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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,814,186
Total expenses
$4,711,359
Contributions and grants received
$3,758,867
Grants paid
$907,874
Program service revenue
$40,107
Investment income
$22,278
Other revenue
-$7,066
Total assets, end of year
$10,427,896
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,034,940
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,392,956
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,891,030
Management and general expenses
$748,586
Fundraising expenses
$71,743
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,891,030

Program services were 82.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $36,377

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,722,490

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $40,107 · related or exempt $40,107

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,278 · excluded $22,278

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $36,377

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,035

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$16,035 · excluded -$16,035

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $8,969 · related or exempt $8,969

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,969

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $870,874 · program services $870,874

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $37,000 · program services $37,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,313,841 · program services $2,089,481 · management and general $168,341 · fundraising $56,019

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,898 · program services $20,914 · management and general $3,738 · fundraising $1,246

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $215,214 · program services $193,945 · management and general $15,987 · fundraising $5,282

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $169,601 · program services $152,808 · management and general $12,595 · fundraising $4,198

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $858 · management and general $858

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,934 · program services $92 · management and general $65,842

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $939 · management and general $189 · fundraising $750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,174 · program services $14,686 · management and general $4,868 · fundraising $1,620

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $159,383 · program services $120,855 · management and general $36,647 · fundraising $1,881

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $183,228 · program services $125,838 · management and general $57,390

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,912 · program services $23,667 · management and general $934 · fundraising $311

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,584 · program services $72,950 · management and general $9,634

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $362,045 · program services $50,295 · management and general $311,750

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM

    total $79,341 · program services $74,402 · management and general $4,939 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $52,000 · management and general $52,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION

    total $40,842 · program services $38,600 · management and general $1,806 · fundraising $436

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,691 · program services $4,623 · management and general $1,068

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,142,259 · end of year $7,491,196

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,935,431 · end of year $1,801,738

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $37,250 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $33,395 · end of year $63,139

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $712,093

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $249,096

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $473,500 · end of year $462,997

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $461,472 · end of year $495,821

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $25,880 · end of year $113,005

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $355,899 · end of year $172,521

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $862,419

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,029,873 · end of year $7,384,276

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,723,415 · end of year $2,008,680

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT IS A MEMBER-LED ORGANIZATION THAT ORGANIZES LATINE IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN TEXAS TO FIGHT FOR DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

  • EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES: THROUGH WORKERS DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WE ORGANIZE WITH WORKERS TO SUPPORT THEM IN ADDRESSING WORKPLACE ISSUES LIKE WAGE THEFT, UNSAFE CONDITIONS, RETALIATION ETC. WE SUPPORT THEM WITH THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THAT WORK AND ENSURE THAT THOSE WORKERS STAY INVOLVED IN OUR LARGER WORK IN SUPPORT OF WORKER JUSTICE IN TEXAS. WE TRAIN WORKERS ON THEIR LABOR RIGHTS SO THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AT THE JOB.

    Expenses $973,408 · Grants $126,810 · Revenue $49,076

  • ORGANIZING: ORGANIZING IS AT THE HEART OF ALL OF OUR WORK, BUT THROUGH THE ORGANIZING DEPARTMENT WE WORK TO INCREASE OUR BASE OF MEMBERS, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAININGS TO OUR CURRENT MEMBERS AND TOGETHER RUN ISSUE CAMPAIGNS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS IN TEXAS.

    Expenses $1,484,656 · Grants $494,064

  • BETTER BUILDER PROGRAM: WE WORK TO HIGHLIGHT THE DANGERS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN TEXAS AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH DEVELOPERS OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SET HIGH STANDARDS FOR WORKSITES TO ENSURE THAT WORKERS ARE SAFE AT THE JOB AND HAVE GOOD BENEFITS THAT ALLOW THEM TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $1,395,351 · Grants $250,000

  • EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: THIS PROJECT RECOGNIZES THAT AT TIMES THERE ARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY; IN 2024 THERE WERE TWO BIG STORMS THAT IMPACTED THE HOUSTON AREA AND THE DALLAS AREA. THOSE STORMS LEFT A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS STRUGGLING TO REPLACE LOST FOOD, DAMAGES TO THEIR HOMES AND LOST HOURS OF WORK. THIS PROJECT PROVIDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF GRANTS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THAT REACHED OUT FOR SUPPORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORMS.

    Expenses $37,615 · Grants $37,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ISAAC FAZ

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OSCAR TORRES MENDEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIA DE LEON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JULIANA CRUZ KERKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EVA MARROQUIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELSA FLORES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIRNA RODRIGUEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHILLIP SCHMANDT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIA HUERTA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MYRNA MENDEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REBECCA WEBBER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIZETH CHACON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,837
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $144,000
    Other
    $23,837
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $108,000 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $35,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $1,000 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $4,320 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $19,517 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $167,837 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

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
2024
Filed
30 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630339349300113

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