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Non-profit
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
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Other Group
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
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Non-profit
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.
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Person
Jeffrey L. Bradach is a co-founder and managing partner of the Bridgespan Group, a charitable organization which provides consultation to nonprofit groups. 1 Before forming Bridgespan with Tom Tierney, both founders worked at managing consulting
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Non-profit
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.1 The organization began
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Non-profit
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.
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Person
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
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Person
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.
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Non-profit
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.
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Non-profit
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.1 In 2023 SFF
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Non-profit
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) was formed in 2000 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. Its total assets of nearly$55 billion (as of year-end 2021) make the Gates Foundation the largest private philanthropic foundation in the world.
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Labor Union
The Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) is the largest statewide teachers union in Missouri. 1 It is an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), and represents 32,000 teachers and school-staff
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Labor Union
The Nevada State Education Association is a left-of-center statewide teachers union primarily representing public school teachers and teaching assistants in Nevada. The union is the state-level affiliate of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest national teachers’ union. Like the NEA, the NSEA promotes left-of-center policies at the state
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Non-profit
Accelerator for America (AFA) is a left-of-center public policy think tank and advocacy group founded in 2017 by then-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D). The organization acts as a forum of local government officials and works on promoting public private partnerships and research and development regarding infrastructure and workforce
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Non-profit
OneVoice Movement is a project of the Peaceworks Foundation, a nonprofit founded to support a two-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict. Originally operating in the United States, it has expanded to Europe and the Middle East, with one division in each Israel and Palestinian territories.
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Non-profit
The Boston Coalition for Palestinian Rights (BCPR) is a Boston-based affiliate of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USPCR). USPCR is a nationwide network of left-of-center activists and pressure groups pushing to limit Israel’s political and military influence over neighboring territories and limit U.S. support for the Jewish state.
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Non-profit
Strive Together is a Cincinnati-based left-of-center collective impact organization. It is mainly focused on improving educational outcomes for children by maintaining a country-wide network of local partner organizations to which it provides coaching, training, programs, and funding. The group is explicitly focused on intersectional and racial equity concerns.
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Non-profit
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is a left-of-center research, analysis, advisory, and advocacy organization and think tank headquartered in San Fransico, California. The organization focuses on influencing finance, policy, and land use, particularly in areas of climate change and environmentalist practices.
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Non-profit
The Vitol Foundation is a charity group which stems from the $500 billion energy company Vitol. 1 The group promotes abortion and birth control access, a universal health care system, increased education
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For-profit
Investing for Good is a left-of-center consultancy based in the United Kingdom that promotes “impact investing” among nonprofit organizations such as charities, private foundations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The organization consults with mostly UK-based organizations to advise them on leveraging their portfolios to make investments benefiting left-of-center social and economic
