San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO

Public charity · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 80-0180809

The Labor Council offers an avenue for local unions to come together as one group.

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO at a glance

In short: San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO gave $383K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $96K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$382,500
-5.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$95,625
+42.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,750
Total assets
$3,474,775
+1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

San Diego Works: $360KSan Diego Works$360KSan Diego Democratic Party: $10KSan Diego Democratic Party$10KProgressive Labor Summit: $8KProgressive Labor Summit$8KJohn S Lyons Foundation: $5KJohn S Lyons Foundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Diego Works ($360K). Together the top 4 received $383K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 29 (72%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San DiegoSacramentoEmeryvilleLos AngelesPico RiveraUpper Marlboro

How San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO gives

  • Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 4 grants2021 7 grants2022 8 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $225K (2021) to $767K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $383K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Diego Works San Diego, CAPolitics$360,000
San Diego Democratic Party San Diego, CASponsorship$10,000
Progressive Labor Summit Sponsorship/dues$7,500
John S Lyons Foundation San Diego, CAContribution$5,000
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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$3,474,775$2,293,216$2,256,493$382,5004$123,366
2024$3,410,144$2,444,521$2,399,867$403,6996$126,588
2023$3,381,023$2,208,852$2,317,989$766,5708$148,498
2022$3,578,305$3,624,604$1,913,767$315,0007$1,686,320
2021$1,664,270$2,135,420$1,546,558$225,0004—
2020$1,340,453$1,459,768$1,641,275$325,3341$303

About San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO

Based on IRS filings

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO is a public charity, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $383K. Net investment income was $123K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO is led by Brigette Browing, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 35 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brigette Browing

    President

    Executive Vice President → Executive Secretary Treasurer, 2021

    Executive Secretary Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2021) → $181K (2025)

  • Chris Roberts

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jesse Abril

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Fairman

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Howard

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Gauthier

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Weinberg

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Giordano

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Temika Cook

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Douglass

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Cota

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Duane Koslicki

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Sowizdrzal

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Izeah Chairez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Ho

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lucy Ugarte

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Arellano

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Root

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Aron Velarde

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Beau Coleman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Barrera-Hunt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brice McGee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Carrell Roberts

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Gustavo Medina

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • John Stead-Mendez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Alverson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Rudy Rosas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Kim

    Secretary Treasurer

    Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2021

    Executive Vice President → Secretary Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Genoveva Aguilar

    Executive Vice President

    Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Abrams

    Executive Vice President

    Executive Vice President → Director, 2024

    Director → Executive Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Walters

    Executive Vice President

    Board Member → Executive Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Crystal Irving

    Executive Vice President

    Director → Executive Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Mahler

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Avant

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johanna Hester

    Executive Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Dahlia Tayag (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Darrel Roberts (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Doug Moore (2020–2024) — Secretary Treasurer
  • Former: Eric Robles (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Val Macedo (2020–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Victor Torres (2021–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Justin Maudlin (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Becky Hunt (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mary Garton (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Johnny Swanson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Davis (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Davidson (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jose Puga (2023) — Director
  • Former: Eddie Cooper (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Disbrow (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bobby Orozco (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Izeah Garcia (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Walker (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kenny Parada (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carla Villanueva (2022) — Director
  • Former: Keith Maddox (2020–2021) — Executive Secretary Treasurer Former
  • Former: Jennifer Grandahl (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Modkins (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: David Garcias (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Doug Tracy (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: George McCubbin (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jp Fletcher (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kisha Borden (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Kriz (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mikaiil Hussein (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Hartley (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Roberto Rodriguez (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Brigette Browing — President: $181KBrigette BrowingPresident$181K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $181K, to Brigette Browing (President).

Frequently asked questions about San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO

How much does San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO give each year?

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO gave $383K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $404K across 6 grants.

What is San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO's typical grant size?

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO's median grant in 2025 was $8,750, and its average grant was $95,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO give grants?

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (3 grants).

Does San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO?

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

What is San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO's EIN?

San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0180809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 28, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)

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