The foundation centers its giving on worker and family economic stability plus climate justice advocacy, combining national labor policy support with targeted state-level organizing. It makes a large core grant to its affiliated advocacy arm (9TO5 Action Fund) and then funds a cluster of Colorado-based grassroots and coalition groups focused on a Green New Deal agenda and worker/community power. Grantees are primarily advocacy and community organizing groups rather than service providers.
Concentrated advocacy funding: one large, anchor grant to an affiliated national advocacy arm plus multiple mid-size, campaign-oriented grants to state and local organizing groups (notably in Colorado). Grants appear targeted to policy/advocacy campaigns rather than long-term diversified operating support, with few repeat grantees beyond the core affiliate.
A single $180,000 grant to 9to5 Action Fund Inc anchored 9to5 National Association of Working Women Inc’s 2023 grantmaking and shows how closely the foundation ties national worker advocacy to family and community stability. The public charity supports advocacy groups and coalition organizers rather than direct service providers, with funding that sits around a fairly tight middle range and is distributed across a regional footprint. Its recent grants also show a repeated Green New Deal thread, especially in Colorado, where the foundation backs labor, climate, and community power organizations working on policy change and state-level organizing. That pattern connects the foundation’s worker-centered mission to climate justice and to the economic conditions facing families and local communities. The foundation’s largest recent award went to its affiliated advocacy arm in Milwaukee, while several smaller grants were directed to Colorado groups engaged in coalition work, grassroots mobilization, and Latino-led organizing. Across those awards, the funder appears to favor organizations positioned to move policy and build collective power, with a mix of national and state-based recipients. The result is a grantmaking profile that links worker rights, climate justice, and family stability through advocacy-oriented partners.
In family and community stability, the largest recent grant went to 9to5 Action Fund Inc for $180,000, indicating that the foundation uses core support for its affiliated advocacy work. Climate justice is another clear lane: $65,435 to Tides Foundation (center for Working Families) supported Green New Deal work through a national intermediary. Colorado organizing is especially prominent, with $59,935 to Colorado Jobs With Justice for Green New Deal efforts and another $59,935 to 350 Colorado for the same theme. The foundation also funded community-rooted organizing through $56,435 to Cultivando, a Latino-led group in Commerce City. These grants point to an emphasis on advocacy, coalition-building, and policy-oriented community power.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-$40,000s to low-$60,000s, with p25 at $48,435, median at $59,935, and p75 at $62,685. The 2023 list includes one much larger grant at $180,000, but most awards sit near the middle of that band. The foundation is a public charity, not a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent record suggests repeated support for a small set of aligned advocacy themes rather than many one-off areas, with several grants directed to organizations working on the same Green New Deal and worker-justice agenda.
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Most grants fall between $48K and $63K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$48K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$63K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Notable grantees: 9TO5 ACTION FUND INC, 350 COLORADO, COLORADO JOBS WITH JUSTICE, CULTIVANDO, TOGETHER COLORADO
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Colorado, which is the top state by grant count. Denver appears multiple times, including grants to Colorado Jobs With Justice, Together Colorado, and Colorado People's Alliance, while Boulder and Commerce City also appear on the recipient list. Wisconsin receives a smaller share of awards, including Milwaukee-based 9to5 Action Fund Inc. All listed recent grants went to U.S. recipients, so the geographic footprint shown here is domestic only.
It backs advocacy and coalition-building groups focused on worker and family economic stability, climate justice, labor and jobs justice, and Latino-led community organizing. The recent grants go to organizations such as Colorado Jobs With Justice, 350 Colorado, Cultivando, and Together Colorado.
The middle of the grant range is fairly tight: p25 is $48,435, median is $59,935, and p75 is $62,685. One award is much larger at $180,000, but most recent grants fall near the median.
Colorado is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities there include Denver, Boulder, and Commerce City, showing a strong concentration in Colorado-based organizing around Green New Deal and labor issues.
No. It is listed as a public charity, funds individuals is false, and makes program-related investments is false.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9TO5 ACTION FUND INC | MILWAUKEE, WI | $180,000 | 2023 | FAMILY & COMMUNITY STABILITY |
| TIDES FOUNDATION (CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $65,435 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| COLORADO JOBS WITH JUSTICE | DENVER, CO | $59,935 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| 350 COLORADO | BOULDER, CO | $59,935 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| CULTIVANDO | COMMERCE CITY, CO | $56,435 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| TOGETHER COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $40,435 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
| COLORADO PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE | DENVER, CO | $20,935 | 2023 | GREEN NEW DEAL |
9TO5 ACTION FUND INC
$180,000FAMILY & COMMUNITY STABILITY
TIDES FOUNDATION (CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES)
$65,435GREEN NEW DEAL
COLORADO JOBS WITH JUSTICE
$59,935GREEN NEW DEAL
350 COLORADO
$59,935GREEN NEW DEAL
CULTIVANDO
$56,435GREEN NEW DEAL
TOGETHER COLORADO
$40,435GREEN NEW DEAL
COLORADO PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE
GREEN NEW DEAL