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American Association for Justice Robert L. Habush Endowment (AAJ Endowment) is the grantmaking nonprofit affiliated with the American Association for Justice (AAJ), a left-of-center professional association of trial lawyers. The endowment’s support for civil justice initiatives covers three main areas: the Roscoe Pound Judges Forum, think tanks, and research
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a science advocacy organization based in the United States and the largest general science association in the world. It is publisher of the journal Science. AAAS has been accused of promoting a broadly left-leaning policy agenda and associating with front
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Founded in 1995, the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a left-of-center nonprofit aimed at expanding the economic and political leverage of Americans with disabilities through programmatic and advocacy efforts. It partnered with left-of-center advocacy and “civic engagement” organizations including Alliance for Justice, Center for American
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a network of 350 state colleges and universities. AASCU provides support to its members to increase its admissions of low-income students and students of color and to incorporate civics into the student curricula to encourage “democratic engagement.” It organizes networking events,
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American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is a left-leaning association of college professors that lobbies for pro-labor-union and left-of-center educational and economic policies and collectively bargains on behalf of college instructors. The group was formed in 1915 and is known for its advocacy for tenure protections for professors. It also
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The American Association of University Women, officially founded in 1881, is a non-profit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.
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American Atheists advocates for a complete separation of church and state and on behalf of the civil liberties of atheists. Founded by Madalyn Murray O’Hair after she won a U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting prayer in public schools, American Atheists brings lawsuits and public pressure to bear on institutions or
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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 standards of conduct in the legal profession, and serving as a trade organization for attorneys.
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The American Bar Endowment (ABE) is a charitable organization that provides low-cost insurance programs for members of the left-of-center American Bar Association (ABA) and their families. ABE then uses donated dividends from the insurance programs to provide grant funding for other nonprofit organizations involved in legal policy activism, including
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The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is a charitable organization associated with the left-of-center American Bar Association (ABA). Founded in 1952, the ABF employs researchers to conduct studies related to legal institutions and the legal profession.
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The American Bird Conservancy is an environmentalist organization specializing in bird conservation. The organization advocates for left-leaning environmental policies in the name of conservation across the world, focusing primarily on the Western Hemisphere. The organization both funds various conservation projects and advocates for left-of-center environmentalist public policies such as the
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The American Board of Internal Medicine is a professional organization that certifies doctors in the United States who specialize in internal medicine. As of August 2022, the ABIM claims to have certified one quarter (over 200,000) of all doctors in the United States.
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The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) is a left-of-center professional organization for trial attorneys. Founded in 1958, ABOTA exists to support the use of trial by jury in civil cases and has frequently opposed attempts to establish arbitration or easier mechanisms for dispute resolutions.
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For more information, see American Bridge 21st Century (Super PAC) American Bridge 21st Century Foundation is the 501(c)(4) advocacy arm of American Bridge 21st Century, a PAC created by Democratic Party operative David Brock to attack Republican politicians. American Bridge 21st Century Foundation is a major donor to
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The American Center for Justice (ACJ) is a monitoring organization that claims to promote human rights focused on the Middle East. It is supportive of Palestinians over Israelis. ACJ criticized the United States and other countries for suspending funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nearly 100-year-old left-leaning activism organization focused on issues related to civil liberties. During its history, the ACLU has aligned with the ideological Left, becoming a “hub of liberal activism” which declared its intent to spend $25 million attacking Republican candidates during the
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation is the charitable-organization arm of the American Civil Liberties Union, a left-leaning activist organization. The ACLU Foundation is an affiliate organization of the ACLU and mainly engages in the organization’s litigation and communication efforts
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The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia (ACLU Foundation of Virginia) is the charitable affiliate organization of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia (ACLU of Virginia), a left-leaning activist organization and state-level arm of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU Foundation of Virginia mainly engages
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American Coal Foundation is a right-of-center nonprofit organization that creates educational programs about the production and use of coal.
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American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is a national trade organization that advocates on behalf of the coal-based energy industry.