John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Organization Trends
Today’s Left Opposes Everything Jimmy Carter Proposed on Elections
In 2005, Carter co-authored a study on America’s election systems with James Baker III. The resulting Baker-Carter Commission report still stands as a monument to how to run free, fair,…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 7, 2022

Philanthropy
“Democracy Funders” Lopsidedly Liberal
Of the top 200 givers to “democracy” as defined and tracked by Candid, 121 are ideologically categorizable as left-of-center and 21 are categorizable as right-of-center. Of the Candid list’s top…
by Michael Watson on May 3, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Texas Election Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough to Protect Against Fraud
While some Texas legislators decided to run away to Washington, D.C., rather than vote on election integrity legislation, Lone Star State Republicans are dedicated to making it easier to vote and harder…
by Victoria Ydens on August 2, 2021

Philanthropy
The Fate of Philanthropic Funding for Faded “Blue Ribbons”
Following the 2000 election—about which, recall, there had been more than a little controversy—the private, “blue-ribbon” National Commission on Federal Election Reform was convened to study and make recommendations about…
by Michael E. Hartmann on January 13, 2021

Foundation Watch
Partisan Donors Hiding Under Charity’s Banner
See article PDF in Foundation Watch. Few Americans realize it is legal for foundations to fund, and public charities to conduct, voter registration and “get out the vote” drives.  The…
by Tom Johnson on October 19, 2015