RNTEE Category
Foundations in
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Showing the top foundations primarily classified under civil rights, social action & advocacy. These grantmakers focus on supporting programs in this sector.
843
Foundations
Largest Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Foundations
Top 50 by total assets
#1
AARP
Washington, DC
R25Assets
$13.1B
Giving
-
#2
BELIEVE IN PEOPLE INC
WICHITA, KS
R20Assets
$3.9B
Giving
-
#3
KEY CHANGE INC
WICHITA, KS
R99Assets
$1.2B
Giving
-
#4
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY
R60Assets
$961.9M
Giving
-
#5
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
MONTGOMERY, AL
R63Assets
$474.8M
Giving
-
#6
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC
NEW YORK, NY
R22Assets
$433.7M
Giving
-
#7
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
New York, NY
R20Assets
$334.9M
Giving
-
#8
Sacramento Mountains Foundation Inc
Alamogordo, NM
R20Assets
$268.7M
Giving
-
#9
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM INC
Foxborough, MA
R12Assets
$211.1M
Giving
-
#10
INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE
Arlington, VA
R60Assets
$178.0M
Giving
-
#11
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT
BOSTON, MA
R00AAssets
$161.7M
Giving
-
#12
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
FAIRFAX, VA
R60Assets
$137.1M
Giving
$6K
#13
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
R60Assets
$112.2M
Giving
-
#14
THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC
NEW YORK, NY
R61Assets
$112.2M
Giving
$181K
#15
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC
NEW YORK, NY
R20ZAssets
$108.1M
Giving
-
#16
CHRISTIAN ADVOCATES SERVING EVANGELISM INC
BRENTWOOD, TN
R60Assets
$102.2M
Giving
-
#17
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
NEW YORK, NY
R60Assets
$101.4M
Giving
-
#18
HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY
R60Assets
$96.9M
Giving
$2.4M
#19
PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT
WASHINGTON, DC
R05Assets
$94.8M
Giving
-
#20
NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC
BOULDER, CO
R22Assets
$92.2M
Giving
-
#21
NAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC
BALTIMORE, MD
R22Assets
$89.5M
Giving
$4.2M
#22
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
WASHINGTON, DC
R05Assets
$84.5M
Giving
-
#23
THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, DC
R22Assets
$77.9M
Giving
-
#24
ONETEN COALITION INC
MONTCLAIR, NJ
R05Assets
$77.0M
Giving
-
#25
FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION INC
PHILADELPHIA, PA
R63Assets
$74.1M
Giving
$302K
#26
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
LOS ANGELES, CA
R21ZAssets
$66.9M
Giving
-
#27
THIRD WAY
WASHINGTON, DC
R99Assets
$66.0M
Giving
-
#28
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Found
Seattle, WA
R60Assets
$62.9M
Giving
-
#29
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY
R99Assets
$59.1M
Giving
-
#30
TREVOR PROJECT INC
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
R20Assets
$56.5M
Giving
-
#31
FWDUS INC
WASHINGTON, DC
R01Assets
$55.2M
Giving
-
#32
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc
New York, NY
R05Assets
$53.5M
Giving
-
#33
Chinese for Affirmative Action
San Francisco, CA
R22ZAssets
$52.3M
Giving
-
#34
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
BALTIMORE, MD
R22Assets
$46.7M
Giving
-
#35
JEROME LEVY FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
R01Assets
$43.6M
Giving
-
#36
ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, CA
R60ZAssets
$43.5M
Giving
-
#37
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
WASHINGTON, DC
R20Assets
$40.1M
Giving
$2.6M
#38
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
WASHINGTON, DC
R20Assets
$39.2M
Giving
-
#39
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, DC
R26Assets
$38.5M
Giving
$1.1M
#40
Transgender Law Center
Oakland, CA
R26Assets
$37.7M
Giving
$130K
#41
UNISWAP FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
R12Assets
$37.5M
Giving
-
#42
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC
WASHINGTON, DC
R01Assets
$37.1M
Giving
-
#43
BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES
BROOKLYN, NY
R20Assets
$37.1M
Giving
-
#44
UNITED WE DREAM NETWORK INC
WASHINGTON, DC
R20Assets
$36.7M
Giving
-
#45
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN INC
WASHINGTON, DC
R26Assets
$34.6M
Giving
$351K
#46
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC
WASHINGTON, DC
R20ZAssets
$33.9M
Giving
-
#47
IMPACT JUSTICE
OAKLAND, CA
R20Assets
$31.7M
Giving
-
#48
OUR AMERICAN FUTURE FOUNDATION
WASHINGTON, DC
R40Assets
$31.7M
Giving
-
#49
CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUND
OAKLAND, CA
R22Assets
$30.6M
Giving
-
#50
RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE
BROOKLYN, NY
R20Assets
$30.6M
Giving
-
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