The organization's mission is to support workers in low paying jobs by providing legal needs to immigrant worker centers, the agency provides a mixture of employement and labor related legal support by training educating, referrals, and representation, in order to address issues in relation to wage theft, unsafe conditions, discrimination, harassment, and illegal retaliation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $383K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% 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
$575K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$570K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$524K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$575K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$628K
FY2021$575K
FY2022$692K
FY2023$701K
FY2024$701K
FY2025$753K
Expenses
$570K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$570K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$730K
FY2025$887K
Net assets
$524K
FY2021▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$518K
FY2021$524K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$661K
FY2025$527K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $402K Management & general 10% · $55K Fundraising 20% · $112K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$84,694Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas L Smith’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas L Smith$101,646$95,334$91,236$88,542$84,694$82,215

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

Provides legal help to immigrant worker centers supporting low-wage immigrants.

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1 program · $402K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization serves its mission by supporting low wage immigrant workers by providing legal needs to immigrant worker centers. The agency provides a mixture of employment and labor related legal support by training, educating, referrals and representation, in order to address issues in relation to wage theft, unsafe conditions…

$402Kprogram 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 · 3 grants · $63K · 2019–2022

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$575K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$570K
Ln 25
Programscol B$402K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$524K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
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$561K
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Total revenueLn 12$575K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$566K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$566K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$524K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$605K$566K
Total assetsLn 16$617K$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$518K$524K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$75K$5K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$241K$186K$8K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$23K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$23K$791$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$29K$15K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$10K$687$9K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$38K$1K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$986$604$47$335
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$16$110
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$15K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$570K$402K$55K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $753K$887K−$134K$527K 990 PDF
FY2024 $701K$730K−$29K$661K 990 PDF
FY2023 $701K$621K$80K$690K 990 PDF
FY2022 $692K$596K$96K$620K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $575K$570K$5K$524K 990 PDF
FY2020 $628K$486K$142K$518K 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 $575,221 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $557,561$561,064
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,236$14,157
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$798$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $627,999$575,221
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $367,324$395,527
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,898$174,209
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $485,722$569,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $142,277$5,485
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,221 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$58,878
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$502,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$561,064
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,157$14,157
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,157 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$575,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $569,736 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,949 · Management $4,744 · Fundraising $15,179$94,872
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,272 · Management $7,665 · Fundraising $47,162$241,099
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,867 · Management $1,686 · Fundraising $5,715$30,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,988 · Management $791 · Fundraising $5,509$29,288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,596$23,596
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,191 · Management $14,951 · Fundraising $9,437$53,579
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,372 · Management $687 · Fundraising $8,918$19,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,638 · Management $1,294 · Fundraising $9,014$47,946
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $604 · Management $47 · Fundraising $335$986
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,040 · Management $16 · Fundraising $110$2,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,242 · Fundraising $10,717$25,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $402,163 · Management $55,477 · Fundraising $112,096$569,736
Part X · Balance sheet $646,758 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $605,351$565,531
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000$76,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,745$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,575$5,227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $616,671$646,758
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,132$37,825
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,878$80,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,585$123,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $443,728$427,646
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,358$95,925
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $518,086$523,571
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $616,671$646,758
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,571 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,221
XI-2 Total expenses$569,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$518,086
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,571

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