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.
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.
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.
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.
$7.7M
$53.5M
$48.6M
$34.1M
Most grants fall between $20K and $70K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$70K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Grantmaking is national, and every grant in the provided country distribution goes to US recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, but the foundation’s recipients are spread across multiple hubs. Recent grants reach New York City and Woodside in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles in California, Miami in Florida, Las Vegas in Nevada, Atlanta in Georgia, Washington, DC, Seattle-area Bellevue in Washington, Oakland in California, and Boston in Massachusetts. The sample shows a strong presence in both coastal states and multistate worker-organization networks.
It funds domestic worker and home care worker organizations, affiliates and program partners, survivors’ advocacy efforts, research and policy work, care narrative change, and organizing infrastructure. Recent grants include affiliate support for worker centers and program support tied to labor rights, care-sector pilots, and policy research.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $20,000, the median is $40,000, and p75 is $70,000. The recent record also includes larger awards above $100,000 and one multi-million-dollar regrant.
Yes. The recent grants list shows multiple recipients appearing in more than one year, including Adhikaar, California Domestic Workers Coalition, Miami Workers Center, Pilipino Workers' Center, and Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center. That pattern suggests ongoing support relationships.
In the provided country distribution, all 173 grants went to US recipients. The recent-grants sample also lists US cities only, including New York, Oakland, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Bellevue, and Boston.
The leadership listed is Ai-jen Poo. The foundation’s latest 990 year on file is 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Across Generations Inc | — | $4,286,044 | 2025 | Regrant for ECW Program |
| Hand in Hand | — | $240,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Caring Majority Rising | — | $200,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Carroll Gardens Association Inc | — | $188,385 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Damayan Migrant Workers Association | — | $140,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Adhikaar | — | $122,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| NM Caregivers Coalition | — | $120,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Casa Latina | — | $113,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Miami Workers Center | — | $110,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center | — | $103,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Pilipino Workers' Center | — | $94,648 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos | — | $90,800 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Hispanic Resource Center dba Community Resource Center | — | $90,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Border Workers United | — | $81,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| WeCount Inc | — | $81,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Arise Chicago- | — | $80,700 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Dolores Street Community Services | — | $80,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Mujeres Unidas y Activas | — | $80,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Staten Island Community Job Center | — | $80,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| CHIRLA | — | $73,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Fair Work Center | — | $72,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Education & Training Institute Inc | — | $70,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| First Shift Justice Project | — | $70,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Unidad Latina en Accion (ULA) | — | $62,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| El Centro Cultural de Mexico | — | $62,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Connecticut Worker Center | — | $61,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| MataHari Women Workers Center | — | $61,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Dominican Development Center | — | $60,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Naugatuck Valley Project Inc - Do Not Use | — | $60,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Wind of the Spirit | — | $60,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Brazilian Women's Group | — | $53,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Brazilian Workers Center | — | $51,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Women Working Together USA | — | $50,600 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| AFIRE | — | $50,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| La Plaza de Encuentro | — | $50,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| California Domestic Workers Coalition | — | $50,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Casa Freehold | — | $40,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Latino Union | — | $40,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| MISMA- | — | $40,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Lazos America Unida | — | $32,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Filipino Advocates for Justice- | — | $31,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition | — | $30,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Adults and Youth United Development Association Inc | — | $30,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| ALA Garifuna Women | — | $20,700 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Resistencia en Accion NJ | — | $20,000 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Comunidades Sin Fronteras CSF-CT INC | — | $10,200 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| Mission Action Inc | — | $1,400 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| POMONA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER | — | $700 | 2025 | Affiliate Support |
| CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | DOMESTIC WORKERS PROGRAM AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MOMRISING EDUCATIONAL FUND | BELLEVUE, WA | $140,000 | 2024 | CARE NARRATIVE CHANGE / CARE COMMON LANGUAGE |
Caring Across Generations Inc
$4,286,044Regrant for ECW Program
Hand in Hand
$240,000Affiliate Support
Caring Majority Rising
$200,000Affiliate Support
Carroll Gardens Association Inc
$188,385Affiliate Support
Damayan Migrant Workers Association
$140,600Affiliate Support
Adhikaar
$122,600Affiliate Support
NM Caregivers Coalition
Affiliate Support
Casa Latina
$113,400Affiliate Support
Miami Workers Center
$110,600Affiliate Support
Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center
$103,200Affiliate Support
Pilipino Workers' Center
$94,648Affiliate Support
El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos
$90,800Affiliate Support
Hispanic Resource Center dba Community Resource Center
$90,400Affiliate Support
Border Workers United
$81,600Affiliate Support
WeCount Inc
$81,000Affiliate Support
Arise Chicago-
$80,700Affiliate Support
Dolores Street Community Services
$80,000Affiliate Support
Mujeres Unidas y Activas
$80,000Affiliate Support
Staten Island Community Job Center
$80,000Affiliate Support
CHIRLA
$73,400Affiliate Support
Fair Work Center
$72,000Affiliate Support
Education & Training Institute Inc
$70,400Affiliate Support
First Shift Justice Project
$70,000Affiliate Support
Unidad Latina en Accion (ULA)
$62,600Affiliate Support
El Centro Cultural de Mexico
$62,400Affiliate Support
Connecticut Worker Center
$61,400Affiliate Support
MataHari Women Workers Center
$61,200Affiliate Support
Dominican Development Center
$60,600Affiliate Support
Naugatuck Valley Project Inc - Do Not Use
$60,400Affiliate Support
Wind of the Spirit
$60,000Affiliate Support
Brazilian Women's Group
$53,200Affiliate Support
Brazilian Workers Center
$51,200Affiliate Support
Women Working Together USA
$50,600Affiliate Support
AFIRE
$50,000Affiliate Support
La Plaza de Encuentro
$50,000Affiliate Support
California Domestic Workers Coalition
$50,000Affiliate Support
Casa Freehold
$40,200Affiliate Support
Latino Union
$40,000Affiliate Support
MISMA-
$40,000Affiliate Support
Lazos America Unida
$32,200Affiliate Support
Filipino Advocates for Justice-
$31,400Affiliate Support
Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition
$30,000Affiliate Support
Adults and Youth United Development Association Inc
$30,000Affiliate Support
ALA Garifuna Women
$20,700Affiliate Support
Resistencia en Accion NJ
$20,000Affiliate Support
Comunidades Sin Fronteras CSF-CT INC
$10,200Affiliate Support
Mission Action Inc
$1,400Affiliate Support
POMONA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER
$700Affiliate Support
CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION
$150,000DOMESTIC WORKERS PROGRAM AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MOMRISING EDUCATIONAL FUND
$140,000CARE NARRATIVE CHANGE / CARE COMMON LANGUAGE