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The 2020 State Funds this aignes set of colaborative funds sim to build on the DAS
long-standing investment in civie engagement of communities of color to make significant changes in 2
handful of states. 7
¢ new funds will bull on existing efforts (the State Engagement initiative and the
New America Marty Funds = Latina, Youth and Black Civie Engagement) as well a initiatives in ether
key communities lke the white working class, LGBTA and sAsian-American/Pocific Islanders, but lnk this
‘worl more tightly to esue organizing and infrastructure investments. The 2020 State Funds wil fo
con 12 states to advance progressive policy and electoral victories, shape political representation, and
support the mobilization of key progressive constituencies.
Climate Change Fund
TAX STATUS: 50K
3), SOME PRINCIPAL: Kathryn Greenberg (i
Democracy Fund
TAX STATUS: 50%
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soKexa) PRINCIPAL: Julle Kohler
Inclusive Economy Fund,
TAX STATUS: SOKCS), 5OKe)A) PRINCIPAL: Zoe Hudson
New American Majority Fund
TAX STATUS: 501(€)), SOKA)
Black Civic Engagement Fund
TAX STATUS: 50
3), SOMEX PRINCIPAL: Ciette Kiancot
Latino Engagement Fund
TAX STATUS: 501(€}3), SOKEN(4) PRINCIPAL: Eddy Morales
Youth Engagement Fund
TAX STATUS: 501C}3). 5OKC)(4) PRINCIPAL: Austin Thomason |
State Engagement Initiative
TAX STATUS: 5OKC(4) PRINCIPAL: Frank Smith2020 VISION INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Advancement Project 1° is « muti-recie civil rights organization. Rootes in the grant
human rights struggles for equality and justice, it exists to full America's promise of an inclusive and
lust democracy: uses innovetive tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve
high impact policy change, Using the law, AP bullds power in communites of color during and beyond
elections and seeks to develop a multi-racial progressive movernent,
TAX STATUS: 5OKCX3) PRINCIPALS: Judith Browne-Dianis BUDGET: $731 m
Penda D. Hair
America Votes av cas oroaressive voter education and mobilizations eforts, convening file
organizations in 20 states. AV plays acrtical role integrating and coorcinating the civic engagement,
electoral and issue advocacy efforts ofthe progressive movement. It seeks to ensure that resources
within the progressive community are combines, coordinated, and applied to effectively engage:
progressive audiences and selvacete for issues.
TAX STATUS: SOKC\(4), SuperPAC PRINCIPAL: Greg Speed BUDGET: $7.44 m
American Constitution Soclety cs voris to reshape the debate on constitutional
{nd legal issues by building an influential network of legal scholars and attorneys and strengthening
scholarship in support of progressive law and policy. Since the judiciary referees the long-term outcarne
Of logisiatve fights. ACS! work - generating and distrbuting legal theory end providing a pipeline for
progressive lw clerks and judges ~ serves the entire movement
PRINCIPAL: Caroline Fredrickson BUDGET: $5.41m
TAXSTATUS: 50K 3
Americans for Financial Reform sr. cosition af more than 200 diverse organizations
aims to ould a Financial system that serves the real economy and the goal of a more ust end equitable
society. Through policy analysis, sdvocacy, education, and outreach, AFR builds public wil fr substantial
referm on the full range of financial issues. rom pays lending, prepaid cards, end mortgages to
systemic risk. One key projects driving public engagernent on the hundreds ef regulations required to
implement Oodé-Franke
TAX STATUS: SOV(CX3), SOKe)(4) PRINCIPAL: Lisa Donner BUDGET: $171m
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center isc sims to coordinate a shared framework
that enables progressives to use ballot measures as tool for movement building and progressive
policy advancement whi also lessening the cost of defensive batlas, Sali initiatives can be used)
25 8 tool to civealy engage progressive constituencies, provide national sue platforms to aavance
progressive goals, ld capacity through sve campaigns, and support strong in-state infrastructure
for proactive work
TAX STATUS: 501(CX3), SOMCX4) PRINCIPAL: Justine Sarver BUDGET: $3.46 m
Brennan Center for Justice tne crennan Center e equal parts think tank pullc interest
law frm ancl advocacy organ zation, The Brennen Center serves as e generator of legal theory ancl as
an expert on democracy reform, equipping and empowering journalists attorneys, cic engagement
organizations, ana other national partners to achieve immediate wins and male longrterm strides toward
aninclusive ana just democracy.
TAX STATUS: SOKCX(3),501(€X4) PRINCIPAL: Michael Waldman BUDGET: $12.38 m
2020 VISION | PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT | FALL 2015Catalist cotaist develons enhanced voter flles overlaid with consumer and lifestyle data to provide
ality voter information and modeling to the progressive community for its advocacy’ and civic
engagement effets, Cataist provides core data and analytic capabilties to all ergarizations,incucing
smaller aascroots organizations, to feciitate communication with, and mobilization of,
key constituencies.
TAX STATUS: LLC. SOX) PRINCIPAL: Laura Quinn BUDGET: $1013 m
Center for American Progress cA? i laroe, mult-issve thie tank.t develops
lsseminates, and advocates for ideas by blencing policy development, multiemacia communications,
fang a long-term progressive vision into its operations. CAP'S mode! of convening others, generating
Content, and spreading is innovative policy solutions helps amplify its messaging and framing, as well as
integrates the work of key movement erganizations across America,
TAX STATUS: SO1(¢XS), SOKC)(4) PRINCIPAL: Neora Tandon BUDGET: $49.81 m
Center for Community Change cc strensthens, connects, and mobilizes grassroots
‘organizations to enhance ther leadership, voice, and power. CCC builds the power and capacity of
lovincame people, expecially low-income people of color, to change thelr communities ana public
polities forthe better CCC plays a critica role sreading messages and organizing communities
round them, helsing to ensure that key progressive constituencies are empowered to speak and act,
1 their own beha
TAX STATUS: 501(¢X3), 50WC)(4) PRINCIPAL: Deepak Bhargava BUDGET: $2197 m
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities csp» is tne oremier progressive think
tank working atthe federal and state levelson economic and buciget issues affecting loW- and
moderate-income Americans. CBPP develops new ideas, conducts analyses, and provides strategic
‘uidance to policymakers and progressive cosltions working to reorder state end national budget
Priorities. CBPP eauies hundreds of progressive organizations, congressional leaders, and the White
House with a path to create broad-based opportunity.
TAX STATUS: 5OKEXS) PRINCIPAL: Robert Greenstein BUDGET: $2761m
Center for Popular Democracy cro ouies ersanizine power in order to transform
local ang state policy landscapes through long-term partnerships with the leading community-based
organizing groups nationwide. 8y generating momentum from the loca level ub CPD promotes the
values of eouty, opportunity, end a dynamic democracy and helps cormmunities understand and adress
the structural Barriers to aavaneing warkers’ rights, immigration, racial ana economic justice
TAX STATUS: 5O1(€X(), SOKe)(4) PRINCIPALS: Brian Kettenring BUDGET: $1221 m
‘Ana Maria Archila
‘Andrew Friedman
Citizen Engagement Lab ce isan incubator for neope and projects that use technology
‘ueled aporoaches to close the gep between the world we liven and the more just and equal worl
‘most of us want. Organizations supported or started by CEL have shifted corporate behavior, affected
lea'slation, and grabbed the worlds attention. CEL is particularly interested in innovative strategios that
can accelerate the rate of socal change and yield transformative results.
TAX STATUS: SOV()(3). SOKe)¢4) PRINCIPAL: lan Inaba BUDGET: $13.77. m
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ColorofChange.org coicrofchange.cig is the largest online Black advocacy organization with
‘ver 900,000 members, and has become a leading national voice on civil rights sues, ColarofChange.
rg works to strengthen Black America’s poltical oie, ils goalie empower members ~ Black Americans
and alles - to make government more responsive tothe concerns of Black Americans ana to bring about
postive political and social change for everyone
TAX STATUS: SOKEX3), 501064) PRINCIPAL: Rashad Robinson BUDGET: $4.51m
Committee on States State Capacity Initiative cos is « nation! organization that
Works to create. nurture, and sustain a community of state-based progressive funders and inst tutional
partners throughout the country: COS is focused on creating suecessfl state-based political networks to
aavance progressive causes and produce lasting chenge within individual states,
TAX STATUS: NPC PRINCIPAL: Scott Andersor BUDGET: $0.63 m
Constitutional Accountability Center cac ie» think tank, law fim, and action center
dedicated to fulling the progressive promise of aur Constitution's text and history It works in our
‘courts, through our government, and with legal scholars to reserve the rights and freedoms of ell
Americans and to protect our judiciary from polities and special interest,
TAX STATUS: SOKCX3) PRINCIPAL: Elizabeth Wydra BUDGET: $255 m
DeMo8 demos is 2 public policy organization working for an America where democracy works forall
land everyone has an equal chance nour ecanamy. Demos deploys original research, advocacy, Itigation
and strategic communications to help spotlight how economic ineauality fosters politial inequity.
and vice verse, and to work with partners in the progressive movement to hep transform ideas into
consensus, action, and change,
TAX STATUS: SOKENC3) PRINCIPAL: Heather McGhee BUDGET: $2.82 m
The Economic Policy Institute c> orovides autnortative research on economic ends that
affect workers and ther fares. PTs Raising America’s Pay intiotve documents wage problems and
tho major causes of wage suppression and identifies polices that will generate robust wage growth EPI
isthe secretariat for the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), which has more than sixty
Pertners across forty-six tates focusing on state and! local polices that can lit wage srowth,
TAX STATUS: 5O1X3) PRINCIPAL: Lawrance Mishel BUDGET: $5.34 rm
LeadingGreen | eadingcreen ise joint venture of the Natural Resource Defense Council Action
Fund and League of Conservation Voters. Ther mission sto buld the politcal power needed to win
fon climate cnange by better leveraging the collective influence of top donors in both policy-making
4nd elections, LeadinaGreen heles elect cimate cnampions by pooling resources though GiveGraen
(@.cancidate burcting program) and nites top dono's inadvacacy ancl accauntabilty efforts around
climate poley,
TAX STATUS: SOV(0X4), SuDerPAC PRINCIPALS: Gene Karpinski, LCV BUDGET: $2.05 m
Rhea Suh, NRDC Action Fund
2020 VISION | PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT | FALL 2015Media Matters for America sacis masters is the leasing progressive naws watchdog
Drganization and plays an inereasing role in providing proactive messaging for the progressive
community It comarehensivaly monitors analyzes, and corrects conservative misinformation and
inaccuracies in the media, and it holds the media accountable for how it presents polcy initiatives at the
heart of the progressive agenda, Media Matters also generates content through ts original research and
analysis and cisseminates messages and frames.
TAX STATUS: SOKCXS), 5O1€)(4) PRINCIPAL: Davie Brock BUDGET: $1205 m
The National Employment Law Project nai helpec win numerous state and locel
ccampsions to improve wages and worklng conditions for millons af workers, including minimum mage
laws, "Bon the box” mensures helping peaple with ermina records, expanded unemployment benef,
2 protections against wage thet and subcontracted work abuses, NELP leds the Fedral minimum
‘wage campaign and works en regulatory reforms in unemployment insurance and overtime ay Is 2
strong partner to grassroots aroups and an adept coalion-bullder
TAX STATUS: S01€\S). 5OKEX4) PRINCIPAL: Christine Owens, BUDGET: $5.62 m
National People’s Action wea deveioos the ideas, talent, end organizations that will fight to
reclaim a democracy that works forall and advance racial anc economic justice. NPA isan organizing
etwork which includes mare than 250 organizers and staf t operates a policy and training center that
disseminates onli anc media communications on nancial reform. bank acccuntabilty, and immigrant
fd worker right,
PRINCIPAL: George Goeh! BUDGET: $4.60 m
TAX STATUS: 527, SOMES), SOKE)C4
New Media Ventures nw isa prostessive angel investor network that supports young
Innovative media enc tech oraenizations Ie seeds star-up organizations with the potential fo Bus
progressive power, ea”n revenue, grow t0 scale, and reach large auclences, Organizations identified by
NM airs to help fll meior gaps in progressive media, messaging, and outreach,
TAX STATUS: 5OKcX3), SOW@X4) PRINCIPAL: Christie George BUDGET: $067 m
Organizing for Actlon oF was created in early 2013 to keep President Obama's supporters
engaged after the election It now has over five millon volunteers and suooorter, By harnessing RS
network, technology, and volunteers OFA continues to mobilze Americans across the country in
support of progressive legilative agenda that sciresses gun violence. women’s health, comprehensive
immigration reform, midcle class job creation, cimate change, marriage equality, and other lesislative
pitas at the state level
TAX STATUS: 5014) PRINCIPAL: Sara El-Amine BUDGET: $870 m
PICO National Network Pico organizes people of faith and under-represented communities
to advance racial and economic justice It is the largest faith-based community organizing network in the
Unites States warking in 200 cities and towns inf states in every mar region of the county It brings
2oout change by catelyting and supporting campaigns led by people most directly impacted by injustice
{and working with faith, erganizing and labor partners to create a stronger social ustice movement.
TAX STATUS: SOI(EX3), SOXEX4) PRINCIPAL: Scott Read! BUDGET: $1470 m2020 VISION INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Progressive Majority ex recruits and provies training programs for state end loca candidates
‘cross the country and offers stratepy, mestesing, and technical assistance and support te progressive
‘organizations ancl candidates, PM's activities support avowedly progressive candidetes from aiverse
backgrounds ane communities. which has mabilizing potential fr key constituencies, Once elected,
these officials play a central role in crafting end enacting progressive legislation at the local, state, and
rational level.
TAK STATUS: 527, 5OKC}), 5SOKEX4) PRINCIPAL: Gloria Totten BUDGET: $2:38m
ProgressNow prostessnow isa network of 22 state-based online organizations that reaches
‘ver thre milion people. Using an advances internet advocacy platform, it combines research,
foutreach, eamed and paid medio, and coalion-bulldng activities to advocate for progressive policies
fend interests and to ensure a enordinates national and state earned media strategy. Using its innovative
online technology, ProgressNow also drums up capestton to canservatives’overreach in the states in
which it operates
TAX STATUS: 5015). SOKEN4) PRINCIPAL: Lonnie Scott BUDGET: $2.30
The Roosevelt Institute the roosevelt institute is adeot at Inking policy areas—tax policy
CEO psy, documentation of rising inequalty, labor sues and wage stagnation-to a systemic analysis of
the growth ofthe financial sector and the power of capital Over the last several decades. I supports neve
thinking about innovative reforms, and resources local pct and pioneering campaigns. The Institute has
2 long track record of supporting young laecers, particularly through ts Campus Network
TAX STATUS: SOKEX3) PRINCIPAL: Felicia Wong BUDGET: $6.65
State Innovation Exchange sx promotes state end ocel policies that sovance economic
{and social opportunity, democratic wansnarency and acceuntabiliy: and environmental sustainably,
It provides the largest collection of model progressive policy bills, Si also acvances policy and.
messaging in the states by providing support to state lapslators, serving as the campeign wr 1oom
ane! organ zational hud for multistate legislative campaigns,
TAX STATUS: 5OKEKS), 5OKEN4) PRINCIPAL: Nick Rathod BUDGET: $3.47 m
State Volces sv coorsinates civic engagement and issue organizing efforts in 22 states, maximizing
the impact of ergarizations bulding power and advecating for change in historically underrepresentes
‘communities, SV works fo increase the eapseity of state-based field organizations providing them with
2 piatform ta engage in national efforts and to access previously unaffordable too's that helo strengthen
their own ettorts
TAX STATUS: 5O1(CX3) PRINCIPAL: Roger Vann BUDGET: S71 m
Wellstone Action weisione Action isthe orogressive movement's largest centr for politica!
and cvie engepament treining anc capacity-building, with more than 70,000 alumn\ end 360 partner
frgarizations. ts traning and technica asistance progrems create a critical mass of diverse, progressive
leaders and organizations that understand how change hapnens, have a wel-refined strategy for
Contesting for power ancl have both the motivation and technical expertise to win,
TAX STATUS: C Corp, S01(€)(3), SOKEX4) PRINCIPAL: Ben Goldfarb BUDGET: $515 m
2020 VISION | PORTFOLIO SNAPSHOT | FALL 2015Working America working Americe, the community atflate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in
2008 in an effort to claim the hearts and votes oF white working class people witheut a union on the ob,
ithas offices in states, combining a strong poitical Feld program with yearround eampaigns basec
on advancing a progressive economic agenda such as Medicaid expansion, voting rights, minimum wage
fd paid sick cays, corporate accountability, and governance that works fora
TAX STATUS: 501(6%3), 50KEN(5) PRINCIPAL: Karen Nussbaum BUDGET: $1560 m
Working Families Organization/Party working Families is a growing progressive
politcal organization that fights for an economy that works fo all and a democracy in which every voice
matters. Working in seven states they recruit trai, and elect leaders to local and stat office, They run
Campaigns to rege standars for working familes aroure minimum wage increases, paid sick day laws
Creating green jobs and more, They also organize hundreds of thousands of people every month to hold
lected officials accountable.
TAX STATUS: 527. SOIC}S), SOKE)(4) PRINCIPAL: Daniel Cantor BUDGET: $14.16 m
Victory 2021 Plan the victory 2012 Pian is a strategy desioned to mao out wnat needs to be
accomplished in order to win the essential objective of cramaticallyrecucing the influence of money
in polities by 2021, The plan aims to encourage collaboration and coordination around opportunites to
‘hin and provice information to help donors make stratesie funding decisions that fill gaps. support new
strategie needs. ang build upon the successes and expertise within the reform community. Because the
Victory 2021 Plan snot an erganization, ners, Issue One and the Piper Fund, two colaborative donor
tables with re-granting cepecity, would serve asthe investment vehicles, Funders who want to support
specific aspects of the Vietory 2021 work can also write checks directly to participating organizations.
TAX STATUS: 5O1(0)), 5OMCX4) PRINCIPAL: Victory 2021 BUDGET: $6.86 m
Executive Committee
Issue One issue One se0ks to broaden strengthen, and unite efforts to reduce the influence of
money in poles through grantmaking, convening, and thought leadership. A streteaic funding
hub" for the democracy reform movement. Issue One organizes philanthropists around an
investment strategy that expands andi strengthens the cealtions of organizations leacing the
Charge for reform, encourages greater alignment between end among efforts, support innovation,
‘and cetalyzes new initiatives
TAX STATUS: 5OKCX3), 5OKCX4) PRINCIPAL: Nick Penniman BUDGET: $5.65 m
Piper Fund Piper Fund, an initiative ofthe Proteus Fund, works to build more strategic and
effective money in politics and far courts fields, by supporting advocacy campaigns at the
State and municipal level, building the feiss’ communications censety, end engaging new
Constituencies to bulla broad, impactful movement. Fer aso actively involved as @ core
partner to Vietory 2021 Pian whieh provides @ roadmap te bring the money in polis fila into
Sreater alignment end rise significant resources to support concrete wins by 2021
‘TAX STATUS: SOK), SOE) PRINCIPAL: Malissa Spat BUDGET: $6.50m
Prine aed consti to Deercy Alans, 7PROGRESSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE MAP
2020 VISION
‘The 2020 State Funds
350019
‘Advancement Project
‘The Agenda Project
Alliance for Justice
AlterNet
Am
votes
‘American Bridge 2ist Century
‘American Constitution Society
‘Americans for Financial
Reform
‘American Sustainable Business
Council
Americans for Responsible
Solutions
Americans United For Change
Analyst Institute
The Atlas Project
‘Auburn Seminary
Ballot Initiative Stratesy
Center
Bend the Are: A Jewish
Partnership for Justice
BlueGreen Alliance
Brave New Films
Brennan Center for Just
‘The Bus Federation
Campaign for America’s Future
catalit
Catholics United
Center for American Progress
Center for Community Change
Center for Constitutional Rights
Center for Economic
and Policy Research
PORTFOLIO SNAPSHC
center for Media and
Democracy
Center for Political
‘Accountability
Center for Responsible Lending
Center for Social Inclusion
Center for Story-bases
strategy
Center on Budget and Polley
Priorities
Center for Popular Democracy
Change Corps:
‘citizen Engagement
Laboratory
Climate Reality Project
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
Code for Progress
Colorofchange.org
‘Committee on states
State Capacity initiative
‘common Cause
Constitutional
‘Accountability Center
Corporate Action Network
Council for a Livable World
crew
Democracy for America
Democracy Initiative
Democracy Now
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Demos
Drug Policy Allance
Economic Innovation Institute
Economic Policy Institute
Emerge America
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EMILY List
Eneray Action Coalition
Enroll America
Environment America
Every Voice
Everytown for Gun Sofety
Fer Elections Legal Network
Fale Share Alliance
Falth in Public Life
The Foundation for the Future
Free Press
Free Speech for People
Free Speech TV
Freedom for All Americans
Freedom to Marry
Gamalie! Foundation
CGamechanger Networks
GetzQUAL
Green Corps
Green For All
Head Count inc
Hip Hop Caucus
House Majority PAC
Human Rights Campaign
Hote
Issue One
Institute for Research &
Education on Human Rights
Institute for Southern Studies
Institute on Taxation and
Economic Policy
street
stustice at Stake
Know Your CareLawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law
Leadership Center forthe
Commen Good
Leadership Conference on Civil
and Human Rights
LeadingGreen
League of Conservation Voters
Main Street Alliance
The Management Center
MapLight
‘The Medlia Consortium
Media Matters for America
MiFamilia Vota
Midwest Academy
MomsRising
Mother Jones
Movement Advancement Project
Naace
NARAL Pro-Choice America
The Nation
National Council of La Reza
National Democratic
Redistricting Trust
National Domestic Workers
Alliance
‘National Employment Law
Project
The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force
National immigration Forum
‘National Institute on Money
in State Politics
National People’s Action
2020 Vision investment Portfolio
National Popular Vote
"National Security Network
New America Media
New American Leaders Project
New Leaders Council
New Media Ventures,
NextGen Climate Action
NRO
The Opportunity Agenda
Organizing for Action
People for the American Way
PICO National Network
Piper Fund
Planned Parenthood
Priorities USA.
Progressive Campaign Change
Committee
Progressive Congress
Progressive Majority
Progressive States Network
ProgressNow
Project New America
Project Vote
Public citizen
Rainforest Action Network
Rebuild the Dream
Representus
ROC United
Rock the Vote
‘The Roosevelt institute
Ruckus Society
Scholars Strategy Network
Senate Majority PAC
Sierra Club
Small Business Molorty
Sojourners
Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Progress Fund
State innovation Exchange
State Voices
Student PIRGs
Sunlight Foundstion
‘The Texas Future Project
“Third Way
“Truman National Security Project
UttraViolet
United fora Fair Economy
United States Student
Association
uspincs
usaction
Victory 2021 Plan
Verified Voting
Voices for Progress
Voter Participation Center
Votevetsorg
Voto Latine
Washington Monthly
Wellstone Action
Working America
Working Families Party
Young Invincibies