GrantmakersCalifornia

Seiu Local 2015

Los Angeles, CA · EIN 47-4164197. Reported 136 grants totalling $11.5M to 96 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.

96organizations funded
$25,000median reported grant
$11.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
34%of grantees funded again the next year
42%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 96 distinct organizations, with 42% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
  3. How much its list changes. 34% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $40,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $4,803,207. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
5 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
54 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
59 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
5 grants
$250,000 Or More
6 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Service Employees International UnionWashington, DC$4,813,207212024
Center for Caregiver AdvancementLos Angeles, CA$2,034,000332024
Center for Caregiver AdvancementLos Angeles, CA$678,000112021
Experts United for Homelessness and Housing Solutions a Coalition of NonprSacramento, CA$350,000112024
California Democratic PartySacramento, CA$203,000222024
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyLos Angeles, CA$182,500442024
Los Angeles Sentinel IncLos Angeles, CA$155,000442024
Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund IncLos Angeles, CA$141,000542024
Innercity StruggleLos Angeles, CA$105,000442024
Center for Empowered Politics Education FundOakland, CA$100,000112023
Committee to Protect Public Safety Sponsored By Action for Safety and JustSacramento, CA$100,000112024
Jenesse Center IncLos Angeles, CA$100,000112022
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial OrgsLos Angeles, CA$99,000322024
Napa County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$86,000222024
Orange County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$86,000222024
Fresno County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$85,500222024
Capital & MainLos Angeles, CA$80,000222022
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & TreatmentLos Angeles, CA$75,000332024
Catalyst CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$60,000332023
Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$57,500332024
Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist ChurchEgypt, TX$56,500322023
Latino Legislative Caucus FoundationLong Beach, CA$50,000112023
Lindsey Horvath Ballot Measure Committee for Accountability and ProgressSacramento, CA$50,000112024
Los Angeles County Democratic PartySacramento, CA$50,000222024
Miguel Contreras FoundationLos Angeles, CA$50,000112023
Southern California GrantmakersLos Angeles, CA$50,000112021
Del Norte County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
Mendocino County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
San Diego County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
San Mateo County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
Tehama County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
Yolo County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$40,500112022
National African American CaucusBoston, MA$40,000112024
Seiu International Latino CaucusWashington, DC$40,000112024
St John's Community HealthPomona, CA$40,000222023
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial OrgsSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Coalition for Humane Immigrant RightsLos Angeles, CA$35,000222022
Del Norte County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Democratic Central Committee of MarinSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Mendocino County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Riverside County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Santa Clara County United Democratic CampaignSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Seiu Api CaucusMarlborough, MA$35,000112024
Sonoma County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
Yolo County Democratic Central CommitteeSacramento, CA$35,000112024
California State University Dominguez Hills Philanthropic FounCarson, CA$30,000222024
Congress of Racial Equality of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$30,000112023
Contra Costa Labor to LaborOakland, CA$30,000222023
Neo Philanthropy Action Fund IncNew York, NY$30,000112021
Social Justice Learning Institute IncInglewood, CA$30,000222024
United Farm WorkersKeene, CA$30,000332024
Equality CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$25,000112024
Martin Luther Tower IncSan Francisco, CA$25,000112023
Mikesplayground CorpCitrus Hts, CA$25,000112024
National Domestic Workers Alliance IncNew York, NY$25,000112022
Seiu Healthcare Pennsylvania Health and Welfare PlanHarrisburg, PA$25,000112022
Service Employees International UnionLos Angeles, CA$25,000112023
Service Employees International UnionChicago, IL$25,000112022
Texas Disaster Relief FundAustin, TX$25,000112021
Yes on Proposition 3 Sponsored By Equality California Aca 5Sacramento, CA$25,000112024
Yes on Proposition 6 Ending Modern Day Slavery Sponsored By a Coalition OSacramento, CA$25,000112024
Labor Community Services Program of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$24,000222023
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastNew York, NY$20,000112023
Justice in AgingWashington, DC$20,000112024
Lacdp-Jfk AwardsLos Angeles, CA$20,000112023
St Johns Community HealthLos Angeles, CA$20,000112024
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial OrgsOakland, CA$15,000112023
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial OrgsSan Francisco, CA$15,000112024
Bend the Arc-a Jewish Partnership for JusticeNew York, NY$15,000112022
California State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary ParCarson, CA$15,000112022
Contra Costa Central Labor CouncilMartinez, CA$15,000112024
Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA$15,000112023
San Francisco Coalition for Better HousingSan Francisco, CA$15,000112024
Seiu Healthcare 1199NW Multi-Employer Training & EducatioRenton, WA$15,000112021
American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial OrgsSan Jose, CA$10,000112024
Amplifi Dba Imagine Los Angeles Inc and Imagine LaLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Aajc IncWashington, DC$10,000112022
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Black Lives Matter Grassroots IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Coalition of Black Trade UnionistsWashington, DC$10,000112022
Equitable Inclusive and Transparent California (eitc) IncSacramento, CA$10,000112023
Jewish Center for JusticeLos Angeles, CA$10,000112022
Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$10,000112024
National Action Network Sacramento Chapter Education FundSacramento, CA$10,000112024
National Foster Youth InstituteWashington, DC$10,000112021
Sclc of Southern CaliforniaUpland, CA$10,000112021
Seiu 2015 AframRancho Cucamonga, CA$10,000112024
Smiley Audio MediaLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
South Bay Afl-Cio Labor CouncilSan Jose, CA$10,000112023
The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000112024
Charitable Fund Benefitting GardenaGardena, CA$9,000112022
City of Long BeachLong Beach, CA$7,500112024
Community Build IncLos Angeles, CA$7,500112024
Friends of Lakes Folsom and NatomaFolsom, CA$7,500112024

23 of 96 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 17 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 of 96 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Civil Rights
9 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
6 orgs
Human Services
5 orgs
Arts & Culture
4 orgs
Education
3 orgs
Health Care
2 orgs
Community Improvement
2 orgs
Housing & Shelter
2 orgs

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
202115$983,000$25,000
202239$2,011,000$25,000
202331$1,357,500$20,000
202451$7,179,707$25,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

55% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

California
$6.3M
District of Columbia
$4.9M
New York
$90K
Texas
$82K
Massachusetts
$75K
Pennsylvania
$25K
Illinois
$25K
Washington
$15K

Down to the city

Washington, DC
$4.9M
Los Angeles, CA
$4.1M
Sacramento, CA
$1.7M
Oakland, CA
$145K
New York, NY
$90K
Long Beach, CA
$58K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund23 shared recipientsCalifornia Community Foundation23 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc20 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc20 shared recipientsLiberty Hill Foundation19 shared recipientsThe California Wellness Foundation17 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Seiu Local 2015's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 19 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 32 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 2910 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90057.

EIN 47-4164197 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.

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