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EIN 90-0345199

Welder Underground

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
3
City
Brooklyn
State
New York
Year formed
2008
Most recent tax filings
2025-12-01
NTEE code, primary
J22: Employment Training
Description
Welder Underground empowers young adults from impacted communities to launch family-sustaining careers in welding and advanced manufacturing through training that emphasizes the creation of large-scale public art. The initiative offers high-touch, high-road workforce development, partnering with established artists to provide hands-on experience in welding, metal fabrication, and advanced manufacturing. Participants earn while they learn, gaining valuable skills and earning $600 a week. Welder Underground anticipates training more than 50 apprentices annually.
Also known as...
Collab Orators; N Play
Total revenues
$308,625
2025
Total expenses
$331,297
2025
Total assets
$16,704
2025
Num. employees
3
2025

Program areas at Welder Underground

Welder Underground (wug) is a high-touch, high-road workforce initiative that trains young adults in welding, metal fabrication and advanced manufacturing by partnering with established artists to build large-scale public art, placing them in family-sustaining careers. Individuals from low-income communities 'earn while they learn' gaining hands-ons training while earning $600 a week. We anticipate training more than 50 apprentices on an annual basis.

Who funds Welder Underground

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Pamela Howard Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$10,000

Financials for Welder Underground

RevenuesFYE 12/2025
Total grants, contributions, etc.$308,625
Program services$0
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$0
Total revenues$308,625

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Data update history
July 20, 2026
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025
June 21, 2026
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The Pamela Howard Family Foundation
January 24, 2026
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
January 21, 2026
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 20, 2026
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsSchoolsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesJobs and employment
Characteristics
Legally formed as corporationTax deductible donations
General information
Address
309 Starr St
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
welderunderground.org/ 
Phone
(212) 727-3190
IRS details
EIN
90-0345199
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2008
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
J22: Employment Training
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Revoked
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0148433
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2026-08-19
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