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IS A SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING NONPARTISAN REFORMS THAT SUPPORT A FUNCTIONAL AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT SYSTEMIC, NONPARTISAN ELECTORAL REFORMS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE. 0 0 18086698 17278916 PROGRAMMATIC GRANTMAKING: UNITE AMERICA, INC. CONDUCTS DILIGENCE AND EXTENDS GRANTS THAT CARRY OUT ITS MISSION THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN THE FIELD OF NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS POLITICAL POLARIZATION. 808978 RESEARCH: UNITE AMERICA, INC. RESEARCHES THE IMPACT, VIABILITY, AND NONPARTISAN NATURE OF ELECTORAL REFORMS AND SPECIFIC ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT INCREASING PARTICIPATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMPETITION IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE EVALUATION OF THE CAPABILITIES OF LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS WORK. 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