Unite Here FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(5)Since 2009EIN 27-1113899

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

$239K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $365K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$239K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.6M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
Net assets
$4.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2021▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$12.9M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2021▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$10.1M
FY2024$13.2M
Net assets
$4.2M
FY2021▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2021 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 Feb 1998.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $239K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$83,470Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$67,840Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$58,626Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$12,676Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$10,260Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$4,959Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$1,094Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Board
$0Pt 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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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

Organizes workers to act powerfully for societal improvement.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Organizing workers to act powerfully and effectively in the struggle to improve society.

Pt IX · col B

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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
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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$4.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.8M
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$526K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5440
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$4.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$266K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$393K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$401K
Payroll taxesLn 10$139K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$270K
Office expensesLn 13$183K
OccupancyLn 16$370K
TravelLn 17$31K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$92K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1.8M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$382K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12.9M$13.2M−$310K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.4M$10.1M−$684K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$8.6M−$802K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.0M$5.9M$1.1M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.9M$5.4M$2.5M$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,021,700 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,132
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,132
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,727,059$3,727,059
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $152$152
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,843,357$2,843,357
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,570,416 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $152$7,021,700
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,948,368 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$6,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$265,547
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$393,316
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,406,117
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$124,348
IX-9 Other employee benefits$401,103
IX-10 Payroll taxes$138,738
IX-11b Legal fees$40,219
IX-11c Accounting fees$31,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$270,315
IX-13 Office expenses$183,383
IX-16 Occupancy$370,353
IX-17 Travel$31,492
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$91,875
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$1,796,192
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$11,728
IX-23 Insurance$4,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$382,157
IX-25 Total functional expenses$5,948,368
Part X · Balance sheet $4,252,081 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,305$526,389
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,096,802$3,704,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,592$13,864
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,322$7,322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,178,021$4,252,081
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,156$9,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,156$9,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,168,865$4,242,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,168,865$4,242,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,178,021$4,252,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,242,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,021,700
XI-2 Total expenses$5,948,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,073,332
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,168,865
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,242,197

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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