Frequently Asked Questions
This fund is operated by Movement Voter Fund (MVF), which "funds local organizing and movement-building groups working to shift culture, expand democracy, and shape policy." Learn more here.
At the request of partner organizations in Minnesota, MVF created this Rapid Response Fund in mid-January 2026 to support organizing around the federal occupation of their state.
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 civic engagement strategy.
As of this writing, we are primarily moving money to partner organizations in Minnesota. However, this authoritarian crisis is national in scope, and as it continues to evolve, we will be nimbly and strategically deploying funds where they are most needed and can make the greatest local and national impact.
A small sampling of initial Minnesota recipients includes TakeAction Minnesota Education Fund, Unidos MN Education Fund, and ISAIAH.
Due to heightened security concerns in our current environment, we are keeping our full grantee list confidential. Please fill out our Supporter Vetting Form, and we will follow up.
Our grantee partners are developing and deploying innovative and effective strategies, including but not limited to:
- Neighborhood Observers: For example, Unidos MN is running Monarca, an immigrant-defense hotline (now fielding one call every minute) and rapid-response program that has now trained over 26,000 Minnesotans to observe, document, and respond to ICE presence throughout the state. This work cannot stop state violence and cruelty — but it can slow it down, and expose its naked lack of moral, legal, and political legitimacy.
- Peaceful Protests: Our partners are mobilizing faith communities, union members, educators, and residents of all backgrounds to hold vigils, rallies, and nonviolent mass demonstrations — to keep ICE cruelty front and center in the public consciousness, paint a clear moral contrast, and grow a powerful drumbeat of opposition to Trump’s authoritarian overreach.
- Pressuring Corporations to Withhold Cooperation: Part of how we end this authoritarian nightmare is by pushing on the pillars whose silence or cooperation is holding up the occupation: Hotels housing ICE, rental car companies accepting ICE contracts, and retailers that have not taken steps to protect their employees and customers from unconstitutional search and seizure. A recent victory: Our North Carolina partner Somos Siembra, alongside a national coalition of allies, successfully pushed Avelo Airlines to end its $150 million contract with ICE as a commercial carrier of deportees — here’s the inside story.
- Mass Civil Resistance: On January 23 in Minneapolis, our Minnesota partner organizations mobilized tens of thousands of nonviolent demonstrators to the streets last Friday in 10-below-zero weather, and instigated one of the biggest "economic blackouts" in decades.
Yes. We will be posting stories of impact on our blog, as well as in our Annual Reports.
Donations to Movement Voter Fund are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed under the law. Please consult your tax advisor for guidance.
Your information is private to the full extent of the law. MVF donors are not publicly viewable anywhere.
Yes! We are happy to direct restricted gifts to specific regions, states, or focus areas. Restrictions must be in writing, with a recommended minimum of $25,000 (or less if a first-time gift or tied to larger giving).
Please note: We always prefer unrestricted gifts, which allow us to respond to ever-shifting conditions, seize critical opportunities, and close key budget gaps as nimbly and strategically as possible.
Yes! View donation options here.
Gifts over $10,000: Contact advisor@movementvoterfund.org or your MVF Advisor to discuss options.
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