Illinois · Public charity
United Working Families
To advance the interests of the working class, middle class and poor americans, through legislative advocacy, public education, creative media and community organizing.
- $74k
- Granted FY2023
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $43k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $13,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $531k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations United Working Families funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $43k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $215k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $131k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Families Organization Inc | $67,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grassroots Illinois Action | $56,750 | 2 | 7% |
| Working Families Party National PAC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Workers' Collaborative NFP | $43,750 | 1 | 2% |
| Warehouse Workers Justice Center Inc | $43,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Committee on Political Education | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| One Peoples Project | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Workers Center For Racial Just NFP | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Families Organization Inc | $67,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grassroots Illinois Action | $56,750 | 2 | 7% |
| Working Families Party National PAC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Workers' Collaborative NFP | $43,750 | 1 | 2% |
| Warehouse Workers Justice Center Inc | $43,750 | 1 | 3% |
| Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Brighton Park Neighborhood Council | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cook County College Teachers Union Committee on Political Education | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| One Peoples Project | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Workers Center For Racial Just NFP | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Council on Urban Affairs | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The People's Lobby | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($24k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget United Working Families supplied at peak.
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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
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About United Working Families
- How much does United Working Families give?
- United Working Families reported 5 itemized grants totaling $43,000, out of $74,195 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does United Working Families fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Civil Rights (40%), Employment (37%), Community Improvement (8%).
- Who are United Working Families's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Working Families Organization Inc ($67k), Grassroots Illinois Action ($57k), Working Families Party National PAC ($50k).
- Does United Working Families fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as United Working Families?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Field Foundation of Illinois, Woods Fund of Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust.
- Where is United Working Families based?
- United Working Families is based in IL.
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