About Unite Here
Labor union representing 300,000 working people across the United States and Canada, organizing hospitality and related industry workers to win better wages, benefits, health & safety protections, and greater social and economic equality.
Focus Areas
hotelsairportsfood servicegamingtextile, manufacturing & distributiontransportationworker organizingwages & benefitshealth & safetyimmigration advocacyequity & civil rights
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted support
About Unite Here
Unite Here directs much of its giving through affiliated labor entities and political or issue-based funds, with the largest recent grant of $10.6 million going to Unite Here Pac for general support. That pattern points to a funder closely tied to worker organizing and political advocacy rather than a conventional grantmaker. Its recent grants also show substantial support for local union operations, including $1.62 million to Local 023-Unite Here in New York and $1.15 million to Local 226-Las Vegas NV for general support. The foundation’s stated work centers on hospitality and related industry workers, with focus areas that include hotels, airports, food service, gaming, textile, manufacturing and distribution, transportation, worker organizing, wages and benefits, health and safety, immigration advocacy, and equity and civil rights. Recent awards suggest that support is often flexible and organizational, reinforcing local infrastructure across the union’s network. Grantmaking extends across multiple years, with repeated awards to the same affiliates and campaigns. Alongside national-level political support, Unite Here also backs local bodies in cities such as San Francisco, Washington, DC, Sacramento, Honolulu, and Boston, indicating a broad but interconnected structure of giving.
What Unite Here Funds
Worker organizing is a clear thread in Unite Here’s grantmaking. The foundation gave $1,621,183 to Local 023-Unite Here in New York for general support, and similar general-support awards recur across other local affiliates. Political and issue-based activity also appears in the recent record. Unite Here gave $500,000 to Unite Here Tip State & Local Fund in New York for general support, and $450,000 to Citizens for a Responsible Anaheim Sponsored by Unite Here Local 11 in Los Angeles for general support. The foundation supports local union infrastructure in multiple regions. It awarded $1,069,018 to Local 002-San Francisco CA in San Francisco for general support, $645,397 to Local 049-Sacramento CA in Sacramento for general support, and $533,572 to Local 005-Honolulu HI in Honolulu for general support.
How Unite Here Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $57,310, with the 25th percentile at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $226,550. The recent record also includes very large outliers, showing that Unite Here uses a wide range of grant sizes depending on the recipient and purpose. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially affiliated locals and related funds, which indicates recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder and uses general support heavily. No application process is described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$19.8M
Total Assets
$210.7M
Total Revenue
$97.5M
Total Expenses
$127.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $227K, with a median of $57K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$57K
75th Percentile
$227K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GWENDOLYN MILLS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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