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Chicago civil rights and social justice organizations

There are 483 civil rights and advocacy organizations in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro civil rights and social justice organizations employ 1,070 people, earn more than $229 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $391 million.
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Types of civil rights and social justice organizations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
 
217
 
$113,539,893
LGBT rights organizations
 
64
 
$8,266,862
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
 
60
 
$51,673,981
Voter registration and education organizations
 
59
 
$36,566,268
Civil rights and social justice alliances and advocates
 
52
 
$4,709,838
Women's rights advocacy organizations
 
43
 
$49,720,737
Anti-abortion organizations
 
19
 
$8,644,473
Civil rights and social justice professional societies
 
18
 
$12,969,111
Organizations supporting multiple civil rights and social justice organizations
 
10
 
$858,553
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
 
10
 
$10,402,153
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Job trends for Chicago civil rights and social justice organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
41
1-10
 
33
11-25
 
22
26-100
 
12
101 to 1,000
 
0
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of civil rights and social justice organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
75
$250k to $1M
 
30
$1M to $5M
 
39
$5M to $25M
 
13
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of civil rights and social justice organizations in Chicago

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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)

Action Center on Race & the Economy Institute

ACRE Institute partners with organizations and provides programs to reduce inequality, promote justice, and hold conferences on related topics.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$7.6m
Employees
33
EIN
82-1199695
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roderick and Solange Macarthur Justice Center

The MacArthur Justice Center was founded in 1985 by J. Roderick MacArthur and his daughter Dr. Solange MacArthur and one of the premier civil rights law firms in the United States.
Revenue
$11.6m
Assets
$92.0m
Employees
40
EIN
36-4445595
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Economic Research and Social Change

The Center for Economic Research and Social Change is dedicated to a better understanding of today's world, and helping to put forward a vision of a better future.
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$24.6m
Employees
41
EIN
36-4400754
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Thomas More Society

Headquartered in Chicago, the Thomas More Society defends the sanctity of human life, the family and religious liberty in courtrooms across the country. The Society is a nonprofit organization wholly supported by private donations.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
37
EIN
36-4270023
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Equip for Equality (EFE)

Equip for Equality is a private, not-for-profit legal advocacy organization and is the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy System designated to safeguard the rights of people with physical and mental disabilities.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
87
EIN
36-3361312
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Descendants Truth&reconciliation

Descendants Truth&Reconciliation is a civil rights and advocacy organization run by JP Morgan Chase Bank N A and located in Chicago, IL with total revenues of $15,031,584 last year.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$29.2m
Employees
0
EIN
85-2163027
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Power for Action and Justice

The Organization conducted leadership training and public forums addressing means by which to be proactive in advocacy for social justice and values. Advocacy for social Justice, common good, and housing opportunity.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
4
EIN
36-4205738
IRS type
501(c)(3)

People's Action Institute (NPA)

People's Action Institute invests in state and local organizations for racial, economic, and gender justice through lobbying efforts and grassroots campaigns.
Revenue
$12.8m
Assets
$24.9m
Employees
71
EIN
36-2755109
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum

National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum empowers AAPI women through grassroots organizing, impact litigation, and non-partisan voter engagement.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$22.7m
Employees
64
EIN
36-4799986
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Workers Center For Racial Justice NFP

Workers Center For Racial Justice aims to eliminate structural barriers to sustainable and living wage by offering various programs.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$430.9k
Employees
0
EIN
45-4461270
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE)

To build a global community free from sexual exploitation. We know that all forms of sexual exploitation, including sexual assault and the commercial sex trade, are detrimental to a healthy society and undermine the dignity of all people.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
31
EIN
26-0220074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Midwest Access Coalition

Midwest Access Coalition provides logistical and financial support for those seeking a safe and legal abortion, including transportation and accommodation.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
13
EIN
47-2160168
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Votes

Chicago Votes empowers young Chicagoans through civic education, advocacy, and leadership development, fostering a more inclusive democracy and making politics engaging.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.3m
Employees
16
EIN
46-0545127
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Council for Health Justice

The Legal Council for Health Justice uses the power of the law to secure dignity, well-being and opportunity for people who face barriers due to illness or disability.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3563802
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aid for Women

Aid for Women empowers women in unexpected pregnancy situations to choose life through pregnancy help centers and residential programs.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
48
EIN
36-2988483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Chicago legal group promoting racial equity and economic opportunity through partnerships, litigation, and advocacy for education and housing equality.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
26
EIN
51-0189264
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Policy Circle

National, nonpartisan organization informing and connecting women to be more impactful citizens through roundtable conversations, leadership programs, and inspiration.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
14
EIN
47-2843650
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Invisible Institute

Invisible Institute enhances public accountability through investigative journalism, police data transparency, and youth engagement on race and policing in Chicago.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
15
EIN
47-3551981
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD)

OCAD is a civil rights organization in Chicago, IL whose mission is: OCAD provides education and legal support to individuals facing deportation in Chicago, IL.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
3
EIN
82-0840451
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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