FUNDER
WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC
12recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Texas
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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to TX. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, NY, TX.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 6 |
| BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| FORD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 4 |
| HOUSTON IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES COLLABORATIVE | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| HOUSTON IN ACTION NETWORK | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | program funder | 4 |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 4 |
| HARVEY R HOUCK JR AND PATRICIA W HOUCK FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| HOUSTON IN ACTION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| ROCKWELL FUND INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| SIMMONS FOUNDATION INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 3 |
| THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION | LOS ALTOS, CA | program funder | 3 |
| ALL HANDS ON DECK NETWORK INC | program funder | 2 | |
| ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | large program funder | 2 |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICE INC | ELKHART, IN | program funder | 2 |
| DETENTION WATCH NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| DOVETAIL IMPACT FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| EDWARD & HELEN OPPENHEIMER FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | large program funder | 2 |
| FWDUS EDUCATION FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | program funder | 2 |
| GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | program funder | 2 |
| JAMF NATION GLOBAL FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MAREK FAMILY FOUNDATION | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 2 |
| MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | program funder | 2 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKERS DEFENSE ACTION FUND | TX | 4 | 2024 | $1,100,000 |
| CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES | TX | 1 | 2024 | $494,064 |
| TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT EDUCATION FUND | TX | 5 | 2023 | $164,084 |
| UNITED WE DREAM NETWORK INC | DC | 5 | 2023 | $136,583 |
| AUSTIN JUSTICE COALITION | TX | 1 | 2022 | $20,000 |
| LIVING HOPE WHEELCHAIR ASSOCIATION | TX | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP INC | TX | 3 | 2021 | $84,084 |
| SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | TX | 1 | 2021 | $20,000 |
| FE Y JUSTICIA WORKER CENTER | TX | 1 | 2021 | $15,000 |
| NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE INC | NY | 1 | 2021 | $15,000 |
| OUT YOUTH AUSTIN | TX | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| WEST STREET RECOVERY | TX | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |