About Jobs With Justice Education Fund
Jobs With Justice Education Fund believes that all workers should have collective bargaining rights, employment security, and a decent standard of living within an economy that works for everyone. We bring together labor, community, student, and faith voices at the national and local levels to win improvements in people’s lives and shape the public discourse on workers’ rights and the economy.
Focus Areas
Labor rightsCollective bargaining and union promotionImmigrant worker protectionsEconomic justiceRacial justice and leadership developmentResearch and policy analysisWorkforce development and climate-related job initiatives
Who They Fund
essential workers (general)logistics sector workersretail workersconstruction workers
About Jobs With Justice Education Fund
Jobs with Justice Education Fund’s grantmaking is built around worker organizing, with repeated support for Jobs with Justice affiliates in major labor markets and for campaigns tied to collective bargaining, labor law reform, and worker education. In the recent grants list, the largest award goes to State Democracy Project in Brooklyn, New York, at $616,954, showing that the fund will make sizable commitments when a campaign aligns with its worker-rights priorities. Other large grants also point to a multi-site approach: Jobs With Justice San Francisco received $430,000 in 2025 and $350,000 in 2024, while Working Families Organization in Brooklyn received $253,750 in 2025. The foundation also backs organizations that connect labor issues to adjacent fields, including shareholder engagement on worker conditions through Amalgamated Charitable Foundation and legal research fellowships linked to campaign work through Harvard Law School’s Labor & Worklife Program. Its public charity structure and national scope fit a grantmaking style centered on advocacy, education, and research rather than direct service alone.
What Jobs With Justice Education Fund Funds
Labor rights is the clearest throughline in the portfolio. Jobs with Justice Education Fund gave $250,000 to Warehouse Workers Resource Center in Ontario, California, to support outreach and education for workers in the logistics sector, and $136,000 to Jobs With Justice San Francisco to educate and advocate for workers in the Bay Area. In retail and workplace-safety work, the fund made a $161,500 grant to Massachusetts Jobs With Justice in Boston for outreach to retail workers, and two $87,500 grants to Alliance for a Greater New York in New York and Make the Road NY in Jackson Heights for education around the NY HERO Act. The foundation also supports research and training tied to movement-building, including a $150,000 grant to United for Respect Education Fund in Brooklyn for an essential worker fellowship program and a $125,000 grant to Center for Labor Education in Jamaica Plain.
How Jobs With Justice Education Fund Gives
Typical grant size is centered at $23,250 at the 25th percentile, $71,000 at the median, and $140,000 at the 75th percentile, which suggests a portfolio with many mid-sized awards alongside a smaller number of larger commitments. The recent grants show repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Jobs With Justice San Francisco, Working Families Organization, Central Florida Jobs With Justice, and Colorado Jobs With Justice. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals. It also operates a named open program, the Worker Solidarity Fund, which accepts unsolicited requests; the Future of Labor Law Research Fellows program also accepts unsolicited participation through its fellowship placement structure.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$17.7M
Total Revenue
$10.5M
Total Expenses
$10M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $140K, with a median of $71K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$71K
75th Percentile
$140K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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