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One Fair Wage Action INC

Oakland, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-5249734Revenue $5.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSofwaction.org1419 34th Avenue · Oakland, CA

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Organizations primary exempt purpose - to help reduce poverty, expand economic opportunity, improve public health and safety, combat discrimination, and advance human rights - see schedule o for full description

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $159K a year · 10% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$943K
×19 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1900% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
+335% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$890K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▲ +335%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$1.6M
FY2019$540K
FY2020$730K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2024▲ ×33
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$1.7M
FY2019$580K
FY2020$204K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$157K
FY2024$5.1M
Net assets
−$890K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018−$73K
FY2019−$114K
FY2020$628K
FY2021$356K
FY2022−$2.1M
FY2023−$981K
FY2024−$890K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $5.1M Management & general 0% · $21K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Wanda Hammoud
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kiran Jain
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Empowers communities by reducing poverty, expanding opportunity, and improving health and safety.

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1 program · $5.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, we collected signatures to put initiatives on the ballot in oh and az to raise the minimum wage and end the subminimum wage for tipped workers. Through the process, we trained and hired nearly 1,000 low wage workers to collect signatures in support of the initiative, and developing their leadership and registering 30,000 workers…

$5.1Mprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$1.2M
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$125K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$100K
Clean and Prosperous AmericaFY2024$98K
Groundswell Action FundFY2024$75K
Black Voters Matter Fund INCFY2024$75K
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INCFY2024$60K
Twin Cities Schools Telecommunications Group INCFY2024$13K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$1.7M
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $513K · 2024–2024
One Fair Wage Plus Tips MaFY2024$513,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.1M
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
−$890K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$943K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$943K
Net assetsLn 32−$890K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$28K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$70K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$943K
Net assetsLn 32−$981K−$890K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$534K$534K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.3M$4.3M$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$129K$123K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$49K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$104K$104K$50
InsuranceLn 23$328$328
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$5.1M$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.3M$5.1M$141K−$890K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$157K$1.1M−$981K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$4.5M−$2.4M−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $67K$338K−$272K$356K 990 PDF
FY2020 $730K$204K$527K$628K 990 PDF
FY2019 $540K$580K−$41K−$114K 990 PDF
FY2018 $1.6M$1.7M−$106K−$73K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,278,694 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,212,286$5,263,866
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$13,828
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,212,286$5,278,694
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100$534,225
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,585$4,603,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $156,685$5,137,611
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,055,601$141,083
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,278,694 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,263,866
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,263,866
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,828$13,828
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,828 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,000$5,278,694
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,137,611 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $534,225$534,225
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,860$7,860
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $3,479$3,479
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,290,572 · Management $3,250$4,293,822
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $123,495 · Management $5,012$128,507
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,588 · Management $2,724$51,312
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,700$6,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $103,754 · Management $50$103,804
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $328$328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,543 · Management $2,031$7,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,116,684 · Management $20,927 · Fundraising $0$5,137,611
Part X · Balance sheet $52,821 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,316$34,251
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,000$18,570
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,033$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,349$52,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$60,846
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$882,463
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,051,306$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,051,306$943,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$980,957−$890,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$980,957−$890,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,349$52,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$890,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,278,694
XI-2 Total expenses$5,137,611
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$980,957
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$50,614
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$890,488

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

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