Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Defending Democracy Together
To further the common good and general welfare of the citizens of the united states of america by protecting and defending american democratic norms and institutions.
- $3.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $14M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Defending Democracy Together funded were first-time grantees, receiving 93% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.7M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $3.7M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $2.9M | 75% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $350k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $1.1M | 50% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $14M | 86% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $50k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $136k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Voters Against Trump Inc | $6,633,762 | 1 | n/a |
| Workmoney Inc | $5,225,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Republican Accountability PAC Inc | $5,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pizza to the Polls | $2,250,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Defending Democracy Together Institute | $1,000,000 | 1 | 35% |
| C & B Group | $612,500 | 3 | 100% |
| Principles First for America Ltd | $512,500 | 2 | 90% |
| Tell It Like It Is PAC | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Voteamerica | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Keep Country First Policy Action Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Voters Against Trump Inc | $6,633,762 | 1 | n/a |
| Workmoney Inc | $5,225,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Republican Accountability PAC Inc | $5,000,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pizza to the Polls | $2,250,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Defending Democracy Together Institute | $1,000,000 | 1 | 35% |
| C & B Group | $612,500 | 3 | 100% |
| Principles First for America Ltd | $512,500 | 2 | 90% |
| Tell It Like It Is PAC | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Voteamerica | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Keep Country First Policy Action Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Swamp Accountability Project | $136,400 | 2 | 60% |
| The Liberal Patriot Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Mormon Women For Ethical Government | $35,000 | 2 | 44% |
| Veterans for Responsible Leadership | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stand Up Republic Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Republican Women for Progress | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Operation Grant | $11,598 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Defending Democracy Together supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Defending Democracy Together
- How much does Defending Democracy Together give?
- Defending Democracy Together reported 4 grants totaling $3,700,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Defending Democracy Together fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (70%), Human Services (23%), Civil Rights (5%).
- Who are Defending Democracy Together's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($6.6M), Workmoney Inc ($5.2M), Republican Accountability PAC Inc ($5.0M).
- Does Defending Democracy Together fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Defending Democracy Together?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include America Votes, Sixteen Thirty Fund.
- Where is Defending Democracy Together based?
- Defending Democracy Together is based in DC.
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