Unlocal INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 41-2278265

Immigrant legal & other assistance services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $191K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$122K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$701K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$616K
FY2022$510K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 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 May 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% · $3.0M Management & general 12% · $442K Fundraising 7% · $273K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$122,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tania Mattos’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tania Mattos$122,500$32,769———
Theresa Lawson——$107,000$105,000$45,573
Michele Lampach————$84,009

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

Provides legal and other support to immigrants.

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3 program services account for $3.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our legal representation program staffs an in-house legal team to collaboratively represent immigrant community members with the following types of cases: general removal defense; affirmative and defense asylum; trafficking survivor visas; cancellation of removal; daca; TPS; ice check-ins; motions to reopen with the bia; and adjustment…

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Bronx immigration partnership.

$664Kprogram expense
03

Unlocal's community education program partners with community-based organizations, primary and secondary schools, workplaces, houses of worship and community groups to bring free legal consultations and educational seminars into immigrant communities. Topics at events revolve around current events in immigration law.

$400Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$442K
Fundraisingcol D$273K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$701K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$273
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$418K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$418K
Other assetsLn 15$186K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$701K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K$418K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K$701K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$91K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.2M$116K$196K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$358K$260K$60K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$143K$111K$16K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$16K$15K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$77K$77K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$65K$22K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$9K$19K$809
Information technologyLn 14$52K$13K$37K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$103K$83K$8K$12K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$2K$515
InsuranceLn 23$17K$15K$867$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$2K$9K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.0M$442K$273K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.1M$3.7M$394K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.1M$424K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.9M−$106K$510K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.6M$261K$616K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$19K$355K 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 $4,128,754 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,088,281
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,014,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,102,561
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,690$4,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $273$273
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,230$21,230
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,963 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,230$4,128,754
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,734,495 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,650 · Management $31,850$122,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,179,801 · Management $116,305 · Fundraising $196,371$1,492,477
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $260,100 · Management $59,772 · Fundraising $37,852$357,724
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,525 · Management $15,606 · Fundraising $16,806$142,937
IX-11a Management feesManagement $15,294 · Fundraising $1,000$16,294
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $20,373$20,373
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $76,881$76,881
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $17,445$17,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,275 · Management $21,780 · Fundraising $1,243$88,298
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,597 · Management $19,279 · Fundraising $809$28,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,968 · Management $36,854 · Fundraising $1,707$51,529
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,643 · Management $8,249 · Fundraising $12,260$103,152
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,905 · Management $2,208 · Fundraising $515$5,628
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,675 · Management $867 · Fundraising $1,090$16,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,169,444 · Management $10,788$1,180,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,903 · Management $8,567 · Fundraising $3,238$13,708
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,019,859 · Management $441,745 · Fundraising $272,891$3,734,495
Part X · Balance sheet $2,300,354 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $263,494$418,178
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,254,811$1,648,675
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,121$47,402
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $282,083$186,099
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,941,452$2,300,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $470,889$531,608
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $265,495$169,419
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $736,384$701,027
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,156,017$1,548,827
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $49,051$50,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,205,068$1,599,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,941,452$2,300,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,599,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,128,754
XI-2 Total expenses$3,734,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$394,259
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,205,068
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,599,327

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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