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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,835,536
Total expenses
$3,073,654
Contributions and grants received
$3,731,392
Grants paid
$442,500
Program service revenue
$97,805
Investment income
$41,147
Other revenue
-$34,808
Total assets, end of year
$12,109,187
Total liabilities, end of year
$355,899
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,753,288
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,744,447
Management and general expenses
$173,504
Fundraising expenses
$155,703
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,744,447

Program services were 89.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $48,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,682,892

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $97,805 · related or exempt $97,805

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,372 · excluded $17,372

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $23,775

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $23,775

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $23,775 · excluded $23,775

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $48,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,184

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$48,184 · excluded -$48,184

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $13,376 · related or exempt $13,376

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $13,376

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $432,500 · program services $432,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,572,481 · program services $1,441,213 · management and general $131,268

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,948 · program services $20,756 · management and general -$4,295 · fundraising $5,487

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $218,638 · program services $190,541 · management and general -$25,936 · fundraising $54,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $128,945 · program services $123,316 · management and general -$26,607 · fundraising $32,236

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,102 · program services $5,797 · management and general $305

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,715 · program services $8,731 · management and general $27,984

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $15,900 · fundraising $15,900

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $78,355 · program services $40,947 · management and general $37,408

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,302 · program services $50,620 · management and general $7,626 · fundraising $14,056

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $91,719 · program services $87,099 · management and general -$18,310 · fundraising $22,930

  • 17 · Travel

    total $160,185 · program services $125,816 · management and general $34,369

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $45,517 · program services $35,626 · management and general $9,891

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,246 · program services $42,034 · management and general -$8,849 · fundraising $11,061

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,525 · program services $69,589 · management and general $2,936

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM

    total $43,126 · program services $38,692 · management and general $4,434

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $22,107 · program services $20,898 · management and general $1,209

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $343 · program services $272 · management and general $71

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,390,074 · end of year $6,142,259

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,950,100 · end of year $4,935,431

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

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

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,105 · end of year $33,395

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

    $697,684

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

    $224,184

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $484,613 · end of year $473,500

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $423,844 · end of year $461,472

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,065 · end of year $25,880

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $344,057 · end of year $355,899

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,042,071 · end of year $5,029,873

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,946,923 · end of year $6,723,415

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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

Activities or mission (Part I)

WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME WORKERS TO ACHIEVE FAIR EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, DIRECT SERVICES, ORGANIZING, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

  • 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 $585,252 · Revenue $111,181

  • 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 $881,773 · Grants $82,500

  • BETTER BUILDER POLICY: 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 $1,267,417 · Grants $350,000

  • EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: PROVIDED CRITICAL RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE TO HIGH-RISK WORKERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

    Expenses $10,005 · Grants $10,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PARISA FATEHI-WEEKS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ISAAC FAZ

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CLAUDIA GOLINELLI

    VICE PRESIDENT, WORKER B

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADRIAN RIZO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSE CABADA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHILLIP SCHMANDT

    ALLY BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REBECCA RUTH WEBBER

    ALLY BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIA HUERTA

    WORKER-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIO ONTIVEROS

    WORKER-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MYRNA MENDEZ

    WORKER-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHARON MEDINA

    WORKER-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIRNA RODRIGUEZ

    WORKER-BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIZETH CHACON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,976
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $129,433
    Other
    $11,543
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • EMILY TIMM

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,532
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $130,503
    Other
    $7,029
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 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.

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
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443139349304709

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