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Year

Amount committed (US$)

Refugees United

Civic Empowerment

Global

2010

2,600,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2010

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 2,600,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Refugees United, a non-profit organisation that uses an online forum and mobile phones to help refugees reunite with family.

Reimagine Politics Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Europe

2021

1,700,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 1,700,000

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support a fund and incubator that will develop a nascent ecosystem in Europe working to reimagine political power: who holds it; how it's exercised; and how people connect to it.

Represent Justice

Civic Empowerment

United States

2021

500,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2021

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Represent Justices work to turn stories about injustices within the criminal legal system into action to change the system, while building power within system-impacted communities to build a movement for change.

Res Non Verba

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2017

742,147

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2017

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 742,147

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Wingu's general operation, with a particular focus on expansion and professionalisation of tech engagement, civic impact, and experimentation with sustainability models.

Res Non Verba

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2020

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Civic House's efforts to incubate civic innovations and to advance the Latin America civic technology ecosystem.

Res Non Verba

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2020

194,500

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 194,500

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To support Change.org Argentina's citizen mobilization efforts, with a specific focus on impact-driven campaigns and expanding its reach at the local level.

Res Non Verba

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2019

68,200

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2019

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 68,200

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support Change.org Argentina in developing an online platform to provide citizens with opportunities for civic engagement and interaction with candidates.

Rhize

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

150,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Rhize's coaching and mentoring efforts geared towards building more people-powered movements that amplify the voices of historically marginalised groups and communities.

Ruta Cívica

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2021

300,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Other

Description To support Aina's programmatic work in advancing the participation of women in Mexican politics by supporting them through training, mentorship, and other activities designed to gradually tackle entrenched barriers to enter or stay in public decision-making processes at every level (neighborhood, city, state, and national levels).

SEATTI

Civic Empowerment

Asia

2012

2,140,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2012

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 2,140,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support SEATTI (the Southeast Asia Technology and Transparency Fund), a partnership between Omidyar Network and Hivos supporting technology-driven civil society organisations working on media and government transparency in Southeast Asia.

SEATTI

Civic Empowerment

Asia

2014

70,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Asia

Year 2014

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 70,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support the Openness Marketplace Conference, which seeks to spark and inspire new ideas relating to the Open Government Partnership.

Skylight Pictures

Civic Empowerment

Global

2013

175,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 175,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support a new endeavor called the Toolbox, the purpose of which is to create a platform where citizen activists and other stakeholders, such as app developers and large non-profits, can actively engage on a range of social issues.

Social Impact Fund

Civic Empowerment

United States

2018

100,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2018

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support A Day of Unreasonable Conversation, bringing together leading television writers, producers, and executives across the broadcast, streaming, and cable networks to connect with world leaders, policy makers, social entrepreneurs, and activists to discuss the greatest challenges and opportunities facing the world in 2019.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Global

2013

60,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 60,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support the Sunlight Foundation in funding a multi-party effort to explore the merit and feasibility of an Open Data Charter, an initiative that would examine and develop policies and resources that countries could use to build meaningful new open data reforms.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

United States

2009

9,000,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2009

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 9,000,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support the Sunlight Foundation, which aims to increase government transparency in the United States.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

United States

2011

6,000,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2011

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 6,000,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support the Sunlight Foundation, which aims to increase government transparency in the United States.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

United States

2011

24,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2011

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 24,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support an annual event organised by the Sunlight Foundation at which various communities of activists, government, NGOs, technologists, and others share their knowledge, challenges, and engagements in open government, transparency, and accountability efforts.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

United States

2007

2,000,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2007

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 2,000,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support the Sunlight Foundation, which aims to increase government transparency in the United States.

Sunlight Foundation

Civic Empowerment

United States

2006

2,000,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2006

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 2,000,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support the Sunlight Foundation, which aims to increase government transparency in the United States.

Temblores

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2020

85,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 85,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support Temblores' work in Colombia, with a focus on increasing visibility of systematic police violence while supporting citizens' capacity and tools to access the justice system.

The Accountability Lab

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Accountability Lab's South Africa and Nigeria country programs for two years.

The Democratic Society (Demsoc)

Civic Empowerment

Europe

2018

750,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2018

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 750,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support the 'Public Square' project, a partnership between the Democratic Society and mySociety to develop and build consensus around the case for common social and technological infrastructure to support citizen participation in the democratic process at local and regional level in the UK.

The Glitch

Civic Empowerment

Europe

2021

150,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Glitch, a not-for-profit organisation working towards ending online abuse.

The Governance Lab

Civic Empowerment

United States

2017

75,690

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2017

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 75,690

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support a project by The Governance Lab, Reboot, and the New York City Mayor's Office called Powering New Yorkers via NYC Open Data.

The Praxis Project

Civic Empowerment

United States

2021

500,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 500,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Other

Description To support UndocuBlack's work to advocate for legislation and executive actions to protect and provide permanent immigration status relief to Black undocumented immigrants facing the dual threat of xenophobia and racism.

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