Worker Rights Consortium INC FY2022 filing

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To assist in the enforcement of manufacturing codes of conduct adopted by our 151 affiliate colleges and universities in order to promote better working conditions in the production of their licensed apparel and also works more broadly to promote respect for the Rights of workers in global supply chains.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$619K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$619K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $341K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2022▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +175%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$567K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.4M Management & general 11% · $324K Fundraising 5% · $130K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $619K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$188,042Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$178,500Pt VII · Sec A
Of Strategy & Field Ops.
$136,209Pt VII · Sec A
Of Investigations & Gender Equity
$115,998Pt VII · Sec A
September 2021, Then Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Until September 2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
September 2021, Then Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
September 2021, Then Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Nova’s $183K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Nova$183,001$187,042$188,542$188,042$184,306$181,367
Benjamin Hensler$181,600$185,533$176,500$178,500$172,842$161,097
Jessica Champagne Deputy Dir$148,800$147,650$134,209$136,209——
Rola Abimourched Deputy Dir$126,000$107,616$120,500$115,998——
Jessica Champagne————$123,320$107,559
Liana Foxvog Director of$114,099$107,961$105,864———
Vincent Holmes Director of$111,936$108,500————
Kimberly Capehart——$103,170———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Ensures fair labor practices in apparel production for colleges and universities worldwide.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Worker rights consortium, inc. ("WRC") was founded in october 2000 for the purpose of enforcing manufacturing codes of conduct adopted by its 151 affiliate colleges and universities in order to promote better working conditions in the production of their licensed apparel and work broadly to promote respect for the rights of workers in…

$2.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Ford FoundationFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$341K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$714
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$324K
Fundraisingcol D$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$714
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$71K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$80K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$626K$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$2.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$180K$180K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$80K$80K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$236K$199K$21K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$896K$754K$78K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$53K$44K$5K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$166K$140K$14K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$72K$7K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$840$840
Accounting feesLn 11c$86K$86K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$585K$547K$31K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$35K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$61K$53K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$117K$102K$9K$6K
TravelLn 17$25K$22K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$32K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$30K$3K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$41K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$44K$53K$825
All other expensesLn 24e$500$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.4M$324K$130K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 23, 2026 $2.7M$3.6M−$980K$567K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $3.3M$3.7M−$419K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $3.0M$3.8M−$858K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2023 $4.6M$2.8M$1.8M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $2.7M$3.0M−$336K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 7, 2021 $3.1M$2.5M$571K$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,626,475 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,607,775$4,487,040
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,340$138,721
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $461$714
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,681,576$4,626,475
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $395,208$259,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,629,094$1,435,676
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $993,172$1,133,892
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,017,474$2,829,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$335,898$1,797,107
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,626,475 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,076,388
VIII-1e Government grants$445,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,964,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,487,040
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,721$138,721
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $714$714
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,721 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $714$4,626,475
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,829,368 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $179,800$179,800
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $198,962 · Management $20,506 · Fundraising $16,819$236,287
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $754,356 · Management $77,731 · Fundraising $63,972$896,059
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,309 · Management $4,566 · Fundraising $3,757$52,632
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $139,569 · Management $14,401 · Fundraising $11,589$165,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,589 · Management $7,371 · Fundraising $6,179$85,139
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $840$840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $86,325$86,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $546,924 · Management $31,201 · Fundraising $6,642$584,767
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,283 · Management $4,306 · Fundraising $2,329$41,918
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,921 · Management $4,555 · Fundraising $3,248$60,724
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,302 · Management $8,736 · Fundraising $6,073$117,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,004 · Management $1,902 · Fundraising $1,465$25,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,864 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $2,835$37,452
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,298 · Management $2,603 · Fundraising $1,827$34,728
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,762 · Management $3,475 · Fundraising $2,264$46,501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,154 · Management $52,676 · Fundraising $825$97,655
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $500$500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,375,937 · Management $323,607 · Fundraising $129,824$2,829,368
Part X · Balance sheet $4,761,346 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,880$164,464
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,003,181$1,530,055
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $237,627$1,277,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,500$71,096
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,407$94,138
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,927$80,303
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $130,190$1,543,645
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,652,712$4,761,346
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $180,098$180,873
X-19 Deferred revenue$294,347
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,462,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $625,898$1,937,425
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $381,192$604,320
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $645,622$2,219,601
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,026,814$2,823,921
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,652,712$4,761,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,823,921 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,626,475
XI-2 Total expenses$2,829,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,797,107
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,026,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,823,921

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