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The Heinz Family Foundation is a private charitable organization that gives grants and awards primarily to left-wing individuals and causes in the areas of education, the environment and social justice. It was established in 1984 by the late U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III (R-Pennsylvania) and his wife Teresa Heinz
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The Energy Foundation, also known as the United States Energy Foundation, is a left-of-center “pass through” charitable foundation founded by and supported by a network of left-wing organizations. The Foundation began in January 1991 as a $20 million collaborative between the Pew Charitable Trusts, Rockefeller family foundations, and
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Also see Tides Nexus The Tides Foundation is a major center-left grantmaking organization and a major pass-through funder to numerous left-leaning nonprofits. The San Francisco, California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded in 1976 by Drummond Pike, a professional political activist who has since retired from the organization, to funnel
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The Ford Foundation was, for much of its history, the largest foundation in the United States, though it has been passed in recent years. As of December 2014, it possessed assets of $12.5 billion.1 The
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State Armor was founded in early 2024 to help states enact policies to combat the influence of the People’s Republic of China and other adversaries of the United States.
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CSG Action (formerly the Alliance for Self-Governance) is the 501(c)(4) nonprofit lobbying arm of Citizens for Self-Governance. CSG Action aims to empower citizens by providing information and training on civic engagement that will positively impact community life. CSG Action also engages in lobbying efforts to influence policies intended to benefit
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Convention of States Action (COSA) is a nonprofit organization that supports states to call for an Article V convention to propose new federal constitutional amendments. Founded by Mark Meckler and Michael Farris in 2013, COSA advocates for constitutional amendments that would put limits on federal power and spending, and create
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The Clean Slate Initiative is a campaign originally launched by the left-of-center Center for American Progress (CAP) in 2018 to push for state laws that automatically clear criminal records for most misdemeanors and some felonies if certain criteria are met. The group has launched state-level organizations in over a
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Spark Freedom provided strategic planning, coaching, branding, and other communications consultant services to right-of-center non-profit groups. 1 It appears that the groups is no longer operational as of October
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The Frontier Institute (FI) is a public policy think tank that promotes economic freedom in Montana. Founded in 2020, FI advocates for lower taxes and decreased regulation in Montana. The Frontier Institute conducts policy research and analysis, creates educational content, and builds coalitions that support its guiding principles of economic
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The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization is a right-leaning organization founded by three professors from Hamilton College. 1 The organization
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Justice Action Network (JAN) is a criminal justice advocacy group working at both the state and national levels. JAN provides research and polling information to assist other organizations across the political spectrum to create their own campaigns to advocate for liberalization of the criminal justice system. It also hosts events
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The Lucy Burns Institute (LBI) is a nonpartisan educational organization that publishes Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia of over 300,000 articles related to American politics and elections. 1 The Lucy Burns Institute has been doing business as
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The 1889 Institute is a non-partisan research and education organization focused on public policy analysis and development in Oklahoma. The 1889 Institute promotes free enterprise and limited government by making public policy recommendations on issues like education, healthcare, “economic liberty,” and state finances.
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Other Group
The Powerful Parent Movement (PPM) is a coalition of left-of-center education advocacy groups located across the United States that support increasing funding for public schools and “racial justice” policies.
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The Telescope Fund is a left-of-center grantmaking fund that is associated with the New Venture Fund (NVF), which is managed by Arabella Advisors. 1 Telescope Fund was
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Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is a left-of-center nonprofit offering loans and consulting services to small and mid-sized groups working toward liberal social policy, mental health, education, workforce development, and other sectors. 1 It is
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Community Movement Builders (CMB) is a Marxist, Black-focused organization calling for defunding the police, ending cash bail, mass releases of prisoners and illegal immigrants from detention centers, decriminalizing minor offenses and drug laws, and removing police from protests, schools, and public housing. CMB is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and insists
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Charles Butt is the heir and CEO of the Texas-based H-E-B grocery chain and a prominent donor to left-of-center education initiatives, particularly those that champion public schools over private schools, school choice programs, and homeschooling.
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Houston Local Information Initiative is the official name of Houston Landing, a left-of-center digital news platform based in Houston, Texas. 1
