About American Center for International Labor Solidarity
Building collective power with workers to create democratic workplaces, win greater equality in the global economy and shape more just societies.
Focus Areas
labor rightsunion organizingworkplace safetyforced labor preventionchild labor preventioneconomic securitylegal support for workerscapacity building and training
Who They Fund
workers (general workforce)women workers / women lawyersmigrant workers / populations in border citieslabor unions and worker organizationscivil society organizations and NGOs (including Chinese NGOs)
About American Center for International Labor Solidarity
American Center for International Labor Solidarity’s recent grantmaking is built around workplace dispute resolution, labor law enforcement, and worker organizing, with multiple large awards extending across several years. The biggest recent grant in the dataset went to East West Management Institute Inc in New York for improving workers’ ability to engage in dispute resolution in the workplace, and that same purpose appears again in later awards to the same organization. The foundation also backs labor-relations systems and enforcement work through grantees such as the Center for International Private Enterprise and the International Center for Not for Profit Law, showing a consistent interest in how workers, employers, civil society, and governments interact inside labor systems. Its portfolio also reaches into forced labor prevention, anti-gender-based violence work, and labor market issues affecting migrants. The Worker Rights Consortium appears in grants tied to anti-GBVH protections and support for the independent labor movement in Asia, while UCLA-related awards support labor-center development and analysis of migrant labor insertion in Mexican border cities. Across the recent grants list, the foundation favors mid-sized awards that fund technical capacity, legal support, and institutional strengthening rather than direct individual aid.
What American Center for International Labor Solidarity Funds
A major thread in the portfolio is labor relations and dispute resolution. American Center for International Labor Solidarity gave $612,195 to East West Management Institute Inc in 2025 and $584,072 in 2024 for improving workers’ ability to engage in dispute resolution in the workplace. It also supported the same institution in 2023 for increased effectiveness of labor relations systems. The foundation also funds enforcement-oriented work. In 2024 and 2023, the Center for International Private Enterprise received grants for engaging workers and civil society to strengthen labor law enforcement, improving understanding of labor-law scope and OSH standards, and addressing forced labor and other labor rights violations in Uzbekistan’s cotton cluster production system. A third theme is capacity building for legal and worker advocates. In 2025, the Chinese Progressive Association received support to build the capacity of legal practitioners to combat gender-based discrimination and violence in the workplace, and the International Female Lawyers and Advocates Association received a grant for capacity building for women lawyers.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$41.7M
Total Revenue
$79.1M
Total Expenses
$78.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $117K and $268K, with a median of $153K.
25th Percentile
$117K
Median
$153K
75th Percentile
$268K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 60% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SHAWNA BADER-BLAU
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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