The Funding Exchange was a left-of-center grant making membership organization that funded community activist-led organizations. The national organization also administered donor-advised funds and had its own grant making program, which eventually led to concerns about the national organization competing with its own local member foundations and contributed to the decision

Global Exchange is a left-of-center nonprofit advocacy group that works on environmental issues and economic policy. As of 2025, Global Exchange runs several advocacy campaigns such as the People’s Movement for Peace and Justice, which focuses on policy related to gun control, immigration, and climate issues. The group also claims

Democratic Data Exchange (DDx) is a for-profit entity that enables state Democratic parties, Democratic-aligned campaigns, liberal super PACs, and other left-of-center independent groups that are forbidden to coordinate with each other to share information on individual voters.

Community Justice Exchange is a radical-left organization that works on criminal-justice related issues. Among the goals of the organization is the abolition of prisons and other forms of incarceration. It also seeks the abolition of policing and any form of legal supervision. It is a fiscally sponsored project of the

China-U.S. Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) seeks to build relations between the United States and China. 60 It is funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as part of its United Front

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a right-of-center nonprofit think tank that also functions as the nation’s largest voluntary membership association for state legislators. It also offers membership to private sector companies and think tanks. The group authors a variety of publications and utilizes member task forces to adopt

Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network (LiKEN) is a left-of-center environmental and economic policy advocacy organization. LiKEN is a self-described “link-tank” that works to connect communities and local-level organizations with non-profit groups and government agencies to influence public policy.

Stop Funding Hate is an online campaign to discourage companies from advertising in populist-conservative-leaning media outlets, mostly in the United Kingdom. Stop Funding Hate launches social media campaigns against targeted companies, accusing them of facilitating the promotion of “hate,” particularly against immigrants and Muslims. The group has compiled an Ethical

Deadly Exchange (DX) is a project of the left-of-center organization Jewish Voice For Peace (JVP) which seeks to end counter-terrorism training exchanges offered by the Israeli military to U.S. law enforcement officers. DX alleges that “racist, militarized” practices have increased among U.S. police as a result of the training

Biodiversity Funders Group (BFG) is a professional association of philanthropic trustees and private foundation leaders who fund environmentalist causes related to climate change and conservationism. It serves as a donor network for more than 70 formal member organizations. BFG was founded as Consultative Group on Biological Diversity (CGBD) in 1987

The Circle for Justice Innovations (CJI) is a center-left criminal justice advocacy group. CJI was started as a project of the The Funding Exchange, 186 but has been under the fiscal sponsorship of the

California Calls is a left-of-center nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, California, which advocates for state-wide tax increases and runs voter outreach campaigns to that end. Notable pieces of legislation facilitated by the group include Proposition 25, a 2010 measure that overturned a supermajority requirement to pass a state

The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Partnership Fund (TJPF) is an Alexandria, Virginia-based nonprofit which supports Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a public magnet high school which has been ranked one of America’s best public high schools for math and science.

The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) is a left-of-center teachers union representing public school teachers throughout Massachusetts. Founded in 1845, the MTA is among the oldest statewide teachers’ unions in the United States and was among the founding members of the organization that became the National Education Association (NEA). The

Smartmatic is an international voting-technology company based in England that claims to offer services to conduct precinct tabulation, ballot marking, central scanning, and election management. 245 The chairman of Smartmatic as of 2025 was Mark Malloch-Brown,

World Learning Inc. is involved in foreign exchange student programs and global development. The organization says it operates in more than 150 countries. 257

The Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CiPHR) is a left-of-center organization that conducts programs targeting LGBT children and is almost entirely funded by government programs. Its programs discuss sex with teenagers to address issues related to teenage pregnancy and the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is a left-of-center journalism and media nonprofit organization that connects journalists and reporters from around the world through a network of shared research, resources, and training. 282 Background The International Center

The Dr. Martens Foundation is the charitable foundation of U.K.-based footwear manufacturer Dr. Martens plc. It has advocated in favor of left-of-center social causes and movements around the world. 305 The foundation

Majority Forward Foundation is an advocacy group established in March 2025 as the charitable sister group to Majority Forward, a Democratic Party-aligned “dark money” group associated with the Senate Majority PAC.