Born from the COVID pandemic, the Center for New Data is a new kind of data non-profit that accelerates and democratizes knowledge production from complex or gated datasets. We open doors so our mission-aligned partners and other ethical public problem solvers can drive change. Observing Democracy is a novel data program focused on leveraging geolocation data and public access datasets to improve election administration and uncover disparities in voting access. The COVID Alliance is a program that aims to provide new data and tools to the government and general public to guide response efforts, save lives, and accelerate economic recovery measures.