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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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Building a Better California

Non-profit, Organization, Economic Policy, Housing Policy
Building a Better California is an advocacy group with an associated political action committee (PAC) founded with $35 million in funding from Google co-founder Sergey…
View Second Trump Administration – Department of Housing and Urban Development

Second Trump Administration – Department of Housing and Urban Development

Other, Housing Policy
This profile contains Second Trump Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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SEIU 775NW

Labor Union, Housing Policy
SEIU 775NW (also styled SEIU 775 or SEIU Local 775) is the northwestern local branch of the national Service Employees International Union (SEIU) that represents…
View National Alliance to End Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness

Non-profit, Housing Policy
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a center-left advocacy organization that promotes left-of-center housing and homelessness intervention policies. The organization is based in Washington,…
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For the Many

Non-profit, Organization, Other, Energy Policy, Housing Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism)
For the Many is a left-of-center advocacy group with offices throughout New York State that promotes left-of-center economic, racial, and environmental policies and organizes on…
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UNANIMA International

Non-profit, Housing Policy, Immigration Policy
UNANIMA International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) created as a coalition of 23 congregations of faith-based organizations, including several groups of Catholic nuns, that support…
View Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Government Agency, Other, Housing Policy
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the federal Cabinet-level agency responsible for administering federal housing assistance programs and other housing-related regulations.
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Larry Ellison Foundation (LEF)

Non-profit, Housing Policy, Tech Policy
The Larry Ellison Foundation (LEF), also known as the Lawrence Ellison Foundation, and previously the Ellison Medical Foundation (EMF), is a major philanthropic vehicle for…
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1851 Center for Constitutional Law

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy, Housing Policy
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law is a non-partisan public interest law firm that litigates on constitutional law in Ohio. It works on property rights,…
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National Fair Housing Alliance

Non-profit, Housing Policy
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is a left-of-center advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. designed to prevent and respond to housing discrimination. The NFHA…
View The LA Alliance for Human Rights

The LA Alliance for Human Rights

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Housing Policy
The LA Alliance for Human Rights is a coalition that focuses on homelessness and mental illness in Los Angeles.
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ACCE Institute

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Healthcare Policy, Housing Policy
The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Institute is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes left-of-center, redistributive policies such as government-controlled healthcare, rent control,…
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Arrow Impact

Non-profit, Economic Policy, Education Policy, Housing Policy, Identity Politics (for race-based policy/activism), Multi-Issue Advocacy
Arrow Impact is a left-of-center private foundation that is funded by investment manager Mark Wolfson and his wife Sheila that is led by Charlie Wolfson….
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Florida Policy Project

Non-profit, Housing Policy
The Florida Policy Project is a think tank founded by former Republican state Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) to publish research related to Florida state…
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Public Advocates Inc.

Non-profit, Education Policy, Healthcare Policy, Housing Policy
Public Advocates Inc. is a left-of-center advocacy group and public interest law firm located in San Francisco, California. The organization focuses on issues such as…
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Right to the City Alliance

Non-profit, Housing Policy
The Right to the City Alliance is a national coalition of over 90 left-of-center to radical-left advocacy groups involved in tenant organizing. The organization asserts…
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Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU)

Organization, Other, Housing Policy
The Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) is a left-of-center activist group that supports housing policies opposing redevelopment and rent increases and supporting government-mandated rent controls,…
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Faith in Minnesota

Non-profit, Criminal Justice Policy, Healthcare Policy, Housing Policy
Faith in Minnesota is a left-of-center advocacy organization claiming to advance social and economic justice in Minnesota through community organizing and voter engagement initiatives aimed…
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Stop the Sweeps Seattle

Non-profit, Organization, Drug Policy, Housing Policy
Stop the Sweeps Seattle is a left-of-center activist organization that opposes the removal of homeless encampments and seeks to prevent homeless people from being moved…
View Public Justice Center

Public Justice Center

Non-profit, Housing Policy, Labor Policy
Public Justice Center is a left-of-center activist group that advocates for, and provides, legal services to residents of Baltimore, Maryland. Its legal services and educational…

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