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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DEMOCRACY AT WORK INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,589,989
Total expenses
$3,020,166
Contributions and grants received
$4,422,995
Grants paid
$254,218
Program service revenue
$142,276
Investment income
$24,718
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,958,536
Total liabilities, end of year
$346,211
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,612,325
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,586,354
Management and general expenses
$400,633
Fundraising expenses
$33,179
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,586,354

Program services were 85.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $835,918

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,587,077

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Consulting and training

    total $135,400 · related or exempt $135,400

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Fiscal Sponsorship Fees

    total $6,876 · related or exempt $6,876

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,718 · excluded $24,718

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $249,468 · program services $249,468

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,750 · program services $4,750

  • 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 $691,073 · program services $566,800 · management and general $119,835 · fundraising $4,438

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $745,023 · program services $611,048 · management and general $129,190 · fundraising $4,785

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $141,484 · program services $116,373 · management and general $24,214 · fundraising $897

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $110,274 · program services $90,442 · management and general $19,124 · fundraising $708

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,103 · program services $2,071 · management and general $9,031 · fundraising $1

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,979 · program services $6,711 · management and general $29,263 · fundraising $5

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $641,933 · program services $615,412 · management and general $20,261 · fundraising $6,260

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $959 · program services $787 · management and general $166 · fundraising $6

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,654 · program services $38,614 · management and general $2,819 · fundraising $221

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $74,725 · program services $44,998 · management and general $14,430 · fundraising $15,297

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,638 · program services $31,550 · management and general $4,906 · fundraising $182

  • 17 · Travel

    total $166,987 · program services $163,545 · management and general $3,170 · fundraising $272

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $14,515 · program services $14,272 · management and general $234 · fundraising $9

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,162 · management and general $1,162

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,738 · program services $5,527 · management and general $1,168 · fundraising $43

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,534 · management and general $4,534

  • 24a · Other expenses: Membership and dues

    total $11,949 · program services $8,868 · management and general $3,058 · fundraising $23

  • 24b · Other expenses: Professional Development

    total $8,957 · program services $5,498 · management and general $3,427 · fundraising $32

  • 24c · Other expenses: Training and Events

    total $8,675 · program services $8,675

  • 24d · Other expenses: Payroll service fees

    total $7,426 · program services $343 · management and general $7,083

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,160 · program services $602 · management and general $3,558

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,836,598 · end of year $2,313,031

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $516,561

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $312,193 · end of year $953,733

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,023 · end of year $13,830

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $44,157 · end of year $33,558

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $12,000 · end of year $33,692

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $110,141 · end of year $94,131

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $97,657 · end of year $148,308

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $212,341 · end of year $197,903

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,049,758 · end of year $675,150

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $983,356 · end of year $2,937,175

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO EXPAND THE PROMISE OF WORKER OWNERSHIP TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND TO ENSURE THAT COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE COMMUNITIES IS STRATEGIC, EFFECTIVE, AND ADEQUATELY-RESOURCED.

  • Field Building- Seeding Equity event in Berkeley, CA- Stronger Economies EO Summit in Kansas City, MO - Co-published Employee Ownership and Economic Resilience - Fourteen-module curriculum in English and Swahili - 5 new tools and curriculum for Legacy Fund companies- National Economic Census - Metrics created for job quality, ownership culture, and worker wellbeing- Joined Chicago Community Wealth Ecosystem Building Initiative

    Expenses $2,586,354 · Grants $254,218 · Revenue $142,276

  • Conversions-Ecosystem Team- Supported transition of 2 majority BIPOC workforces - 75 new ecosystem stakeholders were reached- W2O membership increased to 33 orgs- 38 BEO intakes completed- 11 conversions completed and with 166 new worker owners.

  • Livelihoods Team- 5 new Rapid Response Cooperatives - 5 new partnerships were initiated - Participated in Phase 1 of CA Homecare Cooperative Initiative- Radiate Consulting Toolkit was launched in Spanish and English

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Vanessa Bransburg

    Co-Exec Dir

    Total calculated
    $128,985
    From this org
    $128,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    41
  • Melissa Hoover

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $119,902
    From this org
    $119,902
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    36
  • Julian McKinley

    Co-Exec Dir.

    Total calculated
    $107,135
    From this org
    $107,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    38
  • Esteban Kelly

    Director

    Total calculated
    $104,582
    From this org
    $104,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 45 related
  • Anh-Thu Nguyen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $91,664
    From this org
    $91,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    32
  • Olga Prushinskaya

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $75,482
    From this org
    $75,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 45 related
  • Maddie Taterka

    Director

    Total calculated
    $63,324
    From this org
    $63,324
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maru Bautista

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Lurie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresita Sattar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eulalio Guevara

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jess Zimbabwe

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • Guilded

    $98,561

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • Cooperacion Santa Ana

    $30,270

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • Pilipino Workers Center

    $30,100

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • Cooperation LA

    $30,000

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • KIWA

    $30,000

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • CareShare OC

    $15,170

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • Orgs under 5K

    $9,367

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

  • Next City

    $6,000

    Grant Assistance/Cash Awards

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403119349304075

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