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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,194,737
Total expenses
$1,101,339
Contributions and grants received
$591,938
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,005
Other revenue
$601,794
Total assets, end of year
$1,486,172
Total liabilities, end of year
$331,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,154,650
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$935,791
Management and general expenses
$77,247
Fundraising expenses
$88,301
Program service expenses (Part III)
$935,791

Program services were 85.0% 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

    $55,341

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $536,597

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,005 · excluded $1,005

  • 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

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

    $55,341

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $11,292

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$11,292 · excluded -$11,292

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: LEGAL SETTLEMENT

    total $598,160 · related or exempt $598,160

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $14,926 · related or exempt $14,926

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $613,086

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 $116,153 · program services $96,696 · management and general $8,552 · fundraising $10,905

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $642,072 · program services $534,515 · management and general $47,275 · fundraising $60,282

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $20,480 · program services $17,049 · management and general $1,508 · fundraising $1,923

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $55,924 · program services $46,556 · management and general $4,118 · fundraising $5,250

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,833 · program services $62,297 · management and general $5,510 · fundraising $7,026

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,784 · program services $5,795 · management and general $2,973 · fundraising $1,016

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,885 · program services $28,734 · management and general $576 · fundraising $575

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,327 · program services $9,261 · management and general -$63 · fundraising $129

  • 24a · Other expenses: CO-COUNSEL ATTNY FEES

    total $69,975 · program services $69,975

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $41,275 · program services $38,918 · management and general $1,162 · fundraising $1,195

  • 24c · Other expenses: COURT FEES

    total $18,061 · program services $18,061

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTION

    total $13,570 · program services $7,934 · management and general $5,636

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,257 · end of year $4,875

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $975,903 · end of year $1,190,810

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $91,200 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $288,214

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,352 · end of year $2,273

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,720 · end of year $21,162

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,740 · end of year $310,360

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $345,671 · end of year $1,000,112

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $715,581 · end of year $154,538

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION & ADVOCACY TO LOW-WAGE WORKERS, COMMUNITY AND LEGAL ADVOCATES ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENHANCE RESPECT FOR THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF LOW WAGE, IMMIGRANT AND CONTINGENT WORKERS AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS OF SUCH WORKERS TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS.

  • NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND, DBA NORTHWEST WORKS JUSTICE PROJECT (NWJP, OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ENHANCE RESPECT FOR THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF LOW WAGE, IMMIGRANT AND CONTINGENT WORKERS AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS OF SUCH WORKERS TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS. NWJP IS AFFILIATED WITH NWJP ACTION FUND, A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. NWJP AND NWJP ACTION FUND (COLLECTIVELY, THE ORGANIZATION) CONDUCT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:- DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF LOW WAGE WORKERS IN LEGAL MATTERS THAT INVOLVE THEIR WORKPLACE RIGHTS. IN 2022 THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE "SOUTHERN OREGON WORKER JUSTICE PROJECT" IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE MEDFORD AREA TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND REPRESENTATION FOR WORKPLACE EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE.- EDUCATION OF WORKERS, WORKER REPRESENTATIVES AND ADVOCATES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF LOW WAGE WORKERS AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THEM.- ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLICLY FUNDED ATTORNEYS IN THE REPRESENTATION OF LOW WAGE WORKERS IN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.

    Expenses $935,791

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Corinna Spencer-Scheurich

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $116,153
    From this org
    $105,574
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,579
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cathy Highet

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Hank Kaplan

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lynn-Marie Crider

    SECRETARY/TREAS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lindsay Jonasson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Frost

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Burch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shirin Khosravi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Diaz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abel Valladares

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reyna Lopez

    BOARD MEMBER

    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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302789349300135

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