NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest, largest, and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization. Founded on February 12, 1909, the NAACP has spent over 115 years fighting against racism and discrimination in communities across the country. The organization serves as the home of grassroots activism for civil rights and social justice, advocating, agitating, and litigating for the civil rights due to Black America.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the NAACP builds Black political power to end structural racism through a network of state conferences, branches, college chapters, and youth councils organized across seven regions throughout the United States. The organization advances policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, working in cities, schools, companies, and courtrooms to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality. NAACP is organized as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, with its 501(c)(3) partner organization, NAACP Empowerment Programs, accepting tax-deductible donations. The organization is led by President and CEO Derrick Johnson and guided by a National Board of directors committed to ending race-based discrimination.