Fair Count Inc

Fair Count’s stated mission is to build long-term power within historically undercounted communities, using the census as a starting point and civic participation as a way to build a more equitable democracy. Its website describes an approach grounded in organizing, data analysis, community listening, and building civic infrastructure beyond election cycles.

Its website’s program descriptions include census outreach, technology access, and partnerships with faith and community organizations. It describes work to connect communities with limited internet access and a partnership with the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia. Its 2024 grants also supported organizations undertaking nonpartisan voter registration and voter engagement activities.

Among the grantees, Defending American Values Coalition describes its mission as building capacity to advocate for and defend diversity, equity, and inclusion. Democracy North Carolina says it works to strengthen democratic structures and build power among disenfranchised communities. The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative says it supports women in rural counties of the Mississippi Delta and the Black Belt of Alabama and Georgia. Other 2024 grantees include organizations whose stated missions involve community services and leadership, civic research and education, community organizing, and Black girls’ and women’s leadership development.