What is MVP’s grantmaking process?
Our grantmaking is led by a team of national and state advisors, each with years of experience in local, state, and national organizing, movement building, and political strategy.
Our year-round grantmaking takes place in four steps:
- Targeting the most pivotal places and races, both now and long-term.
- Vetting via talent scouting, rigorous assessment, and reference checks.
- Allocation based on ongoing national and state-level analysis and strategy.
- Evaluation via ongoing interaction, annual reviews, and empirical research (often in collaboration with partners and allies).
Our selection and evaluation rubric ensures that we are funding organizations that can have the biggest impact both in the short, medium, and long term. This rubric includes:
- Work in target electoral and long-term power-building geographies
- Quality of electoral work and synergy between electoral work and year-round organizing
- Constituency and issue priorities
- Place in the movement ecosystem
- Financial need and growth potential
Other MVP 101
- What is MVP? What does MVP do?
- What are organizing and "base building"? Why fund this work?
- Why not just give to candidates?
- Is MVP affiliated with the Democratic Party?
- Can I see a list of MVP grantees?
- Does MVP fundraise for candidates?
- Does MVP coordinate with other electoral & advocacy groups?
- Can I volunteer with MVP or MVP grantee groups?
- How does MVP choose and vet organizations?
- How often does MVP request proposals and distribute funding?