Massachusetts · Public charity
Community Labor United Inc
Community labor united's mission is to drive forward strategic campaigns with grassroots organizations and labor unions that stabilize and strengthen working-class families and communities of color in greater boston. Through a program of coalition building, research and policy development, public education, and grassroots mobilization,…
- $240k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $65,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Community Labor United Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $235k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $69k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $528k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $108k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | $185,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Massachusetts Senior Action Council Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Greenroots Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Seiu Education and Support Fund | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brookview House Inc | $51,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Chinese Progressive Association | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Coalition for Social Justice Action Fund Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 58% |
| Workforce Solutions Group | $49,926 | 1 | n/a |
| Third Sector New England Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | $185,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Massachusetts Senior Action Council Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Greenroots Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Seiu Education and Support Fund | $65,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brookview House Inc | $51,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Chinese Progressive Association | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Coalition for Social Justice Action Fund Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 58% |
| Workforce Solutions Group | $49,926 | 1 | n/a |
| Third Sector New England Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| New Economy Coalition Inc | $33,334 | 1 | 2% |
| La Colaborativa Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brazilian Worker Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Dominican Development Center | $19,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Climable Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Worcester Community Action Council Inc | $8,800 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($108k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Community Labor United Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About Community Labor United Inc
- How much does Community Labor United Inc give?
- Community Labor United Inc reported 4 grants totaling $239,970 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Community Labor United Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (29%), Human Services (23%), Community Improvement (13%).
- Who are Community Labor United Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc ($185k), Massachusetts Senior Action Council Inc ($80k), Greenroots Inc ($80k).
- Does Community Labor United Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Community Labor United Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation.
- Where is Community Labor United Inc based?
- Community Labor United Inc is based in MA.
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