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5 funders with a record of paying for “nelp”
Where the money went National Employment Law Project → Business for A Fair Minimum Wage Inc: $545K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Hyde Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maryland Rise Inc → Nelp Action: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Mako Foundation → University of Michigan - New England Literature Program (Nelp): $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation → Nehemiah Community Foundation Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Cabrini Green Legal Aid: $540K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → National Legal Advocacy Network: $496K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Georgia Justice Project: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Pilipino Workers Center: $418K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Community Legal Services of Philadelphia: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → The Beacon of Downtown Houston: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Justice and Accountability Center of La: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Workers Defense Project: $233K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center: $233K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Fair Work Center: $233K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Make the Road New York: $220K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Chinese Progressive Association: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Community Change: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Legal Aid Society: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance for Clean Car: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Align the Alliance for A Greater New York: $184K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Wecount: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → University of Illinois-Board of Trustees: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Miami Workers Center: $175K across 3 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Community Labor United: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Chinese Progressive Assn for Tuwu: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Bet Tzedek: $145K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Temp Worker Justice: $142K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → New York Taxi Workers Alliance: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → California Rural Legal Assistance Inc: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Warehouse Worker Resource Center: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Legal Aid at Work: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Strong Economy for All: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Golden Gate Univ-Women's Employment Rights Clinic: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Community Partners for La Black Worker Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → North Shore Workers Community Fund: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Roc-United: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Garment Worker Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → People's Lobby Education Institute: $91K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Pennsylvania United: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Texas Fair Defense Project: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Mississippi Workers Ctr for Human Rights: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Michigan Poverty Law Program: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Tompkins County Workers Center: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Operation Restoration: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Build Up Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Insight Center for Community Economic Development: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Progressive Maryland Education Fund Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Eastbay Community Law Center: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Tending the Soil Mn: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Communications Workers of Americal Local 7777: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Columbia County Sanctuary Movement: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Minnesota Uberlyft Drivers Assn: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Tides Center: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → National Council for Occupational Safety & Health: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → New Era Colorado Action Fund: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Partnership for the Public Good: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 National Employment Law Project → Economic Policy Institute: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Employment Law Project → Rutgers the State University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project → Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Employment Law Project: $9.2M on this topic. Open the funder. National Employment Law Proje… $9.2M The Hyde Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder. The Hyde Foundation $80K Maryland Rise Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. Maryland Rise Inc $25K Mako Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder. Mako Foundation $15K Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Umpqua Bank Charitable Founda… $5K Business for A Fair Minimum Wage Inc: received $545K on this topic Business for A Fair Minimum Wag… $545K Cabrini Green Legal Aid: received $540K on this topic Cabrini Green Legal Aid $540K National Legal Advocacy Network: received $496K on this topic National Legal Advocacy Network $496K Georgia Justice Project: received $425K on this topic Georgia Justice Project $425K Pilipino Workers Center: received $418K on this topic Pilipino Workers Center $418K Community Legal Services of Philadelphia: received $400K on this topic Community Legal Services of Phi… $400K The Beacon of Downtown Houston: received $260K on this topic The Beacon of Downtown Houston $260K Justice and Accountability Center of La: received $250K on this topic Justice and Accountability Cent… $250K Workers Defense Project: received $233K on this topic Workers Defense Project $233K Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center: received $233K on this topic Cincinnati Interfaith Workers C… $233K Fair Work Center: received $233K on this topic Fair Work Center $233K Make the Road New York: received $220K on this topic Make the Road New York $220K Chinese Progressive Association: received $220K on this topic Chinese Progressive Association $220K Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund: received $205K on this topic Maintenance Cooperation Trust F… $205K Community Change: received $200K on this topic Community Change $200K Legal Aid Society: received $200K on this topic Legal Aid Society $200K Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance for Clean Car: received $185K on this topic Koreatown Immigrant Workers All… $185K Align the Alliance for A Greater New York: received $184K on this topic Align the Alliance for A Greate… $184K Wecount: received $175K on this topic Wecount $175K University of Illinois-Board of Trustees: received $175K on this topic University of Illinois-Board of… $175K Miami Workers Center: received $175K on this topic Miami Workers Center $175K Community Labor United: received $150K on this topic Community Labor United $150K Mixtecoindigena Community Organizing Project: received $150K on this topic Mixtecoindigena Community Organ… $150K Chinese Progressive Assn for Tuwu: received $150K on this topic Chinese Progressive Assn for Tu… $150K Bet Tzedek: received $145K on this topic Bet Tzedek $145K Temp Worker Justice: received $142K on this topic Temp Worker Justice $142K New York Taxi Workers Alliance: received $141K on this topic New York Taxi Workers Alliance $141K California Rural Legal Assistance Inc: received $140K on this topic California Rural Legal Assistan… $140K Warehouse Worker Resource Center: received $135K on this topic Warehouse Worker Resource Center $135K Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance: received $135K on this topic Koreatown Immigrant Workers All… $135K Legal Aid at Work: received $135K on this topic Legal Aid at Work $135K Strong Economy for All: received $120K on this topic Strong Economy for All $120K Golden Gate Univ-Women's Employment Rights Clinic: received $100K on this topic Golden Gate Univ-Women's Employ… $100K Community Partners for La Black Worker Center: received $100K on this topic Community Partners for La Black… $100K North Shore Workers Community Fund: received $100K on this topic North Shore Workers Community F… $100K Roc-United: received $100K on this topic Roc-United $100K Garment Worker Center: received $100K on this topic Garment Worker Center $100K People's Lobby Education Institute: received $91K on this topic People's Lobby Education Instit… $91K The Nature Conservancy: received $80K on this topic The Nature Conservancy $80K Pennsylvania United: received $75K on this topic Pennsylvania United $75K Texas Fair Defense Project: received $75K on this topic Texas Fair Defense Project $75K Mississippi Workers Ctr for Human Rights: received $65K on this topic Mississippi Workers Ctr for Hum… $65K Michigan Poverty Law Program: received $58K on this topic Michigan Poverty Law Program $58K Tompkins County Workers Center: received $51K on this topic Tompkins County Workers Center $51K Operation Restoration: received $50K on this topic Operation Restoration $50K Build Up Inc: received $50K on this topic Build Up Inc $50K Insight Center for Community Economic Development: received $50K on this topic Insight Center for Community Ec… $50K Progressive Maryland Education Fund Inc: received $50K on this topic Progressive Maryland Education… $50K Eastbay Community Law Center: received $50K on this topic Eastbay Community Law Center $50K Tending the Soil Mn: received $50K on this topic Tending the Soil Mn $50K Communications Workers of Americal Local 7777: received $45K on this topic Communications Workers of Ameri… $45K Columbia County Sanctuary Movement: received $41K on this topic Columbia County Sanctuary Movem… $41K Minnesota Uberlyft Drivers Assn: received $41K on this topic Minnesota Uberlyft Drivers Assn $41K Tides Center: received $40K on this topic Tides Center $40K National Council for Occupational Safety & Health: received $40K on this topic National Council for Occupation… $40K New Era Colorado Action Fund: received $40K on this topic New Era Colorado Action Fund $40K Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha: received $40K on this topic Centro De Trabajadores Unidos E… $40K Partnership for the Public Good: received $40K on this topic Partnership for the Public Good $40K Economic Policy Institute: received $40K on this topic Economic Policy Institute $40K Rutgers the State University: received $40K on this topic Rutgers the State University $40K Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante: received $40K on this topic Centro De Los Derechos Del Migr… $40K Nelp Action: received $25K on this topic Nelp Action $25K University of Michigan - New England Literature Program (Nelp): received $15K on this topic University of Michigan - New En… $15K Nehemiah Community Foundation Inc: received $5K on this topic Nehemiah Community Foundation I… $5K 5 funders, 64 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