Fair Elections Center

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 81-5447067

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$18.9M

Foundation funders

98

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Fair Elections Center?

Fair Elections Center is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Popplestone Foundation ($2.0M), New Venture Fund ($1.3M), The Joyce Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.9M in grants to Fair Elections Center between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Popplestone Foundation$2,000,00032022–2024
New Venture Fund$1,259,00042020–2024
The Joyce Foundation$1,160,00052020–2024
Houston Endowment Inc$1,120,00032022–2024
The Everett B and Patti Birch Foundation$1,000,00022020–2022
NEO Philanthropy Inc$915,00052020–2024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$733,30062020–2025
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$660,00052020–2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$625,00012022
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc$535,50022023–2024
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
The Heinz Endowments$445,00042021–2024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$370,00052021–2025
Hopewell Fund$350,00012024
Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation$335,00022024
National Conference on Citizenship$251,29022020–2021
Tides Foundation$250,00032021–2024
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$250,00032021–2024
Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Virginia Corporation$250,00042021–2024
Imagine North Carolina First$250,00022021–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$240,50042021–2025
Wallace H Coulter Trust$215,00032022–2024
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PA Alliance Foundation$200,00032022–2024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$180,00022022–2023
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees$175,00042021–2024
Ventus Charitable Foundation$150,00032023–2025
Wallace Global Fund II$150,00032022–2024
Public Wise Research and Education Fund$150,00022022–2023
Levi Strauss Foundation$130,00012023
Charities Aid Foundation America$130,00012023
Goodnation Foundation Inc$127,50022021–2023
128 Collective Foundation$125,00022023–2024
Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc$120,00022021–2022
Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc$100,00012025
Limestone Foundation$100,00012023
The Overbrook Foundation$100,00012022
Wallace H Coulter Foundation$100,00012021
Democracy Fund Inc$100,00022021
The Bay and Paul Foundations Inc$83,35012022
Georgia Alliance Education Fund Inc$80,00022023–2024
Pennsylvania Voice$72,25042021–2024
The D J McManus Foundation Inc$65,00042021–2024
Hess Foundation Inc$55,00032022–2024
Moriah Fund Inc$50,00012024
Bauman Family Foundation Inc$50,00012024
Arnold & Porter Foundation$50,00012024
Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation$50,00012024
State Power Fund$50,00012024
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$50,00022023–2024
Padosi Foundation$50,00012023
Windward Fund$50,00012022
State Leadership Project$50,00012022
128 Collective Initiatives Inc$50,00012022
Ohio Voice$48,00012024
All Voting Is Local$46,50032022–2024
Michigan Voices$45,00012024
Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation$40,00032022–2025
Florida Alliance for Civic Engagement Inc$40,00022022–2024
Virginia Civic Engagement Table$40,00032021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$36,27832021–2024
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers$35,50022022–2024
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$32,50012024
East Bay Community Foundation$31,00022023–2024
Winslow Foundation$30,00012024
Together Wisconsin Inc$30,00012024
BLT Charitable Trust$26,00032021–2023
Hillman Family Foundations$25,00012024
Universal Music All Together Now$25,00012024
The Thomas Phillips and Jane$25,00012023
The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley$25,00012022
The Wisconsin Initiative Inc$25,00012022
Boston Foundation Inc$20,00012025
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$20,00012024
The Vermont Community Foundation$20,00012022
Network for Good$15,68222021–2022
The Hackerman Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Civic Nation$15,00012024
State Voices$13,47312022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$11,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$10,00012024
Mitchell Kapor Foundation$10,00012022
March on$10,00012022
Working Families Organization Inc$9,00012023
Common Cause Education Fund$7,50012025
The Greenberg Foundation$7,50012022
The Double E-Foundation$6,00022021–2022
Sussman Family Foundation$5,00012025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,00012022
The Prentice Foundation Inc$5,00012021
iQuest Charitable Foundation$2,00012023
Morgan Family Foundation$1,00012024
Speyer Family Foundation$1,00012022
Tinyblue Foundation$50822021–2023
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$40012021
Bhawan Family Charitable Foundation$25012023

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$4M$6M8 grants2020 31 grants2021 52 grants2022 43 grants2023 56 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $782K (2025) to $5.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $782K.

What grants has Fair Elections Center received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Marty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationGENERAL DONATION$250,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAs a final grant for general support$233,300
2025Herbert H Kohl Charities IncTO FUND APPROVED PUBLIC CHARITIES$100,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor general support$75,000
2025Ventus Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE$50,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$26,000
2025Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$20,000
2025Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationOhio Campus Vote Project: Cincinnati$15,000
2025Common Cause Education FundWI - ELECTION PROTECTION$7,500
2025Sussman Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$5,000
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
2024Judy and Peter Blum Kovler FoundationTO AID IN THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION$294,510
2024The Joyce FoundationDEMOCRACY$250,000
2024Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES$150,000
2024The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncCIVIL RIGHTS/SOCIAL ACTION/ADVOCACY$135,500
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
2024The George Gund FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.$125,000
2024The George Gund FoundationNONPARTISAN CAMPUS VOTER ENGAGEMENT.$100,000
2024Park Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor general support$100,000
2024The Leonard & Sophie Davis FundSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$90,000
2024The Kresge FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,000
2024Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundCAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$75,000
2024128 Collective FoundationCAMPUS VOTE PROJECT$75,000
2024Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Virginia CorporationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT$75,000
2024Wallace H Coulter TrustGeneral Support$75,000
2024Moriah Fund IncGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Fair Elections Center?

Fair Elections Center is funded by 98 grantmakers, led by Popplestone Foundation ($2.0M), New Venture Fund ($1.3M), The Joyce Foundation ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.9M 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 $18.9M in grants to Fair Elections Center across 200 grants from 98 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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