The Workers Lab

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-4788124Revenue $3.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRStheworkerslab.com1111 Broadway Floor 3, 94607-4139 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Oct 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Workers Lab is a nonprofit investor that gives new ideas for and with workers a chance to succeed

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 12 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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $403K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$960K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $875K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$309K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$896K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.2M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$896K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$278K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$619K
FY2024$896K

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 Oct 2018.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $2.3M Management & general 18% · $562K Fundraising 7% · $218K

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; $960K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$238,143Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Innovation Officer
$171,291Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$156,890Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$141,149Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance Operations
$137,751Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director Workit Labs
$115,079Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adrian Haro’s $238K as CEO is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
Adrian Haro$238,143$197,069$166,990$210,268$204,202
Betsy Edasery——$139,806$179,526$179,971
Eduardo Morales—$154,458$162,413$175,215$171,288
Catherine Huang$171,291————
Tiffany M Ferguson————$158,838
Jeshua John$156,890$141,273$145,913$148,372—
Antonella Vassallo$141,149$134,393$113,549$109,473—
Joseph Baclig$137,751————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Invests in and supports new worker-led ideas to help them thrive.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Technology

Joined in 2024, WorkIt Labs was born out of the vision of worker leaders who recognized the need for technology built for and with those on the frontlines of worker organizing. From these early conversations, our mission was born - to design, develop, and deliver technology that puts power in the hands of workers.

$860Kprogram expense
02

Innovation Fund

The Innovation Fund is our signature program and the primary way we source and fund experiments. It is a national prize competition that we host up to three times a year. We leverage a fellowship model where fellows include entrepreneurs, worker organizers, non-profit leaders, and/or public sector leaders who receive a monthly stipend…

$683Kprogram expense
03

Design Sprint

In 2023, The Workers Lab ran a design sprint to explore how flexible work can be quality work. All work, whether it is standard employment or gig and contract work, should allow workers flexibility without sacrificing quality. We invested over 1 million to demonstrate how to make this possible.

$351Kprogram 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 · FY2025
New Profit INCFY2025$875K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$875K
Grants paid · 62 grants · $7.5M · 2020–2024
Mission Launch INCMD · FY2024$100,000
Mt Labs LLCFY2024$100,000
Starlight Ventures CorporationFY2024$100,000
Nurse on Demand LLCFY2024$25,000
Repose Birth Services LLCFY2024$25,000
Trunk of My Car CooperativeFY2024$10,000
Mission Launch INCMD · FY2023$20,000
Trunk of My Car CooperativeFY2023$20,000
Nurse on Demand LLCFY2023$20,000
Repose Birth Services LLCFY2023$20,000
Mt Labs LLCFY2023$20,000
Starlight Ventures CorporationFY2023$20,000
ProntoFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$186,137
Powerswitch ActionCA · FY2022$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,550
Capital Access StrategiesFY2021$900,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$881K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$562K
Fundraisingcol D$218K
Owns and owesPt X
$896K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$309K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$881K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$309K
Net assetsLn 32$896K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 61
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$682K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$930K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K$309K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$896K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$362K$362K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$391K$144K$136K$110K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$890K$708K$137K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$151K$92K$44K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$64K$27K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$2K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$86K$86K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$644K$644K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$191K$152K$30K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$3K$478
Information technologyLn 14$70K$44K$20K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$40K$23K$7K$11K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$6K$6K$140
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$9$27
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$22K$10K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$30K$38K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.3M$562K$218K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.2M$3.1M$164K$896K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.3M$519K$619K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$3.2M$260K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$6.6M−$3.7M$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.6M$6.8M$773K$4.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,229,125 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,594,450$2,338,582
I-9 Program service revenue$880,986
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $179,142$9,557
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,773,592$3,229,125
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $134,750$361,700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,165,181$1,535,123
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,954,762$1,168,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,254,693$3,064,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $518,899$164,206
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,229,125 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,338,582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,338,582
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $880,986$880,986
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,557$9,557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $890,543$3,229,125
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,064,919 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $361,700$361,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $144,494 · Management $135,587 · Fundraising $110,459$390,540
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $707,770 · Management $136,807 · Fundraising $45,332$889,909
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,667 · Management $44,453 · Fundraising $15,113$151,233
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,999 · Management $27,382 · Fundraising $12,060$103,441
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,575 · Management $13,379$14,954
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $86,325$86,325
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $643,880$643,880
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $151,777 · Management $29,624 · Fundraising $9,875$191,276
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,062 · Management $3,482 · Fundraising $478$6,022
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,858 · Management $19,928 · Fundraising $6,222$70,008
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,591 · Management $4,275 · Fundraising $1,098$11,964
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,026 · Management $6,861 · Fundraising $10,525$40,412
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsManagement $5,575 · Fundraising $140$5,715
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,765 · Management $9 · Fundraising $27$1,801
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,074 · Management $10,414 · Fundraising $1,679$22,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,156 · Management $38,089 · Fundraising $5,327$73,572
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,284,394 · Management $562,190 · Fundraising $218,335$3,064,919
Part X · Balance sheet $1,205,453 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $681,865$1,069,683
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $187,500$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,623$34,047
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,669$1,723
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,657$1,205,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $233,051$309,441
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $311,148$309,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $367,796$127,642
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $250,713$768,370
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $618,509$896,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,657$1,205,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $896,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,229,125
XI-2 Total expenses$3,064,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$618,509
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$113,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$896,012

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

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