DER ACTION INC primarily funds progressive electoral and civic advocacy organizations that advance social-welfare and democratic participation goals. Their grants favor campaign vehicles, state and national political action groups, and progressive communications outlets, with occasional support for immigrant/tenant organizing and transparency work. They tend to back organizations directly engaged in elections, candidate support, and policy advocacy rather than traditional service delivery.
A defining feature of Der Action Inc is its repeated backing of progressive state-level electoral infrastructure. The largest recent grant in the record is $75,000 to Progressive State Leaders Committee for general support, and the same organization received another $50,000 in 2025 for unrestricted support after a $40,000 grant in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that returns to the same civic and political vehicles over multiple years rather than limiting support to one-time awards. The foundation’s grant list also shows support for groups working on democracy, representation, and public-facing advocacy, including One for Democracy Action Fund, People’s Parity Project Action, and AFJ Action Campaign. Alongside those campaign-oriented grants, Der Action Inc has also supported progressive media and publishing through The New Press Inc and local grassroots organizing through South Brooklyn Sanctuary Inc. Its grants are generally made as general support, unrestricted support, or general operating support, which suggests flexible funding for organizations already active in elections, policy advocacy, and social-welfare work.
Der Action Inc supports several connected advocacy areas. In electoral infrastructure, it gave $75,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025 to Progressive State Leaders Committee for general support and unrestricted support, indicating sustained backing for state-level political work. In representation and legal-political advocacy, the foundation awarded $40,000 to People's Parity Project Action in 2024 and $10,000 to AFJ Action Campaign in 2025, both as general support or support for social welfare. It also funds progressive communications and publishing: The New Press Inc received $20,000 in 2023 for social welfare and $15,000 in 2025 for general operating support. Local organizing appears in the grant to South Brooklyn Sanctuary Inc for general support, reflecting attention to urban immigrant and tenant-related grassroots work.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized range: the median award is $25,000, with a p25 of $17,500 and a p75 of $45,000. The record also includes several larger commitments, including a $75,000 grant and multiple $50,000 grants, suggesting room for concentrated support when the organization is a recurring recipient. The pattern is not purely one-off: Progressive State Leaders Committee and The New Press Inc both appear in more than one year, and AFJ Action Campaign also shows repeat support. Der Action Inc appears to function as a grantmaking entity with flexible support styles, since recent awards are labeled general support, unrestricted, and general operating support.
$95K
$227K
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$101K
Most grants fall between $18K and $45K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$45K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in DC.
NICHOLAS YGLESIAS
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Concentrated, strategic political giving: a modest number of mid-size grants with several repeat investments in core progressive advocacy/action organizations. Mix of national and state-focused recipients, mostly one-year grants to action funds and campaign groups rather than long-term programmatic endowments.
Notable grantees: Progressive State Leaders Committee, One for Democracy Action Fund, People's Parity Project Action, AFJ Action Campaign, The New Press Inc
Der Action Inc gives nationally, with every listed recent grant going to a U.S. recipient. Washington, DC is the top location by grant count, appearing in multiple awards to recipients such as Progressive State Leaders Committee, AFJ Action Campaign, Daga Inc, American Sunlight Project, and House Majority Forward. New York recipients also appear more than once, including One for Democracy Action Fund, The New Press Inc, and South Brooklyn Sanctuary Inc. Other recipient cities in the record include Cambridge, MA; Dover, DE; and Las Vegas, NV.
Its recent grants focus on progressive electoral and civic advocacy organizations, including state-level political infrastructure, candidate and leadership support, representation initiatives, media and publishing, and some immigrant- and tenant-related grassroots organizing.
The median recent grant is $25,000. The middle half of awards runs from $17,500 at the 25th percentile to $45,000 at the 75th percentile.
Yes. Progressive State Leaders Committee appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, The New Press Inc appears in 2023 and 2025, and AFJ Action Campaign appears in 2023 and 2024.
Washington, DC is the top recipient location by grant count. Recent DC recipients include Progressive State Leaders Committee, AFJ Action Campaign, Daga Inc, American Sunlight Project, and House Majority Forward.
The recent record leans toward flexible support. Awards are labeled general support, unrestricted, and general operating support, alongside some grants described as to promote social welfare.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE NEW PRESS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN SUNLIGHT PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTH BROOKLYN SANCTUARY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL IMPACT SOCIAL WELFARE FUND | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE FOR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEOPLE'S PARITY PROJECT ACTION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AFJ ACTION CAMPAIGN | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FAMILIES UNITED FOR FREEDOM FUND | DOVER, DE | $25,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE |
| THE NEW PRESS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE |
| DAGA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AFJ ACTION CAMPAIGN | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE |
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT AARON FORD | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOSE SOCIAL WELFARE |
PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN SUNLIGHT PROJECT
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTH BROOKLYN SANCTUARY INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GLOBAL IMPACT SOCIAL WELFARE FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE FOR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEOPLE'S PARITY PROJECT ACTION
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROGRESSIVE STATE LEADERS COMMITTEE
$40,000TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE
FAMILIES UNITED FOR FREEDOM FUND
$25,000TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE
DAGA INC
$15,000TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE
COMMITTEE TO ELECT AARON FORD
$10,000TO PROMOSE SOCIAL WELFARE