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Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Nonprofit OrganizationsCivil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy organizations account for 12k organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $10b in revenue and employ 47.3k individuals.

12 Thousand

Active Organizations

$10 Billion

Annual Revenue

47 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$15.4 Billion

Controlled Assets

Explore Nonprofits in the Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Sector

Aarp

Washington, DC

Assets: $3b

Revenue: $2b

MISSION:

AARP IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CHOOSE HOW THEY LIVE AS THEY AGE.

Cckc4 Inc

Wichita, KS

Assets: $1b

Revenue: $70m

MISSION:

SUPPORTING PRINCIPLED BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $825m

Revenue: $242m

MISSION:

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

N A A C P Legal Defense And Educational Fund Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $347m

Revenue: $174m

MISSION:

NAACP LDF'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT LITIGATION IN THE AREAS OF POVERTY AND JUSTICE, EDUCATION, VOTING RIGHTS, FAIR EMPLOYMENT, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS.

Equal Justice Initiative

Montgomery, AL

Assets: $337m

Revenue: $133m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to support the right of the press to freedom of expression without censorship or other restrictions by government and/or which support the right of the media to maintain confidential sources.

American Jewish Committee

New York, NY

Assets: $299m

Revenue: $60m

MISSION:

AJC'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL, AND TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.

American Civil Liberties Union Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $219m

Revenue: $162m

MISSION:

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

National Rifle Association Of America

Fairfax, VA

Assets: $212m

Revenue: $227m

MISSION:

FIREARMS SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING; AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS

Anti Defamation League Foundation

New York, NY

Assets: $160m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

SEE SCHEDULE OTO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND PRUDENT INVESTMENT OF ENDOWMENTS, TRUSTS, PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER ASSETS.

Institute For Justice

Arlington, VA

Assets: $118m

Revenue: $39m

MISSION:

We could not find a description of this organization.

Institute For Healthcare Improvement

Boston, MA

Assets: $118m

Revenue: $51m

MISSION:

We could not find a description of this organization.

Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc

Baltimore, MD

Assets: $113m

Revenue: $104m

MISSION:

THE NAACP WAS ORGANIZED TO ELIMINATE SOCIAL INJUSTICE, INCLUDING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BY ASSISTING IN LEGAL CASES AND BY AFFIRMING LEGAL ACTION IN ESTABLISHING THE PRINCIPALS OF LAW.

Oneten Coalition Inc

Norfolk, VA

Assets: $106m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

ONETEN'S MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE HIRING, PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF ONE MILLION BLACK INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE INTO FAMILY-SUSTAINING CAREERS OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. WE TAKE A SKILLS-FIRST APPROACH, FOCUSING ON COMPETENCIES, IN AN AIM TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP AND IGNITE POTENTIAL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc

Brentwood, TN

Assets: $93m

Revenue: $77m

MISSION:

THE CENTER IS SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE IDEAL THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH ARE INALIENABLE, GOD GIVEN RIGHTS. THE CENTER'S PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE, PROMULGATE, CONCILIATE AND WHERE NECESSARY, LITIGATE, TO ENSURE THAT THOSE RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE LAW.

Asian American Equal Opportunity Fund

Washington, DC

Assets: $89m

Revenue: $101m

MISSION:

THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION'S (TAAF) SERVES THE AAPI COMMUNITY IN THEIR PURSUIT OF BELONGING AND PROSPERITY THAT IS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION, SLANDER, AND VIOLENCE.

Center For Reproductive Rights Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $88m

Revenue: $63m

MISSION:

THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS USES THE POWER OF LAW TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD.

Anti-Defamation League

New York, NY

Assets: $81m

Revenue: $101m

MISSION:

ADL WAS FORMED IN 1913 TO ELIMINATE ANTI-SEMITISM AND BIGOTRY IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Alliance Defending Freedom

Scottsdale, AZ

Assets: $78m

Revenue: $79m

MISSION:

ADF IS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING LAW AND CULTURE SO TRUE FREEDOM CAN FLOURISH.

Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law

Washington, DC

Assets: $73m

Revenue: $38m

MISSION:

AT A HISTORIC MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO IN 1963, PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, VICE PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT F. KENNEDY CHALLENGED 244 OF AMERICA'S PROMINENT ATTORNEYS TO SPEARHEAD THE CAUSE FOR EQUAL JUSTICE DURING A TUMULTUOUS CIVIL RIGHTS ERA. THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE WAS FOUNDED AT THIS CLOSED DOOR MEETING AND HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF EFFORTS TO ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS EVER SINCE. TODAY, THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRINCIPAL MISSION IS TO SECURE EQUAL JUSTICE FOR ALL THROUGH THE RULE OF LAW, TARGETING IN PARTICULAR THE INEQUITIES CONFRONTING AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES. THE LAWYERS' COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MARSHAL THE RESOURCES OF THE PRIVATE BAR TO OBTAIN EQUAL JUSTICE FOR MINORITIES BY ADDRESSING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO RACIAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

Center For American Progress

Washington, DC

Assets: $72m

Revenue: $50m

MISSION:

NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING PROGRESSIVE POLICY IDEAS.