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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by Firelands Workers United.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,978,241
Total expenses
$469,194
Contributions and grants received
$1,976,659
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,275
Investment income
$307
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,624,666
Total liabilities, end of year
$115,619
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,509,047
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$376,865
Management and general expenses
$90,292
Fundraising expenses
$2,037
Program service expenses (Part III)
$376,865

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,976,659

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Speaker Fees

    total $1,275 · related or exempt $1,275

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $307 · related or exempt $307

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $28,369 · program services $24,114 · management and general $2,837 · fundraising $1,418

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,722 · program services $20,722

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,319 · program services $4,973 · management and general $5,284 · fundraising $62

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,476 · program services $4,298 · management and general $119 · fundraising $59

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $422 · management and general $422

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,025 · management and general $11,025

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $310,681 · program services $261,850 · management and general $48,830

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,094 · program services $68 · management and general $1,027

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,130 · program services $2,991 · management and general $2,139

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,237 · management and general $14,237

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,777 · program services $5,584 · management and general $193

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,341 · program services $13,614 · management and general $402 · fundraising $326

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Supplies Equipment

    total $16,100 · program services $12,576 · management and general $3,524

  • 24b · Other expenses: Media

    total $17,631 · program services $17,501 · management and general $129

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing

    total $5,567 · program services $5,369 · management and general $26 · fundraising $172

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage Shipping

    total $3,303 · program services $3,205 · management and general $98

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $1,065,288

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $53,302

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $505,176

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $900

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $115,619

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $1,009,047

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $500,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To bring together rural working-class people to build our power and advance public policies for the wellbeing of people and the lands and waters we rely on. We promote civic engagement, educate voters, and support candidates who share our vision.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To bring together rural working-class people to build our power and advance public policies for the wellbeing of people and the lands and waters we rely on.

  • Leadership Development and Basebuilding - Our Timber Country Organizing School for Working Class Power trained 40 community leaders in issues and skills related to economy, civic engagement, organizing, and narrative. In addition, trained staff and community leaders engaged in conversations, gathered stories, and educated community members on how taxes and public funding impact our communities.

    Expenses $198,988

  • Civic Engagment - volunteer community leaders and trained staff educated policy makers, shared stories from our own life experiences, and advocated for state policies and programs prioritizing rural health care, jobs and workers rights, healthy and affordable housing, and fair taxes. In addition, we engaged in public education about initiatives on the ballot in order to promote fair taxes and public funding for schools and good jobs in rural areas through billboards, yard signs and ads by and for working people, a festival for working families, and conversations with community members.

    Expenses $111,044

  • Resiliency - Incorporated training and tools for emotional resilience and conflict resolution throughout our work.

    Expenses $18,776

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kristine Janssen

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $35,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,000
    Hours/week
    12
  • Mary Le Nguyen

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rosa Rodriguez

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vanessa Lee

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349315377

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