The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 83-2882290Civil rights

Who funds You Can Vote?

19 private foundations gave You Can Vote in Durham, NC $1.2 million across 53 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

53 grants

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

  1. Jacques M Littlefield FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2025

    Voter protection

    $100,464
  2. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  3. T Backer Fund IncLexington, MA 2025

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2025

    Matching gifts

    $100
  5. Sarfaty Siegel Foundation for the FutureChevy Chase, MD 2025

    General support

    $100
  6. Jacques M Littlefield FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    Voter protection

    $80,674
  7. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2024

    For general operating support

    $70,000
  8. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  9. T Backer Fund IncLexington, MA 2024

    General support

    $20,000
  10. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  12. Balgley Family Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2024

    Trains and mobilizes volunteers to educate and register north carolina voters to increase voter registration and turnout

    $10,000
  13. Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation IncPotomac, MD 2024

    General support

    $4,000
  14. Sarfaty Siegel Foundation for the FutureChevy Chase, MD 2024

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2024

    Matching gifts

    $100
  16. Jacques M Littlefield FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    Voter protection

    $150,000
  17. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    For general operating support

    $70,000
  18. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  19. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. T Backer Fund IncLexington, MA 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  21. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  22. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2023

    Trustee matching gifts program

    $500
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $157
  24. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2023

    Matching Gift

    $100
  25. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2022

    For general operating support

    $70,000
  26. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2022

    General operating support

    $45,000
  27. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2022

    General operating support

    $30,000
  28. The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc)Teaneck, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $16,000
  29. The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  30. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. T Backer Fund IncLexington, MA 2022

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  32. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  33. Boyarsky Maisel Family Foundation IncPotomac, MD 2022

    Payments for assistance to voter education and empowering activities

    $3,000
  34. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2021

    For general operating support

    $50,000
  35. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2021

    General operating support

    $45,000
  36. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  37. The Puffin Foundation LTD (f/k/a Puffin New Jersey Inc)Teaneck, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.

    $16,000
  38. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  39. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2021

    General operating support

    $6,000
  40. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2021

    Matching Gift

    $100
  41. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2020

    General operating support

    $75,000
  42. Z Smith Reynolds Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC 2020

    For general operating support.

    $30,000
  43. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  44. The Educational Foundation of AmericaBethesda, MD 2020

    Civic fellows program

    $20,000
  45. Roy and Patricia Disney Family FoundationBurbank, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $12,500
  46. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  47. Orr Family FoundationSaratoga, CA 2020

    General fund

    $10,000
  48. Sweet Justice FoundationEast Hartford, CT 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  49. T Backer Fund IncLexington, MA 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  50. Furthur FoundationBerkeley, CA 2020

    Volunteers learn best practices on voter engagement, voter education & registration to increase civic literacy and help citizens understand North Carolina voting requirements.

    $3,000
  51. The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Employee Matching

    $100
  52. Seven Turns Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  53. Furthur FoundationBerkeley, CA 2019

    Volunteers learn best practices on voter engagement, voter education & registration to increase civic literacy and help citizens understand North Carolina voting requirements.

    $4,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Durham, NC and are not among You Can Vote’s funders above.

  1. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 5 grants Accepts applications $50,130 to similar organizations
  2. Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation IncorporatedWinstonsalem, NC 3 grants Accepts applications $635,000 to similar organizations
  3. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $375,000 to similar organizations
  4. Democracy Fund IncWashington, DC 4 grants Preselected only $312,500 to similar organizations
  5. Amy P Goldman FoundationNew York, NY 3 grants Preselected only $300,000 to similar organizations
  6. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 4 grants Accepts applications $130,000 to similar organizations
  7. Dogwood Health TrustAsheville, NC 1 grant Accepts applications $125,000 to similar organizations
  8. Five Together FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2 grants Preselected only $110,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-2882290 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.