Independent Organizations Directory

Monitors and exposes hate groups and extremism, and litigates civil rights cases across the South and nation. Offers extensive research reports, hate map data, and legal resources.

America's premier civil rights law organization. Publishes extensive legal briefs, voting rights guides, and educational materials on racial justice.

A next-generation civil rights organization using innovative tools to advance racial justice. Publishes policy reports on voting rights, school discipline, and policing.

The nation's largest online racial justice organization. Offers campaign toolkits, corporate accountability research, and media justice resources.

A nonpartisan civic organization with extensive voter education materials, election guides, and civic participation resources available to the public.

Provides free legal services to Texans whose civil rights have been violated. Publishes reports on voting rights and immigration enforcement in Texas.

Mobilizes the private bar to advance equal justice. Operates the Election Protection hotline and publishes voting rights and fair housing legal resources.

A historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment. Publishes the annual State of Black America report and workforce development resources.

A political home for Latinx and Chicanx people. Offers organizing toolkits, immigration policy analysis, and community mobilization resources.

Committed to ending mass incarceration. Publishes landmark reports on racial history, criminal justice data, and the legacy of slavery — including the widely cited Lynching in America report.

The nation's largest nonprofit environmental law organization. Publishes environmental justice reports, community health data, and legal resources on pollution and climate.

The nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Offers policy reports, community program guides, and immigration resources in English and Spanish.

A leading nonprofit legal center for disability rights. Publishes accessible legal guides, ADA resources, and disability rights litigation updates.

The nation's leading voice for fair housing. Publishes annual fair housing trend reports, complaint guides, and housing discrimination data.

A public policy organization working for democracy and economic equity. Publishes research on voter suppression, student debt, and economic inequality.

Fights to protect the voting rights of all Americans. Offers Know Your Rights guides, litigation updates, and state-by-state voting law resources.

Advances housing justice for poor people through litigation support and policy advocacy. Publishes housing law manuals and tenant rights resources.

A national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity. Publishes the National Equity Atlas and community health data tools.

A nonpartisan law and policy institute. Publishes extensively on voting rights, money in politics, criminal justice reform, and national security.

Defends and advances the rights of low-income immigrants. Publishes immigration policy guides, Know Your Rights materials, and legal analysis.

A catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building with a nine-decade legacy. Offers popular education resources and organizing methodology guides.

Fights poverty and economic inequality through impact litigation. Publishes resources on public benefits, consumer rights, and economic justice law.

Engages the religious community on workers' rights issues. Offers faith-based organizing resources, worker center guides, and labor rights educational materials.

Advocates for policies to create good jobs and strengthen protections for low-wage workers. Publishes wage theft, unemployment, and worker rights research.

Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income Philadelphians. Publishes housing, benefits, and consumer rights guides for Pennsylvania residents.

Provides civil legal aid to low-income people in Washington State. Publishes housing, family, and immigration legal guides for Pacific Northwest residents.

Advances the human rights of endangered populations through direct service and policy advocacy. Publishes poverty, immigration, and health equity research for the Midwest.

Protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals. Publishes Medicaid, reproductive health, and health equity legal resources.

Advances civil and human rights for Asian Americans. Publishes census data, voting rights guides, and anti-hate resources in multiple Asian languages.

Publishes extensive research on Hispanic communities including immigration, education, health, and economic opportunity reports.

A leading national law and policy center for disability rights. Publishes ADA guides, disability law updates, and accessible civic participation resources.

Helps consumers and advocates use consumer law to prevent exploitative practices. Publishes consumer rights guides, debt collection resources, and credit law analysis.

Dedicated to protecting homeownership and family wealth from predatory lending. Publishes mortgage, payday lending, and student debt research.

Promotes fairness in the workplace and access to quality health care. Publishes paid leave, workplace equity, and reproductive health policy resources.

Drives change in the justice system through research and demonstration projects. Publishes incarceration data, pretrial reform guides, and immigration detention research.

Provides direct legal services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Publishes immigration detention reports, asylum guides, and policy analysis.