Washington, D.C. · Public charity
People for the American Way
Mobilize members and activists to fight for public policies that reflect the values of freedom, fairness, and equal opportunity.
- $127k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.5M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations People for the American Way funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $163k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $125k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $163k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $5k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $21k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry for Virginia | $87,225 | 1 | n/a |
| Woke Vote | $50,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Black Voters Matter Fund Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| League of Women Voters of the United States | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Drum Majors for Change Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 7% |
| March On | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Journey Faith Group Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pure Justice | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry for Virginia | $87,225 | 1 | n/a |
| Woke Vote | $50,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Black Voters Matter Fund Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| League of Women Voters of the United States | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Drum Majors for Change Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 7% |
| March On | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Journey Faith Group Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pure Justice | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Ben Jealous | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Our Revolution | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jordan for Gov | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alliance for Justice Action Campaign | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Collective Future | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MoveOnorg Civic Action | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget People for the American Way supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Sixteen Thirty Fund · End Citizens United Let America Vote Action Fund · Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc · Tides Advocacy · Tides Foundation
How this is measured
About People for the American Way
- How much does People for the American Way give?
- People for the American Way reported 6 grants totaling $126,788 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does People for the American Way fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (88%), Civil Rights (9%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are People for the American Way's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Terry for Virginia ($87k), Woke Vote ($50k), Black Voters Matter Fund Inc ($30k).
- Does People for the American Way fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as People for the American Way?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sixteen Thirty Fund, End Citizens United Let America Vote Action Fund, Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc.
- Where is People for the American Way based?
- People for the American Way is based in DC.
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