To improve the quality of life of latino/ immigrant Workers by promoting leadership development, workers' rights, and civic engagement through legal information sharing, training, and organizing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 29 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $958K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$699K
FY2023▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$816K
FY2023$699K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2023▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.6M

From the FY2023 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.0M Management & general 19% · $238K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$124,384Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lina Traslavina-Stover’s $124K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sergio Sosa—$140,716$148,066$134,584
Lina Traslavina-Stover$124,384———
Jill Lynch-Sosa——$103,000$104,867
Lina Traslavina Stover—$84,751——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Latino/immigrant workers through leadership, rights education, and civic engagement.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Health and safety institute osha trainings to workers in the construction and general industries in both spanish and englishleadership development - through involvement programs and training. Includes development of young leaders who are involved with young nebrasksans in action

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$958K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$238K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$994K
SavingsLn 2$536K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$110K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K$110K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$607K$607K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$137K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$24K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75K$38K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$52K$12K
TravelLn 17$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$15K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$238K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $699K$1.3M−$571K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $816K$1.2M−$407K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$1.8M$682K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.7M$12K$1.9M 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 $698,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $809,517$657,621
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,000$34,839
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$6,119
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,518$698,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $806,489$924,284
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,317$344,924
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,222,806$1,269,208
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$407,288−$570,629
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $698,579 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$657,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$657,621
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,839$34,839
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,119$6,119
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$698,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,269,208 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,384$124,384
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $606,702$606,702
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $137,368$137,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,830$55,830
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $40,911$40,911
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,357 · Management $30,955$55,312
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38,022 · Management $37,469$75,491
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,290$24,290
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,212$13,212
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,941 · Management $12,126$64,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,675$30,675
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,054$7,054
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,702$5,702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,138 · Management $13,072$28,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,031,164 · Management $238,044 · Fundraising $0$1,269,208
Part X · Balance sheet $1,767,265 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,916,261$994,372
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,753$535,872
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $312,437$126,297
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $110,918$109,760
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,369,369$1,767,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,245$53,716
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$2,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $179,321$147,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $249,298$691,779
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,940,750$927,640
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,190,048$1,619,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,369,369$1,767,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,619,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,579
XI-2 Total expenses$1,269,208
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$570,629
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,190,048
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,619,419

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