Public Charity

SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS

SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $622K revenue, $534K expenses, $257K total assets. 3 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $125K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 461373125 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$622K
Total Expenses$534K
Total Assets$257K
Grant Records3
Funding Total$125K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS IS TO: 1)PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF DISADVANTAGED; 2) SAFEGUARD THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THOSE DEPENDENT, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE,ON SOCIAL SECURITY; AND 3)MAINTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY AS A VEHICLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Sample Grants Received

2024
PUBLIC ADVOCACY: PRODUCE EVENTS POLLING AND MESSAGING AROUND ECONOMIC IDEAS.
$20,000
2023
PRIMARY PURPOSE
$30,000
2020
TO SUPPORT CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AROUND LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES AND BREAKING PHARMA'S MONOPOLIES.
$75,000

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Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Alexander Lawson
CHAIR Eric Kingson
SECRETARY Jonathan Ball
DIRECTOR Kathleen Currie
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Michael Phelan
VICE CHAIR Nancy Altman

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Top Grant Purposes

TO SUPPORT CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AROUND LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES AND BREAKING PHARMA'S MONOPOLIES.
$75,000 1 grant
PRIMARY PURPOSE
$30,000 1 grant
PUBLIC ADVOCACY: PRODUCE EVENTS POLLING AND MESSAGING AROUND ECONOMIC IDEAS.
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $622K $534K $257K
2023 $637K $583K $193K
2022 $414K $682K $101K
2020 $1.2M $991K $560K
2019 $1.1M $1.0M $358K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.1M to $622K (-44%), with total assets most recently reported at $257K.

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