Center for Popular Democracy Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Brooklyn, NY EIN 45-3813436

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2022–2025

Total received

$91.1M

Foundation funders

90

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2022–2025

Who funds Center for Popular Democracy Inc?

Center for Popular Democracy Inc is funded by 90 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($21.7M), The Chicago Community Trust ($20.3M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($11.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $91.1M in grants to Center for Popular Democracy Inc between 2022–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$21,654,466292022–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$20,285,00042022–2025
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$10,971,667142022–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$6,450,00052022–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$5,178,52752022–2024
The Clara Lionel Foundation$4,000,00022022
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$2,209,50032022–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$2,100,00032022–2024
Tides Foundation$2,047,88332022–2024
Jerome L Greene Foundation$1,750,00032022–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$1,250,00062022–2025
National Council on Aging Inc$1,124,00022023–2024
The Rockefeller Foundation$1,100,00032022–2024
Pennsylvania Voice$962,27732022–2024
New Venture Fund$910,00032022–2024
Tides Center$575,00032022–2024
Hopper-Dean Foundation$527,85932024
Bernard and Anne Spitzer$500,00012022
Good Ventures Foundation$500,00012022
Park Foundation Inc$450,00032022–2024
Public Health Institute$315,70912022
United We Dream Network Inc$311,00012024
United States Energy Foundation$310,00012022
National Philanthropic Trust$302,92842022–2025
Wallace Global Fund II$300,00032022–2024
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Surdna Foundation Inc$285,00042022–2025
NEO Philanthropy Inc$260,00032022–2024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$250,00032022–2024
Community Catalyst Inc$247,50012022
The William Penn Foundation$223,00032022–2023
Policylink$219,20322023–2024
State Democracy Project$200,00012024
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$200,00012022
People's Action Institute$180,00012024
Alliance for Open Society Int'l Inc$180,00012023
The Emily Davie and Joseph S Kornfeld$150,00032023–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$150,00012023
Foundation to Promote Open Society$150,00012022
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$140,00012022
Reform Action Fund$100,00012024
The Scherman Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
Mariposa Foundation Inc$100,00022023–2024
The McKnight Foundation$100,00022023–2024
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$100,00012023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$100,00012023
Wm Collins Kohler Foundation Inc$100,00012022
Van Ameringen Foundation Inc$100,00012022
The Thomas Phillips and Jane$98,00022022–2023
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$92,00022024–2025
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation$90,00022023–2024
Jobs with Justice Education Fund$75,00012022
Public Advocates Inc$71,26332023–2025
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund Inc$68,00022023–2024
The California Endowment$66,66712024
Our American Future Action$65,00012024
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Inc$55,00012022
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$50,00012025
The Heinz Endowments$50,00012023
Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc$50,00012023
The Pittsburgh Foundation$50,00012023
Patagoniaorg$45,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$41,00022023
Hill-Snowdon Foundation$40,00012024
Fisa Foundation$35,00012023
Omidyar Network Fund Inc$30,00022023–2024
Arc of Justice$30,00022023–2024
Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund Inc$27,50012023
RSF Social Finance Inc$27,00012023
The Schott Foundation for Public Education$25,00012025
Raikes Foundation$25,00012023
United for Democracy$23,00022024–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$20,00012024
State Power Fund$20,00012023
Movement Alliance Project$20,00012023
The Fund for Change Inc$15,00012023
New York Foundation$10,00012025
East Bay Community Foundation$10,00012024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$10,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$10,00012024
The Prentice Foundation Inc$10,00012023
Hopewell Fund$10,00012023
Open Society Institute$7,50022023–2024
The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc$7,00012025
Impactassetsinc$7,00012024
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$5,50012023
The Menemsha Family Fund$5,00012023
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family$5,00012023
The Thelma and Mortimer Goldstone$1,50012023
Brownington Foundation Inc$50012023
Tabachnick Family Foundation$15012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M$40M52 grants2022 79 grants2023 58 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $596K (2025) to $33.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $596K.

What grants has Center for Popular Democracy Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025WK Kellogg FoundationJobs and Family Economic Security$150,000
2025The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$120,000
2025Surdna Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2025Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncTO SUPPORT PROGRAMS REGARDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH$74,500
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundCOMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS$50,000
2025Public Advocates IncALLIANCE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE$38,473
2025National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$31,250
2025The Schott Foundation for Public EducationEDUCATION GRANT$25,000
2025United for DemocracySOCIAL WELFARE$15,000
2025New York FoundationA PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT FOR THE NARRATIVE INITIATIVE, "WE THE POETS." WE THE POETS IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL CULTURAL RESPONSE TO DEMOCRACY THROUGH THE USE OF POETRY.$10,000
2025The Women's Foundation of Colorado IncDONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING$7,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$20,060,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING$1,750,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,700,000
2024National Council on Aging IncSUPPORT$999,000
2024The Ford FoundationTIE-OFF CORE SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLES COALITION FOR SAFETY AND FREEDOM TO BUILD A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS BASE CAPABLE OF REIMAGINING FEDERAL AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY AND ADDRESSING THE HARMS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY STATUS QUO$829,466
2024Jerome L Greene FoundationFURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSE$750,000
2024Freedom Together Foundation2024 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RAPID RESPONSE$750,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$750,000
2024Tides FoundationEQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT$605,000
2024Hopper-Dean FoundationCHARITABLE$501,600
2024The Rockefeller FoundationTOWARD THE COSTS OF A CAMPAIGN TO EMPOWER LOW-WAGE WORKERS TO INFORM STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES THAT RESULT IN A MORE EQUITABLE TAX SYSTEM AND CONNECT CLIMATE POLICY TO PRO-WORKER PROGRAMS$400,000
2024Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support and project support$315,500
2024United We Dream Network IncPROJECT SUPPORT$311,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationEarly Care and Education$300,000
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation80932 LEVERAGING PEOPLE'S STORIES TO EXPAND HEALTHCARE IN STATES IN THE SHORT TERM AND TRANSFORM THE NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE LONG TERM, 2023-2025$300,000
2024State Democracy ProjectWE CHOOSE US CAMPAIGN W/ PRO-DEMOCRACY CENTER$200,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationJobs and Family Economic Security$200,000
2024The Ford FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$200,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZING WORKERS IN LOW-WAGE SECTORS IN PUERTO RICO.$200,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Center for Popular Democracy Inc?

Center for Popular Democracy Inc is funded by 90 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($21.7M), The Chicago Community Trust ($20.3M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($11.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $91.1M in grants to Center for Popular Democracy Inc between 2022–2025.

Who is Center for Popular Democracy Inc's largest funder?

The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Center for Popular Democracy Inc, with $21.7M across 29 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Center for Popular Democracy Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $91.1M in grants to Center for Popular Democracy Inc across 200 grants from 90 funders between 2022–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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