The Democracy Center works globally to advance social justice through investigation and reporting, training citizens in public advocacy, and leading international citizen campaigns.
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Our Funders
The Democracy Center is a 501©3 US nonprofit organization, operating as a project of the San Francisco Foundation Community Initiative Funds. We receive out funding from a combination of sources including grants from foundations, individual donations, and revenue from the sales of our publications. The Democracy Center accepts no funding from any government sources nor does it accept funding that compromises our independence.
Current Foundation Support
- The Wallace Global Fund, Washington, DC: General operating support.
- The Open Society Institute, New York, NY: Support for The Center's investigation and publishing work related to Bolivia and Latin America.
• The Shadow Foundation, Portland, OR: Support for The Center's investigation into the Transredes (Shell/Enron) Bolivia oil spill and its aftermath.
Other Major Foundation Support over the Past Decade - The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, NY
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA
- The California Wellness Foundation, San Francisco, CA
- The David and Elise Haas Fund, San Francisco, CA