Search results for ‘Independent Institute’


  • Non-profit

    Thomas W. Smith Foundation

    Thomas W. Smith Foundation is a right-of-center grantmaker based in Boca Raton, Florida that funds right-of-center nonprofits such as the Claremont Institute, American Enterprise Institute, and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
  • Non-profit

    American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

    American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a network of 350 state colleges and universities. AASCU provides support to its members to increase its admissions of low-income students and students of color and to incorporate civics into the student curricula to encourage “democratic engagement.” It organizes networking events,
  • Non-profit

    Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

    Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a San Francisco-based global membership organization of left-of-center groups and activists involved in technology and communications. Founded in 1990 through the Tides Foundation, APC now has 62 member organizations and 41 associates from 74 countries
  • Non-profit

    The Future Society

    The Future Society (TFS) is a nonprofit organization focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and the rule of law. The Future Society has noted the advancement in AI technologies and provides research and training on technology trends and potential issues. TFS has provided policy and regulatory advice on implementing and updating
  • Non-profit

    Facts and Logic About the Middle East (FLAME)

    Facts and Logic About the Middle East, or FLAME, is a pro-Israel organization that buys paid editorial messages to provide information and opinions about the Middle East through various media.
  • Other Group

    Combat Antisemitism Movement

    Combat Antisemitism Movement is a coalition of about 700 organizations opposed to antisemitism. 1 Adam Beren, a philanthropist from
  • Non-profit

    CarbonPlan

    CarbonPlan is a nonprofit that uses computational analysis to study the efficaciousness of carbon capture companies and schemes. The group is a public benefit corporation registered in California that is also recognized as tax-exempt by the federal government.
  • Non-profit

    GHR Foundation

    GHR Foundation is an independent philanthropic organization providing nurturing environments for children. The foundation establishes strategic partnerships with a network of religious institutes that share a commitment to serving, advocating, and creating spaces that promote family-like care and protection for children and society’s most vulnerable members. Background The GHR Foundation
  • Other Group

    International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS)

    The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) is an Islamic extremist group and an association of Islamic theologians affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood that was headed by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, described by the Anti-Defamation League as a “radical Muslim Brotherhood ideologue,” until his retirement in 2022. The union is based
  • Non-profit

    Fair World Project

    Fair World Project is an advocacy and litigation organization that promotes left-wing legal and regulatory models for international trade, such as “fair trade” requirements that American corporations be held responsible for the livelihood of all workers throughout their international supply chains.
  • Non-profit

    Center for Truth in Science

    The Center for Truth in Science is a nonprofit organization that commissions independent scientific research on issues that affect the economy and the judicial system. 1 Activities The Center for Truth in
  • Political Party/527

    Final Five Fund Inc.

    Final Five Fund, Inc. is a political action committee that supports adopting ranked-choice voting systems across the country. It has funded groups that support ranked choice voting and all-party primaries in Nevada and New York state. Businesswoman Katherine Gehl founded the group and the voter advocacy group Institute for
  • Non-profit

    Acton Family Giving

    Acton Family Giving is a left-of-center grant maker that supports racial preferences in social policies, LGBT advocacy organizations, and animal liberation and environmentalist groups. Acton Family Giving is a donor-advised fund (DAF) founded in 2014 by billionaire philanthropists Brian and Tegan Acton managed by Fidelity Charitable.
  • Person

    Brian Doherty

    Brian Doherty is a Los Angeles-based libertarian journalist and author who works a senior editor at the Reason Foundation publication Reason. His wide-ranging career in journalism has led him to cover libertarian and conservative movement history, gun policy and legal history, tech innovation, environmental and trade policy, and cutting-edge
  • Non-profit

    Baring Foundation

    The Baring Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation based in the United Kingdom that was originally founded as the corporate foundation of Barings Bank, a now-defunct merchant bank. It has been independent since 1995. Background The Baring Foundation was created on March 25, 1969, as the corporate foundation of Barings
  • Non-profit

    Awesome Foundation

    The Awesome Foundation is an online movement comprised of independent chapters around the world that self-fund monthly $1,000 grants from the group’s members. The Awesome Foundation is not a traditional foundation and does not make grants itself; rather, it provides a platform for local affiliates to be solicited for grants
  • Other Group

    Nebula Fund

    Nebula Fund is a pooled fund founded in 2022 by seven left-of-center private foundations. It provides grants to LGBT-interests and gender-advocacy organizations internationally. 1 It is a project of left-of-center New Venture Fund (NVF).
  • Non-profit

    Guardian.org Foundation

    The Guardian.org Foundation is the US-based fundraising arm of the Guardian Media Group, publisher of the Guardian newspaper. The foundation receives contributions from individuals and nonprofits and issues grants for left-leaning journalism and advocacy projects. Background The Guardian.org Foundation was founded as a nonprofit funding arm of The Guardian
  • Other Group

    Veterans for Idaho Voters (VFIF)

    Veterans for Idaho Voters (VFIV) is an activist group pushing for ranked-choice voting in the state of Idaho. Previously known as the Idaho Task Force of Veterans for Political Innovation, VFIV had rebranded as of July 2023. It promotes a “Top 4” candidate ranking model, as well as the
  • Non-profit

    Rebuild Local News

    Rebuild Local News is a coalition of smaller media newspapers and newsrooms seeking to advocate to save and expand local news. Rebuild Local News identifies issues that can arise from lack of local news in communities and the potential consequences of that. Rebuild Local News has identified potential tax credits