Center for Law and Social Policy

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Center for Law and Social Policy
AbbreviationCLASP
FormationAugust 1969;55 years ago (1969-08)
Type 501(c)(3) organization
Location
  • 1310 L St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20005
Website clasp.org

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a liberal organization, based in Washington, D.C., that engages in anti-poverty advocacy. [1] [2] [3]

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Overview

The National Women's Law Center was established in 1972 as a project of CLASP. [4]  

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. [5]

After Houseman's retirement as executive director in 2013, Olivia Golden was chosen to lead the organization. [6] She did so until 2022 [7] when Indivar "Indi" Dutta-Gupta joined the organization as its executive director. [8] Dutta-Gupta left CLASP in 2024, and Wendy Chun-Hoon became the organization's executive director in 2025. [9]

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. [10] In 2022, CLASP received a $10 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Havemann, Judith (January 10, 2024). "Most Adults Find Jobs After Leaving Welfare". Washington Post. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ Pugh, Tony (March 23, 2017). "Even conservatives wary of GOP's work-for-Medicaid plan that could cut off new moms" . Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ Cancryn, Adam; Mueller, Eleanor (August 31, 2023). "A looming child care funding crisis threatens Biden's economic recovery" . Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ National Women's Law Center. Philanthropy News Digest, March 8, 2011.
  5. ↑ Alan Houseman (undated). Consortium for the National Equal Justice Library. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "CLASP Announces Olivia Golden as New Executive Director." Pennsylvania Legal Aid, April 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Olivia Golden Stepping Down at Center for Law and Social Policy." The Imprint, July 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ Eugene Daniels and Rachael Bade, "POLITICO Playbook: Friction between Harris and Biden camps revealed in new book." POLITICO, March 22, 2022.
  9. ↑ Oprysko, Caitlin (April 14, 2025). "More institutions under fire add Trump-tied firms". Politico. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Center for Law and Social Policy 2021 Form 990 Form" (PDF). GuideStar.
  11. ↑ Rojc, Philip (March 9, 2022). "Five Things to Know About MacKenzie Scott's Latest Round of Gifts". Inside Philanthropy.
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