American Federation of Labor and

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 53-0228172 Website

THE ORGANIZATION IS A FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS. ITS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WORKING FAMILIES - TO BRING ECONOMIC JUSTICE TO THE WORKPLACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO OUR NATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$164.1M

+14.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$24.3M

+20.2% YoY

Grant Count

107

+8.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$227K

+11.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$36M$72M$108M$144M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$164,129,938$143,184,409$139,168,367
Revenue$131,239,964$118,031,271$111,424,883
Expenses$120,297,950$113,581,947$102,526,201
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,375,485$1,819,216$2,034,296
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6M$12M$18M$24M102 grants2020109 grants2021109 grants202299 grants2023107 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WORKING AMERICA$7.7MAFL-CIO TECHNOLOGY INSTI…$1.7MNEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUP$1.3MMINNESOTA AFL-CIO$1.1MNEVADA STATE AFL-CIO$718KMICHIGAN STATE AFL-CIO$676KNORTH CAROLINA STATE AFL…$634KNATIONAL LABOR COLLEGE$615KNEW JERSEY STATE AFL-CIO$615KGEORGIA STATE AFL-CIO$612K

Grant Size Distribution

526 grants across all recorded years

265<$50K115$50–100K93$100–250K19$250–500K23$500K–1M6$1–5M5$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHULER ELIZABETHPRESIDENT$281KREDMOND FREDRICKSECRETARY-TREASURER$246KSMITH SAMANTHASTRATEFIC ADVISOR TO THE PRE…$211KCOLLIER JULIECHIEF OF STAFF/EXECUTIVE ASS…$202KNEFF CHRISTYNECHIEF OF STAFF/EXECUTIVE ASS…$198KGINSBURG MATTHEWGENERAL COUNSEL$197KBECKER HAROLDGENERAL COUNSEL$192KSMITH JOHN PUALEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE S…$191K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMBROSI JASONVICE PRESIDENT3
APPELBAUM STUARTVICE PRESIDENT3
BIGGS MATTHEWVICE PRESIDENT3
BOOKER BRENTVICE PRESIDENT3
BROWN ROXANNEVICE PRESIDENT3
BRYANT BRIANVICE PRESIDENT3
BURKE MEGHANNVICE PRESIDENT3
BURNHAM BERNIEVICE PRESIDENT3
CALLAHAN JAMESVICE PRESIDENT3
CARTERIS GABRIELLEVICE PRESIDENT3
CASTILLO BONNIEVICE PRESIDENT3
CHRISTENSEN FRANKVICE PRESIDENT3
COLEMAN MICHAELVICE PRESIDENT3
COOPER GINAVICE PRESIDENT3
COOPER KENNETHVICE PRESIDENT3
COSTA JOHNVICE PRESIDENT3
CUMMINGS CLAUDEVICE PRESIDENT3
DRISCOLL TIMVICE PRESIDENT3
DEAN ERICVICE PRESIDENT3
DEJESUS EVELYNVICE PRESIDENT3
DIMONDSTEIN MARKVICE PRESIDENT3
ELIANO CHERYLVICE PRESIDENT3
FAIN SHAWNVICE PRESIDENT3
FAIRLEY WARRENVICE PRESIDENT1
HEINDEL DAVIDVICE PRESIDENT1
HOWELL LLOYD JRVICE PRESIDENT1
KELLY EDWARDVICE PRESIDENT3
KELLEY EVERETTVICE PRESIDENT3
LANIGAN RICHARDVICE PRESIDENT3
LOEB MATTHEWVICE PRESIDENT3
LOGAN ERNESTVICE PRESIDENT3
MARATEA ARTHURVICE PRESIDENT3
MCBRIDE ELISSAVICE PRESIDENT3
MCCALL DAVIDVICE PRESIDENT3
MCDANIEL VONDAVICE PRESIDENT3
MCGARVEY SEANVICE PRESIDENT3
MCMANUS MARKVICE PRESIDENT3
MILLS GWENVICE PRESIDENT3
MOCK MARGARETVICE PRESIDENT3
NELSON SARAVICE PRESIDENT3
PERRONE ANTHONY MARCVICE PRESIDENT3
RENFROE BRIANVICE PRESIDENT3
REXHA ROLANDVICE PRESIDENT3
ROBERTS CECILVICE PRESIDENT3
SAMUELSEN JOHNVICE PRESIDENT3
SANTA RICHVICE PRESIDENT3
SAUNDERS LEEVICE PRESIDENT3
SHELTON ANTHONYVICE PRESIDENT3
SLEVIN JAMESVICE PRESIDENT3
VALDAPENA BENVICE PRESIDENT3
VELASQUEZ BALDEMARVICE PRESIDENT3
WEINGARTEN RANDIVICE PRESIDENT3
WILLIAMS JAMESVICE PRESIDENT3
WOWKANECH CHARLESVICE PRESIDENT3
ALMEIDA PAULGENERAL BOARD1
ALVAREZ VINCENTGENERAL BOARD1
ANDERSON KELLYGENERAL BOARD1
ATTIG WILLGENERAL BOARD1
BALDWIN MICHAELGENERAL BOARD1
BEAUDIN CLAUDEGENERAL BOARD1
BROWN CLAYOLAGENERAL BOARD1
BRYANT ELISEGENERAL BOARD1
CABRAL SAMGENERAL BOARD1
CARMICHAEL-JACKSON TERRIGENERAL BOARD1
CLARKTONYGENERAL BOARD1
CLEMENTS MARKGENERAL BOARD1
CULLEN LISAGENERAL BOARD1
DAVIS JERAMEGENERAL BOARD1
DESAI BHAIRAVIGENERAL BOARD1
DORNING JENNIFERGENERAL BOARD1
DOWELL EDWARDGENERAL BOARD1
DREA TIMGENERAL BOARD1
DRESHER FRANGENERAL BOARD1
EDWARDS DONNAGENERAL BOARD1
ENGLE SANDRAGENERAL BOARD1
FIORLETTA CARLOGENERAL BOARD1
FOOSE BOBGENERAL BOARD1
GAGLIARDI AUGUSTINOGENERAL BOARD1
GABIOU CHELSIEGENERAL BOARD1
HADEL JAMESGENERAL BOARD1
HANLON NEDGENERAL BOARD1
HOGROGIAN PAULGENERAL BOARD1
KELLY GLENNGENERAL BOARD1
KHALIL HANYGENERAL BOARD1
KLINE RICHARDGENERAL BOARD1
LARKIN TERRENCEGENERAL BOARD1
LITTLE JUDYGENERAL BOARD1
MARCUS DONALDGENERAL BOARD1
MARTIN SUEGENERAL BOARD1
MCMILLAN MARYBEGENERAL BOARD1
MELVIN TERRYGENERAL BOARD1
MORRISON MATTGENERAL BOARD1
PUGLIESE LEONARDGENERAL BOARD1
REGAN GREGORYGENERAL BOARD1
ROACH JR ROBERTGENERAL BOARD1
SEXTON KEVINGENERAL BOARD1
SHINDLE KATEGENERAL BOARD1
SPANO MARKGENERAL BOARD1
SUPLEE ROBERTGENERAL BOARD1
VARGAS JOSEGENERAL BOARD1
VOKAC ADAMGENERAL BOARD1
WEINBERGER ADAMGENERAL BOARD1
YAMASHITA FREDGENERAL BOARD1
SHULER ELIZABETHPRESIDENT40$280,617
REDMOND FREDRICKSECRETARY-TREASURER40$245,600
COLLIER JULIECHIEF OF STAFF/EXECUTIVE ASST TO PRESIDENT40$201,545
NEFF CHRISTYNECHIEF OF STAFF/EXECUTIVE ASST TO PRESIDENT40$198,453
GINSBURG MATTHEWGENERAL COUNSEL40$196,594
BECKER HAROLDGENERAL COUNSEL40$192,253
SMITH SAMANTHASTRATEFIC ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT CLEAN ENERGY40$211,438
SMITH JOHN PUALEXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SEC-TREASURER40$191,415
HART JAMESGENERAL BOARD1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

47states
+40 more states

Cities

AlbanyAnchorageAnn ArborAnnapolisAtlantaAugustaAustinBakersfieldBaltimoreBaton RougeBloomingtonBoiseBostonBrewerBrooklynCamarilloCamp SpringsCedar RapidsChampaignCharleston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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