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The Equality New Mexico Foundation is a left-of-center LGBT advocacy group that is the educational arm of Equality New Mexico. The group conducts a variety of pro-LGBT advocacy efforts and has led pro-transgender issue campaigns while supporting other left-of-center issues such as abortion access. The group is
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Initiative for Medicines, Access, and Knowledge (I-MAK) is a research and policy advocacy organization focused on patent laws. It claims that pharmaceutical companies keep drug prices high by gaming the patent system and publishes patent data and reports to support these claims. I-MAK is funded by several left-of-center philanthropies including
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NorthLight Foundation (previously the Dan and Sheryl Tishman Family Foundation) is a left-of-center environmentalist grantmaking fund. It was founded in 2011 by real estate heir Daniel Tishman and his wife Sheryl with an endowment from the John L. Tishman Fund, which was originally established to support “education and scholarship.”
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A.M. Qattan Foundation is a cultural and educational nonprofit that is dedicated to promoting liberal democratic values in the Middle East. It operates in both the United Kingdom and the Palestinian territories. It was founded in the UK in 1993 and has a branch in the Palestinian territories that handles
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More Perfect Union Foundation is the charitable arm of the More Perfect Union Action, a pro-labor union advocacy group. Together, the two organizations publish the More Perfect Union news website, which is geared to building up support for labor unions and other left-of-center causes. The news outlet was formed by
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New Orleans Coalition on Open Governance (NOCOG) was a former coalition of differing groups in New Orleans founded at the urging of George Soros’ Open Society Network. The coalition was formed to support the re-building of the city after Hurricane Katrina and focused on economic and criminal justice
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Restore Justice Foundation (RJF) is a criminal justice policy organization focusing on youth and young adults incarcerated in Illinois. RJF seeks to expand parole, reduce or eliminate mandatory minimum prison sentences, abolish or limit the felony murder rule, and eliminate sentencing enhancements. Restore Justice Foundation asserts that the American criminal
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The Open Markets Institute is a left-leaning think tank that focuses on monopolies and how to break them up. The organization sees monopolization and corporate concentration as a threat to “democracy, individual liberties, and national security.” The organization was officially launched in September 2017 as an independent organization. Previously, most
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Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN) is a left-of-center environmental and economic policy advocacy organization. LiKEN is a self-described “link-tank” that works to connect communities and local-level organizations with non-profit groups and government agencies to influence public policy.
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Public Knowledge is a Washington, D.C.-based technology advocacy group focused on intellectual property law, competition, and choice in the digital marketplace and an open standards/end-to-end internet. Public Knowledge is a staunch supporter of expanded regulations on internet businesses and technology companies, backing so-called “net neutrality” regulations against internet service providers
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The JKW Foundation is a private foundation run by left-progressive commentator, and part-owner and former editor of the left-wing magazine The Nation Katrina vanden Heuvel and her sister, actress and film producer Wendy vanden Heuvel.
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The Perls Foundation is a grantmaking foundation founded by art dealer Klaus Perl. The foundation funds many left-of-center groups, including the Public Citizen Foundation, the ACLU, and United for a Fair Economy. Founding and History The Perls Foundation was founded by the art dealer Klaus Perls and
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The Colcom Foundation is a grantmaking organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that provides funding to advocacy groups that deal with causes related to immigration restriction, family policy, and environmental conservation. The foundation frames these issues as part of a larger global crisis which it describes as a “sixth mass extinction”
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The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was created by Hilton Hotels founder Conrad N. Hilton and greatly expanded by Hilton’s son, Barron Hilton. The foundation historically has supported Catholic religious sisters and programs that aid the poor in developing countries, though it has made an increasing emphasis on public policy, particularly
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Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLM Global Network Foundation) is the primary organizational outgrowth of the more decentralized Black Lives Matter movement. According to an Associated Press report from February 2021, BLM Global Network Foundation was granted tax-exempt status by the IRS in December 2020.
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Adessium Foundation is a Dutch grantmaking organization founded by commodities trader Gerard van Vliet that provides grants to left-leaning organizations across the world. Adessium means “to bring into being.” 1 In 2007, Adessium
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The Laura and John Arnold Foundation is a private foundation based in Houston, Texas. The foundation was founded in 2008 by hedge fund manager John Arnold and his wife, Laura. The foundation focuses on criminal justice, education issues, public pensions, dietary policy, and scientific research reform. The foundation
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The Bloomberg Family Foundation is the $7 billion foundation1 created by left-leaning Democratic billionaire and former Mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg. Bloomberg,
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The George Gund Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that financially supports organizations in the areas of education, human services, economic development, the arts, and the environment, primarily in the Cleveland, Ohio metropolitan area. The organization uses its grants to fuel a left-of-center political activism agenda.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a left-of-center digital rights advocacy organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. EFF activities include policy analysis and education, technology development, activism, and litigation. Much of EFF’s attention focuses on fighting government’s and law enforcement’s interference in individual digital activities through surveillance, censorship, and invasion of
