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San Francisco civil rights and social justice organizations

There are 430 civil rights and advocacy organizations in the greater San Francisco metro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro civil rights and social justice organizations employ 2,028 people, earn more than $488 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $955 million.
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Types of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Civil rights organizations
 
181
 
$187,424,118
Civil liberties advocates and organizations
 
54
 
$119,499,797
Voter registration and education organizations
 
52
 
$99,089,242
LGBT rights organizations
 
42
 
$56,323,169
Civil rights and social justice alliances and advocates
 
36
 
$45,805,599
Women's rights advocacy organizations
 
28
 
$5,967,958
Civil rights and social justice professional societies
 
11
 
$654,155
Civil rights and social justice research and public policy institutes
 
10
 
$24,981,795
Organizations supporting multiple civil rights and social justice organizations
 
10
 
$416,577
Pro-choice advocacy organizations
 
10
 
$16,991,388
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Job trends for San Francisco civil rights and social justice organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
59
1-10
 
39
11-25
 
19
26-100
 
23
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
92
$250k to $1M
 
34
$1M to $5M
 
40
$5M to $25M
 
27
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of civil rights and social justice organizations in San Francisco

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Eko and Affiliate

SumOfUs will organize consumers and citizens to pressure corporations to adopt policies that promote economic justice, the health and welfare of citizens and protection of the environment, in the nations in which these corporations operate.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$834.4k
Employees
38
EIN
45-2513966
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Out and Equal

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is the world's premiere organization dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality.
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
48
EIN
02-0681855
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Revenue
$15.7m
Assets
$37.7m
Employees
62
EIN
05-0544006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.
Revenue
$21.6m
Assets
$56.3m
Employees
121
EIN
04-3091431
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality

Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality advances immigrant rights, economic justice, and education equity through legal services, policy advocacy, and a network of sponsored groups.
Revenue
$19.7m
Assets
$52.3m
Employees
162
EIN
94-2161304
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights empowers marginalized communities, reallocates resources from prisons to opportunities, and advocates for racial and economic justice.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
28
EIN
94-3252009
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Justice and Accountability

Center for Justice and Accountability prosecutes human rights abusers through innovative litigation and advocacy, winning landmark verdicts and advancing accountability for torture and atrocity crimes.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$3.6m
Employees
17
EIN
94-3299686
IRS type
501(c)(3)

GSA Network

GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$4.3m
Employees
33
EIN
20-5367752
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Public Rights Project

Public Rights Project empowers government officials nationwide to enforce laws that protect civil rights through litigation, training, and convening.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
45
EIN
88-4139028
IRS type
501(c)(3)

VotingWorks

VotingWorks builds secure, affordable election technology to increase trust by promoting transparency, simplicity, and demonstrable security.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$10.5m
Employees
27
EIN
83-2910494
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nextgen Education Fund

Nextgen Education Fund empowers youths to strengthen democracy through multi-issue and multi-racial voter education, registration, and get-out-the-vote activities.
Revenue
$20.2m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
0
EIN
86-3766505
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCR)

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 1968, works to advance, protect and promote the legal rights of communities of color, and low-income persons, immigrants, and refugees.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
37
EIN
94-2581415
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Greenlining Institute

The Greenlining Institute empowers communities of color by advocating for economic equity, climate resilience, and accountability from public and private sectors.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$44.4m
Employees
77
EIN
94-3173571
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation

Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation ("blmgnf") is working inside and outside of the system to heal the past, re-imagine the present, and invest in the future of Black Lives through policy change, investment in our communities, and a commitment to....
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$28.4m
Employees
3
EIN
82-4862489
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ifwhenhow

Ifwhenhow litigates pregnancy-related cases, provides legal support, and offers training and opportunities for law students and professionals.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$25.6m
Employees
52
EIN
90-0181944
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG)

The Neighborhood Funders Group's mission is to build the capacity of philanthropy to advance social justice and community change.
Revenue
$17.3m
Assets
$31.4m
Employees
33
EIN
06-1368627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vote Org

Vote.org empowers voters with technology that simplifies registration, provides election information, and combats voter suppression to foster increased civic participation.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$6.8m
Employees
17
EIN
26-2094990
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Essie Justice Group

Essie Justice Group mobilizes women with incarcerated loved ones to heal, build collective power, and advocate for change that counters mass incarceration's harms.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
74
EIN
80-0956021
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Disability Rights Advocates

Disability Rights Advocates advances disability civil rights through high-impact class action litigation, education, and advocacy, tackling systemic discrimination and expanding access nationwide.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$23.6m
Employees
41
EIN
94-3189313
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California

The ACLU of Northern California is an enduring guardian of justice, fairness, equality, and freedom, working to protect and advance civil liberties for all Californians.
Revenue
$21.8m
Assets
$49.3m
Employees
117
EIN
94-0279770
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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