Search results for ‘fight for $15’


  • Non-profit

    Miami Workers Center

    The Miami Workers Center (MWC) is a left-of-center labor advocacy organization funded by George Soros’s Open Society Network. 1 MWC was founded by Tony Romano and Gihan Perera, left-wing professional
  • Labor Union

    Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO

    The Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO (more commonly abbreviated to MDDC AFL-CIO) is a state federation of labor unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation of labor unions in the United States. Founded in 1954, MDDC AFL-CIO claims to
  • Non-profit

    Legal Services Corporation

    The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is a federal government-created and funded nonprofit which distributes federal money to regional nonprofits across the United States to provide legal aid to low-income individuals. In 2019, the LSC had a budget of $440 million distributed to over 130 regional organizations serving 1.8 million clients.
  • Labor Union

    Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

    The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) is a construction industry labor union and a member the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). LIUNA is has provided extensive campaign support and lobbying efforts on issues such as Obamacare, immigration, and infrastructure spending.
  • Non-profit

    Freedom Together Foundation

    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 as one of the largest grant-making foundations in the United States.
  • Non-profit

    Hopewell Fund

    The Hopewell Fund is a 501(c)(3) funding and fiscal sponsorship nonprofit managed by Arabella Advisors, a Washington, D.C.-based philanthropy consulting firm. The Hopewell Fund manages a number of left-of-center single-issue advocacy groups, including the Economic Security Project and  Get America Covered.
  • Non-profit

    Gruber Family Foundation

    The Gruber family Foundation is a foundation created by Jon D. Gruber, a partner in Gruber and McBaine Capital Management, a San Francisco-based investment advisory firm, and Linda W. Gruber. The foundation supports left-of-center women’s organizations including supporters of abortions; journalism organizations including National Public Radio, Mother Jones,
  • Non-profit

    Groundswell Fund

    The Groundswell Fund is a “pass through” grantmaking organization that funds advocacy and direct-services groups working on reproductive issues—especially those that advocate for increased access to abortion for minority groups—and transgender interests. History and Background The Groundswell Fund focuses on increasing access to low-cost or government-funded abortions, contraception, midwifery, and
  • Labor Union

    Florida AFL-CIO

    Florida AFL-CIO is a state affiliate of the national left-of-center American Federation of  Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). 230 Florida AFL-CIO is an umbrella organization for labor unions in Florida, including
  • Non-profit

    Courage Campaign Institute

    Courage Campaign Institute (CCI) is the educational arm of the left-of-center advocacy group Courage Campaign. Through multiple websites and media outlets, CCI aims to educate the public on issues regarding LGBT rights, liberal expansionist immigration policies, and other issue areas.
  • Non-profit

    Courage Campaign

    Courage Campaign (CC) is a left-of-center organization that uses grassroots lobbying methods to bring attention to progressive issues such as immigration, net neutrality, and social justice. It was founded in 2005 and is based in Los Angeles, California. The organization signed a petition supporting the Green New Deal and
  • Non-profit

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston (CJPGB) is a dedicated to strengthening the Jewish way of life and improving conditions for the Jewish community of the Boston, Massachusetts area and elsewhere. Major programs include building a broader and deeper engagement in Jewish life, caring for the aged, and supporting environmentalist
  • Other Group

    Clinton Climate Initiative

    The Clinton Climate Initiative is a project of the Clinton Foundation, begun in 2006 to combat climate change through energy conservation. In 2016, the initiative dramatically shrank after restrictions on foreign gifts were imposed after Hillary Clinton announced her 2016 candidacy for the presidency. Origins In a
  • Non-profit

    CASA de Maryland

    CASA de Maryland (also called CASA) is a left-of-center 501(c)(3) immigration advocacy organization that helps immigrants, most often of Central American extraction, find employment, regardless of their legal status in the United States. CASA’s executive director has told workers he will never turn their names over to federal immigration officials.
  • For-profit

    Apple Inc.

    Apple, Inc. is an American computer and technology company. Apple has been a leader in consumer electronics innovation for almost fifty years, drawing praise for its aesthetic-oriented product design led by co-founder Steve Jobs and its groundbreaking computing advances led by co-founder Steve Wozniak.
  • Non-profit

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

    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
  • Non-profit

    Turtle Island Restoration Network

    Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) is an environmentalist organization that seeks to protect endangered or diminishing marine life via protection and restoration of habitat and elimination of fishing techniques that have higher risks of “bycatch,” which refers to the marine life that is killed and discarded as a result of
  • Non-profit

    Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

    Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) is a coalition of more than 30 left-leaning groups which provides research, campaign support, and legislative agenda guidance in Nevada. Its membership includes prominent left-leaning organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union’s Nevada chapter, Planned Parenthood, and NARAL in addition
  • Non-profit

    NextGen Education Fund

    Also see Steyer Network NextGen Education Fund, also known as NextGen America or NexGen, was founded in 2013 as NextGen Climate. The organization changed its name in 2017 to expand its scope expanded beyond environmental advocacy while including advocacy against the Trump administration. As of 2024, NextGen Education Fund
  • Non-profit

    Institute for Policy Studies

    The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is a left-of-center think tank and advocacy group that is active on a variety of public policy issues. It operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with 2020 revenues totaling approximately $6.9 million. Since 2021, its executive director has been Tope Folarin.