and communities and in some instances, our democracy, as a whole, like when they set up the pence kobach voter suppression commission that that sought to to collect data on individual voters across the country. so our organization was founded to add legal capacity to ensure that people rights were protected at the federal level. after january 6th, 2021, we began expanding our efforts to counter far right extremism in state and local communities. and then now, with the federal landscape changing and with the way that we're seeing the trump administration operating, seeking to accelerate project 2025 and other harmful policies for people and communities across the country, we are also focused and now, you know, very much focused on ensuring that people's rights are protected through our legal actions. and how are you funded? we are funded by individuals and communities across the country. there is a way that you can go to donate on our website at democracy forward dot org. and then we also are grateful for philanthropic support. so that's going to be grants from foundations and communities