NAACP

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Abbreviation	NAACP
Formation	February 12, 1909
Founders	W. E. B. Du Bois; Mary White Ovington; Moorfield Storey; Ida B. Wells; Lillian Wald; Henry Moskowitz;
Tax ID no.	38-4108034
Legal status	501(c)(4) Civic Leagues and Social Welfare Organizations
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Members	300,000
Chairman	Leon W. Russell
President and CEO	Derrick Johnson
Main organ	Board of directors
Publication	The Crisis
Budget	$24,800,000 (2019)
Website	www.naacp.org

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, Emil G. Hirsch and Henry Moskowitz. Over the years, leaders of the organization have included Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins. The NAACP is the largest and oldest civil rights group in America.

Its mission in the 21st century is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination". NAACP initiatives include political lobbying, publicity efforts, and litigation strategies developed by its legal team. The group enlarged its mission in the late 20th century by considering issues such as police misconduct, the status of black foreign refugees and questions of economic development. Its name, retained in accordance with tradition, uses the once common term colored people, referring to those with some African ancestry. The NAACP publishes a quarterly magazine, The Crisis. Du Bois was the magazine's editor for the first 24 years, starting in 1910.

The NAACP bestows annual awards on African Americans in three categories: Image Awards are for achievements in the arts and media, Theatre Awards are for achievements in theatre and stage, and Spingarn Medals are for outstanding achievements of any kind. Its headquarters are in Baltimore, Maryland.