Working America Education Fund

What Working America Education Fund does

Working America Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity and the educational arm of Working America, the community-organizing affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Founded on October 10, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio, the organization is structured to organize and educate working people who do not have a union on the job in urban and suburban communities across the United States. It operates as part of a broader portfolio that includes the core Working America organizing platform (a separate 501(c)(4)), a headquarters in Washington, DC at 815 16th St. NW, and ten field offices concentrated in competitive swing states.

The organization conducts its work through door-to-door canvassing, digital canvassing, phone banking, and text outreach, with peak capacity of 40,000-70,000 nightly conversations. Its product portfolio includes Fix My Job (workplace rights resource), Get Help (benefits-navigation hub), Get Involved/30-Days of Change (activist toolkits), the Local Action Platform (state-by-state action tools), and the Front Porch Focus Group voter-research publication series. Verified impact includes organization in 735 competitive elections, 465 labor-endorsed candidate wins, $200 million in delivered economic benefits to families, and direct assistance connecting 50,000 families to affordable internet and 35,000 families to unemployment benefits.

The business model is donation-funded: the Education Fund generates revenue through voluntary member contributions processed via ActBlue, with suggested donation tiers ranging from $1 to $200+. It is a nonprofit entity with no shareholders, no traditional funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue figures. Leadership includes Executive Director Matt Morrison, Founding Director Karen Nussbaum, Managing Director Tony Cheng, and President Jim Sessions. Membership has grown to over 5 million, with active programmatic presence in at least 16 states including OH, PA, AZ, GA, WI, MN, NC, AK, IA, MI, VA, NE, ME, and NV.

Name

Working America Education Fund

Legal name

Working America Education Fund

Website

https://workingamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Working America Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity affiliated with the AFL-CIO that organizes and educates 5 million+ non-union working people across 16+ U.S. states through door-to-door canvassing, voter engagement, and advocacy tools including Fix My Job and Get Help.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grassroots Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

Keywords

• Grassroots community organizing
• Voter engagement advocacy
• Workforce rights education
• Nonprofit political advocacy
• Labor union affiliate

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues and Donations: Working America Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity that generates revenue through membership contributions and public donations. The organization accepts donations through the ActBlue platform with suggested donation amounts ranging from $5 to $200+. Revenue supports grassroots community education, online education on workers' issues, strategic research, and advocacy efforts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Working America Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) public charity that conducts grassroots community education on issues affecting working families, produces strategic voter and worker research (such as the Front Porch Focus Group reports), and supports voter engagement and advocacy campaigns through canvassing, digital organizing, and member resources. It operates in partnership with Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, organizing working people who do not have a union on the job.

Product overview

Working America Education Fund operates as part of the Working America ecosystem, which is a community organizing force for working people without union representation. The portfolio consists of the core Working America organizing platform (canvassing and advocacy), the Education Fund (501(c)(3) educational arm), the Fix My Job workplace guidance resource, the Get Help assistance hub, Get Involved community action tools, and Front Porch Focus Group research reports. These products work together to advance pro-worker policies through direct community engagement, voter outreach, and educational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Working America A community organizing platform that unites working people who do not have a union on the job, conducting door-to-door canvassing, digital organizing, and advocacy campaigns for pro-worker policies, good jobs, and a fair economy.
• Working America Education Fund
• Fix My Job
• Get Help
• Get Involved / 30-Days of Change
• Local Action Platform
• Front Porch Focus Group Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• 465 labor-endorsed candidates helped win elections
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking America is the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States. The partnership enables Working America to organize working people who don't have union representation while leveraging AFL-CIO resources, brand recognition, and political infrastructure. The AFL-CIO and its state/local affiliates share information and coordinate on advocacy efforts. The Education Fund works in partnership with Working America to reach working-class neighborhoods.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America: Major 501(c)(3) with affiliated advocacy/political arms, large member and donor base, and a model that combines direct service delivery with grassroots organizing and electoral mobilization. Comparable scale and multi-tier nonprofit structure.
• NAACP: One of the largest U.S. civil rights advocacy organizations with a comparable member-based, field-and-policy model targeting working-class communities and people of color. Overlap in voter mobilization, economic justice, and civic education programming.
• Sierra Club Foundation: Large 501(c)(3) education and research arm of the Sierra Club that funds grassroots environmental advocacy and civic engagement. Comparable scale and tax structure as a major progressive 501(c)(3) public charity.
• AFL-CIO: Working America's parent federation and the largest labor federation in the U.S. AFL-CIO is the ultimate sponsor and primary strategic counterpart of the Education Fund, coordinating advocacy, electoral, and policy work across all affiliated unions.
• National Education Association (NEA): The largest U.S. labor union and professional employee organization, operating as a strategic counterpart within the labor movement alongside AFL-CIO. Comparable in scale, advocacy focus on working professionals, and electoral mobilization in swing states.

Direct peers

• MoveOn.org: Progressive digital and field organizing nonprofit with millions of members engaged in electoral advocacy, petition campaigns, and rapid-response mobilization. Highly comparable grassroots advocacy model targeting similar working- and middle-class progressive audiences.
• League of Women Voters: Nonpartisan civic engagement nonprofit conducting voter education, registration drives, and community organizing around elections and policy. Highly comparable civic-education mission and member-driven grassroots structure.
• Community Change (formerly Center for Community Change): National progressive nonprofit focused on building power for low-income communities of color through grassroots organizing, leadership development, and policy advocacy. Comparable member-driven advocacy model with overlapping donor base and policy priorities.
• Everytown for Gun Safety: Large 501(c)(3) advocacy organization with both a public charity and affiliated political action arm, employing grassroots field, digital, and donor mobilization tactics in swing states. Closely comparable model of member-funded policy and electoral advocacy.

Others

• ActBlue: The dominant Democratic online fundraising platform that actually processes Working America's donations. Not a competitor but a critical infrastructure enabler whose terms, fees, and reliability directly affect the Education Fund's donation revenue model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/workingamerica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/working-america

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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