Working Partnerships USA

Tax-deductible

San Jose, CA501(c)(3)Since 1995Health CareEIN 77-0387535

To provide research, education and create programs for working people in the Silicon Valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers and 186 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$600K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$7.6M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$7.6M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2024▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.6M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2024+0.1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$8.7M

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 Apr 1996.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $6.1M Management & general 13% · $1.0M Fundraising 7% · $545K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$187,726Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Pol & PA
$166,520Pt VII · Sec A
Develop Dir.
$143,145Pt VII · Sec A
Strategic Adv
$142,732Pt VII · Sec A
Dire. Econ & Wp
$133,363Pt VII · Sec A
Dire. Commun
$128,431Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$127,694Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Finance
$69,488Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Noel Fernandez’s $188K as Executive Dir. is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Noel Fernandez$187,726$179,004$143,409$127,818$129,134
Jeffrey Buchanan$166,520$155,265$132,326$132,495$125,936
Andrea Cousins$143,145————
Derecka Mehrens$142,732$133,917$133,039$128,481$129,520
Mike Torres—$142,600$134,874——
Andrea M Cousins—$135,723$108,426$120,982—
Louise Auerhahn$133,363$125,250———
Zeenab Aneez$128,431$122,557———

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

Empowers working people through research, education, and programs.

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2 program services account for $6.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Working Partnerships USA works in four broad areas of concern to working people health care, government accountability and reform, economic research and analysis, and organizing and leadership development.

$5.9Mprogram expense
02

Working Partnerships USA provides emergency financial assistance to families that suffer unanticipated economic hardship. Approximately 50 families benefited from this program.

$119Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$125K
Grants paid · 79 grants · $7.9M · 2020–2024
Step Forward FoundationCA · FY2024$363,043
Prosperity LabCA · FY2024$87,302
Unitemized GrantFY2024$85,408
Enterprise FoundationCA · FY2024$78,262
Tradeswomen INCCA · FY2024$60,513
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,125
Somos Mayfair INCCA · FY2024$27,500
Step Forward FoundationCA · FY2023$325,040
Enterprise FoundationCA · FY2023$101,780
Prosperity LabCA · FY2023$101,173
Somos Mayfair INCCA · FY2023$77,450
Sf CloutCA · FY2023$59,455
Unitemized GrantFY2023$57,979
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$563K
Investment incomeLn 3$190K
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$545K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$600
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$563K
Investment incomeLn 3$190K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$5.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Other assetsLn 15$56K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$600K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5186
VolunteersI 654
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$7.5M$7.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$656K$600K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$124K$124K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$551K$298K$203K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$2.8M$318K$260K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$197K$161K$21K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$762K$618K$84K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$324K$257K$41K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$2K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$126K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$50K$50K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$401K$259K$109K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$126K$116K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$107K$85K$14K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$96K$74K$13K$9K
TravelLn 17$122K$97K$19K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$22K$732$900
InterestLn 20$457$355$62$40
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$3K$9K$351
InsuranceLn 23$50K$31K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$5K$3K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M$6.1M$1.0M$545K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.6M$7.6M$11K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$6.8M$1.8M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$7.0M$120K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.0M$12.8M$2.2M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.4M$8.2M$1.2M$4.6M 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 $7,623,411 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$230,000
VIII-1e Government grants$2,963,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,706,592
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,900,172
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $562,607$562,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $189,741$189,741
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$29,656−$29,656
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $547$547
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $562,607 · Excluded from tax $160,632$7,623,411
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,612,762 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,089,792$1,089,792
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $123,533$123,533
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $298,009 · Management $202,897 · Fundraising $50,356$551,262
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,773,626 · Management $317,622 · Fundraising $260,202$3,351,450
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $160,578 · Management $20,858 · Fundraising $15,253$196,689
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $617,801 · Management $84,127 · Fundraising $59,917$761,845
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $257,457 · Management $40,993 · Fundraising $25,406$323,856
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,210 · Management $14,768$16,978
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $125,883$125,883
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $49,500$49,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $259,248 · Management $109,401 · Fundraising $31,993$400,642
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $115,908 · Management $6,642 · Fundraising $3,338$125,888
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $84,757 · Management $14,475 · Fundraising $8,068$107,300
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,192 · Management $12,891 · Fundraising $8,763$95,846
IX-17 TravelPrograms $97,148 · Management $18,976 · Fundraising $5,644$121,768
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,561 · Management $732 · Fundraising $900$23,193
IX-20 InterestPrograms $355 · Management $62 · Fundraising $40$457
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,085 · Management $9,425 · Fundraising $351$12,861
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,691 · Management $19,807$50,498
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,242 · Management $2,869 · Fundraising $25,410$33,521
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,065,193 · Management $1,002,428 · Fundraising $545,141$7,612,762
Part X · Balance sheet $9,304,685 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $857,454$2,354,120
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,626,015$5,313,837
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $593,512$355,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,014,882$1,105,954
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,522$96,035
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,515$23,913
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $149,499$55,826
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,350,399$9,304,685
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $419,762$463,439
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $70,313$69,693
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $166,200$66,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $656,275$599,912
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,765,846$4,413,650
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,928,278$4,291,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,694,124$8,704,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,350,399$9,304,685
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,704,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,623,411
XI-2 Total expenses$7,612,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,649
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,694,124
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,704,773

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