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Non-profit
The Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) is a labor-union-funded think tank founded in 2013, that advocates increasing worker wages on publicly funded projects, 1 increasing minimum wages,
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Non-profit
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a research institution funded, chaired, and promoted by labor unions and labor union supporters. The Institute distributes research studies supporting the labor union agenda by promoting international trade restrictions,
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Government Agency
Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy is a left-of-center economic policy advocacy center housed at Florida International University‘s Center for Labor Research and Studies.
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Non-profit
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) is a left-of-center economic policy think tank 22 that advocates for tax policies that would increase federal, state, and municipal government revenues while raising taxes on businesses and high-income individual
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Other Group
The Institute for Socioeconomic Studies (INESC) is a Brazil-based left-of-center advocacy group involved in promoting left-of-center social and environmental policies. The group claims that it seeks to “improve democratic processes, strengthen citizens and popular movements, and combat all forms of oppression, inequality and prejudice,” as well as interpret the government
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Non-profit
The Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) is a left-of-center think tank that promotes economic and social justice through expanded capital ownership. It advocates a hybrid of capitalism and socialism that it and its allied groups call the Just Third Way.
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Non-profit
The Woodstock Institute is a Chicago-based research and advocacy organization that promotes left-of-center financial industry regulatory policies in Illinois and at the federal level. 76 Its primary focus is to push regulators to require banks, credit
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Non-profit
The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity (RPI) is a project of the Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (FREE), a nonprofit that was founded by former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).
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Non-profit
The FrameWorks Institute is a communications research think tank that focuses on framing left-of-center social issues to “advance progressive change” leveraging the Strategic Frame Analysis methodology it developed. 111 Major donors to the FrameWorks Institute include
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Non-profit
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a Canada-based think tank that focuses on the left-of-center issue of sustainable development. The IISD has its own Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) program, which supports the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the 17 UN SDGs, and works
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Non-profit
The John E. Fetzer Institute, also known as the Fetzer Institute, is a nonprofit organization that promotes the concept of a “Sacred Movement,” or the belief that there is a single common source of all religious and spiritual traditions.
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Other Group
The Welfare Footprint Institute is an animal rights research institution that advocates for changing policy towards farming practices in order to increase animal welfare. 161 Several members of the organization, including executive director
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Other Group
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) at Florida State University (FSU) is an undergraduate higher educational institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. It is one of 17 colleges that make up Florida State University.
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Non-profit
First Alaskans Institute (FAI) is a research, leadership development, and advocacy organization that focuses on retaining Alaska Native culture and community leadership. It advocates for several left-of-center causes including anti-racism and environmental justice in support of Alaska Natives.
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Non-profit
The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy) is a left-of-center research and advocacy group that promotes increased government spending on health care and welfare as well as labor-union friendly employment policies. It supports a progressive tax system and greater public investment, and its reports are cited by media outlets sympathetic
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Non-profit
The Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute (EWDI) claims “excessive wealth” is a sickness caused by individualism with the goal of endless accumulation of wealth, and advocates tax increases to eliminate the “disorder.” EWDI is funded by the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund, which gives to mostly left-of-center organizations including the
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Non-profit
The Burning Glass Institute is a labor policy and research think tank that produces research and reports to promote worker economic mobility. The Burning Glass Institute has partnered with Walmart, the American Enterprise Institute, ExcelinEd, and other organizations on research projects focused on economic mobility and job
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Non-profit
The Sargent Shriver Peace Institute focuses on the study of Peace Corps founder and mid-20th century Democratic executive branch official Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.’s method of peacebuilding and leadership, and trains those who wish to follow his example, including policymakers, public servants, activists, and spiritual leaders.
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Non-profit
The Dignity of Work Institute is a think tank founded in March 2025 by former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) following his defeat in the 2024 election. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the organization advocates for left-of-center labor policies aligned with labor unions.
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Non-profit
Paragon Health Institute is a health-policy research institute that claims to advocate for, “evaluating government programs, developing policies, and working within government to implement reforms.” 246 Paragon’s initiatives include public health, private health
