Center for Law and Social Policy
{{Short description|Nonprofit organization in Washington D.C., United States}}
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| location = 1310 L St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
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The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a liberal organization, based in Washington, D.C., that engages in anti-poverty advocacy.{{cite news |last1=Havemann |first1=Judith |title=Most Adults Find Jobs After Leaving Welfare |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/05/27/most-adults-find-jobs-after-leaving-welfare/7818d50f-5c85-4338-9cf0-b6b0f36fba4f/?isMobile=1 |access-date=13 March 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=10 January 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Pugh |first1=Tony |title=Even conservatives wary of GOP's work-for-Medicaid plan that could cut off new moms |url=https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article140306788.html |access-date=13 March 2024 |date=March 23, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Cancryn |first1=Adam |last2=Mueller |first2=Eleanor |title=A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden's economic recovery|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/31/biden-child-care-system-00113613 |access-date=13 March 2024 |date=August 31, 2023}}
Overview
The National Women's Law Center was established in 1972 as a project of CLASP.[https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/features/nonprofit-spotlight/national-women-s-law-center National Women's Law Center]. Philanthropy News Digest, March 8, 2011.
Alan W. Houseman joined CLASP as executive director in 1981 and began shifting its focus from general public-interest law to anti-poverty policy, particularly child and family poverty.[https://legalaidhistory.org/person/alan-houseman Alan Houseman (undated)]. Consortium for the National Equal Justice Library. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
After Houseman's retirement as executive director in 2013, Olivia Golden was chosen to lead the organization."[https://palegalaid.net/news/clasp-announces-olivia-golden-new-executive-director CLASP Announces Olivia Golden as New Executive Director]." Pennsylvania Legal Aid, April 23, 2013. She did so until 2022"[https://imprintnews.org/youth-services-insider/olivia-golden-stepping-down-at-center-for-law-and-social-policy/57055 Olivia Golden Stepping Down at Center for Law and Social Policy]." The Imprint, July 21, 2021. when Indivar "Indi" Dutta-Gupta joined the organization as its executive director.Eugene Daniels and Rachael Bade, "[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/03/22/friction-between-harris-and-biden-camps-revealed-in-new-book-00019145 POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book]." POLITICO, March 22, 2022.
The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded by a number of foundations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and various individual donors. In 2021, it reported an income of $12 million. {{cite web |title=Center for Law and Social Policy 2021 Form 990 Form |url=https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2021/237/000/2021-237000150-202201349349301335-9.pdf?_gl=1*1fzb9o5*_ga*MjAwODgxMDEwMi4xNjkzNDkxNTkw*_ga_5W8PXYYGBX*MTY5MzQ5MTU4OS4xLjEuMTY5MzQ5MjgwNS42MC4wLjA. |website=GuideStar}} In 2022, CLASP received a $10 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos.{{cite web |last1=Rojc |first1=Philip |title=Five Things to Know About MacKenzie Scott's Latest Round of Gifts |url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2022/3/9/five-things-to-know-about-mackenzie-scotts-latest-round-of-gifts |website=Inside Philanthropy|date=March 9, 2022 }}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.clasp.org}}
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Category:1969 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Category:Charities based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Economic advocacy groups in the United States
Category:Nonpartisan organizations in the United States