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Drivers Union EIN 85-0513348

Drivers Union FY2023 filing

EIN  85-0513348 Membership association Tukwila, WA Founded 2020
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Organizes, educates, and advocates for gig workers, providing legal support and promoting fairness.
Leadership
Patrice Tisdale · General Counsel · $142K
Money in and out
$3.2M revenue, $2.8M expenses
Bottom line
+14% operating surplus

Organizes, educates, and advocates for gig workers, providing legal support and promoting fairness. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $3.2M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, and $930K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2023
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$930K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $451K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.36
Operating surplus
+14%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
7%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
62%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2023▼ -10%
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2023▼ -18%
Total assets
$930K
FY2023▲ +94%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$3.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$930K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$451K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$930K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

We are an association of drivers for various app-based companies that promotes fairness, justice, and transparency in Seattle's personal transportation industry.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDrivers Union
EINHdr · item D85-0513348
Principal addressHdr · item CTukwila, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Patrice Tisdale
General Counsel
$142,457Pt VII · Sec A
Anthony Grasher
Staff Attorney
$114,821Pt VII · Sec A
Gatkuoth Kuel
President
$104,037Pt VII · Sec A
$3,455Pt VII · Sec A
Ahmed Farah
Director
$1,400Pt VII · Sec A
$1,400Pt VII · Sec A
Mergitu Argo
Director
$1,050Pt VII · Sec A
Takele Gobena
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrice Tisdale’s $182K as General Counsel is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patrice Tisdale$181,778$149,298$142,457$137,321—
Anthony Grasher——$114,821$107,700—
Hannah Purcell$103,159$107,280———
Gatkuoth Kuel$102,787$103,846$104,037$97,772$46,673
Donald Creery$1,550$1,400$3,455$6,970—
Tsegai Abraha$4,068$1,050———
Ahmed Farah$1,550$1,400$1,400$700$1,050
Sukhchain Banwait$1,550$1,400$1,400$700$1,050

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.0M · 93%
Program service revenue$231K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$3.0M
Program service revenue7%$231K
— government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.36
Program services64%$1.8M
Management & general36%$999K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$883K
Total assetsLn 16$930K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$930K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $883K · Operating expenses/yr $2.8M
3.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $2.8M
64%
Management & General
Management & general $999K · Total expenses $2.8M
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $2.8M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.0M · Total revenue $3.2M
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.0M · Total revenue $3.2M
93%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $231K · Total revenue $3.2M
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $3.2M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $231K · Total expenses $2.8M
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.2M · Prior year $3.6M
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $930K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.2M · Expenses $2.8M
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $930K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $930K · Total assets $930K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $930K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Patrice Tisdale · Reported title General Counsel · Highest reported compensation $142K · Total expenses $2.8M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.7M · Total expenses $2.8M
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 36%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -10%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Front and CenteredFY2021$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $33K · 2022–2025
Washington State Labor Council Afl-CioWA · FY2025$17,500
Economic Opportunity InstituteWA · FY2025$10,000
Transportation Choices CoalitionWA · FY2022$5,310

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$6.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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