Making Grants

June 28, 2016 Free Spirit Media (FSM) provides education, access and opportunity in media production to over 500 underserved urban youth on the west and south sides of Chicago every year and exists to create opportunities for urban youth to tell stories about their communities. It is passionately committed to cultivating these diverse voices through

June 24, 2016 OutFront Minnesota works to create a safe, equitable and affirming climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Minnesota. It is a catalyst for an expansive network of leaders throughout the state who speak out for equity and organize to create progressive change in Minnesota. It aims to create

June 22, 2016 As the state’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado protects, defends and extends the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Colorado through litigation, education and advocacy. In 2015, it advanced and defended these rights and liberties by pursuing a proactive legislative agenda

June 16, 2016 TakeAction Minnesota is a statewide network of people working to realize racial and economic equity across Minnesota. It does this by connecting people and organizations to each other, turning someone’s individual desire for change – to pass a more progressive policy or law, to improve an institution, or to change a harmful

June 13, 2016 Young Invincibles represents the interests of 18 to 34 year-olds making sure their perspective is heard wherever decisions about their collective future are being made. It conducts cutting-edge policy research and analysis, shares the stories of young adults, designs campaigns to educate the public on important issue areas, and informs and mobilizes

June 10, 2016 Celebrating its 50-year anniversary, Kartemquin is a collaborative center in Chicago for documentary media makers who seek to foster a more engaged and empowered society. Its filmmaker development work focuses on three flagship programs: Diverse Voices in Docs (DVID), the Kartemquin Internship program and the KTQ Labs Feedback Screening program. DVID provides

May 31, 2016 KGNU is an independent, non-commercial radio station serving the Boulder/Denver metropolitan area. Its mission is to stimulate, educate, and entertain its listeners, to reflect the diversity of its community, and to provide a channel for issues and music that do not receive adequate representation in other media. To help achieve this goal,

May 26, 2016 New Media Ventures is a network of angel investors supporting media and tech startups that disrupt politics and catalyze progressive change. It focuses on scalable, revenue-generating, tech startups that create long-term political impact beyond any one election cycle. Through its Innovation Fund, it supports both early stage nonprofit and for-profit tech and

May 23, 2016 Brave New Films is a nonpartisan nonprofit that champions social justice issues using a model of media, education and grassroots volunteer involvement to inspire, empower, motivate and teach civic participation. Using media, films, volunteers and Internet video campaigns, it informs the public, challenges mainstream media with the truth, and motivates people to

May 19, 2016 The Citizen Engagement Lab (CEL) Education Fund empowers tech-savvy, people-powered organizing initiatives. It supports the use of technology and digital media to keep the public informed about how key institutions like government, corporations and the media are affecting their lives. By providing opportunities for people to become informed and then act on