The Indivisible Project (or Indivisible) is a left-of-center 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., and created in late 2016 as a response to the first election of President Donald Trump. The Indivisible Project was established to provide left-of-center voters a practical guide for “Resisting the Trump Agenda.” ¹ The organization signed a petition supporting the Green New Deal and has opposed the use of nuclear energy.^{2 3}

The organization was founded by two left-of-center activists who had worked as congressional staffers and had ties to the left-of-center economic policy advocacy group Prosperity Now. ⁴ Since 2016, Indivisible has sponsored events like ResistFest in Santa Cruz, “Cardboard Congressmen” demonstrations in Republican-controlled Congressional districts, and local “Resist Trump Tuesday” meetings.⁵

A 2019 review of Indivisible by the American Communities Project analyzed Indivisible’s list of local affiliates and found that samples of the 4,600 listed groups had never fully organized beyond registering as a group and some had “no ongoing connection to Indivisible.” ⁶ Indivisible oversees its member groups by requiring them to register with Indivisible to be eligible for the reimbursement of costs associated with anti-Trump protests. Upon registration of demonstrations, local organizers are contacted by Indivisible national organizers. Indivisible instructs and trains local organizers on what “talking points” to promote, what policies they should advocate for, and how to gain publicity. ^{7 8}

The American Communities Project’s 2019 review of Indivisible’s members also reports that its listed groups make up approximately 87 percent of anti-Trump organizations during the first Trump administration according to a study by Harvard University political scientist Theda Skocpol. The review also found that Indivisible’s anti-Trump affiliates overwhelmingly formed in U.S. Congressional districts where the 2016 election was narrowly decided. ⁶

Background

Established by left-of-center activists Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg in December 2016, Indivisible was originally organized as a movement along the lines of the conservative Tea Party opposition to President Barack Obama’s administration. ⁹ To that end, Levin and Greenberg’s first project was a 26-page political organizing manual entitled “A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda.” The manual highlighted the best methods to “beat back” President Donald Trump and the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. ¹⁰ Since that original document was distributed, the movement has evolved into an effort to disrupt civil discourse and “sustain a powerful progressive movement.”¹¹

In August 2024, Indivisible co-founder and co-executive director Leah Greenberg published a press release in response to Hillary Clinton’s speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, describing the event as a “full circle moment” as she revealed that “thousands” of Indivisible activists volunteered for Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Greenberg went on to reveal that Indivisible was founded by supporters of Clinton’s 2016 campaign as the Democratic Party candidate and that the organization had transitioned to working to support then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2024 election. ¹²

Affiliated Organizations

Indivisible’s most prominent allies include the Democratic Socialists of America, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), MoveOn.org, Planned Parenthood, the Working Families Party, and the Tides Foundation. ¹³

The Tides Foundation is a funding partner for the Indivisible Fund (now Indivisible Civics), the 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm of the organization.¹⁴ Founded in 1976, the Tides Foundation is a pass-through organization and a pillar of the Left.

In 2017, the group publicly distanced itself from contributions made by groups that supported Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 presidential bid. An Indivisible spokesperson claimed that the group “wanted to make sure to everyone that we are maintaining our independence.” ¹⁵

Kenneth Vogel, a reporter at the New York Times, attributed growth in Indivisible during the first Trump Administration to funding from prominent left-of-center donors including “the tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman, as well as foundations or coalitions tied to Democracy Alliance donors, including San Francisco mortgage billionaire Herbert Sandler, the New York real estate heiress Patricia Bauman, and the oil heiress Leah Hunt-Hendrix.” ¹⁶

As of March 2025, Indivisible was listed as one of the partner organizations for Families Over Billionaires, an activist group formed in January 2025 following the second election of President Donald Trump that opposes what it claims are “tax breaks for the rich” under the second Trump Administration. ¹⁷ Other listed partners include Americans for Tax Fairness, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Caring Across Generations, Economic Security Project Action, Fair Share America, MomsRising, the National Education Association (NEA), the National Women’s Law Center, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and Unrig Our Economy. ¹⁸

Indivisible Civics

Indivisible Civics is the charitable affiliate of the Indivisible Project. It serves as the sister organization to Indivisible, allowing donors to contribute tax-deductible donations that fund political activists, protest training, and organizing in alignment with Indivisible’s activities. ¹⁹

Indivisible Civics targets existing activist groups and political movements and provides resources for the creation of new, local groups to centralize their activities and “promote progressive values and policies within their communities.” It also coordinates voter registration drives among local groups, and it does not differentiate its groups or activities from the political groups organized by the Indivisible Project, describing the shared groups as “Indivisibles.” ¹⁹

Indivisible Civics provides political groups that are a part of the Indivisible network with policy issue guides and scripts to discuss the policies in alignment with Indivisible’s advocacy initiatives. It solicits existing left-of-center groups and prospective local organizations by claiming that by aligning with Indivisible, they can appropriately address so-called “complex policy issues.” ¹⁹

Democracy Alliance

Also see Democracy Alliance (Other Group)

Indivisible is reported to have ties numerous links to the Democracy Alliance (DA), a network of left-of-center political donors. In March 2017, Politico reported on an NTK Network video released from a Democracy Alliance donor summit that reportedly showed Indivisible founders Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg networking with DA members. ²⁰

In the past, officials with Indivisible have said that they “would ‘Gladly’ accept a check from Mr. [George] Soros or his foundation.”¹⁶

Activities

Indivisible supported the Women’s March in February 2017. ²¹ The group and its local affiliates also organize gatherings like ResistFest in Santa Cruz, “Cardboard Congressmen” town halls in Republican-controlled Congressional districts, and local “Resist Trump Tuesday” weekly meetings. ²²

These weekly meetings involve Indivisible chapters gathering together in state capitals to lobby legislators to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies and promote left-of-center policies. Sarah Dohl, Indivisible’s chief communications officer, has said, “It’s not a secret that we would like to move the Democratic Party further to the left.” ¹⁶

Opposition to Nuclear Energy

Indivisible was one of more than 600 co-signing organizations on a January 2019 open letter to Congress titled “Legislation to Address the Urgent Threat of Climate Change.” The signatories declared their support for new laws to bring about “100 percent decarbonization” of the transportation sector but denounced nuclear power as an example of “dirty energy” that should not be included in any legislation promoting the use of so-called “renewable energy.” ³

Anti-DOGE Demonstrations

In February 2025, it was reported that Indivisible, along with fellow activist group MoveOn, had organized a series of demonstrations during townhalls with Republican members of Congress, protesting against the second Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Later, in March, Indivisible released emails sent to Democratic members of Congress claiming the group intended to organize “even bigger” protests during the mid-March congressional recess. The statement also had the group claim responsibility for the February protests, while further claiming, “During the February recess, Indivisibles put Republicans on notice by organizing nearly 200 events across the country and directly challenging them for supporting unelected billionaires like Elon Musk over their own constituents.”  ²³

The statement further read, “For the March recess, we need to go even bigger to get the word out about Republicans moving full speed on the Trump Tax Scam.” ²³ Finally the group warned that if members of Congress did not hold town halls in their states during the March recess, then they would “…organize an empty chair town hall to provide a forum for discussing the impact of Republicans’ reckless agenda and how Democrats and everyday Americans must fight back.” ²³

Indivisible’s DOGE protests included support from former First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton posted on X In February 2025 accusing Trump administration advisor Elon Musk of “mounting” a coup against the United States and used the accusations to recruit people to support Indivisible’s anti-DOGE demonstrations. ²⁴

In March 2025, it was reported by the Washington Free Beacon that Indivisible would be reimbursing protesters and other activists taking part in demonstrations against what it called the “Trump-Musk Coup” during the March congressional recess. The story continues that local chapters of the organization posted notifications that they will offer up to $200 for activists to pay for “audio and video equipment, signage, promotional materials…gas…cardboard depictions of your Member of Congress” and “chicken suits,” both of which Indivisible will pay for.”  ²⁵

In a press release responding to reports that Indivisible was compensating anti-DOGE protesters, Indivisible published a press release claiming that Republicans are “deluding themselves” with such claims and clarified that Indivisible was “proud” to reimburse protestors up to $200 for food or other costs allegedly associated with each protest. The press release also discussed how it organized the protests by having local organizers register with Indivisible to host demonstrations. Then, Indivisible would instruct them on what “talking points” they should promote, focusing on criticizing Republicans for being associated with DOGE’s budget initiatives, and advising them on different ways to attract publicity. ^{26 27}

As of March 2025, Indivisible, along with MoveOn and Working Families Power, created a new online publication on the website Substack titled “How We Fight Back,” which it claims will, “…match the courage of everyday people in this country who are saying Enough…Enough of the greed and cruelty and corruption.” ²⁸ In addition, according to an article by Semafor, the publication will contain, “a digest of political analysis and direction for how readers and supporters can take action directly against Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans.” ²⁸ The publication will also contain essays and videos published by Democratic members of Congress. ²⁸

Immigration Policy Advocacy

In April 2025, Indivisible began protesting in opposition to the second Trump administration ordering deportations of alleged illegal immigrants. The protests started in support of reversing the deportation of the El Salvadoran national Kilmer Abrego Garcia by the administration due to evidence of his ties to the MS-13 transnational gang and for violating immigration law. Indivisible instructed protestors to use “talking points” that describe deportation as an “abduction” scheme and equate the enforcement of immigration law with “mass kidnappings.” On its webpage that instructs organizers on what to promote during protests, Indivisible advocates for the return of Abrego Garcia and banning all deportations of individuals who are sent to El Salvador. ²⁶

Finances

In June, 2021, the Washington Free Beacon reported that Investing in US, a grantmaking organization co-created by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, had pledged to provide an undisclosed amount of funding to Indivisible in support of its “Truth Brigade” project, a project designed to “monitor” alleged right-wing “disinformation.” ²⁹ The Free Beacon also noted that in 2017 Reid Hoffman financed a group that created fake social media accounts specifically designed to suppress conservative voter turnout in Alabama’s 2017 Senate special election and claimed that Hoffman’s funding of the project calls into questions its commitment to “police disinformation.” ²⁹

As of 2023, Indivisible has received over $8 million from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations and its sister organizations. In 2021, the Open Society Policy Center gave Indivisible $875,000 and $1.135 million in 2022. In 2023, Indivisible received $3 million from the Open Society Action Fund. ³⁰

Indivisible has also received more than $3 million from the Tides Nexus. The Tides Foundation, provided $1.27 million in 2018, $50,000 in 2019, $230,000 in 2020, $147,000 in 2022, and $100,000 in 2023. It also received $2.24 million in 2018 and from $150,000 in 2020 from Tides Advocacy. ³⁰

According to its 2023 tax returns, Indivisible reported $12.5 million in total revenue, including $7.8 million in direct contributions, $3.6 million in management fees, and $993,117 in “administrative income.” ³¹ It also reported $12.7 million in total expenses, including $8.5 million in salaries and compensation of employees and $1.2 million in grants. ³² Of its grants, it only lists a single $1.0 million grant that was paid to Indivisible Action, the 527 sister organization to the Indivisible Project, and it does not list the recipients of its remaining $227,310 in grants paid as it claims it is not obligated to disclose the donations made for the “general support” of the recipients. ³³

According to its website, in 2023, Indivisible received $14.0 million in total contributions, 23 percent of which came from “small dollar” donations. It also reports 73 percent of its funding came in the form of “major gifts” or from foundations. ³⁴ Additionally, it reports that one of its donors consisted of 23 percent of its funding in 2023 and that same donor made up 14 percent of its revenue in 2022. ³⁵

Indivisible’s 2023 annual report includes a section on its “concentration of revenue” with a disclaimer that states: “The Organization has no reason to believe that relationships with large donors will be discontinued in the foreseeable future. However, a discontinuation of these significant contributions from donors would impact the Organization’s ability to finance ongoing operations.” ³⁵

Critics argue that the Indivisible Project has increasingly raised money as a grassroots organization but declined to organize its local chapters, spent the majority of its money on funding the national office, and spent an “extraordinarily” excessive amount on salaries. ³⁶

Leadership

Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg, both former U.S. Congressional staffers, are the founders of Indivisible. Greenberg worked as an assistant in the U.S. Congress for former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), and worked as policy director for Perriello’s unsuccessful 2017 Virginia gubernatorial campaign. ³⁷ Levin served as deputy policy director for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and more recently as associate director for federal policy for Prosperity Now, a left-of-center nonprofit that seeks to expand entitlements and welfare programs. ³⁸

Angel Padilla, Indivisible Project’s policy director, previously worked as an analyst with the National Immigration Law Center and as an immigration policy consultant at UnidosUS (formerly the National Council of La Raza. ³⁹

Fatima Goss Graves sits on the group’s board of directors. ⁴⁰ Graves is the CEO of the National Women’s Law Center and is married to Matthew Graves, a Democratic lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia in the Biden administration and led the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. ^{41 42}

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