American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a federation of affiliated national and international labor unions, trade and industrial departments, state and local central bodies, and directly affiliated local unions. Based in Washington, DC, it works on behalf of its affiliates and their members, including through grants supporting organizing and worker-related programs.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations at a glance
In short: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations gave $29.0M across 136 grants in 2025 (avg $213K), mostly in District of Columbia. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $28,987,706
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 136
- +19.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $213,145
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $57,500
- Total assets
- $159,470,555
- -2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 24% first-time grantees (33 of 136, 2025)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
- Contact
Mailing address: 815 Sixteenth Street Nw, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 637-5199
Website: https://aflcio.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Working America ($8.6M). Together the top 10 received $17.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
592 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 291 grants of 592 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 53% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington, DC. The next-largest reported state shares were California, Maryland, and North Carolina at 5% each, followed by Minnesota at 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 136 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations open to new grantees?
24%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 33 of 136 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $106K; repeat grants $248K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $74K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14.8M (2020) to $29.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 136 grants totaling $29.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Working America Washington, DC | Operating Subsidy | $8,555,000 |
| AFL-CIO Technology Institute Washington, DC | Operating Subsidy, Office Space, Personnel | $2,053,039 |
| Strategic Organizing Center Washington, DC | Program Support | $1,487,502 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group Oakland, CA | Lift Fund Grant | $1,250,000 |
| North Carolina State AFL-CIO Raleigh, NC | Solidarity Funding Grant, Program Support | $1,154,590 |
| Minnesota AFL-CIO St. Paul, MN | Solidarity Funding Grant, Program Support | $694,823 |
| Progressive Workers Coalition Upper Marlboro, MD | Program Support | $675,000 |
| Alliance for Retired Americans Washington, DC | Operating Subsidy, Program Support | $625,000 |
| New Jersey State AFL-CIO Trenton, NJ | Program Support | $605,000 |
| National Labor College Silver Spring, MD | Operating Subsidy | $600,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $159,470,555 | $131,132,409 | $140,227,901 | $28,987,706 | 136 | $2,613,696 |
| 2024 | $164,129,938 | $131,239,964 | $120,297,950 | $25,193,312 | 114 | $2,375,485 |
| 2023 | $143,184,409 | $118,031,271 | $113,581,947 | $21,173,805 | 109 | $1,819,216 |
| 2022 | $139,168,367 | $111,424,883 | $102,526,201 | $17,814,742 | 117 | $2,034,296 |
| 2021 | $138,475,165 | $110,265,212 | $107,283,235 | $16,139,688 | 116 | $1,902,849 |
| 2020 | $128,792,196 | $113,748,402 | $93,476,799 | $14,790,996 | 108 | $1,690,622 |
| 2019 | $106,452,692 | $126,268,984 | $116,406,221 | $17,176,022 | 119 | $1,343,097 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The AFL-CIO states that its mission is to improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the nation. Its constitution describes goals that include organizing workers into unions, supporting collective bargaining, and giving workers a political voice.
The AFL-CIO’s Organizing Fund is intended to increase the size and impact of organizing among national and international unions. Its guidelines prioritize strategically important campaigns with growth potential, including large, multi-union efforts to build power in an industry nationally or regionally.
Recent grantees illustrate the range of organizations supported. Working America describes its mission as bringing together and empowering people who lack union representation on the job. The Strategic Organizing Center says it works with unions, allies, and frontline workers on campaigns that confront corporate power. Neighborhood Funders Group describes its mission as organizing philanthropy to support grassroots power building in communities of color and low-income communities. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the AFL-CIO’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the AFL-CIO reported 136 grants totaling $28,987,706. Grant amounts ranged from $5,938 to $8,555,000, with a median grant of $57,500.
The largest reported grants included $8,555,000 to Working America for an operating subsidy; $2,053,039 to the AFL-CIO Technology Institute for an operating subsidy, office space, and personnel; $1,487,502 to the Strategic Organizing Center for program support; and $1,250,000 to Neighborhood Funders Group for a LIFT Fund grant. Other large grants included $1,154,590 to the North Carolina State AFL-CIO for solidarity funding and program support, and $694,823 to the Minnesota AFL-CIO for the same purposes.
For Organizing Fund assistance, the AFL-CIO Organizing Department works with unions requesting support to develop proposals. Applications must include a strategic plan to build leverage sufficient to win employer recognition and a contract, changing the balance of power in the region or industry. The guidelines call for mobilizing existing members and connecting the organizing effort to bargaining. Proposals should represent additional union spending rather than replace union spending with AFL-CIO funds; the stated goal is for unions to match AFL-CIO spending four to one. Unions receiving assistance must share information, techniques, and results. Supported campaigns are overseen by the Organizing Department and led by a mutually agreed-upon Campaign Director, with a steering committee and written understandings of responsibilities. Applications are confidential; publicity is limited to circumstances consistent with the campaign plan.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists the following vice presidents: Jason Ambrosi, Stuart Appelbaum, Matthew Biggs, Brent Booker, Roxanne Brown, Brian Bryant, Meghann Burke, Bernie Burnham, Gabrielle Carteris, and Bonnie Castillo, RN.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is led by Shuler Elizabeth, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 115 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shuler Elizabeth
President
Secretary - Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$237K (2019) → $322K (2025)
Becker Harold Craig
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$183K (2019) → $195K (2025)
Dorning Jennifer
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$215K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Kline Richard
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$140K (2023) → $0 (2025)
McGarvey Sean
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$483K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Morrison Matt
General Board
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$221K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Neff Christyne
Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$191K (2022) → $200K (2025)
Redmond Fredrick
Secretary-Treasurer
Secretary Treasurer & Executive Vice President → Secretary-Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$22K (2022) → $280K (2025)
Collier Julie
Chief of Staff & Executive Assistant to President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$174K (2023) → $211K (2025)
Ginsburg Matthew
General Counsel
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$197K (2024) → $201K (2025)
Goumbri Marc
Deputy Chief of Staff
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$200K (2025)
Smith John P.
Executive Assistant to Sec-Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$197K (2025)
Almeida Paul
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anderson Kelly
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Appelbaum Stuart
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brown Clayola
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryant Elise
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cabral Sam
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carteris Gabrielle
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Castillo Bonnie RN
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christensen Frank
Vice President
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
General Board → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Eric
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Desai Bhairavi
General Board
Vice President → General Board, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dimondstein Mark
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fiorletta Carlo
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hogrogian Paul
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Glenn Jr.
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Little Judy
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Loeb Matthew
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Logan Ernest
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McBride Elissa
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McDaniel Vonda
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McManus Mark
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mills Gwen
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelson Sara
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roach Robert Jr.
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roberts Cecil
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuelsen John
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saunders Lee
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spano Mark
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valdepena Ben
Vice President
General Board Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Velsquez Baldemar
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Weingarten Randi
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wowkanech Charles
Vice President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Costa John
Vice President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Everett
Vice President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Slevin James
Vice President
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suplee Robert
General Board
General Board Member → General Board, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelton Anthony
Vice President
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alvarez Vincent
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Baldwin Michael
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beaudin Claude
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Biggs Matthew
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Booker Brent
Vice President
General Board → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brown Roxanne
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carmichae-Jackson Terri
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clark Tony
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dejesus Evelyn
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drea Tim
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Drescher Fran
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Driscoll Tim
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edwards Donna
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eliano Cheryl
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Foose Bob
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hadel James
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heindel David
Vice President
General Board → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Edward
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Khalil Hany
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larkin Terrence
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maratea Arthur
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Sue
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pugliese Leonard
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sexton Kevin
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vokac Adam
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Weinberger Adam
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Williams James Jr.
Vice President
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yamashita Fred
General Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ambrosi Jason
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Burke Meghann
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Burnham Bernie
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Coleman Michael
Vice President
General Board → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cooper Kenneth
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fain Shawn
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hanlon Ned
General Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
McMillan Marybe
General Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renfroe Brian
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rexha Roland
Vice President
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryant Brian
Vice President
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cummings Claude Jr.
Vice President
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Engle Sandra
General Board
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gagliardi Augustino
General Board
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howell Lloyd Jr.
Vice President
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
McCall David
Vice President
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mock Margaret
Vice President
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anderson Brittany
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Attig William
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniels Nick
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dowell L. Ed
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Downey John
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glaubitz-Gabiou Chelsie
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jones Edward
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jones Milton
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josberger Don
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melvin Terrence
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pineda Karla
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Potter Brittanie
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramsay Brian
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regan Greg
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Senz Roco
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shields Brooke
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simmons Timothy
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Takeuchi-Cullen Lisa
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Turner Tyler
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Verrett April
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walsh Marty
General Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (99)
- Former: Callahan James (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Davis Jerame (2019–2024) — General Board
- Former: Fairley Warren (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Hart James V (2019–2024) — General Board
- Former: Lanigan Richard (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Melvin Terry (2019–2024) — General Board
- Former: Perrone Anthony Marc (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Shindle Kate (2019–2024) — General Board
- Former: Marcus Donald (2021–2024) — General Board
- Former: Attig Will (2022–2024) — General Board
- Former: Becker Harold (2022–2024) — General Counsel
- Former: Gabiou Chelsie (2022–2024) — General Board
- Former: Regan Gregory (2022–2024) — General Board
- Former: Clements Mark (2023–2024) — General Board
- Former: Cooper Gina (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Santa Rich (2023–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Vargas Jose (2023–2024) — General Board
- Former: Cullen Lisa (2024) — General Board
- Former: Dowell Edward (2024) — General Board
- Former: Smith John Pual (2024) — Executive Assistant to the Sec-Treasurer
- Former: Smith Samantha (2024) — Stratefic Advisor to the President Clean Energy
- Former: Depete Joe (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Estrada Cindy (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Gebre Tefere (2019–2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Hair Ray (2019–2023) — General Board
- Former: Jones Newton B. (2019–2023) — General Board
- Former: Martinez Jr Robert (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: McCann F. Leo (2019–2023) — General Board
- Former: Merino Yanira (2019–2023) — General Board
- Former: O'Sullivan Terry (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Rivers Clyde (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Rolando Fredric V (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Sacco Michael (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Sellers Joseph (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Shelton Christopher (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Smith Demaurice (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Stephenson Lonnie (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Conway Thomas (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Taylor D. (2021–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Curry Ray (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Beccera Ramon (2023) — Director of Mobilization
- Former: Smith John (2023) — Executive Assistant to Sec-Treasurer
- Former: Lemmon Paul (2019–2022) — Special Advisor to President
- Former: Silvers Damon (2019–2022) — Special Counsel to Presidernt
- Former: Trumka Richard (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Yeh Alvina (2019–2022) — General Board
- Former: Barchiesi Richard (2020–2022) — Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President
- Former: Markell Brad (2021–2022) — Director of Working America Institute
- Former: Menard Ray (2022) — General Board
- Former: Winship Michael (2022) — General Board
- Former: Ainley H. Marshall (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Bloomingdale Rick (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Daggett Harold (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Eiding Patrick (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Ekblad Al (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Hughes Alan (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Johnson Lorretta (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: McCourt James (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Neff Chris (2019–2021) — Executive Assistant to Sec-Treasury
- Former: Pulaski Art (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Redmond Fred (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rigmaiden Kenneth (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rinaldi Paul (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Robinson Kinsey (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Schaitberger Harold A. (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Shearon Paul (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Stepano Daniel (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Willis Larry (2019–2021) — General Board
- Former: Gamble Rory (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Willimon Beau (2020–2021) — General Board
- Former: Boles Jerry C. (2021) — General Board
- Former: Duncan Dan (2021) — General Board
- Former: Gerard Leo (2021) — Vice President
- Former: McCubbin Iii George E. (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Revard Gregory (2021) — General Board
- Former: Smith Bruce R. (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Boland James (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Boles Jerry (2019–2020) — General Board Member
- Former: Cox J. David (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Durkee David (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Langford D. Michael (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: McCubbin George (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Morrison Matthew (2019–2020) — General Board Member
- Former: Scardelletti Robert A. (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Smith Bruce (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Taylor Donald (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Driscoll Timothy (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Katie Corrigan (2020) — Special Asst\innovation & Future Workers
- Former: Menard Raymond (2020) — General Board Member
- Former: Canoll Timothy (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Corrigan Katie (2019) — Special Asst\innovation & Future Workers
- Former: Gerard Leo W. (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Hanley Lawrence (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Junemann Gregory J. (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Louis Mike (2019) — General Board Member
- Former: Odom James (2019) — General Board Member
- Former: Pelletier Lori (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Pickett W. Dan (2019) — General Board Member
- Former: Rhinehart Lynn (2019) — General Counsel
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $322K, to Shuler Elizabeth (President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
How much does American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations give each year?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations gave $29.0M across 136 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25.2M across 114 grants.
What is American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's typical grant size?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's median grant in 2025 was $57,500, and its average grant was $213,145, across 136 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations that year got $106K on average.
Where does American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations give grants?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations gives mostly in District of Columbia: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (41 grants), St. Paul, MN (3 grants), Seattle, WA (3 grants) and Columbus, OH (3 grants).
Does American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations give general operating support?
Yes: 26% of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (36 of 136) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Solidarity Funding Grant" (41 grants), "Program Support" (29 grants) and "Solidarity Funding Grant, Program Support" (19 grants).
Who are American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's largest grantees?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's largest 2025 grantees include Working America ($8,555,000), AFL-CIO Technology Institute ($2,053,039) and Strategic Organizing Center ($1,487,502), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations reported $159.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $131.1M.
What does American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations fund?
The AFL-CIO states that its mission is to improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the nation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check aflcio.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's EIN?
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0228172. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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