Workers Defense Action Fund (WDAF) is a 501(c)(4) lobbying group that works to create a structure that will allow Texans to engage in the electoral and legislative processes. It mainly informs voters and advocates on protections for workers.
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses Year Total Assets Total Revenue Total Expenses Filing 2024 $1,599,553 $872,577 $1,042,749 View 2023 $944,999 $933,980 $1,286,442 View 2022 $1,261,552 $1,356,053 $1,238,554 View 2021 $1,150,682 $1,880,062 $1,473,769 View 2020 $674,704 $1,023,433 $620,175 View 2019 $393,233 $466,181 $457,510 View
Prior year filings: 2015 , 2014
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail Employee Compensation Highest Earning Employees Employee Title Total Compensation Lizeth Chacon EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $167,837
Grant Activity Grants Received Grants Given
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $4,087,351 Number of Grants: 31 Number of Funders: 15 Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount Year Funder Subject $975,000 2023 Open Society Action Fund to support the grantee’s social welfare activities $550,000 2021 Open Society Action Fund to support policy advocacy by the Texas for All coalition $350,000 2023 WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC ENGAGE WORKING TEXANS IN ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES $325,000 2024 Open Society Action Fund TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEES SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES $250,000 2022 WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC ENGAGE WORKING TEXANS IN ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES $250,000 2021 WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC CONTRIBUTION $175,000 2022 Jobs with Justice To support work advocating for essential workers in Harris County. $115,000 2021 Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc Program Grant $100,000 2024 Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc Program Grant $100,000 2020 Women Donors Network Action GENERAL SUPPORT $95,000 2020 Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc Program Grant $55,000 2021 All Hands on Deck Network Inc PRIMARY PURPOSE $52,000 2022 THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION GENERAL SUPPORT $52,000 2021 THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION GENERAL SUPPORT $50,000 2023 Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc Program Grant $50,000 2022 Women Donors Network Action GENERAL SUPPORT $50,000 2022 Neo Philanthropy Action Fund Inc Program Grant $50,000 2021 Jobs with Justice TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR $50,000 2021 Community Change Action WE ARE HOME ACTION CAMPAIGN, FIRM RELAY $44,000 2024 THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM $25,000 2024 Texas for All SUPPORTING COORDINATED INVESTMENTS AND STRATEGIES $17,870 2020 Family Values Work a Multi-State Consortium FV@W action award 2020 $15,000 2020 Community Change Action IMMIGRATION $10,000 2020 All Hands on Deck Network Inc PRIMARY PURPOSE
More + Less – All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value: $369,751 Number of Grants: 10 Number of Recipients: 10 Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:
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