Grants Database
Showing 249 -273 of 3695 grants equaling $174,867,840.00
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Violence Policy Center | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability, to educate the public and policymakers about the lack of health and safety regulation of the gun industry and expose the industry’s aggressive marketing tactics. More information: http://www.vpc.org |
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Media Matters for America | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
To develop and implement a system that efficiently tracks sources of fake news and misinformation in the media in order to respond strategically and effectively. More information: http://mediamatters.org |
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American Constitution Society | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Path to the Bench Initiative, to identify diverse judicial nominees for state and federal courts and provide support for the nomination and confirmation processes. More information: https://www.acslaw.org/ |
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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
Election Protection and Voting Rights Project, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to voting, and advocate for systemic election reforms. More information: http://www.lawyerscommittee.org |
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League of Women Voters Education Fund | Grant Amount$175,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
Women Power Democracy, to activate and mobilize voters nationwide, engage them in the democratic process, and address challenges to equal representation. More information: http://www.lwv.org |
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Public Citizen Foundation | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Democracy and Accountability, to support a public education campaign calling for comprehensive structural changes to America’s democracy to expand voting rights, address gerrymandering, strengthen ethics rules, and limit the influence of money in politics. More information: http://www.citizen.org |
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
Trusted Elections Fund | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Pooled Fund, to support organizations working to secure and safeguard US elections and hold accountable those who undermine the integrity of elections and democracy. More information: https://democracyfund.org/grant/trusted-elections-fund/ |
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Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
To develop resources to create a diverse, community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, reduces methane emissions, creates healthy soil, sequesters carbon, and provides educational opportunities and jobs. More information: http://https://ilsr.org/ |
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Protect Democracy Project | Grant Amount$150,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
VoteShield, to protect and validate the integrity of voter registration databases and election systems. More information: http://https://www.protectdemocracy.org |
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Earthworks | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
Making Clean Energy Clean, to ensure that the transition to renewable energy is driven by responsible mining of minerals and metals that minimizes the need for new extraction in the US and globally. More information: http://www.earthworks.org |
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The American Independent | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
To provide fact-based reporting on climate change, the economy, gun violence, healthcare, pandemic recovery, and reproductive rights. More information: https://americanindependent.com/ |
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Friends of the Earth | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
BeeAction Campaign, to secure commitments from retailers and institutions to eliminate the use of pesticides that are harmful to bees and advocate for policies that protect bees and other pollinators. More information: http://www.foe.org/ |
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World Central Kitchen | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaSpecial Projects and Initiatives | Type of SupportRelief Efforts | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
COVID-19 Food Relief, to mobilize and pay small, independent local restaurants to prepare and distribute individually packaged, fresh hot meals to San Francisco residents in need. (Pandemic Emergency Fund) More information: https://wck.org/chefsforamerica |
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Healthy Building Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
Product Screening at Scale Initiative, to create chemical hazard information for new product categories and integrate them into their existing suite of resources and tools. More information: http://healthybuilding.net, pharosproject.net, commons.healthymaterials.net |
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Educational Fund To Stop Gun Violence | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
Policy Education Campaign in California, to educate stakeholders about the benefits of gun violence prevention policy. More information: http://www.efsgv.org/ |
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Common Cause Education Fund | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
To ensure that all eligible citizens have access to the vote by conducting analysis of proposed changes to how elections are managed, developing a media campaign around voting rights, and placing poll monitors on Election Day to combat voter intimidation. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
Voting Rights Project, to challenge voter suppression legislation, protect and enable full access to the vote, and advocate for systemic election reform. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
Project Vote | Grant Amount$375,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
Election Administration Program, to improve voter registration and voting systems and ensure that existing voting rights laws are properly and effectively enforced. $375,000.00 over three years (2013-2015). | |||||
National Council of Jewish Women | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaJewish Community | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
Civic Engagement Initiative, to raise awareness and educate Jewish community members throughout the US in advocacy efforts on advancing reproductive health and rights, ensuring a fair and independent judiciary, protecting and expanding access to voting, and preventing gun violence. More information: http://www.ncjw.org |
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
Project Fair Play, to protect the separation of church and state by monitoring and reporting nonprofit religious institutions’ engagement in partisan politics and by educating the public about the issue. | |||||
Reading is Fundamental Inc. | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
Read for Success and Books for Ownership, to support early literacy development for pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade San Francisco children through partnerships with ExCel and Reach Out and Read. More information: http://www.rif.org |
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Democracy Initiative | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaDemocracy and Civil Liberties | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
To develop a communications plan for a grassroots movement that brings together civil rights, environmental, good government, and labor organizations to improve and protect democracy in the US. More information: http://www.democracyforus.org/ |
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Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
To develop resources for the community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, creates healthy soil, and sequesters carbon. More information: http://https://ilsr.org/ |
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Prosperity Now | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
The 1:1 Fund –Kindergarten to College Program Expansion, to encourage families to contribute to their Children Savings Accounts by providing matching incentives for San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College program. More information: http://cfed.org/ |
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