Worker and immigrant rights

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $168K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$274K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$533K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$734K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$506K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$533K
FY2024▲ +22%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$533K
Net assets
$734K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$734K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $442K Management & general 17% · $90K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,210Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heiny Maldonado’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heiny Maldonado$90,210$83,037$75,665$66,050$70,423

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Fuerza Laboral is an education nonprofit based in Central Falls, RI.

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1 program · $442K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, Fuerza Laboral deepened its impact by expanding worker education and leadership training; advancing campaigns for wage justice; scaling its co-op incubator work to build worker-owned businesses with a network of more than 25 cooperatives across RI; and forming partnerships.

$442Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,800

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$533K
Ln 25
Programscol B$442K
Managementcol C$90K
Owns and owesPt X
$734K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$358K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$639K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K
Net assetsLn 32$734K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$656K$639K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$299K$274K
Net assetsLn 32$761K$734K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$75K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$194K$194K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$18K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$40K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$30K$13K
TravelLn 17$316$221$95
InterestLn 20$11K$8K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$11K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$18K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$533K$442K$90K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $506K$533K−$27K$734K 990 PDF
FY2023 $726K$435K$290K$761K 990 PDF
FY2022 $357K$346K$11K$472K 990 PDF
FY2021 $444K$290K$154K$460K 990 PDF
FY2020 $557K$323K$234K$306K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $505,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $721,530$485,249
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,073$8,608
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$11,675
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $725,603$505,532
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 $303,790$359,754
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,520$172,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,310$532,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $290,293−$27,180
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $505,532 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$485,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$485,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,608$8,608
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,675$11,675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,283$505,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $532,712 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,416 · Management $32,321$107,737
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $194,066$194,066
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,672$31,672
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,395 · Management $7,884$26,279
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,791$6,791
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,065 · Management $7,071$47,136
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,308$1,308
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,655 · Management $3,709$12,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,830 · Management $12,785$42,615
IX-17 TravelPrograms $221 · Management $95$316
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,713 · Management $3,306$11,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,445 · Management $4,905$16,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,150 · Management $2,636$8,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,533 · Management $8,740$26,273
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,469 · Management $90,243 · Fundraising $0$532,712
Part X · Balance sheet $1,007,218 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393,370$357,574
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $655,733$639,384
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,260$9,260
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,059,363$1,007,218
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,225−$740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $298,558$273,593
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $760,805$733,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $760,805$733,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,059,363$1,007,218
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $733,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,532
XI-2 Total expenses$532,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$760,805
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$733,625

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