Defending Democracy Together
ActivePublic CharityCivil Rights & Advocacy
About Defending Democracy Together
Defending Democracy Together is a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization created by lifelong conservatives and Republicans dedicated to defending America’s democratic norms, values, and institutions and fighting for consistent conservative principles like rule of law, free trade, and expanding legal immigration through research, education and grassroots activism.
Focus Areas
democracy and civic institutionselections integritypolitical accountabilitynational securitypublic education/communications
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportorganizational sustainability
Topics
organizational capacitycommunity mobilization / galvanized actionmission-driven program support
About Defending Democracy Together
Defending Democracy Together’s recent giving is anchored by repeated large grants to Republican Accountability Pac Inc, including $3,000,000 in 2025 and $2,000,000 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that backs political and civic organizations at sizable levels, with support that often exceeds six figures and, in the largest cases, reaches the multimillion-dollar range. The foundation’s grants also show a mix of general mission support and targeted support for galvanized action, suggesting an emphasis on organizations that can move quickly on public-facing advocacy and political accountability work. Other recent awards show that this is not a single-issue donor. It has backed Workmoney Inc with $1,000,000, Sixteen Thirty Fund with $500,000 for galvanized action, and Tell It Like It Is Pac with $500,000. Smaller grants to Stand Up Republic Inc, Veterans for Responsible Leadership, and Operation Grant show a broader set of civic and political recipients, but the core pattern remains clear: Defending Democracy Together funds advocacy-oriented organizations, often with unrestricted support for their general mission.
What Defending Democracy Together Funds
Within political accountability, the foundation gave $3,000,000 to Republican Accountability Pac Inc in 2025 to support the organization’s general mission. It also gave $500,000 to Tell It Like It Is Pac in 2024 and $100,000 to The Liberal Patriot Inc in 2025, both for general mission support. Its support for community mobilization appears in the $500,000 grant to Sixteen Thirty Fund in 2023 for galvanized action. In organizational and civic work, it gave $300,000 to C & B Group in 2025 and $212,500 to the same group in 2024, both for general mission support, showing repeat support for the same recipient. The foundation also funded public education and communications through grants such as $30,000 to Stand Up Republic Inc and $20,000 to Veterans for Responsible Leadership, each for general mission support.
How Defending Democracy Together Gives
Defending Democracy Together’s typical grant size is high: the 25th percentile is $30,000, the median is $212,500, and the 75th percentile is $500,000. Its recent grants include both one-time awards and repeat support; C & B Group and Principles First for America Ltd each received funding in more than one year. The foundation is a public charity, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Most recent grants were framed as support for the organization’s general mission, with one grant described as support for galvanized action.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$14.2M
Total Revenue
$18.8M
Total Expenses
$13.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $500K, with a median of $213K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$213K
75th Percentile
$500K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 56% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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