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Civil rights and advocacy organizations

There are 15,581civil rights and social justice organizations in the United States. Combined, these civil rights and social justice organizationsemploy 60,992 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $23 billion.
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Types of civil rights and social justice organizations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
6,146
$9,745,327,614
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
2,221
$3,088,816,460
LGBT rights organizations
1,586
$927,542,684
Voter registration and education organizations
1,576
$1,103,480,495
Civil rights and social justice alliances and advocates
1,543
$535,142,112
Women's rights advocacy organizations
987
$232,085,750
Anti-abortion organizations
822
$438,470,815
Organizations supporting multiple civil rights and social justice organizations
333
$24,905,722
Civil rights and social justice professional societies
253
$88,673,810
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
228
$325,854,002
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Job trends for Civil rights and social justice organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
1,457
1-10
1,401
11-25
666
26-100
399
101 to 1,000
86
1,000+
4
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Sizes of civil rights and social justice organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
2,870
$250k to $1M
1,473
$1M to $5M
984
$5M to $25M
287
$25M to $100M
36
$100M+
13
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Directory of civil rights and social justice organizations

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1-20 of 15,581

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)

Catholics for Choice

Catholics for Choice promotes sexual and reproductive ethics based on justice and respect for individuals' decision-making capacity.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$14.2m
Employees
19
EIN
52-1154418
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)

Rock the Vote

Rock the Vote mobilizes and educates young people to participate in the civic process through voter registration, education, and empowerment.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
24
EIN
02-0767157
IRS type
501(c)(3)

MoveOn.Org Civic Action

MoveOn.org Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, focuses on education and advocacy, providing civic engagement tools to the public and building the progressive movement by encouraging and supporting the development of more grassroots leaders.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
99
EIN
06-1553389
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Eko

SumOfUs will organize consumers and citizens to pressure corporations to adopt policies that promote economic justice, the health and welfare of citizens and protection of the environment, in the nations in which these corporations operate.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
18
EIN
45-2513966
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)

The Center for Reproductive Rights promotes women's equality worldwide by securing reproductive rights in constitutional and international human rights law.
Revenue
$56.3m
Assets
$112.4m
Employees
214
EIN
13-3669731
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)

America Votes

America Votes is the central coordination hub of the progressive community working with over 400 state and national partner organizations to advance progressive policies, win elections, and protect every American's right to vote.
Revenue
$115.0m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
122
EIN
26-4568349
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Compassion and Choices

Compassion & Choices of Washington (C&C) provides advocacy, counseling, and emotional support to qualified individuals who desire a peaceful, humane death.
Revenue
$20.8m
Assets
$24.7m
Employees
120
EIN
84-1328829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

ACLU Foundation

The ACLU Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with tax-deductible donations, which supports ACLU's litigation, communications, advocacy and public education efforts for civil liberties. The ACLU Foundation does not advocate and lobby in legislatures.
Revenue
$201.2m
Assets
$785.6m
Employees
479
EIN
13-6213516
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)

Association of Black Foundation Executives

ABFE promotes effective philanthropy in Black communities and equips members with tools to address anti-Black racism. Offers leadership fellowship.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$20.0m
Employees
37
EIN
23-7156531
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)

Physicians For Reproductive Health

Advocates for comprehensive reproductive healthcare & abortion access with a focus on amplifying medical provider's voices.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$8.1m
Employees
21
EIN
13-3693391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

The ACLU is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that advances civil liberties through extensive litigation, communications and public education programs. ACLU also advocates and lobbies legislatures at the federal and local level to advance civil liberties.
Revenue
$146.7m
Assets
$181.4m
Employees
364
EIN
13-3871360
IRS type
501(c)(4)

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)
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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 "R00: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy: General" 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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