Workers Dignity Project EIN 45-3202280

Workers Dignity Project FY2020 filing

EIN  45-3202280 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nashville, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates low-wage workers about their legal rights.
Leadership
Santa Cecilia Prado · Co-Director · $52K
Money in and out
$662K revenue, $616K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Educates low-wage workers about their legal rights. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $662K in revenue, $616K in expenses, and $310K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$662K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$616K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$310K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $46K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$662K
FY2020
Expenses
$616K
FY2020
Total assets
$379K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$68K
FY2020
Total revenue
$662K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$616K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$310K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$379K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $412K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Held weekly know your rights workshops with over 500 low-wage WORKERS.ACCOMPANIED low-wage workers in recovering unpaid wages and improving WAGES.HELD weekly member trainings on skills, such as media outreach, radio programming & management and outreach to the COMMUNITY.OUR music city riders united campaign continued advocating for…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorkers Dignity Project
EINHdr · item D45-3202280
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.workersdignity.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Co-Director (outgoing)
$50,917Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$1,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rose Robertson’s $46K as Operations Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1212 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Santa Cecilia Prado$15,009$67,800$62,167$52,000
Ashley Bachelder$50,917
Rose Robertson$45,501$32,366
Erica Perry$43,096$1,250
Rj Robles$36,731
Edith Ornelas$11,808

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$660K
Program service revenue$3K
Investment income$78
Total revenueLn 12$662K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.14
Program services67%$412K
Management & general20%$121K
Fundraising14%$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$616K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$378K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$68K
Total net assetsLn 32$310K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $378K · Operating expenses/yr $616K
7.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $412K · Total expenses $616K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $121K · Total expenses $616K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $84K · Total expenses $616K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $84K · Solicited contributions $660K
$0.13 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $660K · Total revenue $662K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $662K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $662K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $78 · Total revenue $662K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $616K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $662K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $310K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $662K · Expenses $616K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $379K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $310K · Total assets $379K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $379K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Santa Cecilia Prado · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $616K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $367K · Total expenses $616K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$102K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $83K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,595
Southern Movement CommitteeTN · FY2021$33,064
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$24,864

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$219K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$588K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$760K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$662K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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