Group Profiles

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 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 The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)

The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL)

527 (Political Action Committee)
The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is a radical-left socialist political party based in San Francisco, California. In addition to running presidential candidates in…
View Working Families Party (WFP)

Working Families Party (WFP)

527 (Political Action Committee)
The Working Families Party (WFP) is a left-wing political party based in New York City. While it does not generally refer to itself as “socialist,”…
View Workers World Party

Workers World Party

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
Workers World Party is a radical-left “Marxist-Leninist political party” dedicated to starting and fighting a “socialist revolution in the United States and around the world.”
View Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Democratic National Committee (DNC)

527 (Political Action Committee), Elections Policy
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the Democratic Party. The DNC adopts the Democratic Party’s platform, facilitates the Democratic presidential nomination…
View Republican National Committee

Republican National Committee

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
The Republican National Committee (RNC) is the formal governing body of the Republican Party in the United States. The committee is responsible for supporting Republican…
View Revolutionary Communist Party USA (RCP)

Revolutionary Communist Party USA (RCP)

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (REVCOM or RCP), formerly known as the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, is a radical-left, Marxist communist party based in Chicago,…
View End Citizens United (ECU)

End Citizens United (ECU)

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
End Citizens United (ECU) is a Democratic-aligned political action committee (PAC) founded by three former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) staffers in 2015. The PAC…
View La Raza Unida

La Raza Unida

527 (Political Action Committee), Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
La Raza Unida was a left-of-center political party in Texas during the 1970s. It was formed to promote civil rights and increase voter turnout for…
View Republican Accountability PAC

Republican Accountability PAC

527 (Political Action Committee), Elections Policy
Republican Accountability PAC is an anti-Donald Trump advocacy group of self-described Republicans and conservatives funded predominantly by Democrats and Democratic-Party aligned organizations. In the 2024…
View Forward Party

Forward Party

527 (Political Action Committee)
The Forward Party is a centrist third party founded by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Forward’s platform is based around changes to the political…
View All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-PRP)

All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-PRP)

527 (Political Action Committee)
The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) is a Pan-African socialist political party which aims to achieve "total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism."…
View Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS)

Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS)

527 (Political Action Committee), Elections Policy
Democratic Association of Secretaries of State (DASS) is a Democratic Party-affiliated committee that engages in fundraising for and training Democratic candidates for secretary of state…
View Republican Main Street Partnership

Republican Main Street Partnership

527 (Political Action Committee), Labor Policy
The Republican Main Street Partnership is a group that supports moderate Republican members of Congress. It has been backed in the past by labor unions….
View Democrats United PAC

Democrats United PAC

527 (Political Action Committee)
Democrats United is a political action committee (PAC) that received criticism during the 2024 presidential election for soliciting political donations yet spending much of the…
View Freedom Socialist Party

Freedom Socialist Party

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
The Freedom Socialist Party is a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist party established in Seattle. It was founded in 1966 by Clara Fraser and other members of the…
View National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC, formerly the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee) is a national political committee that supports the election of Republicans to the…
View Young Democrats of America

Young Democrats of America

527 (Political Action Committee), Multi-Issue Advocacy
Young Democrats of America is the youth wing of the Democratic Party, and mobilizes support for Democratic candidates for public office.
View Michigan Democratic Party

Michigan Democratic Party

527 (Political Action Committee)
The Michigan Democratic Party is the Michigan state affiliate of the Democratic Party. The party has passed resolutions over the past four years calling for…
View Libertarian Party

Libertarian Party

527 (Political Action Committee)
The Libertarian Party is a minor right-of-center political party in the United States that seeks to advance the principles of small-government libertarianism. The party has…

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