Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Voter Participation Center
To increase civic engagement among under-represented communities including unmarried women, people of color, and young people.
- $13M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 21
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $20M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations The Voter Participation Center funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $13M | 67% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.8M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 21 | $5.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy Matters Foundation | $5,000,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Counteract Foundation | $5,000,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Center for Voter Information | $4,278,480 | 2 | 56% |
| Working America Education Fund | $1,800,000 | 1 | 51% |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | $1,500,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Issue One | $500,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Momsrising Education Fund | $400,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | $325,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Collective Education Fund | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Barbara Jordan Institute | $250,000 | 1 | 95% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy Matters Foundation | $5,000,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Counteract Foundation | $5,000,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Center for Voter Information | $4,278,480 | 2 | 56% |
| Working America Education Fund | $1,800,000 | 1 | 51% |
| Fair Fight Action Inc | $1,500,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Issue One | $500,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Momsrising Education Fund | $400,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection | $325,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Collective Education Fund | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Barbara Jordan Institute | $250,000 | 1 | 95% |
| Voteorg | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Houston | $100,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Voteamerica | $54,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Migrant Kitchen Incorporated | $44,000 | 1 | 6% |
| State Voices | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Beloved Community Center of Greensboro Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| New Georgia Project Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Blueprint North Carolina | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Home | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ohio Organizing Collaborative | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| America Votes | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Voter Participation Center supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 23 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: Tides Foundation · NEO Philanthropy Inc · New Venture Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Merle Chambers Fund · Hopewell Fund · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Impactassetsinc · Jewish Communal Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
About The Voter Participation Center
- How much does The Voter Participation Center give?
- The Voter Participation Center reported 3 grants totaling $12,500,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 21 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does The Voter Participation Center fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (86%), Education (7%), Philanthropy (5%).
- Who are The Voter Participation Center's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Democracy Matters Foundation ($5.0M), Counteract Foundation ($5.0M), Center for Voter Information ($4.3M).
- Does The Voter Participation Center fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Voter Participation Center?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tides Foundation, NEO Philanthropy Inc, New Venture Fund.
- Where is The Voter Participation Center based?
- The Voter Participation Center is based in DC.
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