The Constituent Institute Supporters

Our supporters

Funded by people. Not by corporations.

We serve leaders who refuse corporate money, so we refuse it too. Our work is built to run on small gifts from people who want government to answer to voters.

Status Donations open soon

We will start accepting gifts once our 501(c)(3) status is approved. Every supporter will be counted on this page.

01 · Why small dollars

Many small gifts keep us honest.

No. 01

Independence

When no single donor pays the bills, no single donor can set the agenda. Thousands of small gifts can't be withdrawn to punish an inconvenient finding.

No. 02

Credibility

Lawmakers who refuse corporate money can cite us without anyone asking who paid for the research. The answer is always on this page.

No. 03

Accountability

Our supporters are the same people our policies are written for. If we stop serving them, they stop giving. That is the right incentive.

It works. People's Policy Project, another independent left policy shop, is supported by more than 1,800 small donors pledging $5 to $15 a month, which lets it work without corporate money.

People's Policy Project, 2026

02 · Small gifts add up

See what a crowd can do.

Move the sliders to see how monthly gifts from ordinary people add up over a year.

$120,000a year, about $329 a day, with $0 from corporations

An illustration only. Nothing you choose here is saved or sent.

Each coin is 40 supporters

03 · Donor privacy

Transparent about money. Careful with people.

We publish where our money comes from without exposing ordinary supporters. These are the rules we will follow.

  1. No. 01

    We never sell your data

    We will never sell, rent or trade supporter information to anyone, including campaigns we work with.

  2. No. 02

    Small gifts stay private

    For gifts under $200, we publish totals and counts. We list names only with the supporter's permission.

  3. No. 03

    Big money is named

    Every gift of $200 or more, and every foundation grant, is published with the giver's name and amount, the same line federal election law draws.

  4. No. 04

    No trackers

    No ad pixels, no retargeting and no third-party analytics on this site, including our donation pages.

04 · Our supporters

The ledger, kept in public.

Supporter ledgerUpdated as gifts arrive
0Supporters
$0Raised
$0.00From corporations

Our first supporters will appear here when donations open, named only with their permission.

Funding rules

The Constituent Institute · every year

Corporate donations$0.00
Corporate PAC money$0.00
Money from registered lobbyists$0.00
Industry trade group funding$0.00
Gifts of $200 or moreNamed publicly
Gifts under $200Totals published
Foundation grantsDisclosed in full
Owed to anyone but constituentsNothing