Studio Gallery Donation Clearinghouse of Arts and Social Justice Organizations


National Civic Engagement Organizations

Organization:  ACLU Foundation

Description/Mission: The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization:  The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

Description/Mission: The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve our systems of democracy and justice. We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. The Center's work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protection in the fight against terrorism. Part think tank, part advocacy group, part cutting-edge communications hub, we start with rigorous research. We craft innovative policies. And we fight for them - in Congress and the states, the courts, and in the court of public opinion. 

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization:  Color of Change

Description/Mission: Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by 1.7 million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.

Rating: Featured in The Guardian, Forbes, NPR, NBC, and more.

Organization: Equal Justice Initiative

Description/Mission: The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization:  Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Description/Mission: The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is the nation's leading civil rights organization that works in partnership with the private bar to fight for a stronger and more inclusive democracy. The Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan organization, formed .... to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice under law. The Committee's major objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial justice and economic opportunity. The Lawyers' Committee implements its mission and objectives by marshaling the pro bono resources of the bar for litigation, legal advocacy, public policy advocacy, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization:  PFLAG

Description/Mission: PFLAG is the United States' first and largest organization uniting parents, families, and allies with people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. PFLAG National is the national organization, which provides support to the PFLAG network of local chapters.

Rating: Three Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization: Transgender Law Center

Description/Mission: Committed to changing laws, policies, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator

Organization: Vital Voices

Description/Mission: Vital Voices is a global movement that invests in women leaders who are solving the world’s greatest challenges. Guided by the belief that women are essential to progress in their communities, Vital Voices identifies women with daring vision for change then partners with her to make that vision a reality. Through long-term investments that expand her skills, connections and visibility, Vital Voices accelerate and scale her impact around the world.

Rating: Four Stars on Charity Navigator