The Woodwell Climate Research Center is a left-of-center organization that uses data and commentary to advocate for environmentalist positions with the stated goal of “[t]urning climate research into urgent action.” 1 Background The Woodwell Climate Research Center was

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

The Colorado Freedom Fund is a left-of-center organization that posts bail for incarcerated persons awaiting trial or in immigrant detention. 240 It supports ending incarcerating individuals who have been charged with what it considers “low-level”

Joanna Francescut is the Assistant County Clerk and Registrar of Voters for Shasta County, California. 253 Francescut

MediaJustice (formerly Center for Media Justice) is a left-of-center activist group that opposes corporate media mergers and advocates for control of the media by minority racial, gender, and socioeconomic groups. The organization was formally founded in 2009 by Malkia Devich-Cyril, Amy Sonnie, and Jen Soriano.

International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is a Netherlands-based 266 international membership association of early childhood-focused professionals primarily located in Europe and Central Asia.

Sustainable Communities Initiative was an Obama administration policy that provided urban development and housing grants using federal tax dollars to subsidize the production of residential housing and increased investment in public transportation within communities of color. Background Sustainable Communities Initiative was a joint initiative of the Obama administration’s

Asset Builders of America is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes financial literacy to low- and moderate-income students, young adults, and families throughout Wisconsin. 289 Activities Asset Builders of America produces programs geared towards a

American Securities Association (ASA) is a trade association representing small and regional financial services companies. 301 Advocacy American Securities Association advocates for business, market, regulatory, and legislative policies that support the interest of its members.

State Financial Officers Foundation is an organization made up of state auditors, controllers, or treasurers that promotes free markets and fiscally responsible public policy while opposing the use of Environmental, Social, and Corporate governance (ESG) principles in investment decision for public pensions. As of late 2022, the organization has

Gabe Bankman-Fried is a former Democratic congressional staffer and the founder and former head of left-of-center advocacy organization Guarding Against Pandemics (GAP). Notably, he is the brother of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed in 2022 and who was later convicted of charges

United States Heartland China Association (USHCA) is an organization that builds relationships between government officials, business leaders, and educational institutions in the United States and China. 342

The International Drug Policy Consortium is a global network of 193 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions, professional networks, and think tanks including the Drug Policy Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, and Global Exchange, that supports broad liberalization of drug policies.

The United States Impact Investing Alliance is a left-of-center coalition that advocates for environmental, social, governance activism (ESG) with funding from major left-leaning foundations. The alliance is a project of the New Venture Fund (NVF), a major pass-through funder and fiscal sponsor in the multi-billion-dollar “dark money” network

The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) is a nonpartisan membership organization that is concerned with “dangers to civilized society,” as outlined in its statement of aims. To this end, MPS supports classical economic and political liberalism, and opposes government expansion, trade unions, business monopolies, and inflation.

Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) is an influence group funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) facilitates environmental research about climate change. It currently has offices in Norway, China, India, Germany, Sweden, South Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom. 424 The organization is

The Philadelphia Society is a right-of-center membership organization that intends to strengthen the intellectual foundations, principles and traditions of what it calls a “free and ordered society.” The Philadelphia Society allows for an exchange of ideas through writing and discussion on a range of issues that include economics, policy, religion,

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is a left-of-center organization that advocates for and reports on freedom of expression and freedom of information in Canada. The organization lists its work in three categories: advocacy and policy work in Canada, international campaigns, and funding programs.

Polk Brothers Foundation (Polk Brothers) is a grantmaking foundation based in Chicago. Polk Brothers Foundation was established by the owners of the Polk Brothers Furniture Company to provide grants and assistance in education, health care, and the arts. Polk Brothers has funded left-of-center racial-policy-related programs and organizations. History The Polk