The institute's mission is to conduct research and education on the role of worker voice in the innovation economy and to ensure the benefits of Technology are broadly shared, creating good union jobs in communities across the country, strengthening workplace democracy and equity, and inventing worker protections that meet modern challenges.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 42% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$781K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$206K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-75% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$896K
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$218K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$678K
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2024.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.2M Management & general 26% · $776K Fundraising 1% · $42K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $781K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Deputy Director
$154,900Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$141,288Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Finance and Operations
$138,062Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Policy and Programs
$116,075Pt VII · Sec A
Policy Advisor
$115,660Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$114,962Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Executive Director (until Jun 202
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Weiss’s $155K as Deputy Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Elizabeth Weiss$154,900$67,742
Arohi Pathak$141,288—
Christie Bieber$138,062—
Crystal Weise$116,075—
Kimberly Cosby$115,660—
Sylvia Dietert$114,962—
Arohi a Pathak—$107,308

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Researches and educates on worker voice to ensure technology benefits all, creating good jobs and workplace equity.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The afl-cio technology institute conducts research and public eduction on emerging technologies that are reshaping work and advocates for the inclusion of workers in research and development of new technologies and in government decisionmaking about technology- related public policies.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.7M
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $250K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$882K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$576K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$776K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$576K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$882K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K$206K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$213K$213K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$679K$326K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$365K$365K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$330K$88K$223K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$111K$111K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$197K$181K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$468$468
Office expensesLn 13$42K$5K$36K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$32K$23K$2K
TravelLn 17$104K$104K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$398K$387K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.2M$776K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$3.0M−$1.4M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$2.7M$3.6M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$1.3M$2.3M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $896K$218K$678K$678K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,577,551 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,585,554$575,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $167,000$120,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $529,244$881,760
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,281,798$1,577,551
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,863,728$2,045,228
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $806,207$938,602
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,670,935$2,983,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,610,863−$1,406,279
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,577,551 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,107 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$575,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$575,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,000$120,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $878,653$878,653
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $881,760$1,577,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,983,830 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $212,952$212,952
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $679,290 · Management $325,685 · Fundraising $21,680$1,026,655
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $364,617$364,617
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87,839 · Management $223,420 · Fundraising $18,909$330,168
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,836$110,836
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31,870$31,870
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,350$59,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $181,258 · Management $16,229$197,487
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $468$468
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,360 · Management $36,369$41,729
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $33,217$33,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,276 · Management $23,249 · Fundraising $1,837$57,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,045$104,045
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $386,537 · Management $11,212$397,749
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,322$10,322
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,003$5,003
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,165,010 · Management $776,394 · Fundraising $42,426$2,983,830
Part X · Balance sheet $5,398,953 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,002,149$4,181,904
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,585,554$46,015
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,140$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,721$61,064
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,120,797$1,109,970
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,787,361$5,398,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,920$205,791
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,920$205,791
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,649,441$4,193,162
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,950,000$1,000,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,599,441$5,193,162
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,787,361$5,398,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,193,162 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,577,551
XI-2 Total expenses$2,983,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,406,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,599,441
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,193,162

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