To provide job skills, adult education and counseling to employed and unemployed workers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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 $735K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$59K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$818K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$818K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $889K Management & general 9% · $92K Fundraising 8% · $80K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,143Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcelino Diaz’s $105K as Immigration Staff Attorney is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marcelino Diaz$105,121————
Jose Frausto$105,000$98,229———
Tim Bell——$77,450$64,548$59,143
Oswaldo Alvarez——$40,525$56,829—

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

Offers job skills, adult education, and counseling to workers.

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1 program · $889K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The Organization has assisted thousands of economically disadvantaged immigrants, day laborers and others employed in the contingent underground workforce to move in on the mainstream. The Organization also educates about workplace rights, provides critical services to its members, and mobilizes to gain full access to employment for all…

$889Kprogram expense

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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 · 15 grants · $698K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,350
Chicago Jobs with JusticeIL · FY2024$19,424
Temp Worker JusticeFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,500
Immigrant Solidarity DupageIL · FY2022$20,000
Women for Economic JusticeIL · FY2022$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,950
The Resurrection ProjectIL · FY2022$10,000
Women for Economic JusticeIL · FY2021$95,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$52,616
Women for Economic JusticeIL · FY2020$122,500
Latino Worker Safety CenterIL · FY2020$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$51,000
Legal Aid ChicagoIL · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$402
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$889K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$818K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$396K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$636K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$402
Other incomeLn 4–11$241
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
SavingsLn 2$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$818K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$254K$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28$48K
Total assetsLn 16$572K$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$570K$818K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$248K$248K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$51K$51K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$10K$42K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$366K$334K$10K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$35K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$17$17
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$51K$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$71K$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$21K$17K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$335$334
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$903$900
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$2K$994
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$889K$92K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.6M$3.7M−$90K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$2.7M$1.7M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$1.8M$844K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.6M$1.0M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$248K$818K 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 $1,308,919 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $831,863$1,293,088
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,426$15,188
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,951$402
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,968$241
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $839,208$1,308,919
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$298,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $271,671$529,639
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,464$232,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $423,135$1,060,890
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $416,073$248,029
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,308,919 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$636,169
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$656,919
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,293,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,188$15,188
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $402$402
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $241$241
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,429 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $402$1,308,919
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,060,890 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $247,500$247,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $51,000$51,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,267 · Management $41,979 · Fundraising $30,130$82,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $333,640 · Management $10,179 · Fundraising $21,866$365,685
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,176$37,176
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,871 · Management $4,773 · Fundraising $4,758$44,402
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17$17
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,335$11,335
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,881 · Management $6,964 · Fundraising $6,943$64,788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,327 · Management $9,764 · Fundraising $9,733$90,824
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,679 · Management $2,146 · Fundraising $2,139$19,964
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,559 · Management $2,266 · Fundraising $2,260$21,085
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,449 · Management $335 · Fundraising $334$3,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,597 · Management $903 · Fundraising $900$8,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,565 · Management $1,661 · Fundraising $994$13,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $888,511 · Management $92,322 · Fundraising $80,057$1,060,890
Part X · Balance sheet $878,224 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,858$81,737
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $241,219$314,742
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $315,500$430,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28$48,080
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,690$2,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $572,295$878,224
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$60,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,400$60,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $422,013$520,419
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $147,882$297,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,895$817,924
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $572,295$878,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $817,924 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,308,919
XI-2 Total expenses$1,060,890
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,029
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,895
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$817,924

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