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← UNITED STATES FEDERATION OF WORKER COOPERATIVE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNITED STATES FEDERATION OF WORKER COOPERATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,958,235
Total expenses
$1,927,441
Contributions and grants received
$1,356,751
Grants paid
$24,647
Program service revenue
$598,158
Investment income
$3,326
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,080,187
Total liabilities, end of year
$254,978
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$825,209
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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

    $1,356,751

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Consulting services

    total $236,805 · related or exempt $236,805

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Conferences and sponsorships

    total $187,835 · related or exempt $187,835

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Membership dues

    total $136,262 · related or exempt $136,262

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Benefits administration

    total $37,256 · related or exempt $37,256

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,326 · excluded $3,326

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $20,647

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $136,590

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,167,901

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $131,719

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $103,682

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $438

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,420

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $18,934

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $118,870

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $325

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,793

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,885

  • 17 · Travel

    total $66,232

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $66,117

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,491

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $137

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,187

  • 24a · Other expenses: Fiscal agent fees

    total $31,650

  • 24b · Other expenses: Payroll fees

    total $4,104

  • 24c · Other expenses: License fees

    total $2,319

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $96,697 · end of year $216,487

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $360,387 · end of year $405,251

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $396,900

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $44,072 · end of year $26,223

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $240 · end of year $10,687

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

    $2,663

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

    $2,663

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $136 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $20,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $4,639

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $32,515 · end of year $59,533

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $59,423

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $118,509 · end of year $113,308

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $12,083 · end of year $22,714

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $171,673 · end of year $341,309

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $468,252 · end of year $483,900

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To build a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned and controlled businesses - and their cooperative leaders - to power movements for racial justice and economic democracy.

  • See Schedule OIn 2024 USFWC grew our total membership by more than 8 percent and net member contributions by 7 percent. We provided access to dental and vision benefits for over 660 people across 68 member organizations through our Worker Benefits Program. Through a partnership with Just Futures we also provided access to retirement benefits for 5 member organizations. USFWC continued our training and technical assistance services and resources through our Co-op Clinic and Consulting programs as well as industry specific peer networks.The Co-op Clinic provided 298 members with Technical Assistance or Training services to strengthen worker cooperatives and democratic workplaces. Over 528 people attended our workshops and webinars or received training resources. The Consulting team designed and facilitated low-touch and multi-month projects for 9 organizations with over 122 employees to help them improve their organizational strategy, practices and culture. USFWC hosted our largest-ever Worker Coop Conference in Chicago. It was attended by more than 600 worker-owners and movement builders, and included over 40 sessions and 50 meetups over the course of three days. Our policy team provided government officials with education and information regarding the worker co-op model, including ensuring member representation at the first White House Convening on Worker Ownership. We directly engaged more than 50 members in advocacy skills development through peer sharing and discussion. We continued educating and advising members and partners regarding worker ownership.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Ellen Vera

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mavery Davis

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $755
    From this org
    $755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ricardo Nunez

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Evelyn Torres

    Vice Treasurer (as of Nov 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Adrian Roman

    Secretary (as of Nov 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alan Luis Ramirez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • April Taylor

    Director (thru Nov 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diana Perez

    Director (thru Nov 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Denise Hernandez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dominique Pearson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kimberly Britt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Esteban Kelly

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $135,835
    From this org
    $127,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,875
    Hours/week
    45

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.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • USFWC Member Benefits Trust

    T · Benefit Trust · PA · 100% owned · share of assets $27,447 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by USFWC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532949349301913

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