Search results for ‘Independent Institute’


  • Non-profit

    Center for American Progress (CAP)

    The Center for American Progress (CAP) is a liberal Washington, D.C.-based think tank with strong ties to the Democratic Party establishment created in 2003 as the left-of-center alternative to the right-leaning Heritage Foundation. Since its founding, the organization has exerted significant influence within the American political left. The organization
  • Labor Union

    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

    The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest union for government workers other than teachers in the United States. Founded in 1932 in Wisconsin, a state that was for decades a stronghold of organized labor, AFSCME represents over 1.3 million government workers and over 188,000
  • Non-profit

    Climate Reality Project

    Founded by former Vice President Al Gore in 2006, the Climate Reality Project (formerly the Alliance for Climate Protection), is a leader in advocating for aggressive policies to combat what it sees as apocalyptic, human-caused global warming.
  • Non-profit

    Jean I. & Charles H. Brunie Foundation

    The Jean I. and Charles H. Brunie Foundation was the philanthropic vehicle of Charles H. Brunie (1930-2017), the longtime chairman of Oppenheimer Capital investment advisors. Brunie was a trustee (and for a period the chairman) of the Manhattan Institute, a right-leaning think tank focused on urban policy, and was