Protect Democracy Project
ActivePublic CharityCivil Rights & Advocacy
About Protect Democracy Project
Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan, anti-authoritarianism group dedicated to defeating the authoritarian threat. Our experts use litigation, advocacy, research, and technology to stop the consolidation of power, defend dissent, protect our elections, and build a thriving, multiparty democracy.
Focus Areas
democracy and governanceelectionsrule of lawlegal advocacy and litigationresearch and analysiscountering disinformationtechnology for electionspublic education and communications
Who They Fund
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
Funding Style
programmatic supportgeneral operating / program grants
About Protect Democracy Project
Protect Democracy Project backs anti-authoritarian and democratic-governance work through a mix of program support and advocacy-related grants, with a very large 2025 grant to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation for $5,475,000 standing out in the recent record. The foundation’s recent activity shows a consistent emphasis on organizations working on elections, rule of law, public education, communications, and legal advocacy, all within the framework of 501(c)(3) support. Its grants also include support for Protect Democracy United, an affiliated recipient that received both program funding and lobbying support across 2024 and 2025, indicating that the funder uses multiple grant types to advance its mission. Other recipients include Rightcount Inc, Tides Foundation, Global Impact, and Whistleblower Aid, pointing to a portfolio that blends large intermediary grants with direct support for democracy-focused organizations. The pattern suggests a funder that uses grants to support both core organizational capacity and specific policy and civic-democracy activities rather than a single program area or one-off initiative.
What Protect Democracy Project Funds
In election-related work, Protect Democracy Project gave $500,000 to Rightcount Inc in 2025 to support program activities under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. It also awarded $100,000 to Issue One in 2024, again for program support, showing attention to organizations engaged in democratic reform and election-related public policy work. On legal and accountability issues, Whistleblower Aid received $100,000 in 2023 for program activities, aligning with the foundation’s stated interest in rule of law and legal advocacy. The grant to Law Forward for $50,000 in 2025 fits the same pattern of supporting organizations working through legal channels. The foundation also funded faith-and-civic engagement organizations, including $65,000 to Interfaith America in 2025 and $30,000 to Sojourners in 2025.
How Protect Democracy Project Gives
Protect Democracy Project’s recent grants cluster around a middle tier of support, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $42,500, and a p75 of $88,750. The distribution includes at least one very large outlier, but most awards sit in the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. The same recipients appear in multiple years, including Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Protect Democracy United, Interfaith America, Business for America Education Fund, and The Tides Advocacy, which indicates recurring support rather than strictly one-time giving. The foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, and the grant descriptions show a preference for program support, with some support for lobbying activities and other restricted 501(c)(3) purposes.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.6M
Total Assets
$94.8M
Total Revenue
$55.5M
Total Expenses
$34.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $89K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$89K
Geographic Reach
Regional6 states funded
About 63% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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