CHELSEA FUND FOR EDUCATION INC

Programs

1. The working class project the working class project was founded in the fall of 2023. Its primary expenses were salaries, equipment, and books. Two staff members for this project received partial support. The working class project creates educational and cultural activities which explore civil rights and democracy. Its work falls into three major categories: organization, to promote community engagement; mental health, through creating support systems involving culture, art, song, workshops and classes; and education to promote a deeper understanding of neighborhood, community, and regional ethnography and history emphasizing the experiences of ordinary people. The project includes supporting local community mini-schools, mental health workshops, and think tank discussions. The 2025 activities generated thousands of participations. In 2025, the project held over thirty online events, focusing on mental health, book talks, schools, classes, and general discussion sessions. Highlights included an 18-class national online school, a four-session journalism writing series, and several book talks. In 2025, the project included over 30 volunteer teachers, discussion leaders, and…

   $144,196 spent
   47% of program spending

2. Labor education project the labor education project's goal is to help workers build the tools, knowledge, and strategy needed to organize, resist exploitation, and fight for a world that puts people before profits. The project achieved its goal in 2025 by contributing over seventy articles relating to the labor movement to people's world; documenting strikes, union drives, and the growing movement for worker power. In 2025 it reported from major labor conventions such as the coalition of black trade unionists and also helped develop young labor writers to cover their own local labor stories. It contributed to two in-person conferences, in chicago and north carolina, to build, strengthen, and educate union members on topics like union organizing, socialist labor strategy, and youth engagement in the labor movement. The labor education project continues to closely with worker collectives to develop rank-and-file education programs, fostering discussions on trade unionism, workplace organizing, and fighting back against corporate domination.

   $107,194 spent
   35% of program spending

3. Schools project in the category of schools projects is the little red schoolhouse (lrsh), an in-person, all volunteer event that aims to provide in-depth education and training for young activists. In 2025, the lrsh will be held in new york city from july 25 to august 2, and will host around 30 attendees, with 18 classes in total. In its sixth year, the lrsh has developed a strong, wellrounded marxist education curriculum, including classes on the working class and the battle for democracy, the united front against fascism, and the role of the young communist league. The fund helped support travel, educational materials, and housing costs. All of the little red schoolhouse projects aim to foster a deeper understanding of society and political economy, to build leadership skills and interpersonal relationships

   $7,777 spent
   3% of program spending

4. Grant to workers education society- workers education society is a 501(c)(3)organization and is volunteer based. Its mission is to promote the education and welfare of working and unemployed families in illinois and to conduct educational and cultural activities which advance the well-being of individuals and families in the community. The grant to wes serves to continue to support their work in maintaining a community library, supports their work of educating community members about their rights when facing utility shut-offs and supports a variety of wes's other community education activities.

   $50,201 spentof which $50,000 as grants
   16% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $309,368.