Updated May 15, 2012  

Major Characteristics of Religious Advocacy Groups

Advocacy groups represent a growing variety of faiths in Washington. They also vary greatly in staff size, yearly financial expenditures and other characteristics that affect their visibility on Capitol Hill and in the national media, including their institutional structure and tax status, their main strategies or methods of seeking to influence public policy and the issues they focus on.

Religious Traditions   

Organizational Structure 

Tax Status 

Advocacy Expenditures 

Issue Agendas 

Constituency Size 

Staff and Facilities 

Methods and Strategies