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According to its 2012 IRS Form 990, the NRTWLDF had $8.5 million in revenue, $6.1 million in expenses, and year end assets of $16.9 million.<ref>GuideStar, "[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/591/588/2012-591588825-099557d4-9.pdf 2012 Form 990]," organization website, May 6, 2014.</ref> It reported spending $3.5 million on providing "legal assistance to workers suffering from abuses of compulsory unionism in hundreds of cases nationwide." Contributions are tax deductible but the organization does not disclose its donors.
The foundation Foundation received 85 grants totaling $4.54 million from conservative foundations between 1991 and 2005, including the [[Castle Rock Foundation]], [[John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.]], and the [[Walton Family Foundation]], according to Media Transparency.<ref>Gregory Heires, "[http://www.thenewcrossroads.com/2014/02/03/public-employee-unions-targeted-in-right-wing-case-before-the-supreme-court/ Public-Employee Unions Targeted in Right-wing Case before the Supreme Court]," The New Crossroads, February 3, 2014.</ref>
==Connection to the Koch Brothers==
*[[Davenport v. Washington Education Association]] (2007)
*[[Knox v. Service Employees International Union]] (2012)
*[[Harris v. Quinn]] (2014): the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in January 2014 and a decision is expected by June. Lawyers from the NRTWLDF argued that unionized home-care workers in Illinois, who are paid with state Medicaid money, should not be required to pay union dues.<ref>Amanda Becker, "[http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/21/usa-court-home-idUSL2N0KV1EN20140121 U.S. justices wary of free-speech argument in union dues challenge]," Reuters, January 21, 2014.</ref> They asked the Court to overturn its decision in Abood, which allowed unions to collect compulsory dues that support non-political activities.[[Joel Rogers]] writes in ''The Nation'' that ''Harris'' is "arguably the most important labor law case the Court has considered in decades...NRTWC success here would be a disaster for labor, particularly for the public sector unions that traditionally rely more heavily on agency shop agreements."<ref>Joel Rogers, "[http://www.thenation.com/article/179033/why-harris-v-quinn-has-labor-very-very-nervous# Why ‘Harris v. Quinn’ Has Labor Very, Very Nervous]," The Nation, March 27, 2014.</ref>
==Other Cases==
As of February 2014, the foundationFoundation's 11 staff attorneys and network of hundreds of local attorneys nationwide were involved in nearly 300 legal actions nationwide in courts and administrative agencies, including the [[National Labor Relations Board]].<ref>Gregory Heires, "[http://www.thenewcrossroads.com/2014/02/03/public-employee-unions-targeted-in-right-wing-case-before-the-supreme-court/ Public-Employee Unions Targeted in Right-wing Case before the Supreme Court]," The New Crossroads, February 3, 2014.</ref>
In March 2014, Foundation attorneys sued [[Volkswagen]] and the [[United Auto Workers]] in federal court in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alleging that VW violated the Labor Management Relations Act by providing "things of value" to UAW before an unsuccessful unionization vote.<ref>Amanda Becker, "[http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/us-autos-vw-lawsuit-idUSBREA2C1VJ20140313 Anti-union workers sue Volkswagen, UAW over Tennessee plant]," Reuters, March 13, 2014.</ref> The UAW challenged the results of the election with the [[NLRB]], requesting a new election, and the Foundation is seeking an injunction to prevent VW from holding mandatory employee meetings about the election if there is another vote.<ref>Brent Snavely, "[http://www.freep.com/article/20140313/BUSINESS0104/303130144/UAW-Volkswagen-right-to-work-election-union-lawsuit Anti-union group files federal lawsuit against UAW and Volkswagen]," Detroit Free Press, March 13, 2014.</ref>