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Coworker Solidarity Fund

501(c)(4) organization Washington, DC EIN: 85-1052330 Website

To serve people who are organizing to improve their work lives and working conditions, to address their company's impact on the world, and/or to address structural inequality and concentrated power in their sector; to support workers' right to organize; to engage in public advocacy; and to provide infrastructure for groups to establish mutual aid funds in support of their fellow workers.

Coworker Solidarity Fund at a glance

Total assets
$293,386
-0.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$315,977
+27.3% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$689
-65.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$217,384
-79.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Coworker Solidarity Fund

Who Coworker Solidarity Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BrooklynWest Hollywood

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $209K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Working Families Organization Inc Brooklyn, NYGeneral Support$200,000
Gofundmeorg West Hollywood, CAGeneral Support$8,500
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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
2024$293,386$315,977$217,384——$689
2023$295,451$248,133$1,072,072$208,5002$1,987
2022$1,150,921$1,407,695$580,887———
2021$296,751$190,634$511,907———
2020$600,012$660,248$85,991———

About Coworker Solidarity Fund

Based on IRS filings

Coworker Solidarity Fund is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $293K in total assets. Net investment income was $689.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Coworker Solidarity Fund is led by Zhen Elizabeth Fong-Jones, President & Board Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Zhen Elizabeth Fong-Jones

    President & Board Chair

    Board Chair → President, 2022

    President → President & Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonio Aguilera

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eshanthi Ranasinghe

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Kutch

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Michelle Miller (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Jessica Kutch Ed (2023) — Secretary · Filing note: Through mar
  • Former: Jess Kutch (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Meredith Whittaker (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kara Federico (2020) — Fund Director
  • Former: Tom Strong (2020) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Coworker Solidarity Fund

How large is Coworker Solidarity Fund?

Coworker Solidarity Fund reported $293K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $316K.

Where does Coworker Solidarity Fund operate?

Coworker Solidarity Fund has awarded grants in California, New York.

What is Coworker Solidarity Fund's EIN?

Coworker Solidarity Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1052330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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