· Public charity
Institute for Responsive Government Inc
The institute for responsive government, inc.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k115 grants · $693k
- $10k–50k99 grants · $1.7M
- $50k–250k20 grants · $1.7M
- $250k+10 grants · $6.1M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CLARK COUNTY ELECTION DEPARTMENT | $1,350,000 |
| CITIES FORWARD INC | $1,300,000 |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR LARGE ELECTION JURISDICT | $856,000 |
| INFORMING DEMOCRACY EDUCATION FUND | $600,000 |
| STRONG DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION | $400,000 |
| WASHOE COUNTY | $350,000 |
| CITY OF DETROIT | $350,000 |
| BERNALILLO COUNTY | $350,000 |
| PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT | $250,000 |
| US DIGITAL RESPONSE | $250,000 |
| CENTER FOR CIVIC DESIGN | $238,000 |
| BOULDER COUNTY | $110,000 |
| COUNT MI VOTE EDUCATION FUND | $103,750 |
| CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS | $100,000 |
| MESA COUNTY ELECTIONS | $100,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 78% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
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Organize general election presidential and vice-presidential debates
The democracy planning & enhancement fund works to strengthen democratic practice and uphold the constitution.
One for democracy unlocks resources to build a healthy democracy by fostering meaningful relationships between philanthropists and the democracy leaders of our time.
The organization's mission is to leverage web-technologies to improve civic engagement and voter education.
See schedule o.this organization seeks to build collective power to defend and advance a vibrant democracy that benefits all people.
Democracy matters was formed to connect and build a community of pro-democracy donors.
Advocating for public policies that advance democratic values in the digital age.
CEIR seeks to restore trust in the American election system and promote election procedures that encourage participation while ensuring election integrity and security.
To protect democracy by advocating for policies to strenghten democracy, educating the public about threats to our democracy, and highlighting the unpopularity of federal policies that place money and power over the rights and freedom of…
The organizations mission is to build a central repository of research and information about how votes are counted and elections are certified in order to protect the integrity of our elections.
How this is measured
13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 245 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CITIES FORWARD INC ↗
- Who funds Partnership for Large Election Juri ↗
- Who funds INFORMING DEMOCRACY EDUCATION FUND ↗
- Who funds STRONG DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds US DIGITAL RESPONSE ↗
- Who funds PUBLIC RIGHTS PROJECT ↗
- Who funds CENTER FOR CIVIC DESIGN INC ↗
- Who funds COUNT MI VOTE EDUCATION FUND ↗
- Who funds DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INC ↗
- Who funds WORK FOR AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds WESTERN ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS EDUCATION PROJECT ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Center for Technology and Civic Life · Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Inc · The Recycling Partnership Inc · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Consumers Energy Foundation · Battle Creek Community Foundation · Fair Food Network Inc · Grosse Pointe Public Safety Foundation · Henry Ford Health Providence Hospital · National Recreation and Park Association · Michigan Humanities Council · Democracy Fund Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Institute for Responsive Government Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Institute for Responsive Government Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Documentary Educational Resources Inc: 1% of income from government
How this is measured
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