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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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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…
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Vaccine Company Inc.

For-profit, Healthcare Policy
Vaccine Company Inc. is a for-profit biotechnology company that develops vaccines. In September 2024, the Vaccine Company received $28 million in federal funding. The following…
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Paragon Health Institute

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
Paragon Health Institute is a health-policy research institute that claims to advocate for, "evaluating government programs, developing policies, and working within government to implement reforms."…
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Second Trump Administration – Department of Health and Human Services

Government Agency, Other, Healthcare Policy
This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Hana Center

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism), Immigration Policy
The HANA Center is a Chicago-based group that provides social services and welfare to Korean Americans as well as other Asian Americans and “multiethnic immigrant…
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Freedom Together Foundation

Non-profit, Environmental Policy, Healthcare Policy
The Freedom Together Foundation, previously known as the JPB Foundation, is a private foundation created by Barbara Picower in 2011. By 2019, it was listed…
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Second Trump Administration – Department of Veterans Affairs

Government Agency, Other, Healthcare Policy
This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Gates Foundation

Non-profit, Environmental Policy, Healthcare Policy
The Gates Foundation, previously known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was formed in 2000 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his then-wife, Melinda…
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Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL)

For-profit, Healthcare Policy
Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL) is a private firm that manages programs through state Medicaid systems and private health insurers that compensate caregivers for working as…
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AARP

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is a lobbying group that engages at the state, local, and federal levels on a range of…
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Save the Children USA

Non-profit, Foreign Policy, Healthcare Policy
Save the Children USA, also known as Save the Children Federation, Inc., is a humanitarian organization that provides health and education programs to support at-risk…
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1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE)

Labor Union, Healthcare Policy, Labor Policy
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (UHE; sometimes styled SEIU Local 1199 or just 1199) is a large local union of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) representing…
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest national association of physicians in the United States. In 2022, the AMA claimed 271,660 members, including non-dues-paying…
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Feds for Freedom

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
Feds for Freedom is a coalition of about 9,000 right-leaning federal employees and contractors founded in 2021 that is dedicated to reforming federal service to…
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Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation

Non-profit, Abortion Policy, Education Policy, Healthcare Policy
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation is a private foundation based in New York City. The foundation was founded in 1955, initially supporting cultural programs, education,…
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Unrig Our Economy

Organization, Other, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy
Unrig Our Economy is a Sixteen Thirty Fund-backed left-of-center activist organization that opposes the interests of American businesses and supports higher taxes and greater government…
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Reynolds Foundation

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
The Reynolds Foundation is a philanthropy with a focus on medical and spinal cord research and treatment, education, and democracy and freedom. It was created…
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GAVI Alliance

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, was originally founded as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations and often referred to simply as Gavi, is a public–private…
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WorkMoney Inc.

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy
WorkMoney Inc. is a left-of-center “dark money group” with “prominent connections to the U.S. labor movement” with the “markings of a union-backed venture” that claims…
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Non-profit, Healthcare Policy
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is a trade association representing large pharmaceutical companies. Founded in 1956 as the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association, the group…

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