Unite Here FY2020 filing

Mutual-benefit / member-serving New York, NY Since 2009 EIN 27-1113899
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2020 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2020 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2020 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
Not filed
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2020
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2020

Organizes workers to act powerfully for societal improvement.

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Tax-deductible?
No
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Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
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Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
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Foundation funders?
1 funder — Unite Here Local 26 INC
$1.6M in the latest grant year.
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Spent on programs?
Not on file
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Size and trend
$10–100M
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Organizes workers to act powerfully for societal improvement.

Founded
2009
Type
Mutual-benefit / member-serving · Nonprofit
Location
New York, NY
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
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Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$3.2M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CUnite Here
EINHdr · item D27-1113899
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(5) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Board
$76,423Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$76,423Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$74,154Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$74,154Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$64,872Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$64,872Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board (past)
$48,260Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board (past)
$48,260Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bert Bayou—$21,455$90,563$83,470$74,154
Quonah Taylor$87,018$73,220———
Kevin Abels——$51,157$67,840$76,423
Nadia Joseph$73,354————
Emmanuel Vinton———$58,626$64,872
Shirley Shinkle$61,671$47,339$8,928—$2,438
Quonar Taylor——$61,509——
Latoya Colvin$60,319$19,659$4,613—$8,883

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Organizing workers to act powerfully and effectively in the struggle to improve society.

Pt IX · col B
02

Organizing workers to act powerfully and effectively in the struggle to improve society.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$4.3M · 55%
Other revenue$2.8M · 36%
Contributions & grants$761K · 10%
Program service revenue55%$4.3M
Other revenue36%$2.8M
Contributions & grants10%$761K
Investment income$422
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.1M · Operating expenses/yr $5.4M
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $5.4M
—
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $5.4M
—
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $5.4M
—
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense — · Solicited contributions —
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $761K · Total revenue $7.9M
10%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $7.9M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.3M · Total revenue $7.9M
55%
Investment reliance
Investment income $422 · Total revenue $7.9M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.3M · Total expenses $5.4M
81%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.9M · Expenses $5.4M
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.2M · Total assets $3.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Abels · Reported title EXECUTIVE BOARD · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $5.4M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.5M · Total expenses $5.4M
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.6M
Grants paid · 8 grants · $181K · 2020–2024
Unite Here PoliticalFY2024$50,195
Unite Here PoliticalFY2023$42,455
Va Future Generations PacFY2023$10,000
Step FundFY2022$40,727
We Are LaborFY2022$10,000
Unite Here PoliticalFY2022$7,291

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$12.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$7.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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