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Our Work
We advance our work across five focus areas. Through these focus areas, we promote democratic principles and values and counter attacks on democracy.
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Defending Inclusive Democracy
Defend inclusive democracy by raising awareness of and responding to its greatest threats.
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Information for a Democratic Society
Provide the public with information to heighten awareness of the needs of democracy and to enable the public to recognize authoritarian threats.
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Democracy and Community
Strengthen community voices, mutuality, and collective action for greater citizen engagement and influence over local problem-solving and government.
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Democracy and the Arts
Integrate the unique power of the arts into the Kettering Foundation’s work locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Democracy around the Globe
Strengthen an international community of partners to promote and defend inclusive democracies around the globe.
Awards & Fellowships
Resolute in Our Stand for Democracy:
The Charles F. Kettering Foundation 2025 Annual Report
Resolute in Our Stand for Democracy reflects a defining year in which the Charles F. Kettering Foundation confronted extraordinary threats to democracy at home and around the globe. Amid accelerated executive overreach, censorship, and attacks on civil and human rights, the foundation met the moment. In this second year of our strategic plan, we continued our commitment to speaking plainly about the stakes, stood with courageous leaders, and expanded partnerships committed to protecting democracy domestically and worldwide.
