Indivisible Project
| Indivisible Project | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Founder(s): | Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin |
| Year founded: | 2017 |
| Website: | Official website |
Indivisible Project is a 501(c)(4) organization that says it "empowers [local] Indivisible groups to achieve legislative and electoral victories through legislative advocacy and political campaign expertise, strategic and coordinated calls to action, and a targeted electoral program."[1]
Background
The Indivisible organization began with the 2016 publication of the Indivisible Guide, which the group described as a “practical guide for newly engaged civic activists to take action in defending their progressive values within their local communities." According to Indivisible, the guide "quickly sparked a nation-wide progressive grassroots movement, with more than 5,000 local Indivisible groups registering across the country in 2017."[2]
In a March 2018 statement, Indivisible founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin wrote the following:[3]
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Back in early 2017 as the Indivisible movement was growing at a breathtaking pace, it became clear we needed to do something to respond to all of the emails and requests for support coming from these new civic leaders. In response, we formed a relationship with two nonprofit incubators—Tides and The Advocacy Fund—which incubated our 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) projects. We are able to use these two nonprofit structures to engage in a wide range of activities on different fronts—for instance, our 501(c)(3) focuses on nonpartisan civic engagement, while our 501(c)(4) supports our advocacy and electoral work. Throughout 2017, as the Indivisible movement spread and grew, our organizational effort did as well, with the crucial support of these two incubators. ... In 2017, we applied for independent 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) status from the IRS. These two entities are the Indivisible Civics, our 501(c)(3), and Indivisible Project, our 501(c)(4). Indivisible Civics will focus on building long-term progressive infrastructure and strengthening a culture of civic engagement. Indivisible Project is an organization that can make advocacy a primary part of its work and engage in some electoral politics.[4] |
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Greenberg and Levin launched Indivisible Action, a hybrid political action committee, in 2018. In a blog, they said: "[F]orming Indivisible Action allows us to better support local Indivisible groups across the country and add more more [sic] muscle to their endorsements and programs to help elect grassroots candidates up and down the ballot."[5]
Leadership
As of August 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at Indivisible Project:[6]
- Leah Greenberg, Co-Executive Director
- Ezra Levin, Co-Executive Director
Work and activities
Electoral activities and influence
As of August 2025, Indivisible Project's website said the following about its endorsements program:[7]
| “ | Since our National Endorsements program began in 2018, our movement has issued over 125 Congressional and Gubernatorial endorsements, building progressive power by helping to elect the next generation of bold leaders. And local Indivisible groups have endorsed hundreds more up and down the ballot, fighting to make their leaders more accountable.[4] | ” |
For more information on endorsements issued by this group in races Ballotpedia covers, click here.
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Affiliations
As of August 2025, Indivisible Project was affiliated with Indivisible Civics, a 501(c)(3) organization, and Indivisible Action, a hybrid political action committee.[1]
Finances
The following is a breakdown of Indivisible Project's revenues and expenses from 2017 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
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| 2017 | $2.7 million | $1.2 million |
| 2018 | $17.5 million | $13.2 million |
| 2019 | $14.6 million | $13.4 million |
| 2020 | $9.3 million | $11.6 million |
| 2021 | $14.3 million | $13.5 million |
| 2022 | $11.7 million | $11.6 million |
| 2023 | $12.6 million | $12.8 million |
Noteworthy events
DCCC blacklist
On March 22, 2019, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced that it would no longer do business with firms who also worked with primary challengers to Democratic U.S. House members and encouraged House members' campaigns to do the same.[8]
In an interview with National Journal, Rep. James Clyburn (D) praised the policy change. He argued that the existing policy had been unfair because it meant that the DCCC was providing funds to firms who were working to oppose the re-election of dues-paying House Democrats. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) criticized the policy on Twitter, calling it "extremely divisive & harmful to the party". She urged supporters to halt donations to the DCCC and give directly to candidates instead.[9]
Following the announcement, influencer groups opposed to the decision, including Justice Democrats, Democracy for America, and Our Revolution, launched DCCC Blacklist. The website's purpose is "to fight back and provide potential primary challengers with a database of go-to vendors, organizations, and consultants who will continue to support efforts to usher in a new generation of leaders into the Democratic Party."[10]
On March 9, 2021, the chairman of the DCCC, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D), reversed the policy. "This policy change means that the only criteria for a vendor to be listed in the directory are our standards for fair business practices," said Chris Taylor, a spokesman for Maloney.[11]
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See also
External links
- Indivisible Project official website
- Indivisible Project on Bluesky
- Indivisible Project on Facebook
- Indivisible Project on Instagram
- Indivisible Project on Mastodon
- Indivisible Project on Threads
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indivisible, "About," accessed June 24, 2020
- ↑ Indivisible Civics, "What is Indivisible Civics?" accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Indivisible, "Organizational updates from Indivisible," March 29, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Indivisible, "Stay tuned! Announcing: Indivisible Action," May 14, 2018
- ↑ Indivisible Project, "Leadership," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Indivisible Project, "Endorsements Guide," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Huffington Post, "DCCC Promises To Blacklist Firms That Work With Candidates Challenging Incumbents," March 22, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "Progressives hammer DCCC over blacklist targeting primary challenges," March 30, 2019
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 DCCC Blacklist, "Home," accessed September 19, 2022
- ↑ New York Times, "The D.C.C.C. Blacklist Is No More." March 31, 2021
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