Nonprofit organizations list
Nonprofit organizations, government and international bodies working on whistleblower protection, transparency, press freedom, human rights, digital rights and the environment.
Whistleblower Organizations
Nonprofit whistleblower organizations offering legal help, secure reporting channels, grants and media advice to people exposing wrongdoing. How to reach them.

NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line
United Kingdom · London
The NSPCC describes itself as the UK's leading children's charity, working for over 140 years to stop child abuse and neglect.

Canada · Toronto
The Centre for Free Expression is a non-partisan platform focused on freedom of expression.

The Registro de Grupos de Interés is a public registry of interest groups run by Spain's National Markets and Competition Commission, CNMC.

Project On Government Oversight
United States
Project On Government Oversight, known as POGO, is a nonpartisan independent watchdog founded in 1981.

United Kingdom
Protect is a UK charity that supports whistleblowers and campaigns for stronger legal protections for people who raise concerns about wrongdoing.
Transparency and Anti-Corruption Organizations
Nonprofit transparency and anti-corruption organizations tracing money through public contracts, ownership registers and open budgets. Profiles and contacts.

Germany · Berlin
Transparency International is a global movement working in more than 100 countries to end corruption.

Korruptionsforschung, TU Darmstadt
Germany · Darmstadt
Korruptionsforschung is a research group at the Institute of History of the Technical University of Darmstadt that studies the history of corruption in...

United Kingdom · London
Global Witness is an investigative, campaigning organisation.

France
foodwatch is a non-profit campaigning organization that works to secure safe, healthy and affordable food for everyone.

Transparency International Deutschland e.V. is the German chapter of the worldwide Transparency International movement against corruption.
Human Rights Organizations
Nonprofit human rights organizations documenting abuses, taking cases to courts and UN bodies, and protecting defenders at risk. Profiles and contacts.

American Civil Liberties Union
United States · New York
The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is a nonprofit that defends civil liberties and constitutional rights in the United States.

United States
Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on human rights abuses around the world.

United Kingdom
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people committed to a future in which everyone enjoys the human rights set out in the...

United States
The Human Rights Campaign is an American LGBTQ+ civil rights organization based in Washington, D.C.

International Committee of the Red Cross
Switzerland · Geneva
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists people affected by armed...
Press Freedom Organizations
Nonprofit press freedom organizations giving journalists legal aid, safety training and emergency funds to keep reporting under pressure. Profiles and contacts.

United Kingdom · London
The Guardian is a global news organisation that has been in operation since 1821.

Germany · München
Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH is a German daily newspaper based in Munich.

Germany · Berlin
taz, die tageszeitung, is a German daily newspaper published in Berlin by taz Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH.

United States
Freedom House is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to the support and defense of democracy and freedom worldwide.

France · Paris
Mediapart is a French general-news daily, independent of political and business power and participatory in nature.
Digital Rights Organizations
Nonprofit digital rights organizations fighting surveillance and defending encryption and free speech online through litigation and policy work. Who does what.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
United States · San Francisco
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1990, that defends civil liberties in the digital world.

Germany · Berlin
netzpolitik.org is a German media outlet dedicated to digital freedom rights.

United States
Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk.

United Kingdom · London
Privacy International, known as PI, has worked since 1990 to promote the human right to privacy worldwide.

Germany · Bielefeld
Digitalcourage e.V. is a German nonprofit association based in Bielefeld.
Environmental Organizations
Nonprofit environmental organizations protecting forests, oceans, wildlife and the climate through campaigns, science, litigation and community work. Profiles.

Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society
Tanzania · Arusha
The Tanzania Environmental Conservation Society, known as TECOSO, is a Tanzanian non-governmental organization working on environmental protection and...

Germany · Bonn
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organization that sets standards for responsible forest management and forest-product supply...

United States · Washington
The Environmental Working Group is a nonprofit that researches and campaigns on environmental health and toxic chemicals.

United Kingdom · Swindon
The National Trust is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Netherlands · Amsterdam
Greenpeace is a global campaigning network working on environmental protection and peace issues.
