Friend,

The Intelligence Project at the SPLC works to expose, prevent, counter and remedy hate and extremism in the U.S. today. Our researchers are at the forefront of tracking potentially violent, far-right extremists, including the Ku Klux Klan, white nationalists, the neo-Nazi movement, antigovernment militias, anti-LGBTQ groups, antisemitic movement, anti-Muslim groups and others.

We started monitoring and exposing the activities of white supremacists and other far-right extremists in the early 1980s amid a resurgence of Klan violence that began several years after the end of the civil rights movement. Each year since 1990, we have released an annual report and census of U.S. hate and antigovernment groups. In the mid-1990s, we also began documenting the number of radical, antigovernment militias.

Today, this work remains incredibly important. In 2023, the SPLC documented the highest number of active anti-LGBTQ+ and white nationalist groups we have ever recorded. With decades of tracking and countering extremists under our belt, we’re responding to these challenging times.

Friend, please make a special gift today to show hate and extremist groups we’re not going anywhere.

With a record number of white nationalist groups and incidents, record numbers of anti-LGBTQ+ groups, surging antisemitism and all-time-high levels of reported hate crimes, it is clear that hate and extremism cannot be prosecuted, legislated, regulated or tabulated out of existence. That’s why building structurally anti-racist communities is so central to our movement.

Targeting structural racism begins with research. Among the most important trends the SPLC documented in this year’s report is that extremists are seeking to build political power at the local level and within institutions, with a resurgence of in-person demonstrations among racist and hard-right reactionary groups across the country.

Following a series of incidents in which the Chicago Police Department failed to investigate allegations of overt racist and white supremacist behavior in the ranks — or assessed weak discipline against officers directly associated with violent white supremacist groups — we urged the mayor and police superintendent “to adopt clear and unambiguous policies and procedures prohibiting city employees from actively associating with hate and extremist groups.”

In a significant step forward, Chicago’s civilian police oversight board unanimously approved a new policy designed to make clear that Chicago police officers are prohibited from active participation in an organization that “advocates for systematic illegal prejudice, oppression, or discrimination.”

This is just one example of how our research team uncovers opportunities for us to dismantle the power that hate and extremist groups hold. Will you make a special gift of $35, $50, $100 — or whatever amount is right for you — to support our work to stop hate and advance justice and equity for all?

We are so grateful for your commitment to the ideals of equity, justice and liberation. With the support of thousands of goodhearted people like you, we can overcome hate and build a world where all people can thrive.

In solidarity,

Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center