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 National Rifle Association

National Rifle Association

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a single-issue right-of-center advocacy organization that promotes responsible firearms ownership and use. It is involved in firearms-related…
View United for Democracy

United for Democracy

Non-profit, Abortion Policy, Environmental Policy, Firearms Policy
United for Democracy is a left-of-center activist campaign consisting of more than 100 Democratic Party-aligned organizations that criticizes the U.S. Supreme Court. The group also…
View American Bar Association (ABA)

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 Maine Socialist Rifle Association

Maine Socialist Rifle Association

Organization, Other, Firearms Policy
The Maine Socialist Rifle Association, also known as the Maine SRA, is the state chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), a left-of-center firearms advocacy…
View Broad Foundation

Broad Foundation

Non-profit, Education Policy, Firearms Policy
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation (Broad Foundation) is a philanthropic foundation funded by California billionaire Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe. From 1999 through…
View Fthree Foundation

Fthree Foundation

Non-profit, Environmental Policy, Firearms Policy
The Fthree Foundation is a private grantmaker promoting journalism, higher education, and democratic engagement. It supports left-of-center groups related to civic engagement, public media, environmentalism,…
View Global Impact Social Welfare Fund

Global Impact Social Welfare Fund

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
Global Impact Social Welfare Fund (GISWF) is a left-of-center advocacy organization that is a project of Global Impact Ventures.
View Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
Everytown for Gun Safety (better known by its short name, Everytown) is a New York-based lobbying group that advocates for gun control measures while opposing…
View Faithful America

Faithful America

Non-profit, Energy Policy, Firearms Policy, Immigration Policy, LGBT Policy
Faithful America is a left-of-center activist group which protests center-right policies and runs campaigns related to various social issues.
View Armed Queers Salt Lake City (SLC)

Armed Queers Salt Lake City (SLC)

Non-profit, Organization, Education Policy, Firearms Policy, Labor Policy, LGBT Policy
Armed Queers Salt Lake City (SLC) is a radical-left political group based in the state of Utah. The organization claims to be an armed security…
View Craigslist Charitable Fund

Craigslist Charitable Fund

Non-profit, Environmental Policy, Firearms Policy
The Craigslist Charitable Fund is a private foundation affiliated with the classified advertisements website Craigslist. The organization has donated heavily to nonprofit journalism outlets, gun…
View John Brown Gun Club

John Brown Gun Club

Organization, Other, Firearms Policy
John Brown Gun Club is an anti-capitalist, revolutionary-activist organization that advocates for gun rights from a left-wing perspective and seeks to radicalize the rural working…
View Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
For more information, see Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (nonprofit)
View Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America

Non-profit, Organization, Firearms Policy
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (Moms Demand Action) is a left-of-center activist group that lobbies for the implementation of strict gun control…
View Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)

Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is an advocacy and litigation organization that promotes a better understanding of the rights to firearm ownership and usage secured…
View American Public Health Association

American Public Health Association

Non-profit, Abortion Policy, Criminal Justice Policy, Economic Policy, Environmental Policy, Firearms Policy, Healthcare Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is a Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by a…
View Socialist Rifle Association (SRA)

Socialist Rifle Association (SRA)

Non-profit, Firearms Policy
The Socialist Rifle Association (SRA) is a left-of-center firearms advocacy group that claims to promote “a supportive and inclusive community… [that can] rebuff against reactionary…
View Kansas Reflector

Kansas Reflector

Organization, Other, Environmental Policy, Firearms Policy, LGBT Policy
Kansas Reflector is a left-of-center nonprofit news outlet reporting on politics and state-related issues. Through its op-eds, Kansas Reflector advocates for left-leaning issues while portraying…
View National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR)

National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR)

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Firearms Policy
The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) is a left-of-center California-based policy and research organization that advocates for policies it believes will reduce gun…
View Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Organization, Other, Firearms Policy, LGBT Policy
Iowa Capital Dispatch is a left-of-center media outlet covering government policies and state-related issues. It largely argues against Republican politicians and conservative policies, while promoting…

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