Election Security Project

The Election Security Project was a left-of-center advocacy project of New Venture Fund, a left-of-center nonprofit controlled by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella Advisors. It is unclear if “Election Security Project” had an existence other than as a trade name of NVF. 1 2 The Project was listed as an inactive trade name as of May 2025. 3

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Elections Policy
Project of:

New Venture Fund

Status:

Defunct (as of 2025)

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    Background

    The Election Security Project was a left-of-center advocacy project of New Venture Fund, a left-of-center nonprofit controlled by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella Advisors. These groups would websites created to affect a particular issue, and disappear not long after. 1 2 4

    New Venture Fund and, by extension, Election Security Project, were registered to operate in nearly 40 states between 2006 to 2020. 5

    Dissolution

    The New Venture Fund’s trade name for the Election Security Project was set to expire on April 1st, 2021. 2

    In 2025, right-of-center government watchdog group Americans for Public Trust mentioned Election Security Project in a post regarding New Venture Fund’s trade names. The Project was listed as an inactive trade name as of May 2025. 3

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    References

    1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Election Security Project. 2017. Schedule O. Supplemental Information. Return Reference – Form 990, Box C.
    2. New Venture Fund. Open Corporates. Accessed August 10, 2025. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_dc/EXTUID_2689437.
    3. Post – Americans for Public Trust. X.com, May 29, 2025. Accessed August 10, 2025. https://x.com/apublictrust/status/1928181120832557554.
    4. Ludwig, Hayden. “Big Money in Dark Shadows Arabella Advisers Half-Billion-Dollar ‘Dark Money’ Network.” Capital Research Center. https://darkmoneyatm.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CRC_Arabella-Advisors-Dark-Money_small.pdf.
    5. “Charitable Organization – Detail – New Venture Fund.” West Virginia Secretary of State. Accessed August 10, 2025. https://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/charities/detail.aspx?OrgID=7520.