The Atlantic Philanthropies, primarily based in Bermuda, were a collection of principally overseas organizations founded by businessman Charles “Chuck” Feeney in 1982. 1 Due to technicalities of American foundation

The Annenberg Foundation is a private foundation headquartered in Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California, which focuses grants in the greater Los Angeles area as well as nationally. The foundation was founded by billionaire publisher and Nixon administration U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain Walter Annenberg, who was among the most prominent

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a membership society that hosts programs and publishes scientific studies in the United States. Established by a Congressional charter in 1863, NAS operates as an independent nonprofit organization that advises the federal government on scientific issues and conducts studies on its behalf.

Rock the Vote Action Fund is the lobbying affiliate of Rock the Vote, a progressive-aligned organization in the United States which seeks to to engage and “build the political power of young people.” 1

Every Voice Action is a Super Political Action Committee (PAC) affiliated with Every Voice, a left-of-center campaign finance advocacy group that was formed in 1997 by Nick Nyhart as “Public Campaign.” The group is one of two Super PACs affiliated with Every Voice, the other being Friends of

Population Connection Action Fund is a left-leaning lobbying organization that supports global population control policies. The organization is the lobbying arm of Population Connection, which was founded in 1968 as Zero Population Growth by environmentalist and population control activist Paul Ehrlich directly following the publication of his controversial

NEO Philanthropy Action Fund (formerly Public Interest Projects Action Fund) is the 501(c)(4) lobbying and election-related advocacy arm of left-of-center funding pass-through NEO Philanthropy (formerly Public Interest Projects). It provides financial support to a number of other left-of-center lobbying and election-related advocacy groups. Political Activities Americans for Financial Reform

Care in Action, previously known as Domestic Workers Legacy Fund, is a labor-union-aligned left-of-center activist group that advocates for increased government regulations on the employment and pay of domestic worker. 1 Background Care in Action,

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the public charity component of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT activism organization and a prominent force in Democratic Party politics and left-of-center advocacy. Together with its affiliated HRC Political Action Committee PAC, and Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes super

Friends of the Earth Action is the political arm of Friends of the Earth, the environmental group founded in 1969 by David Brower. FOE Action advocates in legislative battles has an affiliated political action committee that endorses mostly Democratic candidates for public office across the country. It also provides

Food and Water Action Fund (FWW) is the 501(c)(4) lobbying arm of the environmentalist nonprofit Food and Water Watch. The organization engages voters, lobbies lawmakers, and participate in a variety of functions of political advocacy.

Humane Society Legislative Fund PAC is the political arm of the Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF), the lobbying arm of the animal liberation group Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). The PAC supports HSLF’s animal rights agenda by supporting federal political candidates who support passing laws that

The Truman National Security Project (TNSP) is a left-leaning Washington D.C.-based think tank that conducts training in national security issues and advocates the U.S. take a more active role in promoting liberal policies as part of the nation’s foreign policy.

Democracy Initiative is a coalition of 75 left-of-center organizations including the Brennan Center for Justice, the AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, the NAACP, Greenpeace USA, and 350.org. 1 The Initiative claims

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is a center-left issue advocacy organization focused on healthcare issues. It is credited with playing a significant role in creating the blueprint for the law that became Obamacare,

New York Communities for Change (NYCC) is a New York City-based labor and community organizing group. NYCC is a key agitation force behind the Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) “Fight for $15” union organizing efforts, and has received over $7 million from SEIU and its local unions alone

Community Change Action (formerly the Campaign for Community Change), the advocacy and political counterpart to the Center for Community Change, is an advocacy and grantmaking organization that supports liberal expansionist immigration policies and increase child-care and housing subsidies. Background In 1968, Community Change Action’s charitable counterpart, Community Change

The NRDC Action Fund is the political arm of the major environmentalist group Natural Resources Defense Council, helping its affiliated organization advance its objectives through support for environmentalist legislation and candidates. Its policy stances primarily revolve around opposing conventional energy, opposing natural resource extraction, and increasing protections for endangered

Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords (D-Arizona) and her husband Mark Kelly founded Giffords PAC (originally Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC) to elect supporters of gun control to public office. It supports candidates through endorsements, campaign donations, and independent expenditures, usually through radio, television, and digital advertising. Giffords PAC

WVWVAF is now known as the Center for Voter Information (Nonprofit) The Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund (WVWVAF) is a left-of-center voter registration nonprofit founded in 2003 by prominent left-wing political strategist Page Gardner to advocate for the left-of-center “Rising American Electorate,” particularly unmarried women, and increase