Good Jobs First
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$6.8M
Foundation funders
22
Grants recorded
68
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Good Jobs First?
Good Jobs First is funded by 22 grantmakers, led by Surdna Foundation Inc ($1.6M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($1.2M), Democracy Fund Inc ($750K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Good Jobs First between 2019–2025.
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $337K (2025) to $1.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $337K.
What grants has Good Jobs First received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Surdna Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2025 | National Education Association of the United States | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | $112,000 |
| 2025 | Institute for Local Self Reliance | OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 82265 BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF LOCAL PRACTICE FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MIDSIZE CITIES | $500,115 |
| 2024 | Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Project support | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $175,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | CHIPS COMMUNITIES UNITED | $150,000 |
| 2024 | National Education Association of the United States | ELEVATING THE PROFESSION | $112,500 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | DATA CENTERS ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT | $100,000 |
| 2024 | International Union - UAW | SUPPORT | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Stephen M Silberstein Foundation | PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | International Association of Fire Fighters | GENERAL DONATION | $50,000 |
| 2024 | American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees | general | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | ENV. ADVOCACY | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Institute for Local Self Reliance | OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | International Brotherhood of Teamsters | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80328 UNDERSTANDING AND TRACKING THE USE OF PUBLIC TAX INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MIDSIZE CITIES | $337,548 |
| 2023 | Surdna Foundation Inc | General Support | $200,000 |
| 2023 | National Education Association of the United States | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The FB Heron Foundation | General Support | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Stephen M Silberstein Foundation | PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Laborers' International Union of North America | GENERAL SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees | General | $50,000 |
| 2023 | International Brotherhood of Teamsters | FINANCIAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Institute for Local Self Reliance | — | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $10,000 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 80328 UNDERSTANDING AND TRACKING THE USE OF PUBLIC TAX INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL AND MIDSIZE CITIES | $375,053 |
| 2022 | Reva and David Logan Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $225,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 68 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Good Jobs First?
Good Jobs First is funded by 22 grantmakers, led by Surdna Foundation Inc ($1.6M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($1.2M), Democracy Fund Inc ($750K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Good Jobs First between 2019–2025.
Who is Good Jobs First's largest funder?
Surdna Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Good Jobs First, with $1.6M across 7 grants (2019–2025).
How much grant funding has Good Jobs First received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.8M in grants to Good Jobs First across 68 grants from 22 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Good Jobs First's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 22 funders
~2.6 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 22
~1 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Good Jobs First's?