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Democracy Fund Voice Inc
Washington, DC · EIN 46-5051755. Reported 208 grants totalling $53.1M to 102 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Democracy Fund Voice Inc, the IRS classifies it under public & societal benefit rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE W99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 102 distinct organizations, with 15% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $200,000. Half of what it reported fell between $100,000 and $300,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $3,300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Washington, DC | $7,908,000 | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Fund | Washington, DC | $5,580,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,095,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Public Citizen Inc | Washington, DC | $1,925,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond Impact | W Hollywood, CA | $1,350,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Working Families Organization Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Free Press Action Fund | Washington, DC | $1,125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc | Washington, DC | $1,075,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Defense Civic Engagement | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Progress Policy Action | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United to Protect Democracy | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adrc Action | Tempe, AZ | $860,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Community Change Action | Washington, DC | $793,041 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | Atlanta, GA | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Run for Something | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Truman National Security Project Inc | Washington, DC | $715,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Youth Action | Washington, DC | $675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Promote the Vote 2022 | Lansing, MI | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Right to Democracy Action Fka Equally American Campaign | Washington, DC | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Florida Rising Inc | Miami, FL | $635,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Defending Democracy Together | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Demand Justice | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Common Cause | Washington, DC | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mothering Justice Action Fund | Detroit, MI | $575,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Impact Social Welfare Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Person One Vote Ballot Pac | Columbus, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reset Tech Action | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Splc Action Fund | Montgomery, AL | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| State Power Action Fund | Youngstown, OH | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planetwork Ngo Inc | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Progressive States Action | Madison, WI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living United for Change in Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $435,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Action Inc | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pay Our Interns Action Fund | Washington, DC | $410,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alaskans for Better Elections | Anchorage, AK | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colorofchange Org | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Field Foundation of Illinois Inc | Chicago, IL | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poder Nc Action | Raleigh, NC | $385,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Popular Vote | Lafayette, CA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Voting Is Local Action | Washington, DC | $353,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advance Democracy Inc | Mclean, VA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vote Mama Action Fund | Amityville, NY | $310,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Economic Alliance | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Defending Digital Campaigns Inc | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muslim Advocates | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Progressnow Az | Phoenix, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for American Innovation | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citizens Not Politicians | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Demand Progress Action Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Democracy Planning & Enhancement Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Democracy Defenders Action | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Congressional Institute Inc | Alexandria, VA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Way to Win Action Fund Incorporated | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Now Project | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Media Innovation Collaboratory Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Center for Empowered Politics | Oakland, CA | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advance American Democracy | Wilmington, DE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Analyst Institute LLC | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Democracy Alliance | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lupe Votes | San Juan, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Votes Action Fund Corporation | Jackson, MS | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Left Accelerator | Alameda, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Proteus Action League | Waltham, MA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| States United Action Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand Up Republic Inc | Alexandria, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunrise Movement | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tirrc Votes | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yes on 117 Pac | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Down Home North Carolina | Greensboro, NC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Re Power | St Paul, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Secure Families Initiative Inc | Washington, DC | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Committee on States | Raleigh, NC | $153,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Article IV | Arlington, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fix Our House | Silver Spring, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iconico LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Womens Law Center Action Fund | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| No on 2 | Anchorage, AK | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Progressive State Leaders Committee Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United for Democracy | Foxborough, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voter Power | Leominster, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Focus for Democracy Action | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Data Squad | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Winsl | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Affordable Broadband Campaign | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Collective Future | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Informing Democracy | Groton, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayer Media Strategy LLC | Sarasota, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National States Geographic Information Council | Myrtle Beach, SC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nilc Immigrant Justice Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Partnership for a New American Economy Action Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United We Dream Action | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Independent Strategic Research Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Vote Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our American Future Action | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Niskanen Center for Public Policy Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Melissa Medina | Seattle, WA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Christianity and Public Life | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
47 of 102 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- North Fund
Program support for Tech Justice Action Fund - Sixteen Thirty Fund
Program support for the Trusted Elections Action Fund - Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc
Program support for More Equitable Democracy Action - Campaign for Community Change
Program support for Fight Back Table Action - Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections (ardc Action)
Program support for the Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections ballot initiative - Promote the Vote 2022
Program support for a ballot measure to protect and expand democracy and voting rights in Michigan
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 of 102 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $13.5M | $172,500 |
| 2022 | 56 | $13.3M | $162,500 |
| 2023 | 56 | $13.8M | $200,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $12.6M | $200,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
61% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $200,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Democracy Fund Voice Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 1 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 49 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1200 17TH St Nw 300, Washington, DC, 20036.
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