This funder is highly concentrated on international democracy promotion and election support, channeling very large gifts to the major election-assistance and party-affiliated democracy institutes. Its giving prioritizes technical electoral assistance, party-building and political process strengthening across countries, and it treats organizations with global operational reach as core partners. The foundation’s pattern is explicitly bipartisan, supporting both Republican- and Democratic-affiliated institutes alongside neutral election-technical implementers.
A defining feature of Consortium for Elections & Political Process Strengthening is the size of its democracy-assistance grants: in the latest grants listed, it awarded $75,567,784 to the National Democratic Institute and $52,122,995 to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. That scale places its grantmaking among large institutional support for election and political-process work rather than small project grants. The foundation’s recent record centers on democracy assistance, with repeated support for organizations that provide electoral technical help, political party development, and broader democratic institution strengthening. The National Democratic Institute appears as a recurring core partner, alongside the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and the International Republican Institute. Those recipients point to a pattern of backing organizations with global democracy programs and operational capacity. The foundation also shows an explicitly bipartisan posture in its portfolio, supporting both the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute. Recent awards are concentrated in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, reinforcing that its partner network is anchored in major democracy and election-assistance institutions.
The foundation’s grantmaking is centered on democracy assistance, with the National Democratic Institute receiving $64,298,125 in 2024 for that purpose. In parallel, it supported the International Republican Institute with $51,707,077 in 2024, also for democracy assistance, reflecting work tied to party-building and political process strengthening. Election administration and technical assistance is another clear thread. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems received $49,677,126 in 2023 and $49,137,537 in 2024 for democracy assistance. Those awards fit a portfolio that supports organizations involved in election support, observation, and technical electoral work. A third area is sustained institutional capacity support for democratic infrastructure. The pattern of large recurring grants to these organizations suggests emphasis on organizations that can operate across countries and deliver long-term democratic process programs.
$177.7M
$6.4M
$177.7M
$177.7M
Most grants fall between $49.7M and $64.3M, with a median of $51.7M.
25th Percentile
$49.7M
Median
$51.7M
75th Percentile
$64.3M
About 67% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Very concentrated, high-value giving to a small set of repeat core grantees; few grants overall but extremely large award sizes, with multi-grant relationships to the same international democracy organizations.
Notable grantees: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), National Democratic Institute
The typical grant size is very large: p25 is $49,677,126, median is $51,707,077, and p75 is $64,298,125. The recent grants also show repeat awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including the National Democratic Institute, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the International Republican Institute. That repetition indicates ongoing institutional support rather than one-time project funding. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, and the available data does not indicate individual funding or program-related investments.
Giving is heavily concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants listed going to US recipients. Washington, DC appears most often, including multiple awards to the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute. Arlington, VA also appears repeatedly through the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. The recipient country distribution shows 9 grants to US-based organizations, so the grant footprint in the available data is domestic even though the funded work is international in scope.
It funds democracy-assistance organizations with broad operational capacity. The recent grants list includes the National Democratic Institute, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the International Republican Institute, all receiving large awards for democracy assistance.
The grants are very large. The typical range in the provided data is p25 at $49,677,126, median at $51,707,077, and p75 at $64,298,125.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat awards across multiple years to the National Democratic Institute, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, and the International Republican Institute, which suggests ongoing institutional support.
Most recipients are in the United States, and the recipient country distribution shows 9 grants to US organizations. Washington, DC is the most common city in the list, with Arlington, VA also appearing multiple times.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,567,784 | 2025 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS | ARLINGTON, VA | $52,122,995 | 2025 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $49,962,324 | 2025 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | WASHINGTON, DC | $64,298,125 | 2024 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $51,707,077 | 2024 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS | ARLINGTON, VA | $49,137,537 | 2024 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | WASHINGTON, DC | $65,387,477 | 2023 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS | ARLINGTON, VA | $49,677,126 | 2023 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
| INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $45,718,489 | 2023 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE |
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE
$75,567,784DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
$52,122,995DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE
$49,962,324DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
$64,298,125DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE
$51,707,077DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
$49,137,537DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
$65,387,477DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
$49,677,126DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE
$45,718,489DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE