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 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 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)

Non-profit, Elections Policy, Foreign Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is an organization that works to advance the interests of Arab-Americans. The organization was co-founded by former U.S. Senator James…
View Majority Forward

Majority Forward

Non-profit, Elections Policy
Majority Forward is a Democratic Party-aligned advocacy group that campaigns against Republicans and conservative causes. It works on voter registration and voter turnout operations. It…
View International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA)

International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA)

Organization, Other, Economic Policy, Elections Policy, LGBT Policy
The International Peoples’ Assembly (IPA) is an international network of more than 200 socialist, communist, left wing, and labor union-oriented political organizations. IPA supports anti-imperialist,…
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Waterfront Strategies

For-profit, Elections Policy
Waterfront Strategies is an advertising purchasing firm formed in 2006 by principals of the powerhouse Democratic political consulting firm Greer, Margolis, Mitchell, and Burns (GMMB…
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 National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF)

National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF)

Non-profit, Elections Policy
For more information, see National Democratic Redistricting Committee (PAC)
View Tempest Collective (TC)

Tempest Collective (TC)

Organization, Other, Elections Policy
Tempest Collective (TC) is a radical-leaning activist group based in the United States. It claims to be dedicated to “revolutionary socialism from below” as well…
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…
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ACORN

Non-profit, Elections Policy
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was a left-of-center voter outreach and low-income advocacy umbrella group that disbanded in 2010 after accusations of…
View We Want Democracy

We Want Democracy

Organization, Other, Elections Policy
We Want Democracy (also known as #WeWantDemocracy) is a left-of-center activist group that advocates for substantial changes to the United States Constitution and the American…
View State + Local Election Alliance (SLEA)

State + Local Election Alliance (SLEA)

527 (Political Action Committee), Elections Policy
The State + Local Election Alliance (SLEA) is an electoral advocacy group and political action committee that monitors and supports the campaigns of candidates running…
View Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)

Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)

Non-profit, Elections Policy
The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is a nonprofit advocacy group founded to track and report on the movement of money and funding within politics. …
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 Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF)

Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF)

Non-profit, Elections Policy
Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF), doing business as State Democracy Defenders Fund, is a left-of-center nonprofit organization formed in 2024 to engage in legal advocacy opposing…
View Free Election Fund (FEF)

Free Election Fund (FEF)

Non-profit, Organization, Elections Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The Free Election Fund (FEF), formerly called the Democracy Docket Legal Fund (DDLF), is a left-of-center advocacy group associated with election lawyer Marc Elias that…
View Civic (Re)Solve Action Fund

Civic (Re)Solve Action Fund

Non-profit, Organization, Elections Policy
Civic (Re)Solve Action Fund, more commonly referred to as Civic (Re)Solve, is a project of the North Fund, a member of the billion-dollar nonprofit network…
View Common Cause

Common Cause

Non-profit, Elections Policy
Common Cause is a lobbying and advocacy group focused on advancing left-of-center policy priorities at the national, state, and local levels. Common Cause has state…
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…
View Voting Rights Lab

Voting Rights Lab

Non-profit, Organization, Elections Policy
Voting Rights Lab is an electoral advocacy group formed in 2018 while claiming to be a "campaign hub" to “supercharge the fight against voter suppression,”…

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