Grants awarded
Who does Democracyfirst fund?
Democracyfirst has awarded $12 million across 54 grants to 47 organizations between 2021 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in civil rights & advocacy. Its typical grant is $150,000, with most between $100,000 and $275,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $250,000 versus $100,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$11.8M
Typical grant
$150K
Grantees
47
Grants
54
Years
2021–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| D Democracyfirst Pac | $1.1M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Common Sense New York | $900K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Progress Now | $750K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | — |
| A Activate 48 Education Fund | $750K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| P Promote the Vote | $650K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
America Votes
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$640K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| F Faith in Minnesota | $600K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Citizen Action of New York INC
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$450K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$425K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| O Ohio Progressive Collaborative | $400K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
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$350K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WI | |
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$300K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | FL | |
| M Michigan Civic Action Fund | $275K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| A A Better Big Sky | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MT | |
| P PA Alliance Action | $250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Texas Freedom Network
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$200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Pennsylvania United
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$200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
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$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| T The Ohio Organizing Campaign | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OH | |
New Pennsylvania Project
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$150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
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$150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$150K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
| A Asian Pacific Islander Political Al Liance | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | |
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$125K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| W Women4us | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WI | |
| A Action Together Nepa INC | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | PA | |
Living United for Change in Arizona
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| M Michigan Liberation | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MD | |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| C Care in Action INC | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| W Wisdom Action Network INC | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WI | |
Progress North Carolina Action
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NC | |
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NC | |
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$60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Nextgen Climate Action
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$60K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| T The Center for Empowered Politics | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| P Pp Advocates of Wi | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | FL | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NC | |
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$45K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
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$40K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | WI | |
| D Defending Main Street Superpac | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Better Nevada Pac | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| 2 21st Century Fund | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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