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United Food and Commercial Workers
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0220586. Reported 148 grants totalling $9,405,307 to 82 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
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:
- What kind of organization it is. For United Food and Commercial Workers, the IRS classifies it under employment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE J40) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 82 distinct organizations, with 16% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 58% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $62,800; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $875,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of Letter Carriers | Watervliet, NY | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Building Back Together | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Michigan Families | Lansing, MI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Mine Workers of America- International | Triangle, VA | $400,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Latinos of the Ufcw Incorporated | Dallas, TX | $328,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Democracy Alliance | Washington, DC | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Retired Americans | Washington, DC | $267,840 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Operations Group Inc | Washington, DC | $204,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Pacific Charitable Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Washington, DC | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| America Votes | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unite Here | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Politica L Education & Leadership Institute | Washington, DC | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Americas Agenda Healthcare for All Inc | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Lakeland, FL | $112,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Demarillac Academy | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ufcw Minority Coalition | Landover, MD | $76,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morehouse College | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Economic Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $67,167 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ufcw Women's Network | Westbury, NY | $65,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ufcw Outreach | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Trenton, NJ | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition of Black Trade Unionists | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition to Protect Workers Rights Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Action Network Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Main Street Fund | Concord, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stop the Ban Protect Jobs | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moveon Org Civic Action | Beaverton, OR | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Labor Council for Latin American Advancement | Washington, DC | $40,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Suwanee, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Inc | Chicago, IL | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western States Issue Education Fund Inc | Burbank, CA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Association of Occ and Env Clinics | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Desert States Charitable Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Union of Painters and Allied Trades | Hanover, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jobs With Justice | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Oriskany, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catalyst California | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Community Change Action | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Grand Lodge | Uppr Marlboro, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Labor Committee | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Progress Policy Action | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Road to Michigan's Future | Lansing, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Veterans Council | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Consumer Federation of America Inc | Washington, DC | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| James R Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | Chicago, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition of Labor Union Women Cluw | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beit Simchat Torah | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Daco Collective | Bala Cynwd, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emil K Wilbekin Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Chain Workers Alliance Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Research & Action Center Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gain Power LLC | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Jobs First | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Womens Policy Research | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jobs With Justice Education Fund | Hauppauge, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pride at Work | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference Inc | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Labor Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Sportsmens Alliance | Spring Hill, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Virginia Univ Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Partnership for New Americans Inc | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Food and Commercial Workers International Union | Ballwin, MO | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Orgs | New York, NY | $6,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ufcw Local 951 Foundation | Kentwood, MI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Partnership for Women and Families Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
33 of 82 (40%) 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.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 of 82 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | $3,285,303 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $1,965,807 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $1,951,870 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $2,202,327 | $20,000 |
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
47% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- 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.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in District of Columbia.
- 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 United Food and Commercial Workers'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 22 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 21 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: 1775 K Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20006.
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