[2] It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy.
Our work and our tradition is to tip the balance, to add resources to the side of justice, to widen the channels for participation, and to ensure that another generation will see by example how they can make a difference.
[2]During the early 1960s, the New World Foundation's goal was to aid education and promote better intergroup and international relations.
[7] During that time, the Foundation gave money to a variety of organizations active in civil rights and other New Left causes,[8] including the Christic Institute, Grassroots International, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), FAIR, and the National Lawyers Guild.
[7][9][10] By the early 1990s, the foundation was giving money to a Silicon Valley group fighting consequences of computer industry toxins,[11] all the while undergoing criticism for being invested in the likes of Louisiana Pacific, Nike, and Philip Morris.