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Person
Agnes Gund is an heiress and philanthropist known for her work as a patron of the arts and as a funder of left-of-center causes. She is the chair of the left-of-center organization Art for Justice Fund, which works to release inmates and works to reduce prison sentences. In addition
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Person
Florence Elizabeth “Beth” Lynk is a left-leaning political activist, advocate, strategist, and communications specialist. She supports left-progressive policies including abortion,1 government-funded health care,
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Non-profit
The Falconwood Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation led and funded primarily by investor Henry G. Jarecki. 1 The Foundation provides grants to numerous left-of-center organizations and causes ranging
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Non-profit
The Perception Institute began as a project of the Institute for America’s Future to use research to release reports, conduct trainings, and otherwise advocate for left-of-center perspectives on racial, gender, and other alleged biases in American culture and society.
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Other Group
Citizen Change is a political advocacy project launched in 2004 by popular musicians P. Diddy, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, and Mary J Blige that encouraged young people to vote. The project’s primary activity was the “Vote or Die” campaign. The executive director of Citizen Change was Alexis McGill Johnson, the
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Person
Alexis McGill Johnson is the acting President and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She entered the role on July 16, 2019 following the departure of Leana Wen.
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For-profit
Grassroots Solutions is a left-of-center political consulting firm. 1 Grassroots Solutions has received tens of millions of dollars2 to support the
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Non-profit
The Morningstar Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation based in Bethesda, Maryland, that supports left-of-center organizations including Jewish advocacy group Bend the Arc, the Social Venture Fund for Jewish-Arab Equality and Shared Society, and Keshet, a group that advocates for LGBT Jews.
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Non-profit
Gender Funders CoLab (formerly Philanthropy Advancing Women’s Human Rights, or PAWHR) is a left-progressive network which provides funding to feminist and gender identity social change initiatives in what it calls the “Global South and East.” 1
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Non-profit
New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) is a state affiliate of the now defunct Citizen Action, a national left-of-center voter mobilization and community organizing group. Citizen Action of New Jersey works in tandem with its sister 501(c)(3) group, New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund to conduct left-progressive advocacy and social service
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Non-profit
Shout Your Abortion (styled #ShoutYourAbortion) is a campaign for abortion supporters and a project of the left-of-center fiscal sponsorship group NEO Philanthropy. The group was created with the intention of normalizing abortion. 1 It launched
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Person
Mallika Dutt is the founder and president emeritus of the left-of-center nonprofit Breakthrough. 1 Prior to starting Breakthrough, Dutt was the program officer for the left-of-center center Ford Foundation’s New Delhi, India
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Non-profit
Formed in 1951, Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation established by the late Louis W. Abrons, a New York City property developer from the early 20th century.
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Non-profit
The Libra Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that supports left-of-center advocacy organizations in the United States and around the world. Its funding priorities include left-of-center social policy, immigration, abortion, and the environment. Notable recipients of large Libra Foundation grants include the ACLU Foundation, the National Economic and Social
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Non-profit
Established in 1993, Medical Students for Choice is a social-liberal advocacy nonprofit that supports and provides training in performing abortions to medical students and residents around the world. In the United States, the organization also advocates for making abortion training a mandatory part of medical school.
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Non-profit
The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation established by former satellite communications executive Bernard L. Schwartz. 1 Formed in 1982, the foundation primarily backs left-of-center economic and foreign policy think tanks,
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Person
Stacey Abrams is a Democratic Party politician and activist. She is best known for losing the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election as the Democratic Party candidate; since her loss, she has alleged election improprieties, many think without clear evidence.
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Political Party/527
Need to Impeach is a left-of-center super PAC created in 2017 to support independent expenditure campaigns opposing President Donald Trump. Need to Impeach is closely associated with billionaire environmentalist and Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer, who is the super PAC’s founder and principal funder.
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Non-profit
The McIntosh Foundation is a private foundation associated with the family of Salomon Brothers investment banker William McIntosh that funds environmentalist projects. 1 Michael McIntosh served as president of the foundation from 1971
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Non-profit
Resources for Abortion Delivery is a left-of-center abortion advocacy organization that works toward easier access to abortions, particularly for poor and low-income women. 1 Resources for Abortion Delivery is a project created in 2016 by
