Workforce Defense League

OAKLAND, CA EIN: 84-5139798

TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO THE RIGHT TO FAIR AND LAWFUL WAGES, BENEFITS AND TERMS OF CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL WORKERS, AND ENGAGING IN LITIGATION TO ADVOCATE FOR AND DEFEND THE LAWFUL RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS TO BE PAID THE LAWFUL WAGES AND BENEFITS TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED BY FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, INCLUDING LITIGATION AS DESCRIBED IN CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE 218.7

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.0M

+21.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

+160.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+30.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$395K$791K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,043,661$3,318,573$2,245,644
Revenue$1,204,053$1,437,791$835,030
Expenses$478,965$364,862$235,315
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$63,181$33,038$1,968
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$13K$20K$26K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

WALL AND CEILING ALLIANCE$16KNational Alliance for Fa…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAY BRADSHAWCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE0.1
SCOTT LITTLEHALESECRETARY0.1
FRANK NUNESTRUSTEE0.1
JACOB ADIARTETRUSTEE0.1
ROY VAN PELTTRUSTEE - THRU 1/17/240.1
CARL GOFFTRUSTEE - THRU 4/24/240.1
JAKKI KUTZTRUSTEE - EFF. 1/17/240.1
NANCY BRINKERHOFFTRUSTEE - EFF. 4/24/240.1
MATTHEW MILLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PleasantonWashington

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

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