EIN 82-4788124

The Workers Lab

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
Year formed
2018
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
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
$3,773,592
2023
Total expenses
$3,254,693
2023
Total assets
$929,657
2023
Num. employees
9
2023

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
Mission LaunchInnovation Fund Award$20,000

Who funds The Workers Lab

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$250,000
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
New World FoundationGeneral Support$0

Personnel at The Workers Lab

NameTitleCompensation
Adrian HaroChief Executive Officer$197,069
Catherine HuangChief Innovation Officer
Antonella VassalloChief of Staff$134,393
Shelly StewardChief Research Officer
Carmen RojasCo - Founder
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for The Workers Lab

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,594,450
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$179,142
Total revenues$3,773,592

Form 990s for The Workers Lab

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-08990View PDF
2022-122023-11-08990View PDF
2021-122022-10-19990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122022-01-18990View PDF
Data update history
March 6, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 28, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
September 26, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Community improvementPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyTax deductible donationsAccepts online 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/about-us 
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
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0268307
FTB Entity ID
4120282
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-03-05
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