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 American Friends Service Committee

American Friends Service Committee

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Economic Policy, Energy Policy, Immigration Policy
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker-related organization that supports left-of-center policies on immigration, criminal justice, energy, and economic issues. AFSC opposes the…
View Second Trump Administration – Department of Justice

Second Trump Administration – Department of Justice

Other, Criminal Justice Policy
This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Justice.
View Dream Defenders

Dream Defenders

Non-profit, Other, Criminal Justice Policy
Dream Defenders is a Miami-based “revolutionary organization” that seeks to end capitalism in the United States and replace it with a socialist system. Dream Defenders…
View Pan-African Community Action (PACA)

Pan-African Community Action (PACA)

Organization, Other, Criminal Justice Policy
Pan-African Community Action (PACA) is an activist organization that advocates for left-of-center political ideology that align with “African/Black people organizing for community-based power.”
View CrimethInc Ex-Workers Collective

CrimethInc Ex-Workers Collective

Organization, Other, Criminal Justice Policy, Economic Policy, Elections Policy
CrimethInc Ex-Workers Collective is a U.S.-based decentralized collective of anarchist activists that claims to be opposed to the existence of governments, capitalism, and authority structures….
View Second Trump Administration – Department of Homeland Security

Second Trump Administration – Department of Homeland Security

Other, Criminal Justice Policy
This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
View Department of Justice

Department of Justice

Government Agency, Other, Criminal Justice Policy
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is a cabinet-level federal agency principally responsible for federal law enforcement. Its principal officer is the U.S. Attorney General,…
View Advancement Project

Advancement Project

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Elections Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The Advancement Project (AP) was established in 1999 by a group of civil rights lawyers as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization. While its stated objective…
View William J. Brennan Center for Justice

William J. Brennan Center for Justice

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Elections Policy
William J. Brennan Center for Justice (Brennan Center) is a self-described “liberal” legal advocacy organization that focuses its policy activism on advancing left-of-center policy priorities…
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American Bar Association (ABA)

Non-profit, Abortion Policy, Criminal Justice Policy, Firearms Policy, Immigration Policy, LGBT Policy
The American Bar Association (ABA) is a professional organization that works on behalf of American lawyers. The ABA is responsible for accrediting law schools, setting…
View Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Government Agency, Other, Criminal Justice Policy
Known as the Bureau of Investigation until 1935, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was created within the Department of Justice in 1908, in defiance…
View Vera Institute of Justice (VIJ)

Vera Institute of Justice (VIJ)

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The Vera Institute of Justice (VIJ) is a left-of-center advocacy organization that agitates against what it characterizes as mass incarceration, racial disparities, and marginalization. Much…
View More Than A Vote

More Than A Vote

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Elections Policy
More Than A Vote is an advocacy nonprofit established in June 2020 by NBA player LeBron James and a collective of athletes and entertainers who…
View Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND)

Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND)

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Foreign Policy
Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) is a feminist-left organization focused on nuclear disarmament and reducing military and police spending. The organization hosts a network…
View Justice and Public Safety PAC

Justice and Public Safety PAC

527 (Political Action Committee), Criminal Justice Policy
Justice and Public Safety PAC is a left-of-center PAC that focuses on supporting the campaigns of left-of-center prosecutors. The PAC receives most of its funding…
View Public Welfare Foundation

Public Welfare Foundation

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy
The Public Welfare Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking organization founded in 1947 that claims to focus on issues of criminal justice, juvenile penal changes, and…
View Government Accountability Project (GAP)

Government Accountability Project (GAP)

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Economic Policy, Environmental Policy
Government Accountability Project (GAP) is a nonprofit organization that investigates allegations of government corruption and whistleblower cases. It primarily serves as an advocate for whistleblowers,…
View Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF)

Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF)

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy
Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) funds the legal defense for law enforcement agents who are prosecuted or fired for actions taken while in the…
View Fund for Policy Reform

Fund for Policy Reform

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Drug Policy
The Fund for Policy Reform is a 501(c)(4) lobbying organization founded and funded by left-of-center megadonor George Soros within his Open Society Foundations network of…
View REFORM Alliance

REFORM Alliance

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy
REFORM Alliance is a criminal justice advocacy organization that focuses on left-of-center policy change to reform the probation and parole laws in the United States,…

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