Fair Elections Center

Washington, DC ·EIN 81-5447067 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$18.5M received 96 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Fair Elections Center?

Fair Elections Center is funded by 96 grantmakers, led by Popplestone Foundation ($2.0M), New Venture Fund ($1.3M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Fair Elections Center between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Popplestone Foundation$2,000,00032022–2024
New Venture Fund$1,259,00042020–2024
Houston Endowment Inc$1,120,00032022–2024
The Everett B and Patti Birch Foundation$1,000,00022020–2022
NEO Philanthropy Inc$915,00052020–2024
The Joyce Foundation$910,00042020–2024
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$660,00052020–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$625,00012022
The Community Foundation for Greater$535,50022023–2024
The Heinz Endowments$515,70052020–2024
The Kohlberg Foundation Inc$500,00032022–2023
The George Gund Foundation$495,00062021–2024
The Kresge Foundation$460,00042020–2024
Park Foundation Inc$450,00042021–2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$425,00042020–2024
Hopewell Fund$350,00012024
Imagine North Carolina First$340,00032020–2022
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$325,00042020–2024
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation$300,00052020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$264,50042020–2024
National Conference on Citizenship$251,29022020–2021
Tides Foundation$250,00032021–2024
American Federation of State County$225,00052020–2024
Wallace H Coulter Trust$215,00032022–2024
PA Alliance Foundation$200,00032022–2024

Showing top 25 of 96 funders by total given.

What grants has Fair Elections Center received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Herbert H Kohl Charities IncTO FUND APPROVED PUBLIC CHARITIES$100,000
2024Popplestone FoundationDEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$650,000
2024New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$425,000
2024Houston Endowment IncProgram Support for the Houston Area Voter Friendly Campus Project$370,000
2024Hopewell FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$350,000
2024The Joyce FoundationDEMOCRACY$250,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$150,000
2024The Community Foundation for GreaterCIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY$135,500
2024The George Gund FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$125,000
2024The Heinz EndowmentsTO HELP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGION BUILD STRONG CULTURES OF VOTING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO MONITOR AND ADVOCATE FOR VOTING RIGHTS LAW TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO THE BALLOT$125,000
2024Park Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor general support$100,000
2024The George Gund FoundationNONPARTISAN CAMPUS VOTER ENGAGEMENT.$100,000
2024The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$90,000
2024128 Collective FoundationCAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$75,000
2024Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundCAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$75,000
2024The Kresge FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,000
2024Wallace H Coulter TrustGeneral Support$75,000
2024Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$75,000
2024Wallace Global Fund IiSUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS$50,000
2024Bernard & Audre Rapoport FoundationSUPPORT FOR CAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$50,000
2024Ventus Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2024Bauman Family Foundation IncSUSTAINING$50,000
2024Moriah Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationGENERAL DONATION$50,000
2024State Power FundPROGRAM SERVICES$50,000
2024American Federation of State Countygeneral$50,000
2024Ohio VoiceVOTER REGISTRATION$48,000
2024Michigan VoicesELECTION PROTECTION GOTV VOTER REGISTRATION$45,000
2024The D J Mcmanus Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$35,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Fair Elections Center?

Fair Elections Center is funded by 96 grantmakers, led by Popplestone Foundation ($2.0M), New Venture Fund ($1.3M), Houston Endowment Inc ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Fair Elections Center between 2020–2025.

Who is Fair Elections Center's largest funder?

Popplestone Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Fair Elections Center, with $2.0M across 3 grants (2022–2024).

How much grant funding has Fair Elections Center received?

IRS 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Fair Elections Center across 200 grants from 96 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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