Independent Sector is an organization that advocates for left-of-center nonprofit organization administration policies, such as tax deductions for donors to nonprofits and laws that limit political speech activity by limiting donor privacy. 1 Despite its funding by left-progressive foundations and

The Foundation for Independent Voter Education (FIVE) is the educational arm of the Independent Voter Project (IVP), a left-of-center advocacy group promoting nonpartisan primaries and other changes to the primary and general election process that weaken the influence of the major parties and their nominating processes founded

The American Climate Corps was a Biden administration effort to federally fund staffers for left-of-center environmental organizations and increase labor union membership in roles related to climate change and “environmental justice” in alignment with the proposed Green New Deal.

New Jewish Narrative is a left-of-center political advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. The group advocates for a “progressive Israel” that would grant equality for people of all religious and ethnic backgrounds within the country consistent with the Charter of the United Nations while also citing language from the

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a university located in London, England, that is focused on social sciences. It has 29 academic departments and additional research centers with a student body of more than 12,000 full-time students from 146 countries as of the 2022-2023 academic season.

NGO Source is a collaborative effort between nonprofit technology organization TechSoup and philanthropic network Council on Foundations to persuade the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to relax regulations on international charity registration within the United States. It helps international organizations obtain nonprofit status within the U.S. and aims to

Center for New Democratic Processes (formerly known as Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes) is a left-of-center group created by Ned Crosby, the founder of Healthy Democracy and the popularizer of the “Citizens Jury” concept.

Jeffrey L. Bradach is a co-founder and managing partner of the Bridgespan Group, a charitable organization which provides consultation to nonprofit groups. 108 Before forming Bridgespan with Tom Tierney, both founders worked at managing consulting

ABFE is a left-of-center philanthropic organization that promotes grantmaking in black communities. The organization includes a coalition of grantmaking organizations, individual donors, and other nonprofits that work to improve conditions in African-American communities.116 The organization began

Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) is a left-of-center private foundation which was formed in 1934 by railroad magnate Louis W. Hill. In 2023, NWAF updated its grantmaking to focus on “racial, social, and economic justice,” aligning more strongly to left-of-center causes.

Janet Murguia is the president and CEO of UnidosUS, a left-of-center Hispanic activist group formerly known as National Council of La Raza (NCLR), or simply “La Raza.” Murguia worked as a deputy assistant to the President in the Clinton administration before becoming deputy director of legislative affairs and

Larry Kramer is a left-of-center attorney, former law professor, and nonprofit executive. He was the dean of Stanford Law School from 2004 to 2012 and president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2012 to 2023.

The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is a private foundation that provides grants primarily to left-of-center activist groups, with a focus on supporting liberal expansionist immigration policy, LGBT interests, education, and organizations in the San Francisco Bay area.

The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) is one of the nation’s largest community foundations. It is focused on “racial equity and economic inclusion” in the San Francisco Bay area.196 In 2023 SFF

The Gates Foundation, previously known as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was formed in 2000 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his then-wife, Melinda French Gates. Its total assets of nearly$55 billion (as of year-end 2021) make the Gates Foundation the largest private

NCInnovation (formerly called The Innovation State and the North Carolina Innovation Corridor) is a nonprofit organization that provides support services and grant funding to public-university applied researchers in North Carolina. The goal of NCInnovation is to fund the research and development stage of projects and discoveries with commercial promise, in

Ramparts was a frequently controversial and influential radical-left American news journal produced from 1962 through 1975. 276 A January 1967

The Tribal Energy Consortium is a coalition of Native American tribes that partners with private companies and nonprofits that focuses on expanding Native American tribal energy interests, especially through developing natural gas, oil, coal, and hydrogen energy infrastructure.

The Responsible Online Gaming Association is a trade association comprised of eight of the largest companies in the legalized online gambling sector. At the group’s founding in 2014, the seven founding members were BetMGM, bet365, DraftKings, Fanatics Betting and Gaming, FanDuel, Hard Rock Digital, and PENN Entertainment, which jointly pledged

Darrell Jackson is a professional banker who sits on the board of directors of Amalgamated Bank. Jackson was elected to Amalgamated Bank’s board of directors in 2021.