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Civil liberties advocates and organizations

There are 2,323civil liberties organizations in the United States. Combined, these civil liberties organizationsemploy 13,575 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.
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Types of civil liberties organizations

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
2,323
$3,219,687,197
Anti-abortion organizations
838
$461,231,800
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
236
$336,873,107
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Job trends for Civil liberties organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
402
1-10
421
11-25
178
26-100
100
101 to 1,000
22
1,000+
0
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Sizes of civil liberties organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
734
$250k to $1M
425
$1M to $5M
272
$5M to $25M
73
$25M to $100M
9
$100M+
7
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Directory of civil liberties organizations

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1-20 of 2,323

Catholics for Choice

Catholics for Choice promotes sexual and reproductive ethics based on justice and respect for individuals' decision-making capacity.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$14.9m
Employees
19
EIN
52-1154418
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Media Matters for America

Media Matters for America combats conservative misinformation, supports progressive issues, and analyzes media narratives to empower activists and the public.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$20.0m
Employees
122
EIN
47-0928008
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$65.4m
Assets
$117.0m
Employees
281
EIN
13-3669731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$22.8m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
128
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
$185.1m
Assets
$828.6m
Employees
483
EIN
13-6213516
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Physicians For Reproductive Health

Physicians For Reproductive Health advocates for reproductive rights, ensuring equitable health care access through organized action, education, and the amplification of medical provider voices.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$9.1m
Employees
25
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
$142.7m
Assets
$177.3m
Employees
389
EIN
13-3871360
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Reproductive Freedom for All

NARAL Pro-Choice America ensures women's reproductive freedom through political advocacy, organizing members, and national communication from Washington, D.C.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$6.9m
Employees
145
EIN
13-2630359
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Alliance Defending Freedom

ADF advocates for religious freedom and protects the sanctity of human life, freedom of speech, and traditional marriage and family.
Revenue
$101.8m
Assets
$97.6m
Employees
439
EIN
54-1660459
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Family Research Council (FRC)

Family Research Council's mission is to advance faith, family and freedom in public policy and the culture from a Christian worldview.
Revenue
$22.0m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
116
EIN
52-1792772
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Institute for Justice

Through strategic litigation, training, communication, activism and research, the Institute for Justice (ij) advances a rule of law under which individuals can control their destinies as free and responsible members of society.
Revenue
$49.9m
Assets
$163.7m
Employees
216
EIN
52-1744337
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Humanist Association

The American Humanist Association promotes humanism, defends civil liberties and secular governance, and educates the public through publications and conferences.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
18
EIN
94-6168317
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Rifle Association (NRA)

The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates for gun rights.
Revenue
$175.7m
Assets
$168.1m
Employees
496
EIN
53-0116130
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Judicial Watch

Judicial Watch promotes government transparency and accountability through litigation, investigations, and public outreach, ensuring officials uphold ethical standards and the rule of law.
Revenue
$104.3m
Assets
$412.6m
Employees
59
EIN
52-1885088
IRS type
501(c)(3)

ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts

Defends freedoms through litigation and education. Provides legal support to advance civil liberties and rights. Located in Boston, MA.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$30.5m
Employees
67
EIN
47-3686152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fund For Policy Reform

Funding initiatives for public welfare, drug policy, poverty alleviation & criminal justice. Supports legislation for fairness across states & nations.
Revenue
$329.1m
Assets
$776.3m
Employees
0
EIN
26-4351242
IRS type
501(c)(4)

American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) is a non-partisan, non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting the liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, the state Constitution, and state/federal human rights laws.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
59
EIN
36-2682569
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Center on Sexual Exploitation

Leading org. linking all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation. Defends human dignity, advocates for a world free from sexploitation.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
32
EIN
13-2608326
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Live Action

Live Action is a new media movement dedicated to building a culture of life and ending abortion, the greatest human rights injustice of our time.
Revenue
$14.0m
Assets
$7.2m
Employees
61
EIN
42-1764425
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU)

Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure freedom of religion.
Revenue
$17.9m
Assets
$27.1m
Employees
44
EIN
53-0184647
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "R60: Civil Liberties Advocacy" 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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