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Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC)

Website:

warehouseworkers.org/
Location:

Ontario, ON, Canada
Tax ID:

45-2287926
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2021):

Revenue: $2,439,383
Expenses: $2,079,796
Assets: $1,318,081
Type:

Labor Activist Organization
Formation:

2011
Executive Director:

Sheheryar Kaoosji

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Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC) is a left-of-center labor organization that campaigns among warehouse workers at companies including Amazon and Walmart in Southern California and California’s Inland Empire region. Although not a labor union, WWRC works in alignment with labor unions and in partnership with the immigrant rights movement and far-left environmentalist and criminal justice-related movements. 1

WWRC supports the far-left Black Lives Matter movement. 2 3 WWRC supports the critical race theory-influenced concepts of structural racism and advancing equity 4 5 and the far-left concept of reimagining public safety to favor community-based alternatives to traditional policing. 6

WWRC received $400,000 from the Weingart Foundation in 2023. 7 In 2022, WWRC received $1.7 million from the James Irvine Foundation 8 and $240,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. 9

History and Leadership

Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC) originally began in 2009 as a project of warehouse workers, community activists, and Warehouse Workers United, a labor organization, to bring together warehouse workers in Southern California. These participating organizations included groups such as the  UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, Council on Occupational Health and Safety, the Food Chain Workers Alliance, and the Staffing Workers Alliance. 10

WWRC formed in 2011 11 12 and received tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in May 2013. 13

Sheheryar Kaoosji is WWRC’s executive director. 14 He is also a research analysist at labor union-aligned Change to Win. 15 WWRC’s board of directors include representatives from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11, University of Southern California, and University of California, Riverside. 16

Activities and Funding

Warehouse Worker Resource Center is a left-of-center labor organization that organizes warehouse workers for companies including Amazon and Walmart in Southern California and the Inland Empire. 17 WWRC is not a labor union but works alongside labor unions and in partnership with the immigrant rights movement and far-left environmentalist and criminal justice-related movements. 18 WWRC spent $1,699,162 on state and local advocacy and labor rights-related education for warehouse workers in 2021. 19

WWRC supports the far-left Black Lives Matter movement. 20 21 The organization supports the critical race theory-influenced concepts of structural racism and advancing equity. 22 23 WWRC also supports the far-left concept of community-based alternatives to traditional policing, a “reimagination” of public safety. 24

WWRC has claimed that the Inland Empire region of California has a history of white nationalism and police brutality. 25

WWRC ran a training event with International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1932 union in 2023 26 and was named as an “organization to watch” by the left-of-center Tides Center in 2019. 27

WWRC’s main programming includes activism and hosting events including educational settings, legal clinics, and health fairs targeting the approximately 200,000 warehouse workers in Southern California. 28 29 30 WWRC operates the Worker Power campaign, Justice for Immigrants campaign, and Building a Better San Bernardino campaign. It also anchors the Ontario Justice Center, an eight-member group of labor, immigrant-advocacy, and community-activist organizations. 31 32 33

Through the Justice for Immigrants Campaign, WWRC supports the payment of unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants in California. 34 35 WWRC also offers legal services for low-wage workers, 36 has published reports on Amazon’s working conditions in California, 37 and advocated for changes in warehouse temperature conditions. 38

WWRC’s official partners include Athena, California Coalition for Worker Power, Inland Empire United, the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Just San Bernadino, Los Angeles Worker Center Network, PowerSwitch Action, and Safety Net for All Coalition. 39

Funding

Warehouse Worker Resource Center receives funding from individual contributions and grants. 40 In 2021, WWRC reported revenue of $2,439,383 and expenses of $2,079,796. 41

WWRC’s funders include the Inland Empire Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Community Foundation for Monterey County, Rosenberg Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Windward Fund, Workers’ Law Office, Weingart Foundation, California Endowment, United States Energy Foundation, and the Satterberg Foundation. 42

In 2023, WWRG received $400,000 from the Weingart Foundation. 43 WWRG also received $1.7 million from the James Irvine Foundation 44 and $240,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation in 2022. 45

In 2021, WWRG received $100,000 from the California Endowment. 46 WWRG received $35,000 from the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) Education Fund in 2020. 47 The organization received $205,554 from the Inland Empire Community Foundation 48 and $20,000 from the Marguerite Casey Foundation in 2019. 49 In 2018, WWRG received $175,000 from the Weingart Foundation 50 and $10,000 from the Amalgamated Charitable Foundation. 51

References

  1. “About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/about-us/?_ga=2.118228042.2125786878.1693135428-1922202523.1692908451&_gac=1.229620334.1693135428.Cj0KCQjw6KunBhDxARIsAKFUGs_WEZAIAlEuD_-PdUjOVZZbJcJsyz_GTGsLvdk6NDxznQYhVGDiq1AaAqn7EALw_wcB&_gl=1*12iwo1k*_ga*MTkyMjIwMjUyMy4xNjkyOTA4NDUx*_ga_BDSLYT3ERD*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTUwMS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_980TBMNL0F*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTQyOS4wLjAuMA.
  2. Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook. May 29, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02ASngfhef1UvK1441BwtPFjnKnQnfeBZUghtRNWUaNWcLCqm31C2NGGGafwC2TaVkl.
  3. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 5, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02TVMjpFWacPzERWDuy49nL4fvMg9F8ASi2ch1o8eXJAs8WM5CwJWFJ9MVsSmHvAQjl.
  4. [1] “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 10, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid0uauK1UvQA8P8kFp9LGDDUvddNnNxXjjPy4Bb4fzBXjmb4TKXeVeu3agUo1huF5sWl.
  5. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 11, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid0351Vq3Nq9NfdjH37JoYoT5L8XjWHzv4UY4NsFWexn96C5AjzCot9zECjQsnakDhX1l.
  6. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook. August 4, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02Ey7QAWXJxKidLFyeXyALyCWXAUzQb55aL4WNPU4KL8FaS6WMFXzDftQnmjLrEhwPl.
  7. “June 2023 Grants and Program-Related Investments.” Weingart Foundation. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://weingartfnd.org/june-2023-grants-and-program-related-investments/.
  8. Raja, Vaishalee. “The James Irvine Foundation announces $35 Million in grants and $107 Million for new initiative, Just Prosperity.” The James Irvine Foundation. March 30, 2022. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.irvine.org/insights/the-james-irvine-foundation-announces-35-million-in-grants-and-107-million-for-new-initiative-just-prosperity-2/.
  9. “To support worker resources and advocacy activities related to democracy, ethics, and public trust.” Henry Luce Foundation. March 10, 2022. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.hluce.org/grants/grants/warehouse-worker-resource-center-project/.
  10. “History.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/history/.
  11. “About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/.
  12. “About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/about-us/?_ga=2.118228042.2125786878.1693135428-1922202523.1692908451&_gac=1.229620334.1693135428.Cj0KCQjw6KunBhDxARIsAKFUGs_WEZAIAlEuD_-PdUjOVZZbJcJsyz_GTGsLvdk6NDxznQYhVGDiq1AaAqn7EALw_wcB&_gl=1*12iwo1k*_ga*MTkyMjIwMjUyMy4xNjkyOTA4NDUx*_ga_BDSLYT3ERD*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTUwMS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_980TBMNL0F*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTQyOS4wLjAuMA
  13. “Determination Letter.” Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service. May 31, 2013. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/dl/FinalLetter_45-2287926_WAREHOUSEWORKERRESOURCECENTER_04112012_01.tif
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  15. “Experience.” Sheheryar Kaoosji LinkedIn Profile. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheheryar-kaoosji-991b6612/.
  16. “Staff.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/team/.
  17. “About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/about-us/?_ga=2.118228042.2125786878.1693135428-1922202523.1692908451&_gac=1.229620334.1693135428.Cj0KCQjw6KunBhDxARIsAKFUGs_WEZAIAlEuD_-PdUjOVZZbJcJsyz_GTGsLvdk6NDxznQYhVGDiq1AaAqn7EALw_wcB&_gl=1*12iwo1k*_ga*MTkyMjIwMjUyMy4xNjkyOTA4NDUx*_ga_BDSLYT3ERD*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTUwMS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_980TBMNL0F*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTQyOS4wLjAuMA
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  19. “Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2021. Part I. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/452287926/202201329349305980/full.
  20. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook. May 29, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02ASngfhef1UvK1441BwtPFjnKnQnfeBZUghtRNWUaNWcLCqm31C2NGGGafwC2TaVkl.
  21. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 5, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02TVMjpFWacPzERWDuy49nL4fvMg9F8ASi2ch1o8eXJAs8WM5CwJWFJ9MVsSmHvAQjl.
  22. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 10, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid0uauK1UvQA8P8kFp9LGDDUvddNnNxXjjPy4Bb4fzBXjmb4TKXeVeu3agUo1huF5sWl.
  23. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 11, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid0351Vq3Nq9NfdjH37JoYoT5L8XjWHzv4UY4NsFWexn96C5AjzCot9zECjQsnakDhX1l.
  24. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook. August 4, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02Ey7QAWXJxKidLFyeXyALyCWXAUzQb55aL4WNPU4KL8FaS6WMFXzDftQnmjLrEhwPl.
  25. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center Facebook Page. June 5, 2020. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid02TVMjpFWacPzERWDuy49nL4fvMg9F8ASi2ch1o8eXJAs8WM5CwJWFJ9MVsSmHvAQjl.
  26. “Facebook Post.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center. February 27, 2023. Accessed February 27, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/WarehouseWorkerResourceCenter/posts/pfbid022zkeHwvEP7xrNJmq9Ewz6CnmbETbqQR4ejfSJbU9BNbeRxpRMWLNsiyfzVbc8px9l.
  27. Prebys-Williams Andrea. “The California Worker Ecosystem Landscape Analysis, Key Findings.” Tides Center. December 2019. Accessed August 27, 2o23. https://www.tides.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-California-Worker-Ecosystem.pdf.
  28. “Our Campaigns Transform the Inland Empire.” WWRC. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/campaigns/.
  29. Cindy Von Quednow and Lauren Lyster. “Worker advocates in Inland Empire sound alarm on heat-related dangers on the job.” KTLA News. Posted July 18, 2023. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/worker-advocates-in-inland-empire-sound-alarm-on-heat-related-dangers-on-the-job/.
  30. “Our Video.” WWRC. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/our-video/.
  31. “About the Warehouse Worker Resource Center.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/about-us/?_ga=2.118228042.2125786878.1693135428-1922202523.1692908451&_gac=1.229620334.1693135428.Cj0KCQjw6KunBhDxARIsAKFUGs_WEZAIAlEuD_-PdUjOVZZbJcJsyz_GTGsLvdk6NDxznQYhVGDiq1AaAqn7EALw_wcB&_gl=1*12iwo1k*_ga*MTkyMjIwMjUyMy4xNjkyOTA4NDUx*_ga_BDSLYT3ERD*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTUwMS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_980TBMNL0F*MTY5MzEzNTQyNy4yLjEuMTY5MzEzNTQyOS4wLjAuMA
  32. “We Support Immigrant Workers.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/wwrc_campaigns/justice-for-immigrants/.
  33. “Our Campaigns Transform the Inland Empire.” WWRC. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/campaigns/.
  34. “We Support Immigrant Workers.” WWRC. Accessed August 24, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/wwrc_campaigns/justice-for-immigrants/.
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  36. “Free Legal Services for Warehouse Workers.” WWRC. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://warehouseworkers.org/your-rights/.
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  40. “Donate.” Warehouse Worker Resource Center. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://staging4.warehouseworkers.org/donate/.
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  43. “June 2023 Grants and Program-Related Investments.” Weingart Foundation. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://weingartfnd.org/june-2023-grants-and-program-related-investments/.
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  45. “To support worker resources and advocacy activities related to democracy, ethics, and public trust.” Henry Luce Foundation. March 10, 2022. Accessed August 27, 2023. https://www.hluce.org/grants/grants/warehouse-worker-resource-center-project/.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: May 1, 2013

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2021 Dec Form 990 $2,439,383 $2,079,796 $1,318,081 $197,155 N $2,300,120 $101,026 $0 $104,761
    2020 Dec Form 990 $2,254,244 $1,624,527 $1,084,644 $323,306 N $2,176,734 $14,129 $0 $71,785
    2019 Dec Form 990 $962,283 $1,014,721 $232,004 $100,383 N $619,734 $279,842 $0 $73,646 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,027,002 $698,305 $491,503 $12,799 N $903,587 $92,820 $0 $71,104 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $478,210 $503,383 $167,695 $17,687 N $450,933 $4,894 $0 $0 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $413,149 $290,047 $185,172 $9,991 N $413,149 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $167,062 $308,356 $57,915 $5,836 N $92,074 $74,988 $0 $1,868 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $422,546 $402,017 $193,373 $0 N $422,546 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $232,179 $59,111 $174,494 $1,650 N $137,719 $94,460 $0 $0 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990EZ $87,094 $89,060 $138 $362 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Warehouse Worker Resource Center (WWRC)

    521 N. Euclid Avenue
    Ontario, ON 91762-3221
    Canada