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    Protect Democracy Project

    ActivePublic CharityCivil Rights & Advocacy
    WASHINGTON, DCWebsiteEIN: 81-47770623 filings on record

    About Protect Democracy Project

    Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan, anti-authoritarianism group dedicated to defeating the authoritarian threat. Our experts use litigation, advocacy, research, and technology to stop the consolidation of power, defend dissent, protect our elections, and build a thriving, multiparty democracy.

    Focus Areas

    democracy and governanceelectionsrule of lawlegal advocacy and litigationresearch and analysiscountering disinformationtechnology for electionspublic education and communications

    Who They Fund

    501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations

    Funding Style

    programmatic supportgeneral operating / program grants

    About Protect Democracy Project

    Protect Democracy Project backs anti-authoritarian and democratic-governance work through a mix of program support and advocacy-related grants, with a very large 2025 grant to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation for $5,475,000 standing out in the recent record. The foundation’s recent activity shows a consistent emphasis on organizations working on elections, rule of law, public education, communications, and legal advocacy, all within the framework of 501(c)(3) support. Its grants also include support for Protect Democracy United, an affiliated recipient that received both program funding and lobbying support across 2024 and 2025, indicating that the funder uses multiple grant types to advance its mission. Other recipients include Rightcount Inc, Tides Foundation, Global Impact, and Whistleblower Aid, pointing to a portfolio that blends large intermediary grants with direct support for democracy-focused organizations. The pattern suggests a funder that uses grants to support both core organizational capacity and specific policy and civic-democracy activities rather than a single program area or one-off initiative.

    What Protect Democracy Project Funds

    In election-related work, Protect Democracy Project gave $500,000 to Rightcount Inc in 2025 to support program activities under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. It also awarded $100,000 to Issue One in 2024, again for program support, showing attention to organizations engaged in democratic reform and election-related public policy work. On legal and accountability issues, Whistleblower Aid received $100,000 in 2023 for program activities, aligning with the foundation’s stated interest in rule of law and legal advocacy. The grant to Law Forward for $50,000 in 2025 fits the same pattern of supporting organizations working through legal channels. The foundation also funded faith-and-civic engagement organizations, including $65,000 to Interfaith America in 2025 and $30,000 to Sojourners in 2025.

    How Protect Democracy Project Gives

    Protect Democracy Project’s recent grants cluster around a middle tier of support, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $42,500, and a p75 of $88,750. The distribution includes at least one very large outlier, but most awards sit in the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. The same recipients appear in multiple years, including Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Protect Democracy United, Interfaith America, Business for America Education Fund, and The Tides Advocacy, which indicates recurring support rather than strictly one-time giving. The foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, and the grant descriptions show a preference for program support, with some support for lobbying activities and other restricted 501(c)(3) purposes.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $8.6M

    Total Assets

    $94.8M

    Total Revenue

    $55.5M

    Total Expenses

    $34.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $25K and $89K, with a median of $43K.

    25th Percentile

    $25K

    Median

    $43K

    75th Percentile

    $89K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional6 states funded

    About 63% of grants go to recipients in DC.

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    restricted to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations

    Topics

    support for nonprofit program activitiespublic policy advocacy / lobbying activitiesorganizational compliance with IRS 501(c)(3) requirementsunrestricted or flexible program funding

    Where Protect Democracy Project Makes Grants

    Grant dollars are heavily concentrated in Washington, DC, which accounts for 62% of grants in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Protect Democracy United, Global Impact, Whistleblower Aid, Issue One, and Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice. Outside DC, the foundation also gave to organizations in Sacramento, Indianapolis, Chicago, Madison, Princeton, Concord, Great Falls, Mountain Top, Harrisburg, and Washington, DC-area recipients. All recent grants in the dataset went to US recipients.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Protect Democracy Project

    What kinds of organizations does Protect Democracy Project fund?

    It funds 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations working on democracy and governance, elections, rule of law, legal advocacy and litigation, countering disinformation, technology for elections, and public education and communications. The recent grants list also shows support for organizations tied to civic reform, whistleblower protection, and faith-and-democracy work.

    Does Protect Democracy Project give program support or advocacy support?

    Both. Most recent grants are described as support for program activities under section 501(c)(3), and one 2025 grant to Protect Democracy United was specifically for lobbying activities. The taxonomy also includes public policy advocacy / lobbying activities and unrestricted or flexible program funding.

    What is a typical grant size?

    Typical recent grants are in the tens of thousands of dollars: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $42,500, and the 75th percentile is $88,750. The recent list also includes a large 2025 grant of $5,475,000, which is far above the typical range.

    Is Protect Democracy Project’s giving concentrated in one place?

    Yes. The top state by grant count is DC, and 62% of grants in the dataset go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent DC recipients include Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Protect Democracy United, Global Impact, Whistleblower Aid, and Issue One.

    Do any grantees appear across multiple years?

    Yes. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025, Protect Democracy United appears in 2024 and 2025, Interfaith America appears in 2024 and 2025, and Business for America Education Fund appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring relationships.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC$5,475,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    RIGHTCOUNT INCINDIANAPOLIS, IN$500,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITEDWASHINGTON, DC$355,3772025LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
    TIDES FOUNDATIONSACRAMENTO, CA$257,7842025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    GLOBAL IMPACTWASHINGTON, DC$150,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN AUTHORITARIANISMWASHINGTON, DC$95,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    INTERFAITH AMERICACHICAGO, IL$65,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJ$50,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    PUBLIC DEMOCRACY INCGREAT FALLS, VA$50,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    LAW FORWARDMADISON, WI$50,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    SOJOURNERSWASHINGTON, DC$30,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER ON FAITH AND JUSTICEWASHINGTON, DC$27,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS GRANTWASHINGTON, DC$26,5002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DC$25,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    AMERICAN VALUES COALITIONSACRAMENTO, CA$15,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    FIX OUR HOUSESILVER SPRING, MD$15,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    ISSUE ONEWASHINGTON, DC$12,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DC$10,0002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    THE CENTER FOR CHRISTIANITY AND PUBLIC LIFEBALTIMORE, MD$6,5002025TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC$434,6752024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITEDWASHINGTON, DC$334,9752024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    ISSUE ONEWASHINGTON, DC$100,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    NORTH MAIN STREET FUNDCONCORD, NH$60,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    INTERFAITH AMERICACHICAGO, IL$50,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DC$25,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DC$25,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    DEMOCRACY A JOURNAL OF IDEAS INCWASHINGTON, DC$25,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    THE TIDES ADVOCACYSACRAMENTO, CA$25,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    REPRESENT US EDUCATION FUNDFLORENCE, MA$6,0002024TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE
    WHISTLEBLOWER AIDWASHINGTON, DC$100,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    RAINEY CENTER FREEDOM PROJECTWASHINGTON, DC$85,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DC$50,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    TEAM DEMOCRACYMOUNTAIN TOP, PA$35,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERSWASHINGTON, DC$25,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.
    KEYSTONE RESEARCH CENTERHARRISBURG, PA$25,0002023TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

    $5,475,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    RIGHTCOUNT INC

    $500,000
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITED

    $355,377
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

    TIDES FOUNDATION

    $257,784
    SACRAMENTO, CA2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    GLOBAL IMPACT

    $150,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN AUTHORITARIANISM

    $95,000
    WASHINGTON, DC
    2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    INTERFAITH AMERICA

    $65,000
    CHICAGO, IL2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

    $50,000
    PRINCETON, NJ2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    PUBLIC DEMOCRACY INC

    $50,000
    GREAT FALLS, VA2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    LAW FORWARD

    $50,000
    MADISON, WI2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    SOJOURNERS

    $30,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER ON FAITH AND JUSTICE

    $27,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS GRANT

    $26,500
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUND

    $25,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    AMERICAN VALUES COALITION

    $15,000
    SACRAMENTO, CA2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    FIX OUR HOUSE

    $15,000
    SILVER SPRING, MD2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    ISSUE ONE

    $12,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

    $10,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    THE CENTER FOR CHRISTIANITY AND PUBLIC LIFE

    $6,500
    BALTIMORE, MD2025

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC

    $434,675
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    PROTECT DEMOCRACY UNITED

    $334,975
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    ISSUE ONE

    $100,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    NORTH MAIN STREET FUND

    $60,000
    CONCORD, NH2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    INTERFAITH AMERICA

    $50,000
    CHICAGO, IL2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUND

    $25,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND

    $25,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    DEMOCRACY A JOURNAL OF IDEAS INC

    $25,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    THE TIDES ADVOCACY

    $25,000
    SACRAMENTO, CA2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    REPRESENT US EDUCATION FUND

    $6,000
    FLORENCE, MA2024

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE

    WHISTLEBLOWER AID

    $100,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    RAINEY CENTER FREEDOM PROJECT

    $85,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    BUSINESS FOR AMERICA EDUCATION FUND

    $50,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    TEAM DEMOCRACY

    $35,000
    MOUNTAIN TOP, PA2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS

    $25,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.

    KEYSTONE RESEARCH CENTER

    $25,000
    HARRISBURG, PA2023

    TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRS TAX CODE.