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Civil rights organizations

There are 6,146civil rights organizations in the United States. Combined, these civil rights organizationsemploy 31,874 people, earn more than $10 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $13 billion.
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Types of civil rights organizations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
6,146
$9,745,327,614
LGBT rights organizations
1,586
$927,542,684
Women's rights advocacy organizations
987
$232,085,750
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Job trends for Civil rights organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
476
1-10
632
11-25
338
26-100
214
101 to 1,000
42
1,000+
3
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Sizes of civil rights organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
1,101
$250k to $1M
654
$1M to $5M
442
$5M to $25M
129
$25M to $100M
12
$100M+
4
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Directory of civil rights organizations

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1-20 of 6,146

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.
Revenue
$25.3m
Assets
$52.3m
Employees
74
EIN
13-3384027
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

ADL fights anti-Semitism and bigotry around the world. It gathers information, runs educational programs, and is based in New York.
Revenue
$105.4m
Assets
$94.0m
Employees
553
EIN
13-1818723
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

With offices across the United States and around the globe, and partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide, American Jewish Committee works to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and to advance human rights and democratic values for all.
Revenue
$68.0m
Assets
$275.1m
Employees
320
EIN
13-5563393
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Naacp Empowerment Programs (NAACP)

NAACP secures the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
Revenue
$51.2m
Assets
$106.5m
Employees
187
EIN
13-1084135
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arc of the United States

The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$15.6m
Employees
68
EIN
13-5642032
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Pride Foundation

Pride Foundation advances equity and justice for LGBTQ+ people in the Northwest by awarding scholarships/grants and providing education/outreach.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$49.0m
Employees
17
EIN
91-1325007
IRS type
501(c)(3)

UnidosUS

UnidosUS is the largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the US, working to improve opportunities through advocacy and community-based programs.
Revenue
$55.0m
Assets
$141.0m
Employees
187
EIN
86-0212873
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Out and Equal Workplace Advocates

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is the world's premiere organization dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
38
EIN
02-0681855
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Revenue
$16.8m
Assets
$34.6m
Employees
59
EIN
05-0544006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Women's Law Center

NWLC advances and protects women's legal rights in education, employment, family economic security, and health. Located in Washington D.C.
Revenue
$28.4m
Assets
$112.1m
Employees
160
EIN
52-1213010
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Justice In Aging

Justice in Aging is a national organization that uses the power of law to fight senior poverty by securing access to affordable health care, economic security, and the courts for older adults with limited resources.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
35
EIN
95-3132674
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Mexico Voices for Children

To champion public policies that improve the status and well-being of New Mexico's children, families, and communities in the areas of health, education, and economic security through credible research and effective advocacy.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
17
EIN
85-0348301
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Organization on Disability (NOD)

NOD promotes disability inclusion, develops innovative models to address employment gaps and changes corporate mindset through thought leadership.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$10.4m
Employees
16
EIN
52-1238307
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Angeles LGBT Center

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is the world's largest provider of programs and services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Revenue
$162.4m
Assets
$192.1m
Employees
1,081
EIN
95-3567895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders

SAGE advocates, offers innovative services, and improves policies to enhance the lives of LGBT older adults nationwide.
Revenue
$17.2m
Assets
$36.0m
Employees
149
EIN
13-2947657
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Human Rights Campaign

Human Rights Campaign is the largest civil rights organization in the US working towards equality for the LGBTQ+ community.
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$44.0m
Employees
349
EIN
52-1243457
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Childrens Defense Fund (CDF)

Children's Defense Fund 's mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Revenue
$23.9m
Assets
$58.3m
Employees
278
EIN
52-0895622
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trevor Project

Trevor Project works to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing support and crisis intervention. As the world's largest suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ young people, they are determined to save lives.
Revenue
$83.8m
Assets
$49.6m
Employees
597
EIN
95-4681287
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Human Rights Campaign Foundation

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation improves the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people by working to increase understanding and encourage the adoption of LGBTQ-inclusive policies and practices.
Revenue
$24.9m
Assets
$47.1m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1481896
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Association of University Women / Aauw-Educational Foundation

Aauw advances equity for Women and girls through advocacy, education, research, leadership and philanthropy. Aauw advances gender equity for Women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$157.3m
Employees
56
EIN
52-6037388
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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