“It’s bet­ter to light a can­dle than to curse the darkness.”

ADA Edu­ca­tion Fund actively fos­ter under­stand­ing and aware­ness on the issues of pub­lic pol­icy that chal­lenge our nation’s his­tory of eco­nomic and social jus­tice. We also author orig­i­nal research on pro­gres­sive solu­tions to these questions. Whether it is prepar­ing the next gen­er­a­tion of pol­i­cy­mak­ers to face cru­cial chal­lenges or hon­or­ing our his­tory and the strug­gles of pre­vi­ous gen­er­a­tions, we tire­lessly work to improve the lives of aver­age Americans.

We ensure the impor­tant issues of eco­nomic and social jus­tice have a fun­da­men­tal role to play in our pub­lic debate. Amer­ica deserves com­pe­tent and prag­matic pub­lic pol­icy solu­tions that are in the inter­est of all.

In the words of one of our founders, Eleanor Roo­sevelt, “It’s bet­ter to light a can­dle than to curse the dark­ness.” We are one such candle.

Join in and help educate!

Our Exist­ing Programs:

Con­gres­sional Brief­ings — Our monthly events inform­ing policymakers

Gal­braith Fel­low­ships — The John K. Gal­braith Fel­low­ship in pub­lic policy

Intern­ships — Vol­un­teer and gain valu­able experience

Jim Jontz Lec­ture — In honor of the late Con­gress­man Jim Jontz

What Would Mar­tin Do? — An annual reflec­tion on the appli­ca­tion of the val­ues of Mar­tin Luther King Jr. to con­tem­po­rary issues.