About Future Forward Usa Action
Rebuilding America's middle class — and American democracy — by advancing new ideas and fresh perspectives.
Focus Areas
economic opportunitydemocracy/governancepublic policy advocacy
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/primary-purpose funding
Topics
organization-level/general support (no program-specific focus)broad-purpose fundingunspecified sector/activities
About Future Forward Usa Action
A $251.5 million grant to Ff Pac anchors Future Forward USA Action’s recent giving and shows how central political and advocacy vehicles are to its portfolio. Across 2025 filings and recent grants, the foundation appears as a major backer of organizations working on democracy, public policy advocacy, and economic opportunity, with many awards designated for primary purpose, general support, or political support. The largest commitments go to Washington, DC-based entities, but the grant list also includes recipients in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Evanston, Covina, McFarland, and Jenkintown. The foundation’s recent awards point to a strategy built around large, flexible support for organizations that can move ideas, turnout, and communications at scale. America Votes received $34.19 million, while Sixteen Thirty Fundspa was awarded $27.675 million, both on a primary-purpose basis. Other sizeable grants went to Working America Education Fund, Courier Newsroom Inc, Rapid Resist Action, Workmoney Inc, and Voto Latino. The pattern is consistent with the stated aim of rebuilding America’s middle class and American democracy by advancing new ideas and fresh perspectives.
What Future Forward Usa Action Funds
In democracy and governance, Future Forward USA Action backed America Votes Education Fund with $19.25 million for primary purpose work, and gave $9.4 million to Rapid Resist Action for primary purpose support. These awards sit alongside other large commitments to groups tied to mobilization, persuasion, and civic participation. Public policy advocacy is also prominent. Courier Newsroom Inc received $13.59775 million for primary purpose support, and The Future Now Institute received $2 million for primary purpose work. The foundation also gave $2.5 million to The Act Now Project and $2 million to Focus for Democracy Action, both on a primary-purpose basis. Economic opportunity appears in the funding of Workmoney Inc, which received $5.85 million for primary purpose support, and Working America Action, which received $5 million for primary purpose support. The list also includes Voto Latino at $3 million and Planned Parenthood Action Fund at $2.3 million.
How Future Forward Usa Action Gives
Future Forward USA Action’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $55,000, the median is $126,500, and the 75th percentile is $352,500. Recent awards, however, run far above those figures, reflecting a portfolio with a small number of very large commitments. The same recipient can appear across years: Ff Pac received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including political and general-support awards. The foundation’s structure in the data points to broad-purpose and unrestricted support, with many grants labeled general support, primary purpose, or political. It funds individuals: False, and makes program-related investments: False.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$469.3M
Total Assets
$26.7M
Total Revenue
$615.3M
Total Expenses
$601M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $55K and $353K, with a median of $127K.
25th Percentile
$55K
Median
$127K
75th Percentile
$353K
Geographic Reach
National20 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Chauncey McLean
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