We do the research for you
You don't have to sort through hundreds of organizations or become an expert on the democracy landscape. We do the research and curating for you.
Invest in democracy where it actually works
Every organization in Democracy Portfolios is vetted and chosen for a specific role in solving a bigger problem. Pick the issue or community you care about, and one gift funds an entire strategy, not a single approach.
Think of it as a diversified portfolio for the causes you can't afford to get wrong.
Who we are
Built by people who've done this work.
Kat Calvin founded Spread The Vote and Project ID, helping thousands of Americans secure the identification they need to vote and access essential services. Adrienne Evans has spent fifteen years building durable civic power in rural and working-class communities through United Vision for Idaho. Meg Busse spent nearly a decade at The Roddenberry Foundation, stewarding more than $50 million in philanthropic investment toward social innovation.
We built Democracy Portfolios because we kept seeing the same problem: good people who wanted to give well, and no easy way to do it. This is what we built instead.
Read more about our team →Make an Impact Before the Midterms
The midterms are close. These three portfolios are built to move fast and matter now.
Defend the Vote
Ballot access, legal defense, and turnout for the communities most affected. This is frontline work for the vote itself.
Voter Accessibility
Disabled voters face the steepest barriers to casting a ballot. This portfolio removes them before Election Day.
Power the South
Southern states are home to some of the most competitive midterm races in the country, and some of the most under-resourced organizing.
Democracy takes many kinds of work.
No single organization can protect voting rights, build local leadership, strengthen civic participation, and support independent media all at once. Real progress takes all of it, happening together.
That’s why we build portfolios instead of pointing you to one nonprofit at a time. We do the vetting. You make one gift, and it funds a stronger ecosystem instead of a single bet.
Find a portfolio that reflects what you care about
Here are a few places to start.
Curated portfolio
Defend the Vote
A portfolio for donors who want to protect the right to vote and expand civic participation — supporting organizations removing barriers to the ballot and building lasting civic power in communities most affected.
Curated portfolio
Grassroots Media
A portfolio for donors who want to back independent local media and community-owned information — from local newsrooms and community radio to civic journalism and media literacy.
Curated portfolio
Rural Investment
A portfolio for donors who want to invest in rural and small-town civic life — supporting local leadership, voter access, mutual aid, and the community spaces that hold it all together.
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Browse all of our curated portfolios by issue, place, or community.
A simpler, more strategic way to support our democracy
You choose what matters to you. We do the research and build the portfolio.
Choose what matters to you
Start with the issue, place, or community you want to support, or choose a preset portfolio that reflects your priorities.
Support more with one gift
One contribution supports a thoughtful mix of organizations working in complementary ways — giving you broader reach without more complexity.
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Our portfolios are built with data from the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map and the National Civic League, a nonpartisan civic organization that has advanced good governance and civic engagement since 1894.*
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