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Non-profit
Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) is a left-of-center housing advocacy group. It provides technical assistance in obtaining grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) while also receiving money from HUD for its work. MHP’s Public Policy Advisory Group states that race should be the most important
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Political Party/527
The Forward Party is a centrist third party founded by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Forward’s platform is based around changes to the political process, including voting and Congressional districting. Forward has endorsed dozens of candidates in federal, state, and local elections across the United States, most of
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Non-profit
The Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) says it supports environmentalist-aligned policy and innovation at college and university campuses, with 900 members across 48 U.S. states, one U.S. territory, nine Canadian provinces and 20 countries.
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For-profit
The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) mobilizes private and institutional investors in support of the goals of the Paris Climate Accords. 1 NZAOA is a
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Non-profit
Social Venture Circle promoted left-of-center views on the economy and business. It focused on providing peer networks to work with business leaders and impact investing to promote social entrepreneurship ventures.
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Non-profit
Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) is a left-of-center research and grantmaking organization that researches what it identifies as “global change.” 1 AGCI views a changing climate as one of the
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For-profit
DTI Associates is a government contractor that provides services to the U.S. military and the U.S. Department of Education. It is owned by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, a publicly-traded military technology company which develops and tests military-grade weapons.
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Non-profit
The Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) is a nonprofit founded in January 2015. The group works with governments and private organizations to use data for left-of-center social agendas. CODE’s president, Joel Gurin, is the former Chair of White House Task Force on Smart Disclosure under President Barack Obama
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Government Agency
Known as the Bureau of Investigation until 1935, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was created within the Department of Justice in 1908, in defiance of a prior refusal by Congress to fund it. One lawmaker had predicted that the Bureau would become a “central police or spy system
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Person
Ben Walton is a left-of-center philanthropist and businessman based in Denver, Colorado. He is the grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Walton is the co-founder and creator of Zomalab, his family office, which houses his investment firm Zoma Capital. The firm invests in companies tackling environmental and social problems,
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Non-profit
Center for Economic Democracy (CED) is a radical-left nonprofit in Boston that espouses local community economic control, favors certain racial and ethnic groups in hiring practices, espouses that capitalism is wrong, and wants to re-make the country post-capitalism. CED has called for wealth redistribution, advanced the notion the country continues
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Non-profit
The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, promotes democratic institutions, global development, and serves as an election observer around the world. It has worked as a watchdog for 113 elections in 39 countries through its “Democracy Program,” and announced in August 2020 that it
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Non-profit
The Omidyar Network Fund is a grantmaking nonprofit founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam Omidyar. Its sister group, the Omidyar Network, is an LLC that makes philanthropic “impact investments.” Omidyar Network Fund and the Omidyar Network are often referred to interchangeably, and both support
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Person
Nicholas (Nick) Pritzker is a member of the Pritzker family, one of America’s richest families. His net worth is $2.8 billion as of February 24, 2022. 1 Pritzker joined Hyatt Hotels, which was founded by
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Person
Carra Cote-Ackah is chair of the Surdna Foundation, a senior fellow at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, and executive director of community stewardship for Vanguard, a major commercial investment firm. The Surdna Foundation is one of the oldest and largest family foundations in the United States, established
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Other Group
The Transnational Institute is a left-wing to far-left research and advocacy group located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with a legal status equivalent that of a 501(c) nonprofit organization in the United States. Originally founded as an international branch of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) from 1973
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For-profit
Community Responsive Education (CRE) is a for-profit consulting firm that offers “diversity, equity, and inclusion-focused” teacher development programs to schools and other organizations. In addition to curriculum and teacher development, the firm offers critical race theory-inflected “equity audits” and “systems change strategic planning” for schools and school systems.
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Non-profit
The American Independent Business Alliance (commonly known as “Amiba”) is a left-of-center association that claims to represent independent businesses. The organization’s focus is the growth and development of local independent business alliances. The organization takes left-of-center views on issues such as antitrust, where it supports breaking up large businesses, especially
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Government Agency
This profile contains Biden Administration nominations and appointments made at the Executive Office of the President. Nominations and Appointments Jen O’Malley Dillon is White House Deputy Chief of Staff. She was Campaign Manger for Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, and prior to that for Beto O’Rourke’s 2020 campaign. She was a
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Government Agency
This profile contains Biden Administration nominations and appointments made at the U.S. Department of Energy. Nominations and Appointments Shalanda H. Baker is Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy, where she had previously served as Deputy Director for Energy Justice. Prior
