Grants paid by Workers Defense Project
EIN 35-2296166 · Austin, TX · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B21
Workers Defense Project of Austin, TX (EIN 35-2296166) reported 30 grants paid totaling $2,272,131 to 16 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,272,131
30 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | $109,751 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | $120,000 | — |
| 2021 | 12 | $392,500 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $346,506 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $432,500 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $870,874 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Workers Defense Project, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Defense Action Fund 46-4242654 | A | Austin, TX | 4 | $1,100,000 | 2024 |
| Center for Public Policy Priorities DBA Everytexan 35-2296166 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $494,064 | 2024 |
| Texas Organizing Project Education Fund 27-1481855 | A | San Antonio, TX | 5 | $164,084 | 2023 |
| Texas Riogrande Legal Aid 74-1675230 | A | Mercedes, TX | 2 | $143,316 | 2024 |
| United We Dream Network 46-2216565 | A | Washington, DC | 5 | $136,583 | 2023 |
| Grassroots Leadership 58-1581743 | A | Austin, TX | 3 | $84,084 | 2021 |
| United for Respect Education Fund 13-3885314 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Shape Community Center 23-7176982 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Austin Justice Coalition 81-3138826 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance 35-2420942 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Re Y Justicia Worker Center 45-3855515 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Out Youth 74-2732971 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| West Street Recovery 82-2708194 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Embrace Austin 86-2014688 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Austin Black Pride 81-1586454 | A | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Living Hope Wheelchair Association 61-1491319 | A | Houston, TX | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
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 30 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Center for Public Policy Priorities DBA Everytexan Austin, TX | A | $494,064 | paid | TO SUPPORT CONTINUED WORK WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH NON-PARTISAN AND NON-LOBBYING EFFORTS | 202630339349300113 |
| 2024 | Workers Defense Action Fund Austin, TX | A | $250,000 | paid | ENGAGE WORKING TEXANS IN ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES | 202630339349300113 |
| 2024 | Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Inc Mercedes, TX | A | $126,810 | paid | COVER ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAMMATIC EXPENSES RELATED TO PROJECT CONNECT PROGRAM | 202630339349300113 |
| 2023 | Workers Defense Action Fund Austin, TX | A | $350,000 | paid | ENGAGE WORKING TEXANS IN ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES | 202443139349304709 |
| 2023 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $55,000 | paid | FALL 2021 FUERZA COALITION REGRANT | 202443139349304709 |
| 2023 | United We Dream Network Washington, DC | A | $27,500 | paid | FALL 2021 FUERZA COALITION REGRANT | 202443139349304709 |
| 2022 | Workers Defense Action Fund Austin, TX | A | $250,000 | paid | ENGAGE WORKING TEXANS IN ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES | 202343199349307544 |
| 2022 | United We Dream Network Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | FALL 2021 FUERZA COALITION REGRANT | 202343199349307544 |
| 2022 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | FALL 2021 FUERZA COALITION REGRANT | 202343199349307544 |
| 2022 | Austin Justice Coalition Austin, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | TX4ALL 2021/2022 PREPARATION & REIMBURSEMENT GRANT AWARDS | 202343199349307544 |
| 2022 | Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Mercedes, TX | A | $16,506 | paid | BASTA: TX4ALL 2021/2022 PREPARATION GRANT AWARD/REGRANT FROM RELATED GRANT FOR WINTER STORM RESPONSE (BASTA) | 202343199349307544 |
| 2022 | Living Hope Wheelchair Association Houston, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | TX4ALL 2021/2022 PREPARATION GRANT AWARD | 202343199349307544 |
| 2021 | Workers Defense Action Fund Austin, TX | A | $250,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | United for Respect Education Fund Brooklyn, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Shape Community Center Houston, TX | A | $20,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Re Y Justicia Worker Center Houston, TX | A | $15,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | National Domestic Workers Alliance New York, NY | A | $15,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | West Street Recovery Houston, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Embrace Austin Austin, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Austin Black Pride Austin, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Out Youth Austin, TX | A | $10,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $7,500 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | United We Dream Network Washington, DC | A | $7,500 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2021 | Grassroots Leadership Austin, TX | A | $7,500 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202212849349300416 |
| 2020 | United We Dream Network Washington, DC | A | $40,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202132929349301408 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Leadership Austin, TX | A | $40,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202132929349301408 |
| 2020 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $40,000 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202132929349301408 |
| 2019 | Grassroots Leadership Austin, TX | A | $36,584 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202031909349300323 |
| 2019 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $36,584 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202031909349300323 |
| 2019 | United We Dream Network Washington, DC | A | $36,583 | paid | PASS-THRU GRANT | 202031909349300323 |
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 | 2024v5.5 | 202630339349300113 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443139349304709 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343199349307544 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202212849349300416 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132929349301408 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202031909349300323 |
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/352296166.json.
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