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Other Group
Justice40 is a left-of-center and environmentalist collective that supports the development and implementation of new systems in the federal government institutionalizing critical race theory-influenced concepts of racial, economic, and environmental justice. 1 The
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Non-profit
National Council of Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States (National Council of YMCAs of the USA, YMCA of the USA) is the national resource office for the more than 2600 local YMCAs in the U.S.
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Non-profit
Citizens’ Oversight Projects (COPs) is a left-of-center election-administration activist group that co-signed a letter written by left-of-center Scrutineers and the National Voting Rights Task Force in support of the “For the People Act,” a Biden administration legislative priority that would federalize election administration.
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Non-profit
The Innocence Project is a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that it claims would help prevent wrongful convictions, including limiting surveillance, restricting the use of jailhouse informants, restricting how law enforcement can solicit eyewitness testimony, restricting how forensic evidence can be used in criminal cases, requiring interrogations to be
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Other Group
Jamaica Plain Progressives is a left-of-center activist organization that seeks to influence politics in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. All members of its steering committee are required to be dues-paying members of Progressive Mass, one of the primary organizations that seeks to push for far-left legislation and politicians
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Non-profit
The Center for Campaign Innovation is a think tank that researches digital communications strategies for right-of-center political candidates and elected officials. The organization also lobbies politicians to adopt its strategies. 1 The center’s founder,
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Non-profit
The Black Collective is a left-of-center activist organization based in southern Florida that is connected to the larger Black Lives Matter movement. It has staunchly opposed several policies of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), particularly his support of a state law passed in 2021 designed to prevent public
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Political Party/527
College Democrats of America is a political action committee and the national student arm of the Democratic National Committee. The organization focuses on pushing left-of-center issues, including the cancellation of student loan debt and environmentalism. 1
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For-profit
Howard Hughes Corporation (referred to simply as “Howard Hughes”) is a large residential and commercial real-estate development firm. Howard Hughes plans and develops planned communities, individual developments, and operates properties. In New York, a judge halted a Howard Hughes development citing meetings between the company and the Landmarks Preservation Commission
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Non-profit
Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) is a nonprofit association representing public housing authority directors before Congress and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). PHADA provides input on legislation and federal regulations to increase funding for public housing and seeks to change laws and regulations to
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Non-profit
DC Justice Lab is a left-wing criminal justice advocacy group focused on Washington, D.C. It supported the controversial Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, which made sentencing for many crimes in D.C. more lenient.
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For-profit
Meridian Energy Group is a private, venture-capital-backed company based in North Dakota that constructs and operates fuel refineries. It is notable for its “environmental and social and governance” directives. Background Meridian Energy Group is a private venture capital-backed company founded in 2012 in Belfield, North Dakota that specializes in
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Non-profit
Pro-Life Action League is an advocacy organization that seeks to end abortion by providing support to pro-life activists, including training, tools, and guidance for practical action. The Pro-Life Action League’s activism includes abortion clinic witness activities, public protest, confronting abortion providers, and fighting Planned Parenthood.
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Non-profit
Galvanize Action is an advocacy group that targets ideologically moderate white women in rural, small town, and suburban America to support left-of-center candidates. The organization claims that it uses the “intersection of data science, behavioral psychology, and neuroscience” to persuade white women in battleground states to become reliable voters for
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Non-profit
The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation is the charitable nonprofit associated with the Washington Commanders NFL franchise. The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation has come under scrutiny for failing to follow nonprofit best practices. The Foundation only has one voting board member, has paid expenses to a company owned by team co-owner
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Non-profit
The David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC, formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture) is a right-of-center nonprofit organization that seeks to protect foundational American values from the radical left and radical Islamism.
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Movement
In late November 2022, billionaire Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced he would be releasing “The Twitter Files on free speech suppression.” He allowed six independent journalists, many of them with left-leaning backgrounds, access to internal Twitter documents and communications covering a period beginning in 2016 when
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Non-profit
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF; formerly the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) is an agency of the United Nations (UN). Its stated mission is to support the health, education, rights, and overall welfare of children around the world. The agency was founded in the aftermath of the
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Person
Maurice Turner is a member of the advisory board of the left-of-center election administration group Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). Until November 2022, Turner was a public policy manager at social media company Meta, parent company of Facebook.
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For-profit
Alameda Research was an investment firm focused on cryptocurrency founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. It went bankrupt in 2022 after revelations that Alameda and its sister company, crypto exchange FTX, engaged in dubious business practices that led to criminal charges against Bankman-Fried and co-CEO Caroline Ellison. Leadership Sam Bankman-Fried
