About Reset Tech
Reset Tech's mission is to guard against digital threats to security, safety, and fundamental rights, to 'reset' the connection between media and democracy, and to hold major technology companies accountable by promoting new ideas to change laws, industry standards, and consumer attitudes.
Focus Areas
digital media safetydemocracy and civic integritytechnology accountabilitypolicy and law reformresearch and analysisphilanthropic support for public interest worktools and technology for monitoring
Who They Fund
women in the United States (rights & digital safety)U.S. voters / civic participantsmedia researchers and analysts / research organizationsadvocacy and watchdog organizations focused on tech policy
About Reset Tech
Reset Tech backs organizations that challenge digital threats to security, safety, and fundamental rights, with a focus on realigning digital media markets with democratic values. In 2025, its largest reported grant went to Protego Press Dba Tech Policy Press for expanding tech policy work, and a second major grant supported the Institute for Strategic Dialogue-us for research and investigation. That pairing reflects the foundation’s emphasis on analysis, policy, and accountability rather than direct service delivery. The foundation’s giving also reaches groups working on media markets, platform harms, and civic resilience. Media Matters for America received support for high-quality research and analysis of American media markets, while Campaign for Accountability Inc was funded for research and investigation. Other grants in the recent list support public-interest research platforms, advocacy organizations, and civic groups working on technology oversight, voter participation, and digital rights. Reset Tech also funds work tied to women’s rights, with one grant aimed at countering digital threats to women in the United States through pressure on technology companies and their products. Across the recent grants listed, the pattern is clear: Reset Tech supports public-interest work that uses research, policy, and advocacy to influence how digital systems operate and how they affect democracy, media, and rights.
What Reset Tech Funds
One major theme is media and technology accountability. Reset Tech gave $550,000 to Protego Press Dba Tech Policy Press for expanding tech policy work, and $100,000 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate US for support tied to US advertising-related work. The foundation also backed Electronic Privacy Information Cent with $100,000 for research and related work. A second theme is democracy and civic integrity. The funder awarded $100,000 to All Voting Is Local for increasing voter registration and civic participation, and $100,000 to Common Cause Education Fund for supporting its work. These grants place election participation and civic resilience alongside media oversight in the same grantmaking frame. Reset Tech also supports research into platform behavior and online harms. It gave $30,000 to New Venture Fund for research of YouTube, and $125,000 to Advance Democracy for forensic research. On the women’s rights side, Ultra Violet Education Fund received $150,000 to counter digital threats to women’s rights in the United States.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$2.6M
Total Revenue
$11M
Total Expenses
$9.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $213K and $338K, with a median of $275K.
25th Percentile
$213K
Median
$275K
75th Percentile
$338K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
Funding intensity
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