Washington, D.C. · Public charity
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The objectives of this international union are to organize under one banner all workers engaged in industry; to educate them to cooperate in every movement which tends to benefit the organization; and to impress upon our membership, employers, and the public that it is to the advantage of all concerned that workers be organized. The…
- $936k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 24
- Grants FY2024
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 53
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 14
- Total assets, FY2024
- $609M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations International Brotherhood of Teamsters funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 24 | $924k | 58% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $307k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $276k | 18% |
| FY2021 | 24 | $735k | 46% |
| FY2020 | 35 | $2.4M | 40% |
| FY2019 | 53 | $884k | 49% |
| FY2018 | 50 | $1.4M | 50% |
| FY2017 | 35 | $762k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | $1,401,753 | 6 | 13% |
| The George Washington University | $1,112,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Align the Alliance for a Greater New York Inc | $470,820 | 4 | 13% |
| Economic Policy Institute | $300,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Worker Solidarity and Defense Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 42% |
| Teamsters Local Union No 509 | $250,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Teamsters All Charities Fund | $204,000 | 2 | 33% |
| International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council No 16 | $200,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Good Jobs First | $160,000 | 8 | 4% |
| Teamsters' Joint Council No 7 | $160,000 | 3 | 2% |
Show all 129 grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($26k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
International Brotherhood of Teamsters supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 106 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.
Open a dossier: Unite Here · American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees · International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers · International Union of Painters and Allied Trades · Teamsters Local 986 Charity Fund Inc · United Food and Commercial Workers International Union · Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc · Int Union United Auto National Community Action Program · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Teamster Disaster Relief Fund · American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
How this is measured
Compare International Brotherhood of Teamsters with peer funders
About International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- How much does International Brotherhood of Teamsters give?
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported 24 grants totaling $936,462 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does International Brotherhood of Teamsters fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (21%), Education (20%), Employment (15%).
- Who are International Brotherhood of Teamsters's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy ($1.4M), The George Washington University ($1.1M), Align the Alliance for a Greater New York Inc ($471k).
- Does International Brotherhood of Teamsters fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as International Brotherhood of Teamsters?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Unite Here, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
- Where is International Brotherhood of Teamsters based?
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters is based in DC.
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