Private non-operating foundationEIN 383926408Est. 2024-08

Democracy Fund Inc

Washington, DC 20036

Total Assets

$15.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$49.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

237

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$207K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.0M

Free and Fair ElectionsVoting is one of the most significant ways for Americans in the United States to participate in democracy. To develop a free, fair, and accessible election system, our Elections and Voting program supports groups who are empowering communities and strengthening our election infrastructure.

Program 2

$2.7M

Vibrant and Diverse Public SquareReliable information is getting harder to find, leading to less informed voters and greater threats to democracy. To increase civic participation, the Public Square program invests in organizations and leaders who believe in the power of accurate and accessible information as a force for justice and democracy, and work to ensure communities have access to the information they need, online and offline.

Program 3

$1.6M

Representative and Accountable GovernanceGoverning institutions should provide equal voice and power to all Americans, leaders should be accountable and responsive, and abuses of power should be rare. Achieving this vision requires reforming our institutions so that voters see themselves and their opinions represented in government and its policy decisions. The Governance program seeks to defend against threats that undermine our democracy and works to advance long-term, structural change that shifts power to the people and away from a select few.

Program 4

$1.2M

Just and Inclusive SocietyTo strengthen our democracy in an increasingly diverse country, the Just and Inclusive Society program elevates intersectional movements supporting refugees, migrants, and communities of color.

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$64.0M

Total Expenses

$61.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$72.6M

Min. Investment Return

$638K

Grant Range

237 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $165K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $49.2M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

New Venture Fund
$11.5M
27 grants
The Miami Foundation Inc
$4.5M
11 grants
NEO Philanthropy Inc
$4.2M
20 grants
Borealis Philanthropy
$2.9M
4 grants
The Project on Government Oversight Inc
$2.5M
3 grants
Free Press
$2.1M
4 grants
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
$1.9M
3 grants
JustFundUs
$1.8M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
2
grants
$10–50K
37
grants
$50–250K
339
grants
$250K–1M
116
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

34 states

District of Columbia
$48.8M
42% of total
California
$13.3M
12% of total
New York
$11.4M
10% of total
Illinois
$5.4M
5% of total
Florida
$5.0M
4% of total
Massachusetts
$4.8M
4% of total
Minnesota
$3.8M
3% of total
North Carolina
$2.4M
2% of total
Maryland
$2.2M
2% of total
Michigan
$2.1M
2% of total

+24 more states

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