Washington, D.C. · Public charity
State Democracy Defenders Action
STATE DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS ACTION, d/b/a democracy defenders action is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization which was formed on may 24, 2023 and located in the district of columbia. Democracy defender action's mission is to safeguard american democracy from corruption and election interference through public policy and other advocacy…
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
80% of State Democracy Defenders Action’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Global Impact, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year State Democracy Defenders Action named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $500,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $9.3M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy 21 | $516,422 | 3 | 73% |
| Defend Democracy Project | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fund for States | $400,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Lowell and Associates | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Voter Project | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Democracy Alliance | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| All Voting Is Local Action | $35,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Lulac Institute Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Working Families Organization Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Civil Liberties Union Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy 21 | $516,422 | 3 | 73% |
| Defend Democracy Project | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fund for States | $400,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Lowell and Associates | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Voter Project | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Democracy Alliance | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| All Voting Is Local Action | $35,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Lulac Institute Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Working Families Organization Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Civil Liberties Union Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Community Change Action | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for American Progress Action Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Democratic Party of Wisconsin Operations Segregated Fund | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($25k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
State Democracy Defenders Action supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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.
Open a dossier: Open Society Action Fund Inc · National Education Association of the United States · Sixteen Thirty Fund · Tides Foundation · Democracy Fund Voice Inc · NEO Philanthropy Action Fund Inc · American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees · America Votes · Tides Advocacy · Our Children Our Future · Fund for a Better Future Inc · Our American Future Action
How this is measured
About State Democracy Defenders Action
- How much does State Democracy Defenders Action give?
- State Democracy Defenders Action reported 9 grants totaling $1,270,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does State Democracy Defenders Action fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (49%), Public Benefit (40%), Crime & Legal (6%).
- Who are State Democracy Defenders Action's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Democracy 21 ($516k), Defend Democracy Project ($500k), Fund for States ($400k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as State Democracy Defenders Action?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Open Society Action Fund Inc, National Education Association of the United States, Sixteen Thirty Fund.
- Where is State Democracy Defenders Action based?
- State Democracy Defenders Action is based in DC.
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