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Anti-Defamation League

American Jewish non-governmental organization that was founded to combat antisemitism, as well as other forms of bigotry and discrimination
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The Anti-Defamation League was founded in September 1913 . It operates as a 501(c)(3) organization [1].

Anti-Defamation League

Summary

Anti-Defamation League is a non-governmental organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of non_governmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,187 views/month, #2 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anti-Defamation League is in the country of United States[3].
  • Anti-Defamation League's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[4].
  • Anti-Defamation League's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Anti-Defamation League's founder is recorded as Sigmund Livingston[6].
  • Anti-Defamation League's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].
  • Anti-Defamation League's chairperson is recorded as Jonathan Greenblatt[8].
  • September 1913 marks the founding of Anti-Defamation League[9].
  • Anti-Defamation League's official website is recorded as https://www.adl.org/[10].
  • Anti-Defamation League's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anti-Defamation League[11].
  • Anti-Defamation League's affiliation is recorded as Coalition for Genetic Fairness[12].
  • Anti-Defamation League's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fighting Hate for Good'}[13].
  • Anti-Defamation League's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[14].
  • Anti-Defamation League's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Anti-Defamation League'}[15].
  • Anti-Defamation League's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ADL'}[16].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+68375817'}[17].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+91822586'}[18].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+75131683'}[19].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+76202602'}[20].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+105430775'}[21].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+101058936'}[22].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+38294911'}[23].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+53760549'}[24].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+53574910'}[25].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+61366360'}[26].
  • Anti-Defamation League's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+55295291'}[27].

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Founding

Anti-Defamation League's founder is recorded as Sigmund Livingston[6]. September 1913 marks the founding of it[9].

Identity

Anti-Defamation League's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ADL'}[16].

Leadership

Anti-Defamation League's chairperson is recorded as Jonathan Greenblatt[8].

Operations

Anti-Defamation League's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[7].

Why It Matters

Anti-Defamation League ranks in the top 0.48% of non_governmental_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,187 views/month, #2 of 417).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → anti-defamation-league
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: anti-defamation-league, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289909211|anti defamation league (#289909211)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
  2. 21d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+68375817'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+91822586'}, {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+75131683'} +11
    Chairperson → Jonathan Greenblatt, Abraham Foxman, Nathan Perlmutter +1
    Instance of → non-governmental organization, nonprofit organization
    Country → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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