institute $155.0M62019–20242024DC
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs $154.3M62019–20242024DC
Center for International Private Enterprise INC $139.6M72019–20242024DC
China Digital Times INC $6.0M62019–20242024CA
Freedom House INC $4.1M62019–20242024DC
Directorio Democratico Cubano INC $2.9M52020–20242024FL
International Institute on Race Equality and Human Rights $2.2M72019–20242024DC
Scholars at Risk INC $2.2M52020–20242024NY
Project on Middle East Democracy INC $2.1M52019–20222022DC
Netfreedom Pioneers $2.1M62019–20242024CA
International Labor Rights Forum $1.6M62019–20242024DC
Pen American Center INC $1.5M82019–20242024NY
Center for Victims of Torture $1.5M52020–20242024MN
E Eye Media Group LLC $1.4M22023–20242024— —
Uyghur Human Rights Project $1.3M62019–20242024DC
G Grupo Internacional Para La Responsabilidad Social Corporativa En Cuba INC $1.2M52020–20242024FL
Cubalex $1.2M72019–20242024TN
E Emg $1.1M22021–20222022— —
International Center for Journalists INC $1.1M62019–20242024DC
Japan Center for International Exchange INC $1.1M52020–20242024NY
Eurasianet INC $1.0M42019–20232023NY
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd $970K42021–20242024NY
C Campaign for Uyghurs Incorporated $957K62019–20242024DC
S Students for a Free Tibet INC $926K62019–20242024NY
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists INC $917K52021–20242024DC
Localization Lab INC $915K62019–20242024NY
Robert F Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights $912K52020–20242024DC
International Tibet Network $903K62019–20242024CA
Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund INC $833K62020–20242024NY
Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba INC $734K52020–20242024FL
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies $718K62019–20242024FL
The International Coalition of Historic Ite Museums of Conscience $701K42019–20222022NY
Ideas Beyond Borders INC $693K42021–20242024NY
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy $662K52020–20242024DC
People Powered - Global Hub for Participatory Democracy INC $662K42021–20242024NY
E Editorial Hypermedia INC $652K82019–20242024FL
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human $646K52019–20242024DC
Un Mundo Sin Mordaza INC $632K22023–20242024TX
Freedom Now INC $613K42020–20242024MD
Women's Learning Partnership for Rights Development and Peace Ltd $600K42019–20222022MD
Tibet Justice Center $579K62019–20242024CA
The Trust for the Americas $546K52019–20232023DC
Center for European Policy Analysis $499K52019–20232023DC
Center for a Free Cuba $486K62019–20242024VA
Project Expedite Justice $477K42019–20232023HI
Institute for War & Peace Reporting-US $453K52019–20232023DC
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $450K32020–20222022NY
World Liberty Congress INC $414K22023–20242024NY
R Rights Action Lab INC $409K62019–20242024MA
C Cs21 INC $385K32022–20242024FL
M Myanmar Policy Institute $379K42021–20242024DE
Lumen INC $362K32020–20222022VA
Mas Voces Foundation INC $342K32022–20242024FL
C Civic Space Institute INC $340K62019–20242024MD
I Institute for Asian Democracy $340K42020–20232023DC
International Center for Not-For- Profit Law INC $324K42021–20242024DC
I International Platform for Human Rights in Cuba INC $322K52019–20232023— —
Eg Justice $318K52019–20222022DC
The Trustees of Princeton University $297K22023–20242024NJ
T Thesentryorg INC $281K120242024— —
Human Rights Activists $276K42019–20212021VA
Bank Information Center $276K42020–20232023DC
S Southeast Asia Media Project INC $270K22020–20212021DC
Boat People S O S INC $262K32019–20242024VA
Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker $254K32021–20242024NJ
A Artists at Risk Connection $245K120242024—
Global Network Initiative INC $230K22023–20242024DC
E Etilaatroz LLC $230K120232023CA —
Y Yucabyte Corp $225K42020–20242024— —
B Brave New Software Project INC $222K22021–20222022CO
F Freedom Now $220K120222022— —
Disinformation Index INC $211K120222022TX
M Middle East Democracy Center INC $210K22023–20242024DC —
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University $200K120222022CA
Atlantic Council of the United States $191K22019–20202020DC
A Artlords $185K22023–20242024— —
China Change $180K32019–20212021DC
International Crisis Group $175K42021–20242024DC
E Etilaatroz LLC $170K120242024— —
T Tibetan Community Development Fund INC $170K42020–20222022DC
Inventario $169K32020–20222022TX
St Louis University $160K42019–20222022MO
P Partners for Democratic Change $149K120202020DC —
Open Contracting Partnership $148K22022–20232023DC
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education $148K22020–20212021IL
The Global Hunger Project $145K42019–20212021NY
Institute for Religious Freedom Summit $144K120242024—
The Due Process of Law Foundation $140K32021–20232023DC
A Arbiharnet INC $132K32020–20222022— —
K Kirwa Foundation $132K32021–20242024— —
Plan Pais INC $129K22023–20242024CT
The George Washington University $129K120232023VA
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $114K22019–20202020NY
Sociedad Interamericana De Prensa INC $111K120242024—
N New Wild INC $110K32019–20212021NH
Arab Watch Coalition $105K22023–20242024VA
O Old Log New Leaf LLC $100K32021–20232023— —
Digital News Association INC $100K22023–20242024FL
C Comision Permanente De Los Derechos Humanos-Miami INC $100K120232023FL

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