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Massachusetts civil rights and social justice organizations

There are 431 civil rights and advocacy organizations in Massachusetts. Combined, these Massachusettsan civil rights and social justice organizations employ 900 people, earn more than $226 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $274 million.
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Types of civil rights and social justice organizations in Massachusetts

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
 
178
 
$65,946,227
Voter registration and education organizations
 
77
 
$88,190,621
LGBT rights organizations
 
64
 
$24,491,869
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
 
53
 
$57,849,302
Civil rights and social justice alliances and advocates
 
48
 
$4,654,231
Women's rights advocacy organizations
 
24
 
$3,112,408
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
 
9
 
$18,032,266
Organizations supporting multiple civil rights and social justice organizations
 
8
 
$495,036
Anti-abortion organizations
 
7
 
$1,669,661
Civil rights and social justice research and public policy institutes
 
4
 
$3,134,661
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Civil rights and social justice organizations by major Massachusetts cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Boston
 
331
 
$190,171,535
Worcester
 
30
 
$4,460,224
Springfield, MA
 
30
 
$30,500,038
Pittsfield
 
14
 
$200,788
Providence, RI
 
13
 
$860,317
Barnstable Town
 
9
 
$272,135
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Job trends for Massachusetts civil rights and social justice organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
38
1-10
 
50
11-25
 
17
26-100
 
11
101 to 1,000
 
0
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of civil rights and social justice organizations in Massachusetts

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
87
$250k to $1M
 
40
$1M to $5M
 
29
$5M to $25M
 
10
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
  • Large organizations like Pro-Democracy Campaign, Collective Power, Movement Voter Fund, The Justice Project Action, and Glad Law (GLAD) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Massachusetts civil rights and social justice organizations.
  • Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 11.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Massachusetts civil rights and social justice organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of civil rights and social justice organizations in Massachusetts

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MuckRock Foundation

MuckRock is a non-profit news site that promotes transparency by requesting, analyzing, and sharing government documents.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
28
EIN
81-1485228
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)

Glad Law (GLAD)

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$11.9m
Employees
38
EIN
04-2660498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America monitors and challenges anti-Israel media bias, corrects misinformation, educates journalists, and supports students countering campus distortions.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
44
EIN
52-1332702
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Disability Rights Fund (DRF)

DRF supports DPO in the developing world to take the lead in advocating for the human rights of persons with disabilities at local and national levels, utilizing the mechanism of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
9
EIN
27-5026293
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cultural Survival

Cultural Survival is a global leader in the fight to protect indigenous lands, languages, and cultures around the world. In partnership with indigenous peoples, they advocate for native communities whose rights, cultures, and dignity are under threat.
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$17.3m
Employees
19
EIN
23-7182593
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Turnup Activism

Turnup Activism is a hub for civic engagement, youth voter registration, and social justice campaigns through mobile apps and training programs.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
4
EIN
83-3917641
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Public Interest Research

The Center for Public Interest Research conducts research, organizing, community service, and public education around critical public interest issues.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
16
EIN
04-2863170
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Reproductive Equity Now Foundation

Reproductive Equity Now Foundation is a pro-choice advocacy organization in Boston, MA whose mission is: Advocating for reproductive rights, including access to safe abortion, education and resources.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2679358
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Promise Education Fund

American Promise Education Fund educates, inspires and empowers Americans to strengthen democracy through citizen-led constitutional amendments.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
48
EIN
47-4601462
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Politics Leadership Academy

New Politics Leadership Academy recruits and mentors servant leaders through nonpartisan training, reflection, and networks, preparing them to pursue political leadership and office.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
24
EIN
46-2202997
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lawyers for Civil Rights

Lawyers' committee for Civil Rights and economic justice, Inc. (the organization") is a nonprofit, nonpartisan legal organization that fosters equal opportunity and fights discrimination on behalf of people of color and immigrants.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
16
EIN
04-3490614
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pro-Democracy Center

Pro-Democracy Center strengthens democracy by funding and advising charitable initiatives, convening nonpartisan briefings, and training partners to advance civic engagement nationwide.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
0
EIN
93-2176499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Collective Power

Collective Power advances reproductive, racial, and economic justice by educating, mentoring, and training new leaders, convening advocates nationwide, and supporting grassroots groups.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$10.7m
Employees
0
EIN
85-1884503
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Black and Pink

Black and Pink advocates for LGBTQ people affected by the prison industrial complex to abolish it through education, direct service, and organizing.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
10
EIN
27-3930676
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth (BAGLY)

BAGLY provides community-based leadership development, health promotion and social support programs for Massachusetts LGBTQ youth communities, and is a leader in local and national LGBTQ youth advocacy work and workforce development.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$4.5m
Employees
41
EIN
04-2785336
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vot-ER

Vot-Er envisions a healthy country powered by a more inclusive American democracy. It promotes civic engagement and equitable healthcare access in Boston.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
57
EIN
86-2040929
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Keshet

Keshet advocates for LGBTQ+ Jews' equality, empowers queer youth, strengthens Jewish communities, and promotes inclusion through training, resources, and nationwide advocacy.
Revenue
$4.5m
Assets
$7.6m
Employees
35
EIN
48-1278664
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Disability Policy Consortium

Disability Policy Consortium advocates for public policy that positively impacts the lives of people with disabilities by redefining the government's role. Their programs focus on advocacy for persons with disabilities.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
25
EIN
04-3570281
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Movement Voter Fund

The Movement Voter Fund supports grassroots movements to expand multiracial democracy by building power in Black, Latino, AAPI, Native, immigrant, LGBTQ+, Muslim, and other communities. It achieves its mission from Northampton, MA.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
0
EIN
86-3534872
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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