The New Georgia Project, the voter registration nonprofit organization founded by former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams, and its affiliate action fund will cease operations.
The voting rights advocacy group, founded in 2013, advocated civic engagement and helped expand voter registration among minority Georgians, basing its mission on “building a new Georgia that works for everyone,” according to its website. The group faced a significant setback in early 2025, when the Georgia Ethics Commission fined it $300,000 for campaign finance violations.
The New Georgia Project announced its closure in a Thursday statement by the board of directors.
“After more than a decade of advancing civic engagement, equity, and justice across Georgia, The New Georgia Project (NGP) and The New Georgia Project Action Fund (NGPAF) will officially dissolve as organizations,” the directors wrote. “Since our founding, we have believed that every voice matters and that democracy thrives when people are informed, organized, and empowered.”
The state election law violation was centered on the New Georgia Project’s failure to disclose $4.2 million in contributions and $3.2 million in expenditures to Abrams’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Abrams had stepped down from her role in the group to run for Georgia governor.
The project and fund faced financial woes after the state fine, leading to layoffs across the organization, according to the Associated Press. The group’s management also faced a federal labor complaint this year, when 14 employees alleged they had been fired for seeking to unionize.
In the New Georgia Project announcement, the board called for advocates across Georgia and the United States to continue its voter registration goals and fight for justice.
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“As we close this chapter, we recognize that the work of building a just and truthful world remains urgent,” the directors wrote. “This moment calls for strong and courageous leaders to step forward, guided by principle and purpose.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to the New Georgia Project and Abrams for comment but did not receive responses.
