About National Domestic Workers Alliance
The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) works to win respect, recognition, and labor rights and protections for the nearly 2.5 million nannies, housecleaners, and homecare workers who do the essential work of caring for our loved ones and our homes.
Focus Areas
care workdomestic worker rightsorganizingpolicy and advocacyinnovation and technology for workersculture and narrative changevoter mobilization / civic engagement
Who They Fund
domestic workers / home care workersdomestic workers program affiliates (nonprofit chapters/partners)survivors (e.g., survivors served by advocacy programs)
Funding Style
affiliate support
About National Domestic Workers Alliance
National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc. concentrates its grantmaking on organizations and projects tied to domestic worker power, with a standout $4,286,044 regrant in 2025 to Caring Across Generations Inc. for the ECW Program. The recent record also shows program-building at a smaller scale through a $1,500,000 grant in 2023 to Ndwa Labs LLC for Fair Care Labs support of the Handy pilot workers program, indicating that the funder backs both large regranting efforts and targeted pilot work. A large share of support goes to affiliates and aligned organizations working with domestic workers, home care workers, and survivors. Grants such as $515,000 to Inevitable Foundation for domestic workers program affiliate support and $250,000 to Filipino Advocates for Justice for the same purpose show a consistent pattern of strengthening partner organizations. The foundation also funds organizing, policy, narrative change, and survivor-related advocacy, linking labor rights work with communications, research, and movement infrastructure. Its leadership is listed as Ai-jen Poo, and its latest 990 year on file is 2025.
What National Domestic Workers Alliance Funds
A core theme is affiliate support for domestic worker and care-worker organizations. In 2023, the foundation gave $250,000 to Filipino Advocates for Justice for domestic workers program affiliate support, and in 2025 it gave $240,000 to Hand in Hand for affiliate support. Similar grants went to Damayan Migrant Workers Association, Adhikaar, Casa Latina, and the Miami Workers Center. The funder also backs care-sector research and policy work. In 2024, it awarded $132,048 to Northeastern University to support research on American Rescue Plan Act funds in relation to California home and community-based services spending. Narrative change appears as another lane: $140,000 went to Momrising Educational Fund for care narrative change / care common language. Survivors’ advocacy is another stated area. In 2023, Me Too Movement received $180,000 for a restricted Schusterman grant for survivors' agenda.
How National Domestic Workers Alliance Gives
Typical grants cluster around a middle tier, with p25 at $20,000, a median of $40,000, and p75 at $70,000. The recent list also includes a much larger regrant at $4,286,044 and several six-figure awards, alongside many grants in the $90,000 to $250,000 range. The foundation operates as a Pure DAF Provider and does not fund individuals. The recent grant list shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Adhikaar, California Domestic Workers Coalition, Miami Workers Center, Pilipino Workers' Center, and Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.7M
Total Assets
$53.5M
Total Revenue
$48.6M
Total Expenses
$34.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $70K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$70K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AI-JEN POO
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