The trust concentrates its funding on workforce and labor-focused initiatives tied to the building and construction trades, plus significant support for veteran employment and military recruitment assessment. It pairs a few very large, targeted investments in intermediary organizations with smaller community-facing donations (toys drives, local health and first-responder groups), indicating an interest in both sector-level capacity and local community goodwill. Grants are typically unrestricted donations or general support rather than narrowly restricted program grants.
Nuclear Power Labor Management Cooperation Committee Trust’s largest recent grant went to Tradesfuture, with $1,600,000 in 2023 and another $800,000 in 2024, showing a sustained commitment to workforce development tied to the building and construction trades. The trust also made major support grants to the Center for Military Recruitment Assessment and Veterans Employment, including $625,000 in 2023 and $425,000 in 2024, linking its grantmaking to veteran employment and labor-market assessment. Across the recent record, the trust backs intermediary organizations, unions, and sector infrastructure rather than a broad array of small nonprofits. Grants such as the $150,000 conference sponsorship to the Building and Construction Trades Department and the $100,000 support grant to Nabtu point to an emphasis on labor movement capacity and trade workforce systems. Alongside those larger awards, it also makes smaller donations to local civic and public-safety groups, including community organizations in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, New Jersey, and Maine. Most awards are structured as support or donations, and the grant list is entirely U.S.-based.
Workforce development is the trust’s clearest theme. It gave $1,600,000 in 2023 and $800,000 in 2024 to Tradesfuture, both recorded as support or donation, indicating repeated backing for a workforce-oriented intermediary. Veteran employment is another major area. The trust awarded $625,000 in 2023 and $425,000 in 2024 to the Center for Military Recruitment Assessment and Veterans Employment for support and donation. Labor movement infrastructure also appears in the recent grants. A $150,000 conference sponsorship went to the Building and Construction Trades Department, and a $100,000 support grant went to Nabtu. These awards suggest funding for organizing, convening, and sector coordination within the trades.
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $27,500, and a p75 of $143,750. The distribution is polarized: a few large awards sit alongside many smaller donations. The recent record also shows repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including 2023 and 2024 awards to several organizations. The trust is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Available grant records show support, donation, and conference sponsorship as the main grant types.
$4M
$6.5M
$1.8M
$3M
Most grants fall between $20K and $144K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$144K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of very large, repeat grants to sector intermediaries (e.g., TradesFutures, veteran employment center) combined with many modest community donations; favors unrestricted/operational support and event sponsorship over project-restricted funding.
Notable grantees: TRADESFUTURE, Center for Military Recruitment Assessment and Veterans Employment, North America's Building Trades Unions / NABTU, Building and Construction Trades Department, Toys for Tots
Grantmaking is regional, but every recent award in the provided list went to a U.S. recipient. Washington, DC appears frequently, with multiple grants to recipients there, while Virginia is the top state by grant count. Other recipient locations include Triangle, Virginia; Alexandria, Virginia; Morgantown, North Carolina; Waynesboro, Georgia; Hollywood, Florida; Newark, New Jersey; Columbia Falls, Maine; and Augusta, California. The foundation’s HQ is in Washington, DC, and 33% of grants go to recipients in DC.
The recent grants point to workforce development for building and construction trades, veteran employment, labor movement infrastructure, and some community-oriented donations. The largest awards are tied to workforce and veterans programs, while smaller grants go to civic, health, and public-safety organizations.
The trust’s grant sizes are skewed toward a few large awards, but the typical range is smaller: p25 is $20,000, median is $27,500, and p75 is $143,750. That pattern suggests many grants are modest, with occasional much larger investments.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants across 2023 and 2024 to several recipients, including Tradesfuture, the Center for Military Recruitment Assessment and Veterans Employment, the Diabetes Research Institute, United Way, Toys for Tots, and Wreaths Across America.
The recent grants are mostly recorded as support or donation, with one conference sponsorship. That mix suggests the trust often provides general backing or event-related support rather than narrowly restricted project grants.
The trust gives regionally within the United States. Virginia is the top state by grant count, and 33% of grants go to recipients in Washington, DC, the foundation’s HQ state. Other recipient locations in the list include North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Maine, and California.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRADESFUTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | $800,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| CENTER FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT AND VETERANS EMPLOYMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $425,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2024 | CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP |
| TOYS FOR TOTS | TRIANGLE, VA | $40,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| BURKE COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION | WAYNESBORO, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| UNITED WAY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| WEATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $7,500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TRADESFUTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,600,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT AND VETERANS EMPLOYMENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $625,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| BURKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE | MORGANTOWN, NC | $125,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| NABTU | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS | TRIANGLE, VA | $30,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| UNITED WAY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| IBEW 1579 | AUGUSTA, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $7,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
| HEART 911 | NEWARK, NJ | $7,500 | 2023 | DONATION |
TRADESFUTURE
$800,000DONATION
CENTER FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT AND VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
$425,000DONATION
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT
$150,000CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
TOYS FOR TOTS
$40,000DONATION
DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$25,000DONATION
BURKE COUNTY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$20,000DONATION
UNITED WAY
$20,000DONATION
WEATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$7,500DONATION
TRADESFUTURE
$1,600,000SUPPORT
CENTER FOR MILITARY RECRUITMENT ASSESSMENT AND VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
$625,000SUPPORT
BURKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
$125,000DONATION
NABTU
$100,000SUPPORT
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS
$30,000DONATION
DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
$25,000DONATION
UNITED WAY
$20,000DONATION
IBEW 1579
$15,000SUPPORT
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$7,500DONATION
HEART 911
$7,500DONATION