Center for Law and Social Policy

What Center for Law and Social Policy does

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1968 and headquartered at 1310 L St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. The organization develops and advocates for federal, state, and local policy solutions intended to reduce poverty, promote economic security, and dismantle institutional and racial barriers that disproportionately affect people with low incomes. CLASP operates across a portfolio of interconnected issue areas including child care and early education, workforce development and job quality, health and mental health, public benefits (SNAP, TANF, Medicaid), immigration and immigrant families, and racial equity. The organization holds a 4-star Charity Navigator rating and reports an employee base of 11–50 staff.

CLASP's core offerings are non-commercial: policy research and analysis, publications (reports, briefs, fact sheets, testimonies), hands-on technical assistance to state and federal agencies, coalition building, and advocacy campaigns. Notable programs include the Paid Leave Administrators' Network (a bi-monthly learning community for state administrators), the ASAP (Advancing Strategies to Align Programs) initiative to integrate benefit enrollment across Medicaid and SNAP, the All Children Belong campaign co-led with the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights, an Immigrant Mental Health Resources Hub, the Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox series, the enforcingsickdays.org resource site, and a multi-state two-generation policy initiative in partnership with the National Governors Association covering Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Oregon. CLASP does not develop or sell technology products or platforms.

Revenue is generated primarily through charitable contributions from individuals, foundations, donor-advised funds, IRA charitable distributions, stock gifts, matching gift programs, and planned giving bequests. CLASP operates without a parent company and is governed by an independent Board of Trustees; the current President and Executive Director is Wendy Chun-Hoon, following the March 2022 appointment of Indivar Dutta-Gupta as Executive Director. The organization's go-to-market is community-led, relying on coalition building, direct advocacy with government officials, technical assistance partnerships, and a multi-channel content strategy spanning clasp.org, social media, email newsletters, press outreach, and the FastAction advocacy platform.

Name

Center for Law and Social Policy

Legal name

Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc.

Website

https://clasp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Anti-poverty policy advocacy
• Policy research analysis
• Child care policy reform
• Workforce development policy
• Racial equity advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Contributions and Donations: CLASP is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 23-7000150) that generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and other charitable sources. The organization accepts online donations, check/mail donations, stock and securities contributions, IRA charitable distributions, donor-advised fund grants, planned giving bequests, and matching gift contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, anti-poverty nonprofit that conducts policy research and analysis, produces publications (reports, briefs, fact sheets, testimonies), and delivers hands-on technical assistance to federal, state, and local government officials and advocates. Its work spans child care and early education, workforce development, job quality, health and mental health, public benefits, immigration, and racial equity, with a core focus on reducing poverty and dismantling institutional and racial barriers faced by people of color.

Product overview

CLASP is a national, nonpartisan, anti-poverty nonprofit organization that does not offer a software product or technology platform. Its core offerings consist of policy research and analysis services, published reports and policy briefs, advocacy and coalition building, technical assistance to states, and educational resources including the Paid Leave Administrators' Network and the Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox series. The organization operates enforcingsickdays.org as a resource website and maintains an Immigrant Mental Health Resources Hub. All services are oriented toward policy advocacy and do not involve commercial software products or technology integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Research and Analysis High-quality policy analysis grounded in data and on-the-ground experience to inform federal, state, and local policy advocacy across CLASP's issue areas. Targeted at government officials, advocates, and coalition partners.
• Publications (Reports, Briefs, Fact Sheets, Testimonies)
• Paid Leave Administrators' Network
• Immigrant Mental Health Resources Hub
• Labor Standards Enforcement Toolbox
• Enforcingsickdays.org Resource Website
• Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP)

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2019, only 1 in 6 eligible children had access to child care assistance through CCDF
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Governors AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLASP and the National Governors Association partnered with five states—Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Oregon—to reform state-wide systems to better serve low-income families. States participate in technical assistance and peer networking, as well as receive financial support, to create two-generation plans that link several policy areas.
• The Young Center for Immigrant Children's RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLASP and the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights co-lead the All Children Belong campaign, a narrative change and state policy campaign that centers the experiences of children—regardless of where they or their parents were born—to build public support and drive pro-immigrant policy change.
• Center for Innovation in Worker Organization (CIWO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLASP partnered with CIWO to produce a Labor Standards Enforcement Series—briefs and webinars highlighting promising practices for implementing and enforcing labor standards through partnerships between agencies, community-based organizations, and the private bar.
• Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLASP partnered with CEPR to develop an Employee Turnover Cost Calculator—a dynamic tool that allows employers to calculate turnover costs and understand how improving workplace conditions can reduce business expenses.
• State Partner Agencies (Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive states partnered with CLASP and the National Governors Association on two-generation policy reforms, receiving technical assistance and peer networking support to create statewide plans linking multiple policy areas to better serve low-income families.
• State Paid Leave AdministratorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLASP facilitates the Paid Leave Administrators' Network, a learning community where administrators of state paid leave programs come together bi-monthly to discuss implementation issues, collaborate on equity best practices, and develop peer knowledge sharing across state programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: National nonpartisan policy institute focused on reducing poverty through budget and tax policy analysis at federal and state levels. Closely comparable to CLASP in mission, advocacy model, and state technical assistance work.
• Center for American Progress: Public policy research and advocacy organization working on economic, racial, and social justice issues. Direct peer given overlapping issue coverage in poverty, immigration, and equity policy.
• Urban Institute: Nonprofit research organization that delivers data and evidence on poverty, health, and economic mobility. Comparable as a research-driven, federally-engaged nonprofit with similar issue coverage.
• National Immigration Law Center: Advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low incomes. Direct peer on immigrant family policy, a core CLASP issue area.
• MDRC: Nonprofit social and education policy research organization focused on programs for low-income populations. Comparable given similar workforce development, education, and anti-poverty research focus.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Nonpartisan research organization that conducts policy analysis on health, education, and social programs. Comparable in scale and evidence-based policy approach serving federal and state clients.
• National Women's Law Center: Advocacy organization working to expand equity for women and girls, with overlapping work on paid leave, child care, and economic security. Direct peer on workforce and family policy.

Broad incumbents

• American Civil Liberties Union: Large national advocacy organization working on civil rights and civil liberties, including immigrant rights and racial justice. Broad incumbent in the same advocacy space with wider issue scope.
• Brookings Institution: Established public policy research organization producing analysis on economic, social, and urban policy. Broader incumbent with overlapping anti-poverty research but a much larger platform.

Emerging players

• Poverty & Race Research Action Council: Nonprofit civil rights policy organization focused on the intersection of poverty and race. Comparable in niche focus on structural racism and poverty policy but smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clasp_dc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNRxZraQlqWQjtYqr1gsi3Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/CLASP.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-law-and-social-policy
• Instagraminstagram.com/clasp_dc/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@clasp

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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