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Learn how specific non-profits, government agencies, for-profits, labor unions, or other organizations are influencing public policy. Each profile below is carefully curated by an InfluenceWatch contributor and includes funding data where appropriate.

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View Ford Foundation

Ford Foundation

Non-profit
The Ford Foundation is a left-of-center private grantmaking organization. It was formed in 1936 by Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company, and his…
View Open Society Foundations (Open Society Institute)

Open Society Foundations (Open Society Institute)

Non-profit
The Open Society Foundations (OSF; formally Open Society Institute) is a private grantmaking foundation created and funded by billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros. OSF…
View National Students for Justice in Palestine

National Students for Justice in Palestine

Non-profit, Foreign Policy
National Students for Justice in Palestine is a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel advocacy group which creates student activism on college campuses. Its efforts include protesting Jewish…
View Code Pink (CODEPINK)

Code Pink (CODEPINK)

Non-profit, Foreign Policy
Code Pink (or CODEPINK) is a left-wing advocacy group founded in 2002 by Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin. It was created to oppose the 2003…
View Private Equity Stakeholder Project

Private Equity Stakeholder Project

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Labor Policy
Private Equity Stakeholder Project (also known as the Financial Services Stakeholder Project) is an activist group that is critical of the social impact of private…
View Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

Non-profit, Multi-Issue Advocacy
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a far-left political activist group in the United States. It claims to be the largest socialist organization in…
View States United Democracy Center

States United Democracy Center

Non-profit, Elections Policy
The States United Democracy Center is a left-leaning election law organization that was founded in 2020 as the Voter Protection Program (not to be confused…
View Progressive Turnout Project

Progressive Turnout Project

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
Progressive Turnout Project (PTP) is a left-of-center political action committee based in Chicago, Illinois that supports Democratic Party candidates for public office. The main goal…
View 1199SEIU Florida

1199SEIU Florida

Labor Union, Abortion Policy, Healthcare Policy, Labor Policy
1199SEIU Florida is the Florida division of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation's largest health-care union and a division of the Service Employees International…
View Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Non-profit
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund was created in 1940 as the charity for the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.: John D., III; future U.S….
View American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP)

Non-profit, Foreign Policy
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is an anti-Israel organization with strong ties to pro-Hamas individuals and organizations. While AMP refers to itself as an educational organization…
View Tides Foundation

Tides Foundation

Non-profit
Also see Tides Nexus
View Jewish Voice for Peace

Jewish Voice for Peace

Non-profit
Jewish Voice for Peace is a left-wing, nominally Jewish group that opposes U.S. assistance to the state of Israel and supports allowing Palestinians to live…
View Communist Party USA (CPUSA)

Communist Party USA (CPUSA)

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) is a minor left-wing political party in the United States that was created in 1921…
View National Lawyers Guild

National Lawyers Guild

Non-profit, Multi-Issue Advocacy
The National Lawyers Guild is a radical-left association of attorneys, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers. Founded from late 1936 to early 1937, the…
View Democracy Alliance (DA)

Democracy Alliance (DA)

For-profit, Organization, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Also see Committee on States (Other Group) and Democracy Alliance Conferences (Other Group)
View The People’s Forum

The People’s Forum

Non-profit, Multi-Issue Advocacy
The People’s Forum is a socialist organization that acts as project incubator. From its location in New York City, the Forum hosts events, readings, operates…
View Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Non-profit, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund (Fidelity Charitable) is the largest public charity in the United States, holding over $30 billion in assets under management as…
View Arabella Advisors

Arabella Advisors

For-profit, Multi-Issue Advocacy
Note: This profile will be updated regularly as more information emerges on Arabella Advisors' acquisition by Sunflower Services.
View Next Generation Action Network

Next Generation Action Network

Non-profit, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The Next Generation Action Network is a far-left racial justice advocacy group formed in 2014 by Dominique Alexander, a community activist and organizer with a…

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