About Progress Now
ProgressNow is a nationwide network of state partner affiliates that run year‑round strategic campaigns to promote progressive ideas and values, engage and mobilize diverse communities, and win elections through communications, digital outreach, and media strategies.
Focus Areas
civic engagementprogressive public policy advocacyelectoral organizingdigital organizing and communicationsmedia and messagingracial justice
Who They Fund
registered voters/citizenscommunity residents (local neighborhoods)underrepresented and marginalized communitiesyouth and young voterscommunity organizers and civic leaders
Funding Style
About Progress Now
Progress Now Inc’s grantmaking is centered on citizen engagement, with large, repeated operating support going to state-based progressive organizations that run communications, digital outreach, and mobilization work. In 2025, its largest recent grant was $1,736,000 to Progress NC Action in Raleigh, followed by $1,025,000 to A Better Wisconsin Together in Monona and $782,200 to Progress Now AZ in Phoenix. The pattern shows a network-style funder backing affiliates and allied groups across multiple states rather than a single local initiative. The foundation’s recent awards also show continuity in several relationships. Progress Michigan received $675,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2024, while Commonwealth Communications in Philadelphia received $772,000 in 2025 and $478,000 in 2024. Similar repeat funding appears for Battle Born Progress, Innovation Ohio, Middle Fork Strategies, Progress Georgia, and Alliance for a Better Minnesota. Across these grants, the emphasis is on citizen engagement tied to progressive policy advocacy, electoral organizing, and message-driven public participation.
What Progress Now Funds
Citizen engagement is the clearest throughline in the recent grants list, and it appears in support for state affiliates such as Progress NC Action, A Better Wisconsin Together, and Progress Now AZ. The purpose language attached to each award is consistent: citizen engagement. The foundation also backs communications-centered infrastructure. Commonwealth Comms in Philadelphia received $772,000 in 2025 and Commonwealth Communications received $478,000 in 2024, both for citizen engagement. That same approach shows up in awards to Progress Virginia in Earlysville and Advance Maryland in Earlysville, which sit within the same state-affiliate style of organizing network. Several grants go to organizations with explicit state identity, including Progress Georgia in Atlanta, Progress Iowa in Des Moines, and Nebraska Connecting the Dots in Lincoln. These awards fit the foundation’s stated focus on digital organizing and communications, media and messaging, and civic engagement.
How Progress Now Gives
Progress Now Inc’s typical grant size sits at $45,000 at the 25th percentile, $64,000 at the median, and $164,750 at the 75th percentile, though recent awards often run far above that range. The pattern is repeated support rather than one-off giving: Progress Michigan, Innovation Ohio, Battle Born Progress, Middle Fork Strategies, and Alliance for a Better Minnesota each appear in more than one year of the recent-grants list. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is national in scope and organized around institutional grants, especially to state affiliate groups and communications-oriented partners.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.7M
Total Assets
$3.9M
Total Revenue
$12.1M
Total Expenses
$11.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $165K, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$165K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANNA SCHOLL
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