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Grant recipient EIN 81-5447067Civil rights

Who funds Fair Elections Center?

61 private foundations gave Fair Elections Center in Washington, DC $13.4 million across 149 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

149 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. General Service FoundationSan Ramon, CA 2025

    General support

    $200,000
  2. Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH 2025

    Ohio Campus Vote Project: Cincinnati

    $15,000
  3. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Democracy & civic engagement - campus vote project

    $650,000
  4. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2024

    Program Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project

    $370,000
  5. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General donation

    $250,000
  6. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Democracy

    $250,000
  7. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2024

    As a final grant for general support

    $233,300
  8. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people and to monitor and advocate for voting rights law to break down barriers to the ballot

    $125,000
  9. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    General operating support.

    $125,000
  10. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  11. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2024

    Nonpartisan campus voter engagement.

    $100,000
  12. Herbert H Kohl Charities IncMilwaukee, WI 2024

    To fund approved public charities

    $100,000
  13. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2024

    For general support

    $75,000
  14. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2024

    Civic engagement

    $75,000
  15. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    General operating support

    $75,000
  16. Wallace H Coulter TrustSebastian, FL 2024

    General Support

    $75,000
  17. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Campus vote project

    $75,000
  18. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Campus vote project

    $75,000
  19. Moriah Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  20. Bernard & Audre Rapoport FoundationWaco, TX 2024

    Support for campus vote project

    $50,000
  21. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2024

    Support to protect and expand democratic systems

    $50,000
  22. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2024

    General support

    $35,000
  23. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  24. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Campus vote project- pennsylvania

    $25,000
  25. Universal Music All Together Now Foundation IncSanta Monica, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $25,000
  26. The Hackerman Foundation IncTowson, MD 2024

    Voting rights and civic engagement

    $15,000
  27. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Democracy & civic engagement - campus vote project

    $650,000
  28. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2023

    Program Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project

    $378,000
  29. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Democracy

    $250,000
  30. The Kohlberg Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2023

    Campus vote project, HBCU programs

    $150,000
  31. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people and to break down barriers to the ballot

    $130,000
  32. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2023

    For general support

    $100,000
  33. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2023

    Civic participation - general operating support

    $100,000
  34. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Nonpartisan campus voter engagement.

    $100,000
  35. Limestone FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General operating support

    $100,000
  36. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2023

    Civic engagement

    $75,000
  37. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    Provide general operating support to fair election center to help increase student voter turnout year-round, particularly among low-income and students of color, as part of the student civic power grants.

    $75,000
  38. Wallace H Coulter TrustSebastian, FL 2023

    General Support

    $75,000
  39. Bauman Family Foundation IncLittle Falls, NJ 2023

    Sustaining

    $50,000
  40. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General donation

    $50,000
  41. Padosi FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    To advocate for air elections

    $50,000
  42. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2023

    Support to protect and expand democratic systems

    $50,000
  43. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Campus vote project

    $50,000
  44. Hess Foundation IncParsippany, NJ 2023

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $20,000
  45. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2023

    Ohio Campus Vote.

    $20,000
  46. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  47. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2023

    Further charitable purpose

    $10,000
  48. Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH 2023

    Voter engagement

    $10,000
  49. iQuest Charitable FoundationSaratoga, CA 2023

    General Support

    $2,000
  50. Bhawan Family Charitable FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General Charitable Purposes

    $250
  51. Tinyblue FoundationGreenbank, WA 2023

    General fund contributions

    $250
  52. Popplestone FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General use

    $700,000
  53. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support a democracy fellows project in voter education, campus voting infrastructure, and curricular integration

    $625,000
  54. Houston Endowment IncHouston, TX 2022

    Program Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project

    $372,000
  55. The Kohlberg Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2022

    (campus vote project) voter ed and voting integrity in key states. HBCU voter reg and engagement, litigation support

    $250,000
  56. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Democracy

    $250,000
  57. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    Provide general operating support to fair election center to help increase student voter turnout year-round, particularly among low-income and students of color, as part of the student civic power grants.

    $175,000
  58. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $150,000
  59. Levi Strauss FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $130,000
  60. The Kohlberg Foundation IncArmonk, NY 2022

    Voter ed and voting integrity in key states. Programs for students and the biz community litigation support

    $100,000
  61. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  62. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $100,000
  63. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people

    $95,000
  64. The Bay and Paul Foundations IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $83,350
  65. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2022

    Ohio Campus Vote.

    $75,000
  66. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $75,000
  67. Wallace H Coulter TrustSebastian, FL 2022

    General Support

    $65,000
  68. Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  69. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2022

    Civic engagement

    $50,000
  70. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2022

    Support to protect and expand democratic systems

    $50,000
  71. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General donation

    $25,000
  72. The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley FoundationBryn Mawr, PA 2022

    General funds

    $25,000
  73. Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH 2022

    Civic engagement

    $15,000
  74. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2022

    General support

    $10,000
  75. Hess Foundation IncParsippany, NJ 2022

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  76. Mitchell Kapor FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    To support programs removing barriers to registrations and voting

    $10,000
  77. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2022

    Further charitable purpose

    $8,000
  78. The Double E-FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    General operating budget

    $4,000
  79. Speyer Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To further the exempt activities of the charity.

    $1,000
  80. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Democracy

    $260,000
  81. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 2021

    Fair elections center general support

    $150,000
  82. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $150,000
  83. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2021

    For general support

    $125,000
  84. Wallace H Coulter FoundationSebastian, FL 2021

    General Support

    $100,000
  85. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  86. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people and to monitor and litigate voting rights laws

    $95,000
  87. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2021

    Ohio Campus Vote.

    $75,000
  88. Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  89. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2021

    Civic engagement

    $50,000
  90. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  91. Hess Foundation IncParsippany, NJ 2021

    An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  92. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General donation

    $25,000
  93. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  94. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2021

    Further charitable purpose

    $8,000
  95. The Greenberg FoundationVentura, CA 2021

    Support of charitable mission

    $7,500
  96. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  97. The Double E-FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General operating budget

    $2,000
  98. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $400
  99. Tinyblue FoundationGreenbank, WA 2021

    General fund contributions

    $258
  100. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Democracy

    $150,000
  101. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    To provide additional assistance to the leading national organization supporting the democratic engagement of low-income college students.

    $135,000
  102. Wallace H Coulter FoundationSebastian, FL 2020

    General support grant.

    $100,000
  103. Jonathan Logan Family FoundationBerkeley, CA 2020

    To support the campus vote project

    $100,000
  104. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For general support

    $83,300
  105. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2020

    Program support for pollworker recruitment project

    $75,000
  106. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Campus vote project

    $75,000
  107. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To support the campus vote project, which seeks to help colleges and universities in the region build strong cultures of voting and civic engagement for young people

    $70,700
  108. The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Civic engagement fund

    $50,000
  109. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2020

    Campus vote project - florida and north carolina

    $50,000
  110. Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationBethesda, MD 2020

    General operating expenses

    $50,000
  111. Padosi FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    To advocate for air elections

    $50,000
  112. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  113. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $30,000
  114. The Overbrook FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  115. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Poll worker recruitment initiatives

    $25,000
  116. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General donation

    $20,000
  117. The Waterwheel FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General

    $13,357
  118. The D J McManus Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2020

    General support

    $12,000
  119. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2020

    Further charitable purpose

    $8,000
  120. Summer Fund IIChicago, IL 2020

    General operating support/annual gift

    $7,500
  121. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    in support of general operations.

    $6,000
  122. Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    Educational

    $5,000
  123. The Double E-FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General operating budget

    $2,500
  124. The Double E-FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  125. Lucky Seven FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  126. Daniel and Joanna S Rose Fund IncFairfield, NJ 2020

    Exclusively charitable, religious, educational, literary and scientific purposes

    $22
  127. The Everett B and Patti Birch FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General

    $500,000
  128. The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Support for social service programs or educational programs

    $120,000
  129. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2019

    For general support

    $116,700
  130. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    To support the democratic engagement of low-income college students through the campus vote project.

    $100,000
  131. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Ohio Campus Vote project.

    $50,000
  132. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2019

    Ohio Campus Vote project.

    $50,000
  133. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2019

    Program support for pollworker recruitment project

    $50,000
  134. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Campus vote project

    $40,000
  135. Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General donation

    $20,000
  136. Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH 2019

    Educational

    $20,000
  137. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2019

    matching gift program

    $9,000
  138. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2019

    Further charitable purpose

    $8,000
  139. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    In support of general operations.

    $1,500
  140. The Double E-FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    General operating budget

    $1,000
  141. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 2018

    Operating support and voter education.

    $100,000
  142. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 2018

    Program support for workelections.com

    $75,000
  143. The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S Hartman Foundation IncFalls Church, VA 2018

    Fair Elections Center is a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to use litigation and advocacy to remove barriers to registration and voting, particularly those disenfranchising underrepresented and marginalized communities, and to improve election administration.

    $40,000
  144. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2018

    For an initiative to expand voting access for underrepresented constituencies, including young people

    $25,000
  145. The Lutz FundMystic, CT 2018

    General operating support

    $10,000
  146. BLT Charitable TrustSeattle, WA 2018

    Further charitable purpose

    $8,000
  147. Fresh Sound Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2018

    Educational

    $5,000
  148. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2017

    For an initiative to expand voting access for underrepresented constituencies, including young people

    $175,000
  149. The Lutz FundMystic, CT 2017

    General operating support

    $50,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Fair Elections Center’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 308 grants Preselected only $387,439 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 254 grants Accepts applications $89,905,964 to similar organizations
  3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 142 grants Preselected only $57,011,844 to similar organizations
  4. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 83 grants Preselected only $33,749,836 to similar organizations
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 81 grants Accepts applications $19,463,458 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $35,262 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 163 grants Accepts applications $42,464,096 to similar organizations
  8. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 67 grants Accepts applications $20,258,490 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-5447067 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.