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Working America

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 20-0263611 Website

To be a national directly affiliated local union of the afl-cio that brings together and empowers workers and other individuals who do not have the benefit of union representation on the job through an union affiliated with the afl-cio.

Key facts about Working America

In short: Working America gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.5M), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
20-0263611
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,500,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,500,000
Median grant
$2,500,000
Total assets
$30,729,182
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$30.7M

-15.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.5M

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$2.5M

About Working America

Based on IRS filings

Working America is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $70K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Washington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $620K (2020) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.5M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

FF Pac: $2.5MFF Pac$2.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was FF Pac ($2.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FF Pac Washington, DCGeneral Support$2,500,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$25M$50M$75M$100M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$30,729,182$36,144,428$15,512,838
Revenue$79,156,920$45,834,677$32,733,120
Expenses$82,318,143$27,903,719$33,454,362
Net Investment Income$70,248—$-344

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Working America is led by Matt Morrison, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 6 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matt Morrison

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $218K (2024) → $211K (2025)

  • Lee Saunders

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Cheng

    Managing Director

    Chief of Staff → Managing Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $140K (2019) → $220K (2025)

  • Ausaf Qarni

    Director of Research & A

    Director of Research & A → Director of Research & Analytics, 2024

    Director of Research & Analytics → Director of Research & A, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2021) → $240K (2025)

  • Angel Darcourt

    Senior National Field Director

    National Field Director → Senior National Field Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2022) → $148K (2025)

  • Eric Dean

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Redmond

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Ringuette

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nolan Harrison

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kori Blalock Keller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hasan Solomon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Biggs

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Gregg

    Senior National Campaigns

    National Campaigns Director → Senior National Campaigns Director, 2024

    Senior National Campaigns Director → Senior National Campaigns, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2023) → $149K (2025)

  • Angela Ashe

    Chief Information Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $225K (2025)

  • Elizabeth H. Shuler

    Secretary-Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Karen Nussbaum (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Shaun Barclay (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Akiva Wolberg (2022–2024) — Deputy Data Director
  • Former: Maggie Dart-Padover (2024) — Principal Data Engineer
  • Former: Matthew Morrison (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Tefere Gebre (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kevin Pape (2020–2023) — National Political Director
  • Former: Ken Rigmaiden (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Trumka (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Emily Burchfield (2021–2022) — Senior Associate Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Towne (2019–2021) — General Counsel
  • Former: Krissi Jimroglou (2020–2021) — Associate Director
  • Former: J. David Cox (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jim Boland (2020) — Director
  • Former: Todd Speight (2020) — National Field & Recruitment Director
  • Former: Brandon Koebbe (2019) — Field Operations Manager
  • Former: George Kohl (2019) — Director
  • Former: James Boland (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Jannon (2019) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Margaret Koebbe (2019) — Deputy Director
  • Former: Mark Haasis (2019) — Director

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

Ausaf Qarni — Director of Research and a: $240KAusaf QarniDirector of Research and a$240KAngela Ashe — Chief Information Officer: $225KAngela AsheChief Information Officer$225KTony Cheng — Managing Director: $220KTony ChengManaging Director$220KMatt Morrison — Executive Director: $211KMatt MorrisonExecutive Director$211KKatherine Gregg — Senior National Campaigns: $149KKatherine GreggSenior National Campaigns$149KAngel Darcourt — Senior National Field Dire: $148KAngel DarcourtSenior National Field Dire$148K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $240K, to Ausaf Qarni (Director of Research and a). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Working America

How much does Working America give each year?

Working America gave $2.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Working America?

Working America reported $30.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $79.2M.

Where does Working America operate?

Working America has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is Working America's EIN?

Working America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0263611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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