THE WORKING WORLD INC

NEW YORK, NY, 10003-1502 (646) 257-4144 Est. 2005 EIN 20-2264584
S30 - Economic Development 990 - Public charity return 501(c)(3)
www.theworkingworld.org

Mission

SEED COMMONS IS AN APPLIED RESEARCH ORGANIZATION STUDYING, TESTING, ASSESSING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF DEMOCRATIC ENTERPRISE AND COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED NON-EXTRACTIVE CAPITAL.

Giving Portfolio

Total Grants
79
Total Giving
$9.0M
Recipients
78
Years Active
2018 - 2024
Avg grant: $93,350 Median: $22,400

Yearly Trends

YearGrantsTotal Giving Avg GrantNewRepeat
202420$3.0M $150K614
202321$3.8M $179K614
202218$1.7M $96K135
202017$529K $31K161
20183$32K $11K30

Sectors Funded

Community Improvement
18
Education
6
Human Services
5
Social Science
5
Civil Rights & Advocacy
4
Mutual & Membership Benefit
4
Employment
3
Environment
3
and 4 more sectors

Top States

New York
15
Ohio
10
California
8
Maryland
6
Washington
5
Pennsylvania
5
Georgia
4
North Carolina
4
and 11 more states

Grantee Size Profile

$100K - $500K
15
$500K - $1M
13
$5M - $10M
10
$1M - $5M
9
$10M - $50M
3
Over $50M
1

Top Grantees

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NEW ERA WINDOWS LLC
IL - 2 grants
$2.0M
BROOKLYN STONE & TILE
NY - 2 grants
$1.5M
NC - 3 grants
$790K
NY - 4 grants
$447K
$419K
RED EMMA'S COOPERATIVE CORPORATION
MD
$250K
SPOKANE WORKERS COOPERATIVE LCA
WA - 3 grants
$189K

Grants Awarded · 53 grants

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Financials

Total Revenue
$10,092,913
Total Expenses
$10,405,291
Net Assets
$16,739,720
53 employees 9 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2024-12-31)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
19.3 months Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↑ 5.3%
Expenses ↓ 4.9%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 63.3% Earned revenue 17.8% Investment 17.9% Other 1.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 89.9% Management 7.4% Fundraising 2.7%

Officers & Trustees (16)

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Filing History (5 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 990 - Public charity return
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
$10,092,913 ↑$10,405,291$16,739,720
2023 990 - Public charity return
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
$9,581,365 ↑$10,946,830$18,430,514
2022 990 - Public charity return
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
$7,986,885 ↑$6,499,540$19,709,843
2020 990 - Public charity return
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
$4,362,169 ↑$3,093,634$5,622,412
2018 990 - Public charity return
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
$3,163,950 $2,215,460$3,088,410

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EIN: 20-2264584 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data