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To conduct Research and Education concerning the problems facing working people both as union members and as citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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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
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 $241K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $841K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$862K
FY2021$973K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$822K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2023-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1978.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $936K Management & general 29% · $404K Fundraising 4% · $55K

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; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations Coordinator
$46,438Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandra Deane’s $73K as Operations Coordinator is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alexandra Deane$73,256$46,438———
Alexandra Bradbury——$65,327$62,300$64,056
Samantha Winslow————$35,873

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

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Researches and educates on problems facing working people as union members and citizens.

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1 program · $936K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To promote organizing, aggressive strategies to fight concessions, alliances with worker centers, and unions that are run by their MEMBERS.LABOR education and research project D/B/A labor notes is a media and organizing project that has been the voice of union activists who want to put the movement back in the labor movement since 1979.

$936Kprogram expense

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
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $133K · 2020–2024
Rank and File ProjectNY · FY2024$27,522
Caucus of Working EducatorsFY2022$21,000
Para PowerFY2022$15,000
Para PowerFY2021$10,000
Para PowerFY2020$15,600
Caucus of Working EducatorsFY2020$13,500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$936K
Managementcol C$404K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
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$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$57K
Accounts receivableLn 4$7K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$87K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$21K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$51K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$28K$20K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$732K$488K$206K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$63K$28K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$45K$20K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$57K$4K$657
Advertising and promotionLn 12$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$88K$39K$46K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$12K$18K$964
OccupancyLn 16$30K$19K$9K$2K
TravelLn 17$61K$55K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$96K$96K$13
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$356$356
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$936K$404K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 17, 2025 $2.5M$2.1M$353K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 31, 2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$12K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 $2.0M$1.4M$561K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $973K$710K$263K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $862K$822K$40K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,383,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $920,623$1,066,598
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $874,441$190,832
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,882$69,790
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $168,867$56,093
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,988,813$1,383,313
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,043$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $798,022$947,023
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $593,563$427,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,427,628$1,394,885
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $561,185−$11,572
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,383,313 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $55,493 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,598
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,598
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $190,832$190,832
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,790$69,790
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $600$600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $284,111 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,604$1,383,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,394,885 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,043 · Management $20,395 · Fundraising $2,549$50,987
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $488,002 · Management $206,196 · Fundraising $37,534$731,732
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,445 · Management $27,858 · Fundraising $4,928$96,231
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,880 · Management $19,707 · Fundraising $3,486$68,073
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,530$45,530
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,177 · Management $4,476 · Fundraising $657$62,310
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $450$450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,825 · Management $46,084 · Fundraising $3,021$87,930
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,444 · Management $18,398 · Fundraising $964$31,806
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,496 · Management $8,630 · Fundraising $1,511$29,637
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,992 · Management $6,152$61,144
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $96,477 · Management $13$96,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,209$12,209
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $356$356
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $935,990 · Management $404,245 · Fundraising $54,650$1,394,885
Part X · Balance sheet $2,293,831 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,274$124,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $29,699$57,180
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$7,138
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $65,299$86,673
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,270$20,816
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $774,393$812,898
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,194,979$1,184,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,148,914$2,293,831
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,463$82,208
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,343$142,943
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,806$225,151
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,879,106$2,068,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $196,002$500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,075,108$2,068,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,148,914$2,293,831
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,068,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,383,313
XI-2 Total expenses$1,394,885
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,075,108
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,144
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,068,680

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