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Working Partnerships Usa
SAN JOSE, CA
Total revenue
$7.6M
Total expenses
$7.6M
Net assets
$8.7M
Grants received
$25.0M
126 grants
EIN
770387535
Tax year
2024
Mission
To provide research, education, and create programs for working people in the Silicon Valley.
Programs
1 program
Working Partnerships USA provides emergency financial assistance to families that suffer unanticipated economic hardship. Approximately 50 families benefited from this program.
Expenses: $119KGrants: $40K
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Contributions & grants$6.9M
Program service revenue$563K
Investment income$190K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$7.6M
Expenses
Grants paid$1.2M
Salaries & benefits$5.2M
Fundraising$545K
Other expenses$1.2M
Total expenses$7.6M
Total assets$9.3M
Net assets$8.7M
People
16 listed
NameRoleCompensation
Maria Noel Fernandez
Executive Dir.
Board
$188K
40 hrs/wk
Saira Malik
Dir. Finance
Board
$69K
40 hrs/wk
Sam Kehinde
Member
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Leslie Rodriguez
President
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Fred Keeley
Vice President
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Jean Cohen
Secretary
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Dorian T Warren
Member
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Annette Bernhardt
Member
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Anthony Thigpenn
Member
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Tho Do
Member
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
Jeffrey Buchanan
Dir. Pol & PA
Staff
$167K
40 hrs/wk
Andrea Cousins
Develop Dir.
Staff
$143K
40 hrs/wk
Derecka Mehrens
Strategic Adv
Staff
$143K
40 hrs/wk
Louise Auerhahn
Dire. Econ & WP
Staff
$133K
40 hrs/wk
Zeenab Aneez
Dire. Commun
Staff
$128K
40 hrs/wk
Toni Bellante
Chief of Staff
Staff
$128K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
BMWL Inc
Operational Support serv.
Grants received
Showing 126 of 126
FromAmountPurposeYear
$225K
FOR COALITION BUILDING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF DEMOCRACY DOLLARS. TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENING OF A COALITION SEEKING TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR DEMOCRACY DOLLARS IN SAN JOSE.
2024
—
To help union members that need financial assistance.
2024
$130K
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHIFT THE BAY INITIATIVE. TO LEAD COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$75K
TO WORK WITH ORGANIZERS IN THE FIELD TO UNDERSTAND AND DEVELOP THEORIES OF CHANGE FOR MORE TANGIBLE GAINS ON BEHALF OF WORKERS
2023
$50K
FOR COALITION BUILDING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF DEMOCRACY DOLLARS.
2023
$10K
To help union members that need financial assistance.
2023
$678K
PROGRAM - TO ENGAGE IN THE BAY AREA HOUSING FOR ALL COALITION. PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT WORKER POWER-BUILDING AND WORKFORCE TRAINING. PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$155K
VARIOUS PROGRAMMATIC GRANTS INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING
2022
$277K
GENERAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE "PIONEERS IN JUSTICE" PROGRAM FOR ADVOCACY, PUBLIC POLICY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING WORK AND TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCE, WELL-BEING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARIA NOEL FERNANDEZ.
2021
$168K
PROGRAM - FOR CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-LEADERSHIP OF THE SHIFT THE BAY PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO CREATE AN ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY TO MOVE THE REGIONAL HOUSING DEBATE TOWARD EQUITABLE APPROACHES TO PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCTION FOCUSED ON LOW-INCOME AND PEOPLE OF COLOR COMMUNITIES IN THE BAY AREA. PROGRAM - TO PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITY LABOR PARTNERSHIPS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE UC BERKELEY LABOR CENTER TO DEVELOP AND PILOT STRATEGIES TO INTEGRATE WORKER POWER BUILDING STRATEGIES INTO WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
2021
$285K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT BAY AREA FOR ALL (BA4A) EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING EFFORTS TO ADVANCE TENANT PROTECTIONS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION AND PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTH BAY PUBLIC LAND WORK. PROGRAM - TO CO-DEVELOP AND CO-LEAD THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE INITIATIVE BY ENGAGING OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE TABLE ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL MESSAGING FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA. PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY OF WORKERS, LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND TO CONDUCT COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGNS FOR QUALITY JOBS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, EQUITABLE GROWTH AND VIBRANT DEMOCRACY.
2020
$150K
Core support for the Economic Research and Analysis program to focus on rising economic inequality occupational segregation, worker voice and the impacts of technology on work
2020
$100K
VTA Solidarity Fund to support those affected by the recent San Jose shooting tragedy
2020
$455K
THIS IS A GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO SUPPORT THE REGIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ORGANIZING WORK OF WORKING PARTNERSHIPS USA. EXPAND OUR REGION'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUTURE OF WORK TO INCLUDE A SYSTEMIC VIEW OF UNDERLYING FACTORS DRIVING HOW WORK IS CHANGING, AND LIFT UP THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKER VOICE AND AGENCY IN DETERMINING THE FUTURE OF WORK. TO CO-DEVELOP AND CO-LEAD THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE TABLE BY ENGAGING OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE TABLE ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL MESSAGING FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA. TO SUPPORT BA4A EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE THREE P'S (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND PRODUCTION) IN THE SOUTH BAY PUBLIC LAND WORK. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2019
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED GOOGLE CAMPUS ON HOUSING IN SAN JOSE FOR THE WORKING PARTNERSHIP USA, TO CO-DEVELOP AND CO-LEAD THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE EFFORT BY ENGAGING DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL MESSAGING FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA, TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SCAN OF EXISTING KNOWLEDGE, TRENDS, AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED TO BAY AREA RESIDENTS BY THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK, AND PROPOSE A FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS TO MAKE SENSE OF KEY ISSUES AND HELP CREATE BETTER SOLUTIONS, TO SUPPORT BA4A EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE THREE P'S (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND PRODUCTION) IN THE SOUTH BAY PUBLIC LAND WORK.
2018
$600K
General Support and Program Support for the Marking Work Pay Coalition
2017
$125K
BUILDING LOCAL BUDGET EXPERTISE AMONG COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS: TO TRAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND INFLUENCE MUNICIPAL BUDGETS SO THAT PUBLIC RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS PRIORITIZE UPSTREAM PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OVER DOWNSTREAM INTERVENTIONS.
2017
$108K
TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND ADVANCE LOCAL AND REGIONAL EQUITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE HOUSING, JOBS, AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES, TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC LAND STRATEGY IN THE SOUTH BAY BY EDUCATING AND ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND BY ADVOCATING FOR STRONG PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES AROUND KEY TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, TO SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT WITH PUBLIC LAND HOLDERS ON UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH BAY AND BY EDUCATING AND ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, WITH A FOCUS ON LANDS SURROUNDING VTA AND BART PUBLIC TRANSIT STATIONS.
2017
$5K
CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE 2017: FOR SPONSORSHIP OF AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT TO SUPPORT BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF WORKERS, LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS AROUND EQUITABLE GROWTH, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
2017
Funded by
$25.0M from 59 funders · 126 grants · 2017–2024
Second Harvest Of Silicon Valley
$6.8M · 7 grants · 2018–2023
The James Irvine Foundation
$3.5M · 4 grants · 2020–2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$2.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
The San Francisco Foundation
$2.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023
Powerswitch Action
$1.7M · 6 grants · 2018–2024
Public Welfare Foundation Inc
$1.5M · 3 grants · 2017–2019
The Heising-Simons Foundation
$875K · 4 grants · 2020–2022
Marguerite Casey Foundation
$620K · 4 grants · 2020
Details
EIN770387535
NTEE codeE99Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1996-04
Formed1995
Employees87
Volunteers44