Andrew L. Stern

The Broad Foundations is a reform organization. It focuses its grantmaking in four common areas: education, science, arts, and civic. The company was founded by Eli Broad and Edythe L. Broad and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities. Investor and philanthropist George Soros in 1993 created OSI as a private operating and grantmaking foundation to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to encompass the United States and more than 60 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each Soros foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

Economic Policy Institute operates a platform for discussing economic policies that affect low and middle-income workers. The private company is based in Washington.

CFS2 Inc. operates as a collection agency company that collects debts from consumers. It offers get out of debt, government assistance, and job services. The company was founded by William R. Bartmann and Kath Bartmann on June 14, 2010 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

Service Employees International Union is an organization with 2 million members who believe in the dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company is dedicated to improving the lives of workers and their families and creating a more just and humane society.

The Aspen Institute operates an institution that fosters leadership skills and open-minded dialogue. It conducts seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.