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Our Mission
The James Madison Education Fund, Inc., or James Madison Fund, is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes civic competence, civic responsibility, and the widespread participation of America's youth in the civic life of their communities, and the nation, by educating secondary school teachers. As the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, or James Madison Foundation’s, nonprofit partner, the James Madison Fund generates financial and creative support for the James Madison Foundation's educational programs, public initiatives, and exhibits. For more information visit www.jamesmadison.gov.
Combined Federal Campaign
We are a proud participant in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the federal government's workplace giving campaign. If you are a federal employee, postal worker, military member, or federal contractor, please consider designating the James Madison Education Fund, Inc. as your charity of choice for the 2024-2025 Combined Federal Campaign. Our CFC Code is 11763. Or, you can search "James Madison Education Fund, Inc." in the CFC's online catalogue.
Programs We Support
The James Madison Fund's support makes possible James Madison Foundation programs including:
The James Madison Fellowship Program
A highly selective, prestigious, nation-wide program, administered by the James Madison Foundation, for secondary school teachers of U.S. history, U.S. government, and civics in every state across the country. The program focuses on developing a cadre of secondary school teachers who are experts in U.S. constitutional history and government.
Frederick Douglass–James Madison Fellowship
The Frederick Douglass–James Madison Fellowship program, a privately funded, nation-wide program for secondary school teachers of color who are teachers, or prospective teachers, of U.S. history, U.S. government, and civics across the United States.
James Madison Congressional Fellowship
The James Madison Congressional Fellowship, which offers James Madison Fellows the opportunity to work in the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government where they acquire an in-depth, practical, experiential, understanding of the legislative process to share with their students.
Cuban James Madison Fellowship
The Cuban James Madison Fellowship brings leaders in the fields of academia and civic engagement from Cuba to the United States for an intensive fellowship designed to broaden their expertise on the foundations of American constitutionalism. Cuban Fellows have the opportunity to engage with more than 50 American Fellows from around the United States, and American Fellows have the opportunity to learn from the unique perspectives of an individual from an emerging democracy.
Constitutional Conversations
Constitutional Conversations, a video series of discussions with America’s leading scholars about the principles, framing, ratification, and implementation of constitutional government in the United States.
Additional Activities
In addition to supporting the above James Madison Foundation programs, the James Madison Fund also supports the following activities.
- Named permanently endowed and annual fellowships, which allow donors to fund a James Madison Fellowship in their name, and in a specific state, through annual funding or a permanent endowment.
- Publishes the James Madison Foundation’s Review of Books and alumni magazine, Madison Notes..