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Non-profit
For more information, see the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Nonprofit) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is a private foundation related to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation Trust holds the endowment for the Gates Foundation, funds it, and makes investment decisions for
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Non-profit
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) was formed in 2000 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. Its total assets of nearly$55 billion (as of year-end 2021) make the Gates Foundation the largest private philanthropic foundation in the world.
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The Families and Workers Fund (also known as the Families + Workers Fund) is a left-of-center grantmaking organization fiscally sponsored by the Amalgamated Foundation, a donor-advised fund provider related to the formerly Service Employees International Union-owned Amalgamated Bank. Initially, the fund aimed to mitigate the economic effects of
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Non-profit
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) is an association of post-secondary educational institutions that represents the interests of land-grant colleges and universities that have been designated by their respective state legislatures or the U.S. Congress.
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Pandemic Action Network is a left-of-center international advocacy group that promotes COVID-19 vaccines and mask use. 1 The network is “powered by” Panorama Global, a left-of-center pass-through funder that bundles grants to a range
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Non-profit
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a network of 350 state colleges and universities. AASCU provides support to its members to increase its admissions of low-income students and students of color and to incorporate civics into the student curricula to encourage “democratic engagement.” It organizes networking events,
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For-profit
Workforce and Organizational Research Center, Inc. (WORC) is a research and consulting organization that seeks to improve the quality of frontline jobs. WORC claims that “Better Jobs Mean Better Business” and that improving the quality of jobs for employees will improve outcomes for employers.
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Non-profit
Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits) assists nonprofit groups throughout Maryland by providing training, budget and legislative advice, and consulting services. Maryland Nonprofits has argued that structural racism pervades public and private sector organizations, advances teaching about colonialism in the United States, and called the killing of George Floyd
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The Food and Land Use Coalition is a London-based coalition of left-of-center environmentalist organizations. Core member organizations of the coalition include the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation– and Rockefeller Foundation-funded nonprofit organization, and the World Resources Institute, a
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Non-profit
ConnectED, also called the National Center for College and Career, is a left-of-center organization which supports educational efforts in public school districts with large populations of impoverished students. The organization uses a method known as “Linked Learning,” which advises teachers to provide real-world context to the subjects they teach and
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Non-profit
CARE (an acronym for Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) is an international humanitarian relief organization. It was started in 1945 at the end of World War II as a temporary organization to provide food packages containing military rations to those in Europe who were suffering from starvation and famine.
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Non-profit
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund is a non-profit organization that focuses on funding initiatives that promote Latino political engagement. It also promotes left-of-center talking points on immigration, voting rights, the Census, and election administration. NALEO Educational Fund receives most of its revenue from
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Non-profit
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a left-of-center national membership organization that expands and mobilizes philanthropic and community resources for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. It was founded in 1990 and supports ten regional chapters around country in cities such as Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.
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Non-profit
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is an organization that promotes “social and emotional learning” (SEL) in public education. It works to implement SEL programs in school districts and to build support among parents and educators. The organization defines SEL as an integral part of education and
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Non-profit
Funders for Housing and Opportunity is a left-leaning funding collaborative formed in 2018 by nine of the largest left-leaning grantmaking foundations in United States. The organization is a project of the New Venture Fund, a left-of-center project incubator and funder. The organization focuses on funding affordable housing, health care,
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Alexander “Alex” Friedman is an American finance executive who formerly worked in the Clinton administration. For four years, Friedman also worked as chief financial officer of the left-of-center Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Non-profit
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is a left-of-center policy advocacy organization focused on Georgia state policy. The organization claims to be an “anti-racist” organization, and advocates for increased economic and legislative advantages for ethnic minority groups and LGBT people.
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Non-profit
Candid is an organization that collects data, conducts research, and publishes news on nonprofit organizations. It was established in February 2019 by a merger of GuideStar and Foundation Center. Candid has offices in New York City, Williamsburg, Washington, San Francisco, Cleveland, and Atlanta. With a budget of $40 million, Candid
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Non-profit
Stand Up Republic Foundation (formerly Stand Up Ideas) is a nominally right-leaning advocacy organization created by failed presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate Evan McMullin and Mindy Finn, respectively. The group is affiliated with Stand Up Republic (SUR), an advocacy nonprofit critical of Trump administration policies. Stand
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Non-profit
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center (WSBPC) is a left-of-center public policy organization in Washington state. It is closely connected to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and other labor unions in Washington and regularly advocates for union-backed policies that would dramatically expand the size and scope of
