To educate low wage Workers about their rights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2020 · 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 deficit $24K a year · 5% 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
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
$104K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $102K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
$662K
Spent
$616K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$310K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$662K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$662K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$219K
Expenses
$616K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$333K
Net assets
$310K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$143K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 2012.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $412K Management & general 20% · $121K Fundraising 14% · $84K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

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 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 · 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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates low-wage workers about their legal rights.

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1 program · $412K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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…

$412Kprogram 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
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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$662K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Money outPt IX
$616K
Ln 25
Programscol B$412K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$310K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$660K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$78
Total revenueLn 12$662K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$310K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 670
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K$378K
Total assetsLn 16$265K$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$264K$310K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$17K$39K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$181K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$23K$4K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$17K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$24K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$780$109$671
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K$181
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$15K$4K
TravelLn 17$232$186$46
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$756
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$143K$90K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$47$47
Total functional expensesLn 25$616K$412K$121K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $219K$333K−$115K$143K 990 PDF
FY2023 $233K$502K−$269K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022 $588K$504K$84K$527K 990 PDF
FY2021 $760K$627K$133K$443K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $662K$616K$46K$310K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $662,254 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $476,786$659,506
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,364$2,670
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$78
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,580$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,746$662,254
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,132$24,864
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $384,448$366,983
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,352$224,188
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $506,932$616,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,186$46,219
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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $662,254 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$205
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$659,301
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$659,506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,670$2,670
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $78$78
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,670 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $78$662,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $616,035 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $24,864$24,864
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,656 · Management $38,863 · Fundraising $55,519$111,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,335 · Fundraising $15,768$197,103
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,961 · Management $4,259 · Fundraising $6,549$33,769
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,048 · Management $3,162 · Fundraising $4,863$25,073
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,080$7,080
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,669 · Management $1,284$24,953
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $109 · Fundraising $671$780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,789 · Management $2,280 · Fundraising $181$11,250
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,684 · Management $1,921$9,605
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,284 · Management $3,821$19,105
IX-17 TravelPrograms $186 · Management $46$232
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,024 · Management $756$3,780
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,426$4,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,306 · Management $52,624$142,930
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $47$47
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $411,806 · Management $120,678 · Fundraising $83,551$616,035
Part X · Balance sheet $378,560 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,569$377,770
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $790$790
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,359$378,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $645$4,301
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $768$64,094
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,413$68,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,162$310,165
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $64,784$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,946$310,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,359$378,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $310,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$662,254
XI-2 Total expenses$616,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,946
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$310,165

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