Enhancing the Democratic Process


RECENT GRANTS (2009-10)


American Constitution Society for Law and Policy | Washington, D.C.

$25,000 — General Support for its programs to promote the vitality of the U.S. Constitution and the fundamental values it expresses: individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, access to justice, democracy and the rule of law.

www.acslaw.org


William J. Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY

$40,000 — General Support for its programs and projects focusing on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.

www.brennancenter.org


Change v2 Foundation | San Francisco, CA

$40,000 — General Support for its program By the People, For the People: a Program to Restore our Government to its Framers’ Intent to safeguard the integrity of Congress and renew its contract with the electorate to legislate on its behalf.

www.change-congress.org


Media Matters for America | Washington, D.C.

$40,000 — General support for its collaborative program with Citizen Engagement Laboratory.

mediamatters.org


Proteus Fund/Piper Fund | Amherst, MA

$40,000 — General Support for The Piper Fund, a funder collaborative that determines the most strategic way to fund grassroots state groups all over the country.

www.proteusfund.org


Public Campaign | Washington, D.C.

$40,000 — General Support for its programs and projects to advance the movement to create citizen finance/public finance of campaigns.

www.publicampaign.org


Voter Action | Seattle, WA

$25,000 — To support its work challenging the privatization of elections.

www.voteraction.org


Youth Engagement Fund (Tides Foundation) | San Francisco, CA

$40,000 — General support for its work in building the infrastructure for the engagement of young adults in the voting process.