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Non-profit
For the 501(c)(4), see Color of Change (Nonprofit) The ColorOfChange.org Education Fund (CoCEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Oakland, California. The CoCEF is a partner organization of ColorOfChange.org (Color of Change), a prominent, left-wing lobbying group for African-American interests. Since the Anthony “Van” Jones and James
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Non-profit
The Abundance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit located in Berkeley, California.1 Abundance Foundation makes grants to and partners with organizations that focus on health outcomes, the arts, public education, and the environment.
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Other Group
Wonkette is an online publication featuring political reporting and D.C. gossip, started in 2004 by progressive blogger Ana Marie Cox and now-defunct online media company Gawker Media. The publication takes a liberal standpoint and a sarcastic tone laced with personal attacks and sexualized insults. The site achieved infamy in 2011,
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Non-profit
Onward Together is a political fundraising organization established by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the wake of her loss to President Donald Trump in the 2016 election. The 501(c)(4) organization receives anonymous donations, and distributes the majority of that money to a small number of partner
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For-profit
Arabella Advisors (commonly called “Arabella”) is a philanthropic consulting company that guides the strategy, advocacy, impact investing, and management for high-dollar left-leaning nonprofits and individuals. 1 Arabella provides these clients with a number of services that ease
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Non-profit
Organizing for Action (OFA) was an advocacy group that was the lineal descendant of the campaign organizations supporting the election of former President Barack Obama, Obama for America and Organizing for America. OFA was a 501(c)(4) devoted to preserving and building on the Obama agenda.
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Non-profit
Americans for Financial Reform is a left-of-center political alliance of 200 left-leaning organizations seeking stricter regulations on the financial industry. It is a project of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR).
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Non-profit
Aspen Institute is a left-leaning, Washington, D.C.-headquartered think tank that focuses on convening senior-level professionals, hosting events, and driving dialogue across the business, communications, education, environment, health, criminal justice, philanthropy, and national security affairs sectors. 1
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Non-profit
The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is an organization that coordinates the distribution of grants to advance the left-of-center environmentalist movement.
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Labor Union
The United Steelworkers (USW; formally the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union) is a major industrial labor union. The union is a member of the AFL-CIO union federation and Workers Uniting, a partnership with British labor union Unite. The USW reported a
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Non-profit
United for a Fair Economy (UFE) is a left-of-center advocacy group based in Boston, Massachusetts which attempts to reduce economic inequality by lobbying for tax increases and increasing labor union privileges. UFE was cofounded by Chuck Collins, Felice Yeskel, and Mike Miller in 1995. History Early in his life, Chuck
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Non-profit
The Sunlight Foundation was a government transparency advocacy group pushing for largely center-left government transparency measures.1 While the Sunlight Foundation claimed to be nonpartisan, its original national director, Zephyr Teachout, became a left-wing
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Non-profit
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is the world’s largest nongovernmental conservation organization and ranked 20th on the 2018 Forbes list of the 100 largest U.S.-based charities. 1
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Non-profit
The National Wildlife Federation is one of the nation’s largest and highest-profile environmentalist organizations. In recent years, along with its associated NWF Action Fund advocacy organization, it has transitioned from being a conservation organization representing the interests of hunters and outdoor recreation enthusiasts into a left-leaning pressure group focused on
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Non-profit
Democracy Now Productions (frequently styled Democracy Now!) is a left-of-center media organization best known for producing a daily public television and radio show also titled “Democracy Now!” That airs for an hour daily and is syndicated on public radio and television stations throughout the United States. The organization also functions
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Non-profit
Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization focused on human rights. The organization claims to have over 7 million members and supporters around the world. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the American branch and the largest section of Amnesty International (AI), a London-based international advocacy organization.
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Non-profit
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is a left-of-center legal activist group that aims to frame the United States Constitution as a document whose meaning shifts based on historical and political circumstances and that lawmakers should apply its articles and amendments accordingly. To advance this view, often
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Non-profit
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation (STBF) is one of the charitable entities associated with billionaire Berkshire Hathaway investor Warren Buffett, who funds the Foundation. Founded in 1964 as the Buffett Foundation, STBF was later renamed for Warren’s late first wife Susan, whose estate granted the Foundation over $2 billion.
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Non-profit
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a controversial watchdog of extremist groups. It has been criticized for its financial practices and for characterizing non-violent conventional conservative organizations as equivalent to violent extremists. SPLC was co-founded in 1971 by Morris Dees, a lawyer and direct marketing expert and fellow
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Non-profit
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) is a left-of-center fiscal sponsor of start-up organizations which promote climate-change alarmism and radical-left views of America’s justice system and culture. Its mission is to provide back-office support for groups that it funds. As of February 6, 2020, it had provided financial and logistical assistance
