The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a U.S.-based nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1971 that uses impact litigation, research, public education, and advocacy to combat hate and extremism, defend the civil rights of marginalized communities, and promote racial and social justice.
Advocacy for civil rights and racial justice; anti-hate and anti-extremism initiatives; voting rights and voter protection; immigrant and refugee rights; LGBTQ+ and gender equity; anti-discrimination laws; criminal justice reform; educational equity and anti-bias programs.
Primarily funded by private philanthropic foundation grants and individual donations, supplemented by program grants and earned income.
Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance); the SPLC Intelligence Project; partnerships and collaborative work with other civil rights organizations such as the NAACP and the ACLU.
Non-profit civil rights organization
