Voter Participation
Voter Participation supports nonpartisan voter education efforts reaching underrepresented voters to increase turnout in Philadelphia and close racial participation gaps across Pennsylvania.
Funder: William Penn Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (Open applications for urgent opportunities)
Funding Amounts: $7,400,819 awarded across 39 grants since 2024
Summary: Supports nonpartisan voter education to increase Philadelphia turnout and close racial participation gaps across Pennsylvania.
Key Information: Voter registration activities are not eligible for funding through this objective.
Description
Voter Participation is an objective of the William Penn Foundation’s Democracy and Civic Initiatives program. It supports nonpartisan efforts to educate eligible voters about why voting matters and how to access the electoral process. The Foundation prioritizes people underrepresented in the electorate, addressing participation gaps associated with race, income, age, and education.
The objective has two goals: increase turnout in Philadelphia’s 2031 general election above the 31% recorded in 2023, and bring turnout among Pennsylvania’s communities of color in the 2032 presidential election to the same level as overall turnout. Supported work aims to give more people opportunities to influence who represents them and how public issues and interests are prioritized.
