Worker and immigrant rights

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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FY2020 · 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 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
$39K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$557K
Spent
$323K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$557K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$323K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$533K
Net assets
$306K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$761K
FY2024$734K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $291K Management & general 10% · $31K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,423Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $291K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Fuerza Laboral is a workers' rights center whose mission is to shift the balance of power in our economy in favor of workers by educating, training, and organizing workers to become community leaders; taking direct action to recover unpaid wages and improve workplace conditions; organizing to win institutional changes that will better…

$291Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$557K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$291K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$306K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
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$557K
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$850
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$306K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K$337K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$306K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$25K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$954
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$628
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$527
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$516
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$126K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$291K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $557,291 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,044$557,291
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,455$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $203,499$557,291
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 $149,959$162,970
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,978$159,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $204,937$322,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,438$234,423
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 $557,291 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$557,291
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$557,291
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$557,291
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,868 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,296 · Management $21,127$70,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,159$53,159
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,037 · Management $4,418$29,455
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,443 · Management $1,490$9,933
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,750 · Management $1,750$3,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,750$3,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,011$9,011
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,408 · Management $954$6,362
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,556 · Management $628$4,184
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,984 · Management $527$3,511
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,927 · Management $516$3,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,137$126,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $291,458 · Management $31,410 · Fundraising $0$322,868
Part X · Balance sheet $344,654 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,451$336,588
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,948$3,948
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,110$2,268
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $850$850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,359$344,654
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,956$4,956
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$33,925
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,956$38,881
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,403$305,773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,403$305,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,359$344,654
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $305,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$557,291
XI-2 Total expenses$322,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$234,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,403
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,053
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$305,773

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