About More Perfect Union
More Perfect Union is a video newsroom covering labour organizing, wages and economic policy, distributed principally on social video platforms.
Structure and Funding
The newsroom is operated by the More Perfect Union Foundation, a nonprofit registered in Alexandria, Virginia, whose IRS ruling dates to August 2021. Its Form 990 for tax year 2023 reports total revenue of 4.13 million and end-of-year assets of 4.30 million of revenue and $3.04 million of expenses in 2022.
A separately registered entity, More Perfect Union Action (EIN 85-3190605), shares the Foundation’s Alexandria address. No Form 990 data is published for it, so its activities and its relationship to the newsroom are not described here.
Sourcing Note
The description of the outlet as “progressive” is removed, as the project does not apply political labels in its own voice, and no self-description could be fetched to attribute one to. The reach line — “hundreds of thousands of followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and X” — is removed as unsourced.
The faiz-shakir and nico-pitney founder connections are removed: neither slug resolves to a page in this knowledge base, the descriptions (“former Bernie Sanders campaign manager,” “digital news editor who oversees storytelling and distribution”) are unsourced, and both concern living individuals.
Also removed as unsourceable: the account of reporters embedding with workers on strike lines and partnering with unions; the description of the production model (producers “located near major labor flashpoints,” 2–5 minute videos, simultaneous multi-platform release, media training for workers, paid digital advertising “mirroring campaign-style distribution tactics”); the list of campaigns covered since 2021 (Starbucks Workers United, Amazon Labor Union, rail workers, graduate student unions); the explainer topics (the PRO Act, antitrust); and the claims that its videos “circulate among elected officials,” “serve as supporting evidence during congressional hearings,” and “keep[] labor issues in national conversation.” None named a source or a specific piece of work.
Sources
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Internal Revenue Service, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. More Perfect Union Foundation — IRS Form 990 filings (EIN 85-3189807). Source for the organization's legal name, EIN, Alexandria, Virginia address, and IRS ruling date of August 2021 — the earliest first-party date available and the basis for the founding year recorded here. Financially: tax year 2023 total revenue $5.05 million, of which $5.05 million was contributions and grants and none was program service revenue; total functional expenses $4.13 million; end-of-year assets $6.16 million. The 2022 figures are revenue $4.30 million and expenses $3.04 million.
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Internal Revenue Service, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. More Perfect Union Action — IRS registration (EIN 85-3190605). Establishes that More Perfect Union Action is a distinct registered entity at the same Alexandria, Virginia location, with no Form 990 data published at the access date. Cited to distinguish the two entities rather than to describe either's activities.