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Special Projects: Defending Democracy & Supporting Justice is sponsored by The Lodestar Foundation. The Lodestar Foundation invests in nonprofits focused on defending democratic ideals, norms, and institutions, and promoting liberty, equality, and truth. They also support projects and programs promoting equal rights and expanded access to justice for all U.
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Special Projects: Defending Democracy & Supporting Justice – The Lodestar Foundation Special Projects: Defending Democracy & Supporting Justice Believing that all our citizens are entitled to a free, fair, and transparent democracy, we have invested in several nonprofits focused on defending democratic ideals, norms and institutions and promoting liberty, equality, and truth.
We have also made a variety of grants to support projects and programs promoting equal rights and expanded access to justice for all U.S. residents.
Recipients of our grants to support justice and defend democracy are: American Constitution Society for Law & Policy Anti-Defamation League Arizona Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest Arizona College Scholarship Foundation , Immigrant Scholarship Fund Bridge Alliance Education Fund Center for Constitutional Design at Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law Center for Public Interest Research Center for the Future of Arizona Citizen Legislators Caucus Foundation Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Clean Elections Institute Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Community Outreach & Advocacy for Refugees Defending Democracy Together Institute Democracy Funders Network Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project Free Expression Legal Network Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center National Conference for Community and Justice National Conflict Resolution Center Progressive Jewish Alliance Project on Government Oversight Renew Democracy Initiative RepresentUs Education Fund Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity The Trustees of Princeton University T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights In addition, a number of the principal parties in Lodestar formed two nonprofits (both unrelated and separately-funded organizations)—Educating Citizens on Government Corruption, and Campaign for Accountability and Transparency dba Make Integrity Great Again—which disbursed in excess of $2,000,000 to support public integrity in elected and appointed government officials.
Our founder, Jerry Hirsch, addresses the topic of nonprofit media, the First Amendment, and the legal support necessary to protect the media in his speech to the 2017 Global Philanthropists Circle Members Meeting. Watch it here . Year Granted: 2000 through current year (multiple grants) Grantee Website: see individual links to grantees
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits focused on defending democratic ideals, norms, and institutions, and promoting liberty, equality, and truth; and those supporting projects promoting equal rights and expanded access to justice for all U. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $8,349,814 (total awarded since 2000). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Special Projects: Defending Democracy & Supporting Justice is funded by The Lodestar Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.
The System Innovations Grant (Youth Opportunities Fund) is a multi-year funding opportunity from the Ontario Trillium Foundation that supports collaborative projects working to understand and strengthen systems so they function better for young people. Grants of up to $1,250,000 over five years fund collaboratives of two or more Ontario-based nonprofits aiming to create lasting systemic change that expands opportunities for youth ages 12 to 29, with a particular emphasis on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth facing systemic barriers. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organizations incorporated for at least five years in Ontario with a mandate to serve youth, forming a formal collaborative. Indigenous- and Black-led organizations and collaboratives are prioritized. Applications were due March 11, 2026—check the Ontario Trillium Foundation website for upcoming intake cycles.