Grants for unions

Name: Top 25 grants made to labor unions
Creator: Cause IQ
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860 labor unions received at least $101.8 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 311 grants made from 268 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 268 foundations, 91% made just a single grant to unions, and 1% made grants to four or more unions. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$101,764,278

Total grant dollars given to unions

311

Number of grants made annually to unions

268

Number of grantmakers funding unions

$1,000

Median grant size to unions

Foundations that support labor unions

Out of all grants made to unions, 77% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 99% of the dollar-value of grants to unions. Foundations funding unions also made grants to colleges, multiservice human service organizations, universities, animal shelters, and cancer organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	209
Medium	29
Large	30

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	3
Private	203
Corporate	18
Other	44

Grants made

Grants made to unions	Number of grantmakers
1	245
2-3	19
4-10	4
11+	0

Top 10 foundations supporting labor unions

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to unions	Number of grants made to unions	Median grant size
National Education Association of the United States	DC	National	41.5%	9	$4,473,060
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations	DC	National	44.0%	5	$6,813,500
Land O'Lakes Foundation	MN	National	0.1%	5	$500
The Ansell Grimm and Aaron Foundation	NJ	Metro	2.6%	5	$300
Midwest Operating Engineers Fringe Benefit Funds	IL	Metro	65.9%	3	$3,330,000
Washington Research Foundation (WRF)	WA	Metro	0.2%	3	$5,000
Carl M Hansen Foundation	WA	Metro	7.0%	3	$4,000
Washington Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust	WA	Metro	22.8%	3	$3,854
Parkland Foundation	TX	Metro	74.0%	2	$6,547,623
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees	DC	National	56.8%	2	$5,342,119

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Labor unions grantees

Unions with more than $5 million in total revenues received 85% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 14% of all unions.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	291
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	20

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,000
$100k-$500k	$500
$500k-$1M	$1,500
$1M-$5M	$1,250
>$5M	$5,000

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
Massachusetts	45
New York	43
Washington	30
California	26
Other	167

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	43
Boston	43
Seattle	26
Washington DC	18
Other	163

Top 25 grants made to unions

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
California Teachers Association	$11,793,904	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Hotel Restaurant and Club Employees and Bartenders Union	$8,083,606	FMV	New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council (HTC)
AFL-CIO - Working America	$6,813,500	Operating Subsidy, Program Support, Office Space	American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Dallas County Hospital District	$6,547,623	Cash	Parkland Foundation
Dallas County Hospital District	$6,547,623	Support To PHHS Capital Projects and Patient Programs	Parkland Foundation
New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)	$5,849,383	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees - C0093ma AFSCME Council 93	$5,553,998	Contractual Agreements	American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees	$5,130,240	Allocation	American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)	$5,045,419	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Ohio Education Association	$5,027,951	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Michigan Education Association	$4,473,060	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Illinois Education Association	$4,354,483	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Massachusetts Teachers Association	$4,117,932	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Washington Education Association	$3,453,667	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Indiana Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting	$3,330,000	Monitor Construction Projects	Midwest Operating Engineers Fringe Benefit Funds
Indiana Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting	$3,330,000		Midwest Operating Engineers Fringe Benefit Funds
Indiana Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting	$3,330,000	FMV	Midwest Operating Engineers Fringe Benefit Funds
New England Carpenters Labor Management Program	$3,000,000	Job Creation	North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
AFL-CIO - Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings CLC	$2,795,605	Employment and Training Services	Fresno Area Workforce Investment Corporation
Education Minnesota	$2,674,264	Financial Assistance	National Education Association of the United States
Laboratory To Combat Human Trafficking	$5,000	General Donation To Support Organization Or Program	The Colorado Health Foundation
West Side Career and Technology Center Education Association	$5,000	Program Support	The Luzerne Foundation
University of Washington / Professional Staff Organization	$5,000	Joseph Gottstein Lab Gift Fund	Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation
AFL-CIO - Chicago Federation of Labor & Indus	$5,000	Lobbying	See Forward Fund
United Steelworkers - 09367 Local	$5,000	Contribution	International Union of Painters and Allied Trades - 35 District Council

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Unions" category for this page is determined by the "J40: Labor unions, organizations" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.