Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555

Public charity · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 23-7299601

Organized for the improvement of wages, hours and conditions of employment for members and their families: promotion of public information and awareness.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 at a glance

In short: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 gave $125K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $63K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$125,000
+1806.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$62,500
+853.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$62,500
Total assets
$3,970,785
+9.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Connect Bay Area Transit: $100KConnect Bay Area Transit$100KBay Area Forward: $25KBay Area Forward$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Connect Bay Area Transit ($100K). Together the top 2 received $125K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $125K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $125K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Connect Bay Area Transit To support ballot measure for bay area transit funding$100,000
Bay Area Forward To support the passage of a local transit funding measure$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,970,785$1,867,796$1,495,077$125,0002$55,165
2024$3,632,800$1,656,055$1,275,858$6,5551$47,810
2023$3,285,780$1,461,166$1,181,627——$23,728
2022$1,931,873$1,096,957$1,023,726——$2,919
2021$1,858,643$1,237,826$919,581——$6,259
2020$1,540,398$1,300,093$1,045,171——$14,462
2019$1,285,476$1,282,715$1,117,298——$8,930

About Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555

Based on IRS filings

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 is a public charity, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $125K. Net investment income was $55K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 is led by Jesse Hunt, President on every filing since 2020; all 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jesse Hunt

    President

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $45K (2020) → $72K (2025)

  • Michael Granat

    Board Member

    Train Op Representative → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $2K (2025)

  • Nathifa Clark

    Board Member

    Occ Representative → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $221 (2019) → $3K (2025)

  • Nicole McCamish

    Board Member

    Tas Representative → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Rachel Miranda

    Recording Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $5K (2019) → $2K (2025)

  • Antoinette Burnett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2023) → $7K (2025)

  • Edward Reel

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    $1K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Jacob Lilja

    Financial Secretary

    Financial Secretary Treasurer → Financial Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    $16K (2023) → $25K (2025)

  • Michael Ambrosini

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2025)

  • Nancy Rodriguez

    Office Manager

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $125K (2025)

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Leopaldo Ruiz (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Garcia (2023–2024) — Board Member - Former
  • Former: Michael Horgan (2023–2024) — Board Member - Former
  • Former: Marcus Mosley (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Oscar Rodrigues (2019–2023) — Vice President - Former
  • Former: Christine Nicholas (2023) — Financial Secretary Treasurer - Former
  • Former: Dana M. Mims (2019–2022) — Financial Secretary
  • Former: Leo Ruiz (2019–2022) — Foreworker Representative
  • Former: Mike Garcia (2019–2022) — Bart Representative
  • Former: Mike Horgan (2019–2022) — Emp Development Representative
  • Former: Stepine Barnes (2019–2022) — Station Agent R
  • Former: David Brown (2019) — Former Trainrep
  • Former: Gena Alexander (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nancy Rodriguez — Office Manager: $125KNancy RodriguezOffice Manager$125KJesse Hunt — President: $72KJesse HuntPresident$72KJacob Lilja — Financial Secretary: $25KJacob LiljaFinancial Secretary$25KAntoinette Burnett — Board Member: $7KAntoinette BurnettBoard Member$7KNathifa Clark — Board Member: $3KNathifa ClarkBoard Member$3KRachel Miranda — Recording Secretary: $2KRachel MirandaRecording Secretary$2KMichael Granat — Board Member: $2KMichael GranatBoard Member$2KNicole McCamish — Board Member: $2KNicole McCamishBoard Member$2KMichael Ambrosini — Board Member: $2KMichael AmbrosiniBoard Member$2KEdward Reel — Vice President: $1KEdward ReelVice President$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $125K, to Nancy Rodriguez (Office Manager). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555

How much does Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 give each year?

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 gave $125K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555?

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 operate?

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 has awarded grants in New York.

What is Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555's EIN?

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7299601. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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