The mission of the Organization is to address the need for community-based leadership development geared toward improving the living and working conditions of workers in laundry, warehouse, and food service industries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 20% 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
$115K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $111K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$329K
-0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$263K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$537K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$329K
FY2021▼ -0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$329K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$328K
Expenses
$263K
FY2021+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$324K
Net assets
$537K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$767K

From the FY2021 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 Sep 2019.

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% · $212K Management & general 8% · $21K Fundraising 12% · $31K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,417Pt VII · Sec A
$57,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosanna Rodriguez’s $70K as Co-Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rosanna Rodriguez$70,000$67,500$65,000$57,417$52,000
Mahoma Lopez Garfias$70,000$67,500$65,000$57,417$52,000

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

Develops community leaders to improve living and working conditions for laundry, warehouse, and food service workers.

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1 program · $212K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization works to combat abuse such as landlord negligence, wage theft, hazardous and exploitative working conditions, all of which are endemic in low-income communities in New York City and New Jersey.

$212Kprogram expense

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$111K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$263K
Ln 25
Programscol B$212K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$537K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$542K
Total assetsLn 16$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$301K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$542K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$542K
Total assetsLn 16$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$537K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$507K$542K
Total assetsLn 16$507K$542K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$472K$537K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$106K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$844$40$130
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$439$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$14K$705
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$327
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$2K
TravelLn 17$468$421$47
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$570$570
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$41K$745
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$158
Total functional expensesLn 25$263K$212K$21K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $328K$324K$3K$767K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$303K$216K$764K 990 PDF
FY2022 $310K$299K$11K$548K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $329K$263K$65K$537K 990 PDF
FY2020 $331K$263K$68K$472K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $328,603 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$301,303
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$27,300
I-12 Total revenue$328,603
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$159,170
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$10,696
I-17 Other expenses$93,417
I-18 Total expenses$263,283
I-19 Revenue less expenses$65,320
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,603 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$27,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$274,108
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$301,303
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,300$27,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,300$328,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,283 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,221 · Management $5,742 · Fundraising $2,871$114,834
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,041 · Fundraising $16,042$32,083
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $844 · Management $40 · Fundraising $130$1,014
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,353 · Management $439 · Fundraising $1,447$11,239
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,800$9,800
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,696$10,696
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,131 · Management $705$14,836
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,945 · Management $327$3,272
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,760 · Management $1,973$19,733
IX-17 TravelPrograms $421 · Management $47$468
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,440$1,440
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $570$570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,976 · Management $745$41,721
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,419 · Management $158$1,577
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,551 · Management $20,546 · Fundraising $31,186$263,283
Part X · Balance sheet $541,952 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $507,032$541,952
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $507,032$541,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,600$4,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,900$4,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,082$497,452
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,050$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $472,132$537,452
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,032$541,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,452 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,603
XI-2 Total expenses$263,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,320
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$472,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$537,452

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