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Civil liberties advocates and organizations

There are 2,741 civil liberties organizations in the United States. Combined, these civil liberties organizations employ 17,078 people, earn more than $4 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
 
2,741
 
$4,188,877,663
Anti-abortion organizations
 
1,006
 
$734,584,127
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
 
253
 
$465,424,853
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Job trends for Civil liberties organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
428
1-10
 
489
11-25
 
240
26-100
 
143
101 to 1,000
 
21
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of civil liberties organizations

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
725
$250k to $1M
 
476
$1M to $5M
 
352
$5M to $25M
 
95
$25M to $100M
 
21
$100M+
 
6
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Directory of civil liberties organizations

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1-20 of 2,741

Catholics for Choice

Catholics for Choice advances reproductive and religious freedom, amplifies pro-choice Catholic voices, and educates and emboldens people of faith supporting abortion access.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
24
EIN
52-1154418
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
$53.7m
Assets
$112.2m
Employees
245
EIN
13-3669731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Action Network

American Action Network promotes center-right policies on freedom, limited government, American exceptionalism, and national security through advocacy and grassroots mobilization.
Revenue
$57.0m
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
25
EIN
27-0730508
IRS type
501(c)(4)

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
$306.8m
Assets
$961.9m
Employees
464
EIN
13-6213516
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
$222.1m
Assets
$242.8m
Employees
383
EIN
13-3871360
IRS type
501(c)(4)

FreedomWorks

FreedomWorks mobilizes grassroots activists to advocate for limited government and liberty, through training, education, and lobbying in Washington D.C.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
58
EIN
52-1349353
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Physicians For Reproductive Health

Physicians For Reproductive Health empowers medical providers to advocate for equitable reproductive health care and access to abortion through education and community support.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
23
EIN
13-3693391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliance Defending Freedom

Alliance Defending Freedom protects religious freedom, free speech, and parental rights through legal advocacy, education, and significant representation in Supreme Court cases.
Revenue
$119.8m
Assets
$112.2m
Employees
482
EIN
54-1660459
IRS type
501(c)(3)

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
$17.8m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
135
EIN
13-2630359
IRS type
501(c)(4)

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
$26.2m
Assets
$23.8m
Employees
111
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
$55.3m
Assets
$178.0m
Employees
239
EIN
52-1744337
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Humanist Association

The American Humanist Association advances humanism, defending civil liberties and secular governance while promoting reason, ethics, compassion, and scientific integrity for nonreligious Americans.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
14
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
$173.8m
Assets
$137.1m
Employees
487
EIN
53-0116130
IRS type
501(c)(4)

International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)

The International Women's Media Foundation is a vibrant global network dedicated to strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide as a means to further freedom of the press.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
17
EIN
52-1648942
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
$18.6m
Assets
$33.6m
Employees
53
EIN
53-0184647
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Advancing American Freedom Foundation

A research organization in Washington, DC that aims to protect and foster freedom through public policy alternatives and education.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
0
EIN
87-2090900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Live Action

Live Action defends preborn children's rights through media campaigns, investigative reporting, and education about the abortion industry and human dignity.
Revenue
$15.7m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
57
EIN
42-1764425
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU

The Foundation is an Illinois not-for-profit organization formed in 1969 whose purposes are to facilitate increased understanding of civil liberties and rights, to inquire into The protection of civil liberties and rights and to publish The results of the....
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$20.4m
Employees
49
EIN
36-2682569
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
$8.1m
Assets
$32.5m
Employees
55
EIN
47-3686152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

For Every Woman

For Every Woman connects women with 24/7 support, medical care, and resources through a nationwide digital platform and partners with clinics for holistic assistance.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
40
EIN
46-1031815
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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