About Democracyfirst C/O Verdolino & Lowey Pc
Promote and defend core democratic principles and secure, fair, accessible elections by building cross-partisan coalitions, encouraging public officials and leaders to pledge to accept and certify lawful election results, and restoring trust in democratic institutions.
Focus Areas
Democracy and civic engagementElection integrity and administrationNonpartisan coalition-buildingPublic education on democratic norms
Who They Fund
voters/general electorateelection officials and administratorsnonprofit democracy/election organizationspoll workers
Funding Style
program supportproject-specific fundingcapacity building for election organizations
About Democracyfirst C/O Verdolino & Lowey Pc
A $1,000,000 program support grant to Democracyfirst Pac in Washington, DC stands out in the foundation’s recent giving. Democracyfirst C/o Verdolino & Lowey Pc funds organizations working on election integrity, democratic norms, and cross-partisan coalition-building, with grants that also support public education on democratic institutions and efforts to secure fair, accessible elections. The recent record shows repeated support for groups working on election integrity across multiple states and political contexts, including a $750,000 grant to Activate 48 Inc in Phoenix and a $650,000 grant to Promote the Vote in Lansing. Those awards sit alongside substantial support for national and state-based civic organizations, suggesting a funder focused on policy, administration, and public trust rather than a single local geography. The foundation’s summary emphasis on encouraging public officials and leaders to accept and certify lawful election results aligns with the purposes attached to many grants in the recent list. Its giving also reaches organizations serving voters, election officials, poll workers, and nonprofit democracy groups.
What Democracyfirst C/O Verdolino & Lowey Pc Funds
Election integrity is the clearest thread in the grant record. Democracyfirst C/o Verdolino & Lowey Pc gave $750,000 to Activate 48 Inc in Phoenix for election integrity and $300,000 to Florida Rising in Miami for the same purpose. They also granted $250,000 to PA Alliance Action in Philadelphia and $200,000 to Ohio Organizing Campaign in Youngstown, both tagged for election integrity support. The foundation’s civic engagement work appears through grants to organizations that mobilize and educate voters, including $100,000 to Care in Action in New York for election integrity support and $100,000 to Progress NC Action in Raleigh for the same purpose. Coalition-oriented work also shows up in support for groups such as America Votes in Washington, DC, indicating an emphasis on coordinated civic infrastructure rather than only direct service.
How Democracyfirst C/O Verdolino & Lowey Pc Gives
Typical grants cluster in the six-figure range: p25 is $100,000, median is $150,000, and p75 is $256,250. The recent list shows both one-off and repeated support, with several organizations appearing in more than one year, including Faith in Minnesota, America Votes, Our Voice Our Vote AZ, and Voces de la Frontera Action. The foundation is a pure DAF provider and makes program support and project-specific grants. Annual grantmaking is sizable at $10,870,000, but the distribution of individual grants stays centered on mid-sized awards rather than only very large checks.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$9M
Total Expenses
$10.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $256K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$256K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JORDAN WOOD
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