Website: www.AFLCIO.org

Website: www.AAUW.org.

Website: www.AmericanBar.org.

Lobbying organization representing chemical manufacturing companies such as Dow Chemical, DuPont, Monsanto, ExxonMobil Chemical, Chevron Phillips Chemical, and Bayer.

Website: www.AmericanChemistry.com.

The U.S. Constitution guarantees certain civil liberties to all Americans. These include...

The ACLU is a nonprofit organization that works to protect these individual rights. They work both by lobbying Congress and by challenging violations of civil liberties in the court system. The organization has been the center of controversy at times by defending those rights for groups whose views are generally considered to be objectionable, though not unlawful.

For more about about the ACLU, visit their website at www.ACLU.org.

For more, read the FactCheck.org article.

Website: www.AmericanCrossroads.org.

A conservative think tank.

Website: www.AEI.org.

A dark-money group that supports school voucher programs and charter schools nationwide.

AFC is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and has worked with the group to draft model legislation.

For more on the American Federation for Children, read the Sourcewatch report.

Website: www.FederationForChildren.org.

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) drafts model legislation that state legislators can quickly turn into legislation.

ALEC is funded by large corporations, and the laws it recommends typically support those corporations, often at the expense of the overwhelming majority of Americans.

Website: www.ALEC.org.

For learn about where ALEC comes from and what it does, read Who is ALEC? - our discussion.

To read about ALEC's close affiliations with the Trump administration, click here.

To follow ALEC's recent activities, visit AlecExposed.org.

Click here to read a comparison between ALEC and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Website: www.ama-assn.org.

Professional organization of psychiatrists in the United States.

Website: www.psychiatry.org.

Nonprofit organization that works to protect animals through the legal system.

Website: www.ALDF.org.

Website: www.ADL.org.

A nonprofit news cooperative whose syndicated reports appear in newspapers and news websites. Most local newspapers that report national and world news merely run stories from the AP, rather than providing coverage by their own reporting staff.

An organization of physicians. The group claims to be non-partisan, yet much of its writing advocates for policies generally associated with those who label themselves conservative.

According to a 2009 Mother Jones magazine report...

In an article published in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Fall 2015), former AAPS President Richard Amerling suggests, "The abortion industry and Planned Parenthood originated in the population control and eugenics movements," and supports a view that a major reason for abortion is a desire to protect insects, fish, and animals.

One article on the group's website states "The Planned Parenthood doctors make Dr. Joseph Menegle, Hitler's 'Doctor of Death' look like an angel of mercy by comparison."

Website: www.AAPSonline.org.

Note: Lobby99 does not associate any value judgement with labels such as "liberal" or "conservative" - we merely use the term here to point out a leaning the group does not acknowledge. In fact, while Lobby99 considers itself to be nonpartisan and evidence-based, some would label the policies we advocate as being generally associated with those who label themselves liberal.

Bankrate.com is a website that reports on rates and consumer policies offered by about 5,000 banks in the United States.

You can visit their website at www.BankRate.com.

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A nonpartisan public policy institute.

Website: www.BrennanCenter.org

Website: www.brookings.edu/a>.

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Website: www.CampaignLegal.org.

Website: www.AmericanProgress.org

The Center for Economic and Policy Research analyzes and reports on economic issues that affect people's lives. To learn more, visit their website at www.CEPR.net.

A nonprofit liberal watchdog and advocacy organization based in Wisconsin.

Website: PRWatch.org.

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Website: www.CBPP.org

Website: www.citizensforethics.org.

An organization that researches civil rights and equal opportunity for racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Website: www.CivilRightsProject.ucla.edu.

Independent organization of scientists and journalists that researches the causes and effects of Climate Change.

Website: www.ClimateCentral.org.

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A nonpartisan, non-profit organization that analyzes the fiscal impact of government policies.

Website: www.CRFB.org

Website: www.CommonCause.org.

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that works to improve access to health care - especially for those who are the most likely to be unable to obtain it. It does this by funding independent research and improved health care practices.

Website: www.CommonwealthFund.org

A libertarian think tank.

CEI advocates restricting government oversight in public policy areas such as finance, consumer protections, and the environment. It coordinated and funded the Supreme Court case King v. Burwell - an attempt to eliminate most government subsidies that help people pay for health care insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare).

Major CEI funders include Koch Family Foundations, as well as oil, pharmaceutical, and tobacco companies.

Website: CEI.org.

Website: www.TheUsConstitution.org.

Consumer Federation of America is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that researches and reports on consumer issues. CFA also advocates for policies that would benefit consumers.

You can visit their website at ConsumerFed.org.

Commonly used name for Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies.

A conservative 501(c)(4) advocacy organization primarily founded by Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie.

It has been used to anonymously fund the Super PAC American Crossroads.

For more, read the FactCheck.org article.

Website: www.CrossroadsGPS.org.

Website: www.Democracy21.org.

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Website: www.EcoHealthAlliance.org.

The Economic Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit think tank that studies public policies which affect low- and middle-income workers. They also propose public policies that would improve the economic conditions of American workers.

Website: www.EPI.org.

Fundraising website for conservative causes founded in 2020.

It is part of the Michigan Grassroots Alliance - which supports right-wing causes.

Website: www.electionintegrityfund.org.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocates on free speech and privacy concerns related to the Internet. You can learn more at www.EFF.org.

An organization that works to end sexual violence on school campuses.

Website: www.EndRapeOnCampus.org.

Website: www.EnergyInnovation.org.

A nonprofit, non-partisan organization that researches and reports on issues related to the environment.

Website: www.ewg.org.

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For more on the American Federation for Children, read the Sourcewatch report.

Website: www.FRC.org.

Government Sponsored Enterprises that encourage home ownership by buying mortgages from banks.

Fannie Mae is short for the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). Freddie Mac is short for Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). The main difference between the two is that Fannie Mae typically buys mortgages from larger banks, while Freddie Mac buys mortgages mostly from smaller banks.

This is how it works...

When you take out a mortgage to buy a house, the bank has to pay that money to the house's seller. But a bank can only lend as much money as it has. To increase the amount of money available for loans, the bank sells the mortgage. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages, most of which they bundle to resell as mortgage backed securities.

Websites:
Fannie Mae: FannieMae.com
Freddie Mac: FreddieMac.com

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A nonprofit organization that advocates for safe food and clean water.

Website: www.FoodAndWaterWatch.org.

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A consortium of tax-preparation companies that collaborates with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the Free File Program.

Website: FreeFileAlliance.org.

A nonprofit organization that raises money for conservative candidates.

Website: FreedomPartners.org.

Website: FuseWashington.org

A company that performs opposition research for political candidates.

Website: www.FusionGPS.com

FWA Consultants books retired military officers to speak at events.

Website: www.flagofficers.us.

An organization that provides education and other programs to girls to help them overcome gender, economic, and social barriers.

Website: www.GirlsInc.org.

Organization that educates on and advocates for equal treatment for all students in kindergarten through 12th grade - especially LGBT students.

Website: www.GLSEN.org.

The GRACE Communications Foundation is an organization that works to increase public awareness of issues related to food, water, and energy systems.

You can visit their website at www.GRACElinks.org.

A nonprofit organization which works to advance reproductive health.

It was founded in 1968 as the Center for Family Planning Program Development, a division of Planned Parenthood. It became an independent nonprofit in 1977 and was renamed the Guttmacher Institute after the death of former Planned Parenthood president Alan Guttmacher.

Website: www.Guttmacher.org.

A think tank with the stated mission of "formulating and promoting conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense."

Website: www.Heritage.org.

A not-for-profit consumer advocacy organization in California.

Website: www.heraca.org.

Oil industry trade group. Its mission statement reads "The Independent Petroleum Association of America is dedicated to ensuring a strong, viable American oil and natural gas industry, recognizing that an adequate and secure supply of energy is essential to the national economy."

IPAA produced the film TruthLand. It was in response to the film GasLand, which showed dangers of unregulated fracking.

It was founded in 1929 by President Herbert Hoover.

Website: www.ipaa.org.

A nonprofit organization that works to exonerate wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing.

Website: www.InnocenceProject.org.

A United Nations organization that assesses the science related to climate change.

Website: www.ipcc.ch.

A independent organization of several nations' governments created to help nations maintain nuclear safety - whether it is used for energy or weapons.

The IAEA is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Website: www.iaea.org.

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A trade association that advocates favorable laws and policies for large franchises.

The organization has...

The IFA also is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Website: Franchise.org.

Organization that seeks to influence political outcomes in lesser developed countries.

It is loosely affiliated with the Republican Party

Website: www.IRI.org.

A nonprofit organization that fights poverty of senior citizens through legal advocacy.

Website: www.JusticeInAging.org.

A non-partisan nonprofit organization that researches issues focusing on U.S. health care policy. It is not associated with health care provider Kaiser Permanente.

Website: KFF.org

An organization that works with students and sexual-abuse survivors to eliminate sexual and dating violence in schools.

Its name comes from Title IX - the 1972 law guaranteeing equal protections in public education from all genders.

Website: www.KnowYourIX.org.

A 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that advocates for sound environmental laws and policies.

Among the ways it does this are working with the federal and local governments and supporting candidates who will support policies that protect the environment.

Website: www.LCV.org.

A U.S. political party that advocates to minimize government involvement in public policy areas such as consumer protections and social programs.

Website: www.LP.org

Website: www.manhattan-institute.org.

Michigan-based organization that supports right-wing causes.

Website: www.rocketfuelfund.org.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination."

Website: www.NAACP.org.

A nonprofit organization made up of scientists that provides independent and objective advice to policymakers on science and technology issues.

It was established in 1863 under the administration of Abraham Lincoln.

Its findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Website: www.NASonline.org.

A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to end homelessness in the United States.

Website: EndHomelessness.org.

Website: www.NAACP.org

Website: www.nar.realtor.

Organization that works to end discrimination and violence against transgender people.

Website: www.TransEquality.org.

Organization stating it is "dedicated to the removal of harmful gender based stereotypes, especially as they impact boys, men, their families and those who love them."

According to its website, the organization addresses issues such as pay inequality between genders, domestic violence against males, and false accusations of rape.

Website: www.NCFM.org.

A non-partisan organization that provides information to state legislators to help them evaluate policy options.

All state legislators and their staff members are members.

Website: www.ncsl.org.

Click here to read a comparison between the NCSL and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

A nonprofit organization established by Congress to "disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a non-partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.".

The Constitution Center Museum is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Independence Hall.

Website: ConstitutionCenter.org.

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A nonprofit whose mission is to protect U.S. national parks.

Website: www.npca.org.

Trade organization for large business users of letter mail.

Website: www.postalcouncil.org.

Annual event put on by an organization known as The Fellowship or The Family.

It started in 1953 under the administration of President Dwight Eisenhower.

Though based on the Christian religion, the breakfast itself is inclusive of other religions. It has, however, been used to advance political causes.

In 1995, during the Bill Clinton administration, Mother Theresa used the breakfast to preach against abortion.

In 2017, President Trump promised at the breakfast to eliminate the law that prohibits tax-exempt religions (and other charities) from participating in elections.

Most of the significant actions, however take place side events around the breakfast - where lobbyists and leaders of various interests meet with associates of the president.

For more, read the Smithsonian article.

A professional organization and social community for journalists and communications professionals.

Website: www.press.org.

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A project of the University of Michigan Law School that provides details of every known exoneration (a case in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence) in the United States since 1989.

Website: www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx.

Website: home.NRA.org

Organization the researches "our world's frozen realms" and provides data on its findings.

Website: NSIDC.org.

Organization founded in 1869 to advocate for women having the right to vote.

For more, read the Encyclopaedia Britannica article.

Organization that advocates for women's rights

Website: www.NWLC.org.

Website: www.NLEOMF.org.

Website: www.NRDC.org

A news organization that reports on global issues such as the environment, education, health, and governance.

Website: OrbMedia.org.

International organization that works to develop policies that can be effective across international borders.

Website: www.OECD.org.

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A research institute that that focuses onpublic policy issues related to society.

Website: www.PalmCenter.org.

Website: www.PewTrusts.org.

Website: www.PSR.org.

A nonprofit organization that provides information and services relating to reproductive issues and children's health.

Website: www.PlannedParenthood.org

A nonprofit organization that studies and analyzes the integrity of journalism and media.

Website: www.Poynter.org

Website: www.citizen.org.

Website: www.rand.org.

An alliance of American and Canadian environmental groups that addresses water issues on the Great Lakes.

Website: www.RestoreOurWater.com.

A consulting company that analyzes "disruptive global trends".

Website: www.rhg.com.

Organization that advocates for the freedom to hunt.

Website: www.SafariClub.org.

Leadership PAC started by President Donald Trump right after the 2020 election.

For more, read the MSN story.

A nonprofit organization that investigates and educates the public about people and organizations that advocate violence against others based on bigotry.

They sue organizations on the behalf of victims of hate crime. In several cases, the organizations found liable for the hate crimes were required to turn over all of their assets (including property) to the victim.

The SPLC also runs Teaching Tolerance - a program that provides free materials to teachers who want to educate their students on ways to reduce prejudice and improve relations between various ethnic groups.

Website: www.SPLcenter.org.

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Organization whose website states its mission as "Working for policy reform to protect all victims and stop false allegations."

SAVE states as its position that a definition of rape that includes alcohol- or drug-facilitated rape, as well as attempted rape, is "overly broad".

Website: www.SaveServices.org.

Nonprofit organization that supports survivors of sexual violence through legal assistance, policy advocacy, and education.

Website: www.SurvJustice.org.

The Tax Policy Center is a nonpartisan organization that analyzes the effects of tax policies. It is a joint project of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute.

For more, read this New York Times article.

Website: www.TaxPolicyCenter.org.

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute studies problems associated with all aspects of transportation.

You can learn more about them at tti.tamu.edu.

An organization that lobbies for the wireless industry. You can visit their website at www.CTIA.org.

A news website that provides reporting and analysis from a self-described "progressive perspective". It is a project of the Center for American Progress (CAP)

Website: ThinkProgress.org.

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Also called the U.N. Commission on Human Rights.

Organization within the United Nations (U.N.) that provides technical assistance in developing human rights standards for the U.N.

Website: www.ohchr.org.

Organization founded to assist Palestinian refugees, which it defines as persons whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 (Arab-Israeli) conflict.

It was established by the United Nations (UN) in 1949 and receives most of its funding from United Nations member states.

Website: www.unrwa.org.

The UN Security Council is one of the six main organs of the United Nations.

Its primary function is to maintain international peace and stability.

The Security Council is comprised of 15 members - 5 permanent and 10 elected to 2-year terms. The permanent members are...

Security Council resolutions are binding, and can be enforced by sanctions or a peacekeeping force. Passing a resolution requires a YES vote from at least 9 members. However, a NO vote by any of the permanent members is considered a veto and will cause the resolution to fail.

Website: www.USChamber.com.

Website: www.ucsusa.org.

An organization of approximately 200 of the Earth's nations. It was created in 1945 - after the Second World War - to promote international cooperation.

The UN consists of 6 main organs...

The leader (Secretary-General) of the U.N. is Ban Ki-moon of Korea, who has served since 2007.

Previous Secretary-Generals have been:

Website: www.UN.org

A non-partisan think tank that studies, reports on, and advocates for social programs and policies.

The Urban Institute was created in 1968 under President Lyndon Johnson.

For more, visit their website at www.Urban.org.

A nonprofit organization that provides services for veterans who have served in overseas conflicts and advocates for policies that serve their interests.

Website: www.VFW.org.

Nonprofit organization that coordinates media access to the president.

Website: www.WHCA.press.

Nonprofit organization that publishes information from anonymous sources on its website.

The information typically is classified or sensitive.

Website: www.WikiLeaks.org.

Website: www.WorldBank.org.

Website: www.who.int.

An agency of the United Nations (UN) created in 1967 to protect intellectual property across nations.

For more, visit www.wipo.int.