Democracy Fund Explained

Democracy Fund
Formation:2011
Founder:Pierre Omidyar
Type:Private foundation
Purpose:Activism
Headquarters:1200 17th Street NW Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20036
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Joe Goldman
Leader Title2:Senior Research and Learning Associate, Elections
Leader Name2:Natalie Adona
Revenue:$39,806,204[1]
Revenue Year:2016

The Democracy Fund is a charitable foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar in 2011. It has been an independent private foundation since 2014.[2] Its stated aim is to improve the democratic process in the United States so that it better benefits voters. Its activities include awarding grants to organizations it believes will further its goal.[3] It created the Voter Study Group, which surveyed 8,000 American voters on their political and social views.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report of Independent Auditors.
  2. Web site: New grant will help PolitiFact grow . 2016-01-14 . . en . 2018-02-25.
  3. Web site: About Us: Democracy Fund . DemocracyFund . 2018-02-25.
  4. Web site: About . Democracy Fund Voter Study Group.
  5. News: The Great Political Divide Over American Identity. Lynn Vavreck . Vavreck . Lynn . 2017-08-02 . The New York Times . 2018-02-25 . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. News: What makes someone a "real" American? 93% of Americans actually agree on this. . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210019/https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/07/14/whats-very-important-to-being-american-93-of-americans-actually-agree-on-this/ . dead . 2018-02-25 . John M. Sides. Sides . John . 2017-07-14 . The Washington Post . 2018-02-25.