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Top 25 Civil rights advocacy groups based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 301 civil rights advocacy groups headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,952 professional contacts across them, including 3,077 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers civil rights advocacy groups headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest civil rights advocacy groups based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 301 civil rights advocacy groups based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to civil rights advocacy groups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceNY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,0001,092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The ACLU is an non-profit, non-partisan organization of people who believe in the power of action.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceSacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500380 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are the largest disability advocacy agency in the nation, with 275 staff members.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceMontgomery, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500372 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Strong evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200309 contacts →

Strong evidence

“LDF is the nation’s first and foremost civil and human rights law organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a200 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LAC is fighting for a future where all people have the opportunity to obtain the jobs, homes, health care, and other life essentials needed to thrive, where everyone’s rights are…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200183 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Public Counsel is a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to advancing civil rights and racial and economic justice, as well as to amplifying the power of our clients…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200128 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) advances the civil rights and civil liberties for all New Yorkers to live with dignity, liberty, justice, and equality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceNew Orleans, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA), formerly known as Advocacy Center of Louisiana, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization organized in 1977 to protect, empower and advocate…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20097 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a diverse coalition of more than 240 organizations representing the majority of America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20089 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Loevy + Loevy is a civil rights law firm fighting for justice across the country.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20086 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The ACLU of Southern Californnia, founded in 1923, advocates for individual liberty and equality and is a leading guardian against unwarranted government interference and abuse.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5067 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agency for Massachusetts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5061 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MISSION The ACLU of Georgia enhances and defends the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians through legal action, legislative and community advocacy, and civic education and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5058 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Alliance for Justice is a national association of over 120 organizations, representing a broad array of groups committed to progressive values and the creation of an equitable…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a58 contacts →

Partial evidence

“STOP litigates and advocates for the privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20058 contacts →

Partial evidence

“People For the American Way is a national progressive advocacy organization that inspires and mobilizes Americans to defend freedom, justice, and democracy from those who threaten…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Relman Colfax PLLC is a national civil rights law firm, with a litigation practice focused on combating discrimination and obtaining equity, including in the areas of housing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceWinston-salem, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Winston-Salem Urban League empowers and advocates for African Americans and other disenfranchised communities, and promotes socioeconomic progress and parity through…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20055 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We work daily in the courts, legislatures and in the community to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Strong evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5052 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Advancement Project is a policy, communications and legal action group committed to racial justice founded by a team of veteran civil rights lawyers in Advancement Project was…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceBerkeley, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5052 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is one of the leading non-profit disability rights legal centers in the nation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5049 contacts →

Partial evidence

“L4GG is a community of lawyers, law students, and activists fighting to ensure equal rights, equal opportunities and equal justice under the law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Strong evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5048 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1968 to bring the civil rights movement from the streets into the courts, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area works to advance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Civil rights advocacy groups based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
38.7%Verified-email coverage
26.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
11.6%Largest-city concentration · Washington
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
156
11-50
110
51-200
22
201-500
8
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 301 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among civil rights advocacy groups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “civil rights advocacy groups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names civil rights advocacy groups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among civil rights advocacy groups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,077 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Civil rights advocacy groups by metro

  • Civil rights advocacy groups in Washington35

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names civil rights advocacy groups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many civil rights advocacy groups are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 301 civil rights advocacy groups headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

ACLU, headquartered in United States, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most civil rights advocacy groups?

Washington leads with 35 headquartered companies, followed by New York (17) and Los Angeles (11).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,077 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 301 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.