Promote economic justice trhough strategic support for Workers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $140K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$645K
Spent
$395K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$645K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$645K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$337K
Expenses
$395K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$395K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$818K
FY2024$551K
Net assets
$250K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$250K
FY2022$526K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$558K

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 Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $379K Management & general 4% · $16K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pres/Co-Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pedro Ramirez’s $46K as President & CEO 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Pedro Ramirez$46,500$93,000$36,316

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

Empowers workers to achieve economic justice through strategic support.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Assisted community and local workers

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Equis InstituteFY2024$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$645K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$645K
Money outPt IX
$395K
Ln 25
Programscol B$379K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$645K
Government grantsLn 1e$645K
Total revenueLn 12$645K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$250K
Total assetsLn 16$0$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$689$689
Office expensesLn 13$354K$340K$14K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$395K$379K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $337K$551K−$214K$558K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$818K$247K$772K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$276K$526K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $645K$395K$251K$250K 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 $645,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$645,259
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$645,259
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$394,751
I-18 Total expenses$394,751
I-19 Revenue less expenses$250,508
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $645,259 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$645,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$645,259
VIII-12 Total revenue$645,259
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,751 across 5 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $689$689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $339,959 · Management $13,711$353,670
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,287 · Management $1,835$10,122
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,500$13,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,770$16,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $378,516 · Management $16,235 · Fundraising $0$394,751
Part X · Balance sheet $249,634 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$249,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$249,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$249,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$249,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$645,259
XI-2 Total expenses$394,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$250,508
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$874
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,634

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