Non-profits (Page 198)


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    Melvin and Bren Simon Foundation

    The Melvin and Bren Simon Foundation is a private grantmaking organization founded by American billionaire real estate developer Melvin Simon, cofounder of Simon Property Group, and his second wife Bren Simon. The foundation supports a variety of left-of-center organizations severally associated with the Democratic Party, Clinton family, environmentalist advocacy, and
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    Men of Color in Educational Leadership (MCEL)

    Men of Color in Educational Leadership (MCEL) is an organization focused on increasing student success by increasing the number of ethnic-minority men in educational leadership roles. MCEL provides professional development and networking opportunities while working with other partner organizations to hire an additional 1 million teachers of color. History Men
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    Mennonite Central Committee

    The Mennonite Central Committee is a network of anabaptist churches and organizations from around the world. 1
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    Mental Insight Foundation

    Mental Insight Foundation was established by hotel founder Bill Klimpton to fund research projects into mental illness and into using therapy as an alternative to prescription drugs. The organization has expanded to fund left-of-center environmentalist causes and art programs. The Mental Insight Foundation was previously guided by two consultant groups
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    Mercatus Center, George Mason University

    The Mercatus Center is an independent free-market research institution housed at George Mason University in Northern Virginia. It is led by George Mason University professor Tyler Cowen.
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    Mercer Family Foundation

    The Mercer Family Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of Robert Mercer, a mathematician who made his fortune as a director of the hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, and his daughters Rebekah Mercer, Jennifer Mercer, and Heather Mercer. The foundation came to prominence in the 2016 presidential campaign through the foundation’s donations
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    Mercer Family Foundation (Oregon)

    Not to be confused with the Mercer Family Foundation, the private foundation of the family of Renaissance Technologies investor Robert Mercer. The Mercer Family Foundation of Oregon is a small foundation that awards scholarships of up to $7,500 to students planning to major in math and science
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    Merck Family Fund

    The Merck Family Fund is a family foundation that promotes liberal environmentalist initiatives.
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    Mercy Corps

    Mercy Corps is an international humanitarian-aid organization that prioritizes providing aid to communities that have been affected by natural or man-made disasters and crises. The United States government granted Mercy Corps a total of $657.2 million through 155 grants from 2021 to mid-2023. Mercy Corps also receives funding from private
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    Mercy For Animals

    Mercy for Animals (MFA) is an animal liberation group that seeks to abolish animal agriculture. In the short run, it advocates for policies that increase government regulations on livestock farming practices. MFA has faced criticism for creating misleading narratives in order to target and accuse farmers of abuse.
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    Mercy Investment Services

    Mercy Investment Services is a faith-based liberal asset management program. The program is a division of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. It regularly presents shareholder resolutions to pressure various companies to adopt left-of-center policies on environmentalism and gun control. Background Mercy Investment Services is a
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    Meridian Institute

    Meridian Institute is a nonprofit consultancy working on issues related to the environment and health care.
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    Meridian International Center

    The Meridian International Center is an international relations organization that operates over 500 educational and cultural exchange programs between the United States and various foreign nations. The organization receives substantial grant funding from the U.S. Department of State and operates multiple exchange programs on behalf of the State Department.
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    Merle Chambers Fund

    The Merle Chambers Fund is a private foundation funded and directed by former oil and natural gas company CEO, lawyer, investor, and Democratic Party fundraiser Merle Chambers. 1 It was called “Chambers Family Fund” from its founding
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    Mertz Gilmore Foundation

    The Mertz Gilmore Foundation is a New York-based grantmaking organization that focuses primarily on environmentalism and New York City community and cultural activities. Publishers Clearing House founder Harold Mertz,
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    Met Council

    Met Council is the lobbying arm of Metropolitan Council on Housing, a rent control advocacy group in New York City. Together with the affiliated educational-advocacy arm Met Council Research and Educational Fund, the groups form the Metropolitan Council on Housing. Met Council supports of left-wing housing laws such as
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    Met Council Research and Educational Fund

    Met Council Research and Educational Fund is the 501(c)(3) educational-advocacy arm of Metropolitan Council on Housing, a rent control advocacy group in New York.
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    Methodist Federation for Social Action

    The Methodist Federation for Social Action is an independent network of United Methodist clergy and laity working for justice in the areas of peace, poverty, and people’s rights since 1907.
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    Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America

    Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America is a local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. The group engages in far-left socialist activism in the greater Washington, D.C. area and was involved in the Shut Down DC environmentalist protests on September 23, 2019, that sought to force the
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    Metro Justice

    Metro Justice is a left-progressive organization based in Rochester, New York, that advocates for left-progressive policies such as single-payer healthcare and weather-dependent energy.1