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San Francisco civil rights and social justice organizations

There are 406civil rights and advocacy organizations in the greater San Franciscometro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro civil rights and social justice organizationsemploy 2,060 people, earn more than $428 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $861 million.
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Types of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
171
$175,174,371
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
51
$80,289,359
Voter registration and education organizations
45
$67,175,461
LGBT rights organizations
44
$79,845,873
Civil rights and social justice alliances and advocates
37
$46,403,396
Women's rights advocacy organizations
18
$3,099,523
Organizations supporting multiple civil rights and social justice organizations
11
$1,253,298
Civil rights and social justice research and public policy institutes
9
$23,206,124
Civil rights and social justice professional societies
9
$581,913
Organizations supporting a single civil rights or social justice organization
6
$568,143
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Job trends for San Francisco civil rights and social justice organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
60
1-10
36
11-25
26
26-100
23
101 to 1,000
4
1,000+
0
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Sizes of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
88
$250k to $1M
35
$1M to $5M
43
$5M to $25M
26
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

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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)

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)

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.
Revenue
$18.0m
Assets
$46.7m
Employees
99
EIN
04-3091431
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
$18.5m
Assets
$40.2m
Employees
64
EIN
05-0544006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality

CAA is a San Francisco-based civil rights organization, promoting equity & social justice through community service, advocacy, and movement building.
Revenue
$16.8m
Assets
$49.0m
Employees
140
EIN
94-2161304
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Horizons Foundation

Horizons Foundation, a philanthropic social justice organization, serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$48.9m
Employees
14
EIN
94-2686530
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gay-Straight Alliance Network

GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
38
EIN
20-5367752
IRS type
501(c)(3)

VotingWorks

VotingWorks builds secure, affordable election technology to increase trust by promoting transparency, simplicity, and demonstrable security.
Revenue
$10.9m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
20
EIN
83-2910494
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nextgen Education Fund

Nextgen Education Fund empowers youths to strengthen democracy through multi-issue and multi-racial voter education, registration, and get-out-the-vote activities.
Revenue
$12.9m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
0
EIN
86-3766505
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Public Rights Project

Public Rights Project empowers government officials nationwide to enforce laws that protect civil rights through litigation, training, and convening.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
33
EIN
88-4139028
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ifwhenhow

Ifwhenhow litigates pregnancy-related cases, provides legal support, and offers training and opportunities for law students and professionals.
Revenue
$13.7m
Assets
$25.5m
Employees
48
EIN
90-0181944
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Forward Together

Forward Together is a multi-racial organization that works with community leaders and organizations to transform culture and policy to catalyze social change. Forward Together unites communities to win rights, recognition and resources for all families.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
43
EIN
94-3311784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Voteorg

Vote.org empowers voters with technology that simplifies registration, provides election information, and combats voter suppression to foster increased civic participation.
Revenue
$19.0m
Assets
$5.0m
Employees
22
EIN
26-2094990
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG)

The Neighborhood Funders Group's mission is to build the capacity of philanthropy to advance social justice and community change.
Revenue
$19.0m
Assets
$31.5m
Employees
26
EIN
06-1368627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Smash

Smash is a nonprofit leveling the playing field in tech through academic learning and experiential engagement for underrepresented HS/college students.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
107
EIN
91-2088635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California

The ACLU of Northern California is an enduring guardian of justice, fairness, equality, and freedom, working to protect and advance civil liberties for all Californians.
Revenue
$16.3m
Assets
$49.4m
Employees
122
EIN
94-0279770
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Disability Rights Advocates

Disability Rights Advocates is a national nonprofit legal center that advances equal rights and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities. They work to protect the rights of people with disabilities through litigation and negotiation.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$21.9m
Employees
40
EIN
94-3189313
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)

NCLR is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, legislation, policy, and public education.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
35
EIN
94-3086885
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Center for Investigative Reporting

CIR produces Reveal podcast, engaging and empowering the public through investigative journalism that sparks action, improves lives, and protects democracy.
Revenue
$7.5m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
56
EIN
94-2434026
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center

San Francisco LGBT Center: Building and youth services connecting community to resources, opportunities, and each other for a more welcoming world.
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$14.2m
Employees
61
EIN
94-3236718
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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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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