Other Grants > Justice & Civil Society
These grants promote a just and civil society including education, policy development.
2019
The Supreme Court Historical Society
Washington, DC
The Supreme Court Institute for Secondary School Teachers
$100,000
www.supremecourthistory.org
Amazon Watch
Oakland, CA
Amazon Protectors Fund
$25,000
www.amazonwatch.org
iCivics, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
General operating support
$25,000
www.icivics.org
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Raleigh, NC
Serving the Capacity Building Needs of North Carolina Nonprofits
$10,000
www.ncnonprofits.org
New York Community Trust aka Community Funds, Inc.
New York, NY
New York State Census Equity Fund
$15,000
www.nycommunitytrust.org
Tyler Clementi Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
General operating support for Bullying Prevention, Education and Advocacy Programs
$20,000
www.tylerclementi.org
Campaign for Youth Justice
Washington, DC
Supporting states in removing youth from adult prisons and jails.
$20,000
www.cfyi.org
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Training and Civil Engagement Project
$20,000
www.democracy-nc.org
Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation
Kennesaw, GA
JJIE, Youth Today: Covering Youth Justice and Child Welfare Issues
$30,000
www.sustainablejournalism.org
NYS Labor - Religion Coalition
Latham, NY
General operating support
$20,000
www.laborreligion.org
2018
EarthRights International
Washington, DC
Protect the Protest Coalition
$10,000
www.earthrights.org
North Carolina Justice Center
Raleigh, NC
Telling the story of the ripple effects of poverty
$13,000
www.ncjustice.org
People for the American Way Foundation
Washington, DC
Defending the American Way
$50,000
www.pfaw.org
Rachel's Network, Inc.
Washington, DC
General operating support
$5,000
www.rachelsnetwork.org
The Supreme Court Historical Society
Washington, DC
Supreme Court Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers
$100,000
www.supremecourthistory.org
American Constitution for Law and Policy
Washington, DC
General operating support
$75,000
www.acslaw.org
Greenpeace Fund, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Fighting to Uphold Democracy in the Age of Trump
$75,000
www.greenpeacefund.org
iCivics, Inc.
Cambridge, VA
General operating support
$25,000
www.icivics.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham , NC
Innocence Claims Review
$10,000
www.nccai.org
Sweet Jane Poduction dba International WOW Company
Brooklyn, NY
The Truth Has Changed movie and tour
$30,000
www.gaslandthemovie.com
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$40,000
www.afj.org
American Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.americanoversight.net
American Promise
Concord , MA
Citizen empowerment, education and action to reform and renew American democracy
$50,000
www.americanpromise.net
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
New York, NY
General operating support
$50,000
www.brennancenter.org
Center for Community Change
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.communitychange.org
Center for Popular Democracy
Brooklyn, NY
Civic engagement
$50,000
www.populardemocracy.org
Color of Change
Oakland, CA
General operating support
$40,000
www.colorofchange.org
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
Strengthening democracy in North Carolina
$30,000
www.commoncause.org
First Amendment Coalition
San Rafael, CA
General operating support
$15,000
www.firstamendmentcoalition.org
Free Speech for People, Inc.
Amherst, MA
Challenging corruption in the White House
$50,000
www.freespeechforpeople.org
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC
Climate and Clean Energy Fund
$75,000
www.newventurefund.org
North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
Raleigh, NC
Meeting capacity building needs of North Carolina nonprofits
$10,000
www.ncnonprofits.org
People's Action Institute
Chicago, IL
Forging a Path from Protest to Power: Monthly Mass Volunteer Canvasses
$50,000
www.peoplesaction.org
Public Citizen Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC
Trump accountability
$50,000
www.citizen.org
State Innovation Exchange
Madison, WI
Expanding capacity for state legistlators
$75,000
www.stateinnovation.org
State Voices
Washington, DC
General operating support
$50,000
www.statevoices.org
Tompkins County
Ithaca, NY
Program improvements for the Tompkins County Drug Courts
$25,000
www.tompkinscountyny.gov
Tyler Clementi Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
General operating support of bullying prevention, education and advocacy programs
$20,000
www.tylerclementi.org
2017
The Supreme Court Historical Society
Washington, DC
Supreme Court Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers
$100,000
www.supremecourthistory.org
ICivics, Inc
Cambridge, MA
General Operating Support
$25,000
www.icivics.org
North Carolina Justice Center
Raleigh, NC
Using Stories and Film to Build Broad Public Support for Anti-Poverty Policies
$20,000
www.ncjustice.org
State Innovation Exchange
Madison, WI
State Threat Assessment and Response (STAR) program
$75,000
www.stateinnovation.org
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
Defending Democracy Project
$25,000
www.commoncause.org
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$75,000
www.afj.org
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Washington, DC
General operating support
$75,000
www.acslaw.org
Free Speech for People, Inc.
Austin, TX
General operating support
$50,000
www.freespeechforpeople.org
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC
General operating support
$75,000
www.newventurefund.org
People for the American Way Foundation
Washington, DC
General operating support
$50,000
www.pfaw.org
People's Action Institute
Chicago, IL
General operating support
$50,000
www.peoplesaction.org
Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Sustainable and Healthy Energy
Oakland, CA
General operating support (over 2 years)
$150,000
www.psehealthyenergy.org
Public Citizen Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC
General operating support
$100,000
www.citizen.org/hrg
State Voices
Washington, DC
General operating support
$50,000
www.statevoices.org
The Partnership Project
Washington, DC
Combined Defense Project
$75,000
www.saveourenvironment.org
William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice, Inc.
New York, NY
General operating support
$75,000
www.brennancenter.org
Democracy Alliance
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
North Carolina Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
Youth Civic Engagement Project
$10,000
www.ncpirg.org
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Training & Civic Education Project
$15,000
vwww.democracy-nc.org
Tyler Clementi Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
General Operating Support
$20,000
www.tylerclementi.org
2016
Rachel's Network, Inc.
Washington, DC
General Operating Support
$5,000
www.rachelsnetwork.org
The Supreme Court Historical Society
Washington, DC
Summer Institute for Secondary Teachers
$100,000
www.supremecourthistory.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
Innocence Claim Review
$15,000
www.nccai.org
Children's Law Center
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.childrenslawcenter.org
Nourish International
Chapel Hill, NC
General operating
$20,000
www.nourish.org
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
Strengthening Democracy in North Carolina
$25,000
www.commoncause.org
Georgia Justice Project
Atlanta, GA
Minimizing Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records through Policy and Education
$15,000
www.gjp.org
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
CPA-Zicklin Index
$15,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Training & Civic Engagement Project
$25,000
www.democracy-nc.org
North Carolina Justice Center
Raleigh, NC
Budget & Tax Center
$20,000
www.ncjustice.org
Scholars for North Carolina's Future
Durham, NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.sites.duke.edu/sncf
2015
Alliance for Justice
Washington , DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.afj.org
Blueprint North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.blueprintnc.org
Campaign for Youth Justice
Washington , DC
Supporting states in removing youth from adult prisons and jails
$10,000
www.cfyi.org
iCivics, Inc.
Washington , DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.iCivics.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$5,000
www.nccppr.org
Rachel's Network, Inc.
Washington , DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.rachelsnetwork.org
Children's Law Center
Washington, DC
General operating support
$20,000
www.childrenslawcenter.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
Innocence Claim Review
$10,000
www.nccai.org
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
Creating a more informed, engaged North Carolina electorate
$20,000
www.commoncause.org
Georgetown Ministry Center
Washington, DC
General operating support
$20,000
www.georgetownministrycenter.org
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
CAP-Zicklin Index
$25,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
North Carolina Justice Center
Raleigh, NC
Telling the Story of Public Policy Impacts in Rural Communities and for NC Families
$20,000
www.ncjustice.org
2014
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project
$10,000
www.democracy-nc.org
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Campaign for Freedom of the Press in Higher Education
$10,000
www.thefire.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccppr.org
Project on Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.pogo.org
Public Citizen Foundation, Inc.
Washington, DC
Global Trade Watch Stop Fast Track Fund
$31,500
www.tradewatch.org
Alliance for Justice
Washington , DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.afj.org
Blueprint North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.blueprintnc.org
Childrens Law Center
Washington , DC
General operating support
$20,000
childrenslawcenter.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccai.org
Georgia Justice Project
Atlanta, GA
Minimizing Collateral Consequences of Criminal Records through Policy
$10,000
www.gjp.org
iCivics, Inc.
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.iCivics.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.ncvotered.com
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Durham, NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.southerncoalition.org
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
CPA-Zicklin Index rating companies on their political disclosure and accountability practicies
$20,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Ithaca, NY
Natural Leaders Initiative
$25,000
www.ccetompkins.org
Georgetown Ministry Center
Washington, DC
General operating support
$20,000
www.georgetownministrycenter.org
International Forum on Globalization
San Francisco, CA
Plutonomy Program, to increase public pressure of the ultra-wealthy individuals who exert undue influence over today's policy outcomes
$15,000
www.ifg.org
MapLight
Berkeley, CA
General operating support
$15,000
www.maplight.org
Sunlight Foundation
Washington, DC
After Citizens United: Documenting the "Appearance" of Corporate Corruption
$100,000
www.sunlightfoundation.com
Res Publica
New York, NY
Wildfire Project
$10,000
www.therespublica.org
2013
Connie Goldman Productions
Belmont, MA
Humankind public radio series' documentary on voting rights
$15,000
www.humanmedia.org
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project, offering training and summer workshops for college-age students in North Carolina to develop citizenship responsibilities and community organizing skills
$10,000
www.democracy-nc.org
MDC, Inc.
Durham, NC
Development and dissemination of its report, The State of the South 2014: Youth, Young Adults, and the South's Economic Future
$10,000
www.mdcinc.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccppr.org
North Carolina Justice Center
Raleigh, NC
Expand public education and strategic communication efforts that connect tax policy decisions to the impacts on North Carolina families and institutions
$10,000
www.ncjustice.org
Project on Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.pogo.org
United Republic Education Fund
Florence, MA
Represent.Us for its anti-corruption and campaign finance reform work
$50,000
www.represent.usa
Alliance for Justice
Washington , DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.afj.org
Center for Transformative Action
thaca , NY
Ithaca City of Asylum (over two years)
$10,000
www.centerfortransformativeaction.org
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc.
Philadelphia , PA
Campaign for Freedom of the Press in Higher Education
$10,000
www.thefire.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccai.org
Nourish International
Carrboro , NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nourish.org
Blueprint North Carolina
Raleigh , NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.blueprintnc.org
Institute for America's Future
Washington , DC
The Economic Message Project, an initiative designed to help leaders,
activists and organizers talk about the economy with a common set of
messages and positive ideas for creating economic opportunities for all
$20,000
institute.ourfuture.org
Movement Strategy Center
Oakland, CA
Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund
$15,000
movementstrategy.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh , NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.ncvotered.com
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Durham , NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.southerncoalition.org
Center for Responsible Lending
Durham, NC
Digital media expansion to inform consumers about how to avoid abusive financial products and practices
$10,000
www.responsiblelending.org
Georgia Justice Project
Atlanta, GA
Minimizing the collateral consequences of a criminal record in Georgia and the South
$15,000
www.gjp.org
Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation
Kennesaw, GA
In-depth and investigative journalism covering juvenile justice and youth service systems
$10,000
www.kennesaw.edu/ogc
Project on Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.pogo.org
2012
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
CPA-Zicklin Index on corporate political spending
$17,500
www.politicalaccountability.net
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project for college-age students in North Carolina to develop citizenship responsibilities and community organizing skills
$10,000
www.democracy-nc.org
Essential Information
Washington, DC
Corporate Accountability Project
$50,000
www.essential.org
Foundation for Criminal Justice
Washington , DC
Education to media producers on the criminal justice system to improve the quality of media coverage
$10,000
www.nacdl.org/foundation
George Mason University Foundation, Inc.
Fairfax , VA
Reveal Shadow Lobbyists project
$10,000
policy.gmu.edu
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh , NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccppr.org
Nourish International
Carrboro , NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nourishinternational.org
Project on Government Oversight
Washington , DC
General support for POGO Transparency, Accountability and Oversight
$15,000
www.pogo.org
Student Press Law Center
Arlington, VA
The School Transparency Project
$10,000
www.splc.org
The Constitution Project
Washington , DC
Rollout of the Report of The Constitution Project's Task Force on Detainee Treatment
$10,000
www.constitutionproject.org
Third Sector New England
Boston, MA
Free Speech for People
$15,000
www.tsne.org
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
Washington , DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.washlaw.org
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.afj.org
iCivics, Inc.
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.iCivics.org
Movement Strategy Center Action
Oakland, CA
Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund
$15,000
movementstrategy.org
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccai.org
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse's Equal Justice Project
$15,000
www.syr.edu
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
Campaign for Freedom of the Press in Higher Education
$10,000
www.thefire.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$20,000
www.ncvotered.com
Blueprint North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$10,000
blueprintnc.org
Fair Trial Initiative
Durham, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.fairtrial.org
Institute for Global Ethics
Rockport, ME
Web-based program on ethical parenting
$15,000
www.globalethics.org
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
NYC Elder Abuse Center's Elder Justice Media Project
$100,000
www.cornellaging.org/elderabuse
2011
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project, offering training and summer workshops for college-age students in North Carolina to develop citizenship responsibilities and community organizing skills
$10,000
www.democracy-nc.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccppr.org
Nourish International
Chapel Hill, NC
Increase the capacity and profitability of student-run businesses
$20,500
www.nourishinternational.org
Project on Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$25,000
www.pogo.org
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$10,000
www.afj.org
George Mason University Foundation, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
Train journalists and the public on how to identify unregistered or shadow lobbyists, who influence pivotal decisions on environmental and social issues
$15,000
policy.gmu.edu
Center for Responsible Lending
Durham, NC
Anti-predatory lending radio outreach program
$30,000
www.responsiblelending.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$25,000
www.ncvotered.com
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccai.org
Nourish International
Chapel Hill, NC
To build the capacity of its participating students to start and run successful businesses during the 2011-2012 academic year
$10,000
www.nourishinternational.org
Sustainable Markets Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support for Essential Information
$50,000
2010
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability Index, a rating system for companies based on their policies and practices for disclosing, approving and overseeing their political spending
$15,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project, which offers training and summer workshops for college-age students in North Carolina to develop citizenship responsibilities and community organizing skills
$15,000
www.democracy-nc.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccppr.org
Project on Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$22,000
www.pogo.org
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
General operating support for the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a warehouse of government data
$20,000
trac.syr.edu
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$10,000
www.nccai.org
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
Calabasas, CA
First phase of Dream of a Nation, a national public education effort to raise awareness of critical environmental and social issues
$20,000
www.saveourplanet.org
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.afj.org
New York Historical Society
New York, NY
Institute for Constitutional History's Summer 2011 Residential Research Seminar: "The Constitution and Academic Freedom"
$25,000
www.nyhistory.org
Georgia Justice Project
Atlanta, GA
A comprehensive planning effort that will document the organization's unique approach and consider ways to expand its reach
$15,000
www.gjp.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$25,000
www.ncvotered.com
North Carolina Open Government Coalition, Inc.
Elon, NC
General operating support of the Coalition and its Sunshine Center at Elon University
$10,000
www.ncopengov.org
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse for its initiative, "Monitoring Federal Judges Working for Executive Branch Agencies: The Social Security Administration"
$25,000
trac.syr.edu
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
U.S. Global Security Program focused on changing U.S. nuclear weapons policy and reducing nuclear proliferation
$25,000
www.ucsusa.org
2009
Alliance for Justice
Washington, DC
General operating support
$15,000
www.afj.org
Center for Political Accountability
Washington, DC
Accountability Project on corporate political spending
$15,000
www.politicalaccountability.net
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Washington, DC
Analysis of budget and tax policies to address the needs of low-income families and individuals
$25,000
www.cbpp.org
Commonweal Institute, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Progressive Ideas Network - an alliance of multi-issue think tanks and organizations to advance today's progressive movement
$15,000
www.commonwealinstitute.org/partners
Democracy North Carolina
Durham, NC
Youth Leadership Training Project to increase voter participation and reduce the influence of big money in politics
$10,000
www.democracy-nc.org
Fair Trial Initiative
Durham, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.fairtrial.org
Institute for Public Accuracy
San Francisco, CA
General operating support
$15,000
www.accuracy.org
International Humanities Center
Pacific Palisades, CA
General operating support for Voter Action
$10,000
www.ihcenter.org
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY
Institute for Constitutional History programs to ensuring that Americans understand the U.S. Constitution
$10,000
www.nyhistory.org
North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccppr.org
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.ncvotered.com
North Carolina Center for Voter Education
Raleigh, NC
Democracy Fellowship Program
$15,000
www.ncvotered.com
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
Durham, NC
General operating support
$15,000
www.nccai.org
Project On Government Oversight
Washington, DC
General operating support
$20,000
www.pogo.org
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc.
Calabasas, CA
Dream of a Nation project to raise awareness of social and environmental issues and generate revenue for over 40 leading civil society organizations
$10,000
www.saveourplanet.org
Student Press Law Center
Arlington, VA
Student Media Law in 90 Minutes project
$5,000
www.splc.org
The Supreme Court Historical Society
Washington, DC
Supreme Court Summer Institute Teachers and the Atlanta Supreme Court Institute
$100,000
www.supremecourthistory.org
Tides Center
San Francisco, CA
CorpWatch Community Portal
$10,000
www.tides.org
Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
U.S. Global Security Program on risks posed by nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, and space weapons
$25,000
www.ucsusa.org
No Widgets
"Secondary" needs some widgets.