Grants paid by The Working World Inc DBA Seed Commons
EIN 20-2264584 · New York, NY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE S30
The Working World Inc DBA Seed Commons of New York, NY (EIN 20-2264584) reported 76 grants paid totaling $5,012,579 to 42 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$5,012,579
76 grants
Recipients
42
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | $529,321 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | $1,722,826 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | $1,254,461 | — |
| 2024 | 20 | $1,505,971 | — |
Top recipients
The 42 recipients receiving the most from The Working World Inc DBA Seed Commons, by grants paid, out of 42 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possibility Labs 85-3989363 | A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2022 |
| La Milpa 20-8303608 | A | Asheville, NC | 4 | $847,500 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative 45-3914880 | A | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | $662,498 | 2024 |
| New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives 46-5245034 | A | Elmhurst, NY | 4 | $447,109 | 2024 |
| Tww NYC Solidarity Inc 88-0650528 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $419,016 | 2024 |
| Spokane Workers Cooperative Lca 86-3230666 | A | Spokane, WA | 3 | $188,676 | 2024 |
| Southeast Center for Cooperative Development 82-4969715 | A | Nashville, TN | 3 | $186,057 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance 45-4730993 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $162,625 | 2024 |
| Organization for Human Rights & Democracy 81-0976954 | A | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $106,652 | 2024 |
| Urban Tilth 20-4124161 | A | Richmond, CA | 3 | $87,594 | 2024 |
| Red Emma's LLC 87-0718186 | A | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $86,013 | 2023 |
| California Harvesters Inc 82-3207137 | A | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | $85,500 | 2020 |
| Repaired Nations Cooperative Inc 87-2365856 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative Inc 81-3470466 | A | Dayton, OH | 3 | $69,750 | 2024 |
| Bnsc Inc 27-0580274 | A | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $59,868 | 2020 |
| Beloved Community Incubator Inc 83-3133482 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $48,125 | 2024 |
| Phat Daddy's On Da Tracks 85-2108869 | A | Charleston, WV | 2 | $39,970 | 2023 |
| Builders of the Highway Foundation 27-3376275 | A | New Orleans, LA | 2 | $38,488 | 2023 |
| Detroit Community Wealth Fund 82-1492642 | A | Detroit, MI | 1 | $37,400 | 2024 |
| Catalyst Miami Inc 65-0690368 | A | Coral Gables, FL | 2 | $35,625 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Owns 36-4929660 | A | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $32,500 | 2024 |
| Local Inland Northwest Cooperative Foods 47-1317918 | A | Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $27,372 | 2024 |
| Montco Union Taxi LLC 47-5325360 | A | Rockville, MD | 1 | $23,670 | 2023 |
| Brooklyn Stone & Tile 82-3541573 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $22,512 | 2024 |
| New Era Windows LLC 45-5460340 | A | Chicago, IL | 2 | $22,400 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center 46-2210531 | A | Oakland, CA | 1 | $21,250 | 2022 |
| Sankofa Research Institute 46-1422753 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Austin Member-Owned Business Foundation 81-2782668 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center 45-2465671 | A | Denver, CO | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Center for Economic Democracy 47-3589804 | A | Jamaica Plain, MA | 1 | $18,750 | 2022 |
| Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation 11-2508370 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $16,667 | 2022 |
| Business Outreach Center Network Inc (boc-Net) 11-3306111 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $16,667 | 2022 |
| The Midian Leadership Project 84-2878626 | A | Charleston, WV | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Oakland Avenue Urban Farm 38-3435371 | A | Detroit, MI | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Bkln Clean 82-1992206 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $7,740 | 2020 |
| Tanam 30-0844670 | A | Somerville, MA | 1 | $6,925 | 2020 |
| Earth-Bound Building Forestry & Farm 82-1087411 | A | Brandywine, MD | 1 | $6,400 | 2020 |
| Bright Learning Stars 82-2011651 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $6,100 | 2020 |
| Roca Mia Construction Coop 46-3244259 | A | Far Rockaway, NY | 1 | $5,160 | 2020 |
| Baltimore Bicycle Works 26-2840201 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $0 | 2023 |
| Our Harvest Cooperative Inc 45-4922801 | A | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $0 | 2023 |
| Bonfire Media Collective LLC 83-0740987 | A | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $0 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 76 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colaborativa la Milpa Asheville, NC | A | $335,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Tww NYC Solidarity Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $240,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative Cincinnati, OH | A | $235,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives Elmhurst, NY | A | $139,814 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Repaired Nations Cooperative Inc Oakland, CA | A | $80,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Spokane Workers Cooperative Lca Spokane, WA | A | $75,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Southeast Center for Cooperative Development Nashville, TN | A | $74,583 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Philadelphia, PA | A | $37,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Detroit Community Wealth Fund Detroit, MI | A | $37,400 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | A | $33,750 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Beloved Community Incubator Inc Washington, DC | A | $32,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Owns Cleveland, OH | A | $32,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Organization for Human Rights and Democracy Atlanta, GA | A | $30,674 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative Inc Dayton, OH | A | $22,250 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Northwest Cooperative Development Center Olympia, WA | A | $20,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Austin Member-Owned Business Foundation Austin, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center Denver, CO | A | $20,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Sankofa Research Institute Houston, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Catalyst Miami Inc Coral Gables, FL | A | $20,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202543189349314064 |
| 2024 | Brooklyn Stone & Tile Brooklyn, NY | A | $0 + $1,500,000 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202543189349314064 |
| 2023 | Colaborativa la Milpa Asheville, NC | A | $277,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative Cincinnati, OH | A | $232,499 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives Elmhurst, NY | A | $166,927 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Tww NYC Solidarity Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $159,116 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Spokane Workers Cooperative Lca Spokane, WA | A | $72,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Southeast Center for Cooperative Development Nashville, TN | A | $70,657 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Baltimore, MD | A | $62,715 | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY PROGRAM (ERP) | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative Inc Dayton, OH | A | $33,750 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | A | $33,750 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Philadelphia, PA | A | $31,250 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Organization for Human Rights and Democracy Atlanta, GA | A | $28,737 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Phat Daddy's On Da Tracks Charleston, WV | A | $24,970 | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY PROGRAM (ERP) | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Montco Union Taxi LLC Rockville, MD | A | $23,670 | paid | JOB TRAINING | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Catalyst Miami Inc Coral Gables, FL | A | $15,625 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Beloved Community Incubator Inc Washington, DC | A | $15,625 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Builders of the Highway Foundation New Orleans, LA | A | $5,170 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | New Era Windows LLC Chicago, IL | A | $0 + $2,000,000 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Bonfire Media Collective LLC Philadelphia, PA | A | $0 + $20,396 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Our Harvest Cooperative Inc Cincinnati, OH | A | $0 + $123,800 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Bicycle Works Baltimore, MD | A | $0 + $110,308 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202442619349301124 |
| 2023 | Red Emma's Cooperative Corporation Baltimore, MD | A | $0 + $250,126 non-cash | paid | EQUITABLE RECOVERY | 202442619349301124 |
| 2022 | Possibility Labs San Francisco, CA | A | $1,000,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Colaborativa la Milpa Asheville, NC | A | $177,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative Cincinnati, OH | A | $134,999 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives Elmhurst, NY | A | $93,868 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Spokane Workers Cooperative Lca Spokane, WA | A | $41,176 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Southeast Center for Cooperative Development Nashville, TN | A | $40,817 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Builders of the Highway Foundation New Orleans, LA | A | $33,318 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Organization for Human Rights and Democracy Atlanta, GA | A | $25,195 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Economies Law Center Oakland, CA | A | $21,250 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | A | $20,094 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Tww NYC Solidarity Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $19,900 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Philadelphia, PA | A | $18,875 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Center for Economic Democracy Jamaica Plain, MA | A | $18,750 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation Brooklyn, NY | A | $16,667 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Business Outreach Center Network Inc (boc-Net) Brooklyn, NY | A | $16,667 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | The Midian Leadership Project Charleston, WV | A | $15,000 | paid | JOB TRAINING | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Phat Daddy's On Da Tracks Charleston, WV | A | $15,000 | paid | JOB TRAINING | 202313189349308386 |
| 2022 | Greater Dayton Union Cooperative Initiative Dayton, OH | A | $13,750 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202313189349308386 |
| 2020 | California Harvesters Inc Bakersfield, CA | A | $85,500 | paid | GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ORGANIZATION - FISCAL SPONSORSHIP | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance Philadelphia, PA | A | $75,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Union Cooperative Initiative Cincinnati, OH | A | $60,000 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Bnsc Inc Buffalo, NY | A | $59,868 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | La Milpa Asheville, NC | A | $57,500 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives Elmhurst, NY | A | $46,500 | paid | GRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ORGANIZATION - FISCAL SPONSORSHIP | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Red Emma's LLC Baltimore, MD | A | $23,298 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND + F4DC GRANT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Brooklyn Stone & Tile Brooklyn, NY | A | $22,512 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | New Era Windows LLC Chicago, IL | A | $22,400 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Organization for Human Rights & Democracy Atlanta, GA | A | $22,046 | paid | COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Oakland Avenue Urban Farm Detroit, MI | A | $15,000 | paid | REGRANT FOR PARTNERSHIP PROJECT IN DETROIT | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Bkln Clean Brooklyn, NY | A | $7,740 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Local Inland Northwest Cooperative Foods Spokane Valley, WA | A | $7,372 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Tanam Somerville, MA | A | $6,925 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Earth-Bound Building Forestry & Farm Brandywine, MD | A | $6,400 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Bright Learning Stars Brooklyn, NY | A | $6,100 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
| 2020 | Roca Mia Construction Coop Far Rockaway, NY | A | $5,160 | paid | COVID WORKER RELIEF FUND | 202113199349322496 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543189349314064 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202442619349301124 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313189349308386 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113199349322496 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/202264584.json.
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