Silicon Valley Community Foundation
For Support Of The Making Every Vote Count Project
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Amount$250,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2018
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Making Every Vote Count Foundation is a new project at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation dedicated to increasing citizen awareness of problems with the existing presidential selection system. It supports research and education exploring why the United States would be better served if the person who wins the plurality of the national popular vote count were guaranteed to become president. The group hopes to maximize civic engagement and public participation in a secure and reliable democratic process, with a focus on the method of selecting the president.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.siliconvalleycf.org
Address
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA, 94040-1498, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Holiday Fund
The Holiday Fund disburses funds to local newspapers that, in turn, make general operating support grants to a wide variety of local nonprofits, ranging from food banks to health centers to youth programs. While the Holiday Fund provides support for direct services through this program, it also stimulates giving by new donors, encourages the growth of philanthropy on the Peninsula, and increases newspaper readers’ awareness of local nonprofit organizations through both advertising and feature articles.
for support of the advancement of equity in the African-American Community in California
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a leading connector and collaborator in the region that is catalyzing resources to support Black power-building and movement-based organizations. This grant will contribute to sustaining investments and resources to eradicate systemic and institutional racism.
for strengthening Latinxâ€led or serving orgs by investing in capacity and leadership activities
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a leading connector and collaborator in the region. This grant will support targeted, long-term investments for Silicon Valley’s nonprofits that serve Latinx communities or have Latinx leadership. This grant will contribute to sustaining investments and resources to eradicate systemic and institutional racism.
