The America Votes Education Fund is a left-of-center advocacy group created to promote voter education and registration efforts. It operates alongside America Votes and has received funding from left-of-center organizations including Future Forward USA Action, the Priorities USA Foundation, and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Including itself, other groups within the America Votes network include America Votes Action Fund and Friends of America Votes. ^{1 2 3 4}

Background

The America Votes Education Fund was established as the charitable arm of America Votes, a left-of-center lobbying and advocacy coalition that claims to be the “Coordination Hub of the Progressive Community.” ³

According to America Votes’ website, the Education Fund “coordinates comprehensive efforts to ensure all voters – particularly those most underrepresented in our democracy – have a voice in our elections.” ⁵

Funding

According to separate tax filings, America Votes Education Fund has previously received support from several left of center organizations and foundations including Future Forward USA Action, the Wallace H. Coulter Trust, the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Jewish Communal Fund, the Priorities USA Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund, Clean and Prosperous America, the New Venture Fund, the Marin Community Foundation, the Tides Foundation, and the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation. ²

1. “America Votes Education Fund.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Accessed March 06, 2026. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/921602494.
2. “Full Text Search: America Votes Education Fund.” ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. Accessed March 6, 2026. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?sort=best&form%5B%5D=IRS990ScheduleI&form%5B%5D=IRS990PF&q=%22America+Votes+Education+Fund%22&submit=Apply
3. “America Votes.” America Votes. Accessed March 06, 2026. https://americavotes.org/.
4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). America Votes. 2023. Schedule R. Part V. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/264568349/202501339349302530/full
5. “Support America Votes.” America Votes, accessed March 19, 2026. https://americavotes.org/support-av/