Civic Tech Field Guide
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This is our growing list of over 250 funders and donors that have supported civic tech efforts over the years. Not all fund exclusively civic tech, but if they're in this collection, they either currently support this work or have at some point in the past.
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Limelight Foundation
AmsterdamLimelight Foundation is Europe's leading journalism fund, strengthening the continent's information infrastructure.
Digital Justice Fund
EuropeThe Digital Justice Fund works towards nurturing an ecosystem where groups resisting violent technological harms and imagining more nourishing relationships with technologies have the resources they need to dream, organise, build and thrive towards liberatory digital presents and futures.
New Profit
BostonNew Profit is a venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America.
Emergent Fund
Washington, DCWe fortify intersectional grassroots movements by moving resources in real time, organizing philanthropy, and building capacity for lasting change.
An AT Protocol community fund to support infrastructure, open source code development, and community initiatives like events and meetups.
Raft Foundation is a US-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor that brings communities together to support neighbors in need through:
The Kettering Foundation's research program exploring the relationship between democratic practices and community life.
Civic Engagement Microgrant Program
Arlington, VAThe Microgrant program provides funding for STEM graduate students, professional students (medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, etc.), and postdocs who want to create projects that build policy, communications, and program management skills and are aimed at building dialogue with public officials, community leaders, and community members around issues of common interest.
The Conduit Foundation
LondonThe Conduit Foundation exists to catalyse collaborative solutions to the world’s most complex problems.
State Infrastructure Fund
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)State Infrastructure Fund (SIF) is a collaborative fund with a mission of building permanent state-based civic engagement and voting rights infrastructure in historically underrepresented communities.
Open Source Endowment Foundation
DelawareTruly sustainable funding for critical OSS through a community‑driven endowment
Recoding America Fund
Washington, DCA six-year bipartisan effort to strengthen America by building the government we need to compete globally and serve citizens effectively.
We commit to moving 50% of our assets into the hands of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled-led organizations every year.
New Pluralists
United States of America 🇺🇸New Pluralists is a funder collaborative investing in a growing ecosystem of people, organizations, and ideas working to bring pluralism to life in communities across the U.S.
Coefficient Giving
San FranciscoWe’re a philanthropic funder that partners with leading donors to multiply their impact.
Mozilla Foundation Incubator
Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CABridging a critical gap in funding to help values-driven tech thrive
We are committed to the solving of seemingly intractable social problems with imagination and passion.
DemocráTICa
College Park, MarylandUn programa regional que apoya a iniciativas pro-democráticas con recursos financieros, fortalecimiento digital y comunidad para proteger los derechos humanos y ampliar el espacio cívico en América Latina y el Caribe.
The UN Democracy Fund supports civil society projects around the world that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes.
Our mission is to preserve humanity’s most important information
Through our Global Fact-Checking Program, we work with more than 20 IFCN-accredited fact-checking organizations who assess the accuracy of content on TikTok in over 60 languages and 130 markets across the world.
There is a widely held belief that participatory grant-making can democratise philanthropy and transform power dynamics, but the evidence supporting these claims needs to be bolstered. That's why Porticus is commissioned [this] study.
Public Benefit Innovation Fund (PBIF)
United States of America 🇺🇸responsible experimentation, real-world impact
Siegel Family Endowment
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)We aim to understand and shape the impact of technology on society.
Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal accelerates social progress through high-impact investments, philanthropy, partnerships, & advocacy.
Data Futures Lab
Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CAThe Data Futures Lab is an experimental space for instigating new approaches to data stewardship challenges.
We work with a diverse set of grantees and partners to address the underlying causes of the strains in our current system, to create a representative democracy capable of meeting the needs of all Americans today, and for generations to come.
Fundo de Mujeres del Sur
Córdoba, ArgentinaTrabajamos para potenciar los derechos de las mujeres en toda su diversidad.
Trust for Civic Life
United States of America 🇺🇸The Trust for Civic Life invests in local efforts that help people connect and create their community’s future together, ultimately reshaping civic life and building a stronger democracy.
Pilot Pitchfest
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)We match New York City agencies to local researchers and technical assistance from civic society
With this guide, you'll have access to key information on over 2,000 grant-makers, each with the potential to give at least £50,000 per year. (£135.00)
ESRC Digital Good Network
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧Building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.
GitLab Foundation
United States of America 🇺🇸Improving people’s lifetime earnings through access to opportunities.
Porticus
AmsterdamSince 1995, we've coordinated the philanthropic endeavours founded by the Brenninkmeijer family business owners, continuing a tradition of social engagement stretching back as far as 1841.
Initiative for Digital Public Interest (IDPI)
United States of America 🇺🇸The Initiative for Digital Public Interest (IDPI) is launching a fund to support civil society engagement on digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects, with a focus on governance, human rights protection, and rule of law
Current AI
Stanford, CAThrough global collaboration and local action, we’re building a future where open, trustworthy technology serves the public interest.
The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund of THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It pioneers new ideas in civil society, enhances their visibility, and integrates them into NECE, a growing pan-European network of civic educators.
Sunstorm Foundation
ParisWe are seeding a future in which truth is a shared asset, and trust between citizens in Europe is fostered by transparency in the digital sphere.
NLnet Foundation
Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱We support organisations and people who contribute to an open internet for all.
DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie
Austria (Österreich) 🇦🇹Die DATUM STIFTUNG für Journalismus und Demokratie leistet ganz konkrete und zielgerichtete Beiträge, um Qualität und Unabhängigkeit des Journalismus und damit seine Abwehrkräfte gegenüber autoritären Tendenzen zu stärken und verfolgt dabei eine systemische Herangehensweise.
The Media Forward Fund funds media diversity in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Fondation Botnar
Basel, SwitzerlandFondation Botnar works with and for young people towards a world that fulfils their rights and supports their wellbeing.
Women in the Digital Economy Fund
Washington, DCBy investing in innovative new solutions driving change across the key pillars of digital inclusion, WiDEF is transforming the lives of women and girls both online and offline.
Breakout program
Canada 🇨🇦The Breakout Program is a $250,000 seed funding initiative launched by eQualitie to support innovations in digital communication that can withstand network shutdowns and censorship of global connectivity.
Public Interest Tech Fund
United States of America 🇺🇸The Fund is a shared space for philanthropists to leverage one another’s expertise, incubate investment strategies to advance visionary concepts, and catalyze big ideas that can transform the use of technology to serve the public interest.
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