EIN 82-4788124

The Workers Lab

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
10
Year formed
2018
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Workers Labs purpose is to give new ideas about increasing worker power a genuine changce to succeed and flourish. We envison a society where workers are powerful drivers of economic, social, and political transformation. To bring about that vision, we invest flexible dollars in a national network of leaders accross sectors to test new ideas. The Workers Lab is a nonprofit investor that gives new ideas for and with workers a chance to succeed.
Total revenues
$3,488,027
2022
Total expenses
$3,228,020
2022
Total assets
$1,282,663
2022
Num. employees
10
2022

Program areas at The Workers Lab

Design Sprint - In 2022 and 2023, The Workers Lab is running a design sprint to explore how flexible work can be quality work. All work, whether it is standard employment or gig and contract work, should allow workers flexibility without sacrificing quality. We aim to invest over 1 million to demonstrate how to make this possible.
Learning Hub Our Learning Hub is a tool that helps make sense of everything were learning from our investments. It is meant to inform future investments and to engage anyone and everyone interested in what it means to give new ideas that increase power for workers a chance to succeed and flourish. The Learning Hub will curate and house our learning, offer resources and mentorship, and showcase innovators that are giving life to the most promising ideas aimed at increasing power for workers.
Innovation Fund - The Innovation Fund is our signature program and primary way we source and fund experiments. It is a national prize competition that we host up to three times a year. Winners include entrepreneurs, worker organizers, non-profit leaders, and/or public sector leaders that receive up to 150,000 to test new ideas about work and workers.

Grants made by The Workers Lab

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Fellows of the Rsa in the United StatesNew Jersey Future of Work Accelerator$75,000
PowerSwitch ActionPower Switch Action Gig Work Research Support$30,000

Who funds The Workers Lab

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Workers LabFunds Granted To the Workers Lab Were Restricted To Be Used for Emergency Grants To Workers Needing Assistance Because of Covid -19.$227,080
San Antonio Area FoundationGeneral Support$89,841
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$50,250
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at The Workers Lab

NameTitleCompensation
Adrian HaroChief Executive Officer$166,990
Carina CareExecutive Director
Adrian MezaDirector of Finance Operations$132,777
Eduardo MoralesDirector of External Affairs$162,413
Jeshua OverseesDirector of Programs
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for The Workers Lab

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,403,921
Program services$22,361
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$61,745
Total revenues$3,488,027

Form 990s for The Workers Lab

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-10-19990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122022-01-18990View PDF
Data update history
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $227,080 from The Workers Lab
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
June 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Community improvementPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1111 Broadway Floor 3
Oakland, CA 94607
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
Alameda County, CA
Website URL
theworkerslab.com/ 
Phone
(562) 257-8165
IRS details
EIN
82-4788124
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2018
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S05: Community Improvement and Capacity Building Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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