About Civic Nation
Civic Nation is a nonprofit ecosystem for high-impact organizing and education initiatives working to build a more inclusive, equitable America. We shift culture, systems, and policy by bringing together individuals, grassroots organizers, industry leaders and influencers to tackle our nation’s most pressing social challenges.
Focus Areas
Civic participationVoter education and turnoutVoting rightsCivic engagement and youth engagementLegal pro bono services for nonprofitsCampus sexual assault preventionCommunity leadership and local changemakers
Who They Fund
high school students / 13-school educational partnersvoters / election event attendeeslow-income households eligible for ACP / broadband enrollmentindividuals with student loan debt
About Civic Nation
A defining feature of Civic Nation’s grantmaking is its repeated support for project-based outreach partnerships rather than broad general operating support. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears in recurring agreements for voting access, civic participation, broadband enrollment, student debt relief outreach, COVID-19 vaccine outreach, and campus sexual assault prevention. Its largest recent grant is $123,187 to End Rape On Campus for a grant agreement memorandum of understanding, showing that the work extends beyond elections into campus safety and advocacy. Other large awards point to the same partnership model: $67,500 to Iota Phi Theta Foundation Inc for Party at the Polls events, $62,000 to Student Debt Crisis Center for the SAVE On Student Debt campaign, and $60,000 to The Sixth Episcopal District AME Church for Party at the Polls events. The grantees range from legal services providers to community-based education funds and faith-based or civic organizations, suggesting Civic Nation funds intermediaries that deliver outreach, education, and engagement in the field. The presence of multiple multi-year awards also indicates a programmatic approach built around repeated implementation rather than one-off grants.
What Civic Nation Funds
Civic Nation gives across several tightly defined engagement programs. In broadband access work, it awarded $48,500 to Texas Latino Pride in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for a broadband enrollment program, and also supported Asian Community Development Council with $50,000 for ACP enrollment. In voter engagement, it gave $50,000 to HOLA Ohio for an enrollment and democracy program and $60,000 to The Sixth Episcopal District AME Church for Party at the Polls events. Civic and community education also appear in the COVID-19 vaccine outreach grants, including $75,000 to Nonprofit Legal Services of Utah in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Student debt relief is another named area, with a $62,000 award to Student Debt Crisis Center for the SAVE On Student Debt campaign.
How Civic Nation Gives
Civic Nation’s typical grant size clusters around a modest program-grant range: the 25th percentile is $13,500, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $28,000. Recent awards show recurring recipients across multiple years, including Nonprofit Legal Services of Utah, Texas Latino Pride, Florida Rising Together Inc, Asian Community Development Council, Just Harvest Education Fund, and Civic TN. The structure looks partnership-based and programmatic, with awards labeled as memoranda of understanding, grant agreements, joint effort agreements, and pilot programs. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$17.2M
Total Revenue
$28.4M
Total Expenses
$22.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $28K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
National26 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Valerie Jarrett
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