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National Nurses United

National Nurses United (NNU) is a 501(c)(5) organization with the primary mission of providing effective collective bargaining representation to NNU affiliates in order to promote the economic and professional interests of direct care nurses and to advocate for direct care nurses and their patients on all public policy matters related to…

$601k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
9
Itemized grants FY2025
7
Organizations funded FY2024
43%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$526k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 15
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$56M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 43% of the organizations National Nurses United funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsPublic BenefitInternationalCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyEmploymentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving9$526k44%
FY20247$282k43%
FY20239$325k56%
FY202212$443k58%
FY20219$502k67%
FY20206$238k17%
FY201910$620k50%
FY201815$670k53%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.0MPublic Benefit$610kCivil Rights$406kCommunity Improvement$310kEmployment$275kHealth$234kHuman Services$110kMembership Benefit$71kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CA
MO
KY
VA
MD
NM
DC
LA
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rutgers University Foundation$791,63850%
Rutgers the State University$673,0804n/a
American University$522,33330%
Development Now for Chicago$250,0001n/a
Consumer Watchdog Campaign$175,0002n/a
Healthcare-Now Inc$121,000619%
Progressive Democrats of America$120,0002n/a
Pension Rights Center$110,30083%
New Georgia Project Inc$100,00011%
Takeaction Minnesota$100,00013%
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All grantees of National Nurses United by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Rutgers University Foundation$791,63850%
Rutgers the State University$673,0804n/a
American University$522,33330%
Development Now for Chicago$250,0001n/a
Consumer Watchdog Campaign$175,0002n/a
Healthcare-Now Inc$121,000619%
Progressive Democrats of America$120,0002n/a
Pension Rights Center$110,30083%
New Georgia Project Inc$100,00011%
Takeaction Minnesota$100,00013%
Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc$100,00011%
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations$96,00040%
Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare$62,500612%
United Mine Workers of America$60,00020%
Pride at Work Afl-Cio$60,000311%
Massachusetts Nurses Association$50,00010%
Indian Country Grassroots Support$50,0001n/a
March for Our Lives Action Fund$50,00011%
Unite Here Education and Support Fund$50,00012%
The Sanders Institute$50,0001n/a
Congressional Progressive Caucus Center$40,0001n/a
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy$40,00011%
Our Revolution-Texas$40,0001n/a
US Labor Against Racism and War Inc$28,125316%
International Union - Uaw$25,00010%
Middle East Children's Alliance$25,00010%
United Way of Kentucky Inc$25,00010%
Union Veterans Council$25,00024%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$25,00010%
Labor Community Services Program of Los Angeles$25,0001n/a
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists$25,00012%
American Museum Tort Law Inc$25,00014%
Union Community Fund$20,000144%
The Actors' Fund of America$20,00010%
Louisiana AFL - CIO$20,00013%
District Council 47 Health and Welfare Fund$20,00010%
Jobs With Justice Education Fund$17,50022%
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$15,00010%
Afl-Cio Technology Institute$15,00011%
Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund Inc$15,00010%
99Rise Action$10,3001n/a
International Medical Corps$10,00010%
Ue Research and Education Fund$10,00018%
Center for Popular Democracy Inc$10,00010%
Independent World Television Inc$10,0001n/a
Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana$10,00010%
Jewish Labor Committee$10,00012%
National Action Network Inc$10,00010%
Pennsylvania State University$10,0001n/a
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement$10,00011%
Peggy Browning Fund$8,0001n/a
Jews United for Justice Inc$5,00010%
Independent Media Institute$5,00010%
The Labor Heritage Foundation$5,0001n/a
Workers Independent News$5,0001n/a
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$5,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

National Nurses United supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRutgers University Foundation: $791,638 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican University: $522,333 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHealthcare-Now Inc: $121,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetPension Rights Center: $110,300 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetNew Georgia Project Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTakeaction Minnesota: $100,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetBvm Capacity Building Institute Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: $96,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLabor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare: $62,500 over 6y, 12% of budgetUnited Mine Workers of America: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPride at Work Afl-Cio: $60,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetMassachusetts Nurses Association: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMarch for Our Lives Action Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUnite Here Education and Support Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLos Angeles Alliance for a New Economy: $40,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUS Labor Against Racism and War Inc: $28,125 over 3y, 16% of budgetInternational Union - Uaw: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Kentucky Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUnion Veterans Council: $25,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition of Black Trade Unionists: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetAmerican Museum Tort Law Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetUnion Community Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 44% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLouisiana AFL - CIO: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetDistrict Council 47 Health and Welfare Fund: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJobs With Justice Education Fund: $17,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetAlliance for Global Justice Corp: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAfl-Cio Technology Institute: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCenter for Popular Democracy Action Fund Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUe Research and Education Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetCenter for Popular Democracy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Labor Committee: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNational Action Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIowa Citizens for Community Improvement: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJews United for Justice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetIndependent Media Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial OrganizationsDC26× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations · Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc · American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees · Int Union United Auto National Community Action Program · International Brotherhood of Teamsters · International Union of Painters and Allied Trades · United Steel Paper and Forestry Rubber Manufacturing Energy Allied · International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · Unite Here · United Food and Commercial Workers International Union · National Education Association of the United States · National Association of Letter Carriers

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About National Nurses United

How much does National Nurses United give?
National Nurses United reported 9 itemized grants totaling $525,524, out of $600,731 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does National Nurses United fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (48%), Public Benefit (14%), Civil Rights (10%).
Who are National Nurses United's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Rutgers University Foundation ($792k), Rutgers the State University ($673k), American University ($522k).
Does National Nurses United fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as National Nurses United?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Communications Workers of America Afl-Cio Clc, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees.
Where is National Nurses United based?
National Nurses United is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 56 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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