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← WORKER JUSTICE CENTER OF NEW YORK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORKER JUSTICE CENTER OF NEW YORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,347,195
Total expenses
$2,381,547
Contributions and grants received
$2,278,948
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$51,775
Investment income
$297
Other revenue
$16,175
Total assets, end of year
$1,927,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$850,450
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,076,861
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,931,258
Management and general expenses
$350,796
Fundraising expenses
$99,493
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,931,258

Program services were 81.1% 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)

    $1,258,219

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,020,729

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Attorney Fee Income

    total $50,375 · related or exempt $50,375

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Contract Revenue

    total $1,400 · related or exempt $1,400

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $297 · excluded $297

  • 11a · Other revenue: Transfers In

    total $16,175 · related or exempt $16,175

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,175

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,404 · program services $89,711 · management and general $14,222 · fundraising $5,471

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,494,493 · program services $1,233,504 · management and general $194,285 · fundraising $66,704

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $379,571 · program services $307,453 · management and general $53,140 · fundraising $18,978

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,608 · program services $40,025 · management and general $28,887 · fundraising $696

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,374 · program services $31,706 · management and general $667 · fundraising $1,001

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $116,950 · program services $99,992 · management and general $12,865 · fundraising $4,093

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,213 · program services $19,660 · management and general $6,029 · fundraising $524

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,832 · management and general $1,832

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,882 · program services $10,159 · management and general $1,307 · fundraising $416

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,913 · program services $10,543 · management and general $1,191 · fundraising $179

  • 24a · Other expenses: Telephone & Internet

    total $36,020 · program services $27,015 · management and general $8,285 · fundraising $720

  • 24b · Other expenses: Software

    total $35,573 · program services $26,680 · management and general $8,182 · fundraising $711

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contract Services

    total $27,496 · program services $12,373 · management and general $15,123

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other

    total $20,789 · program services $16,008 · management and general $4,781

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,429 · program services $6,429

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $60,944 · end of year $173,380

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $388,739 · end of year $28,962

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $658,469 · end of year $924,646

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,103 · end of year $17,681

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

    $129,312

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

    $115,531

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,663 · end of year $13,781

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $581,500 · end of year $768,861

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $175,118 · end of year $184,628

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $241,464 · end of year $255,885

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $45,625 · end of year $45,625

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $116,254 · end of year $277,132

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $78,312 · end of year $12,333

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $74,847

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $927,645 · end of year $1,076,861

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Worker Justice Center of New York, Inc. (WJCNY) pusues juistice for those denied hian rights, with a focus on agricultural and other low-wage workers, through legal representation, community empowerment and advocacy for institutional change.

  • Legal Services and Outreach: Our advocates build trust and cultivate connections among vulnerable workers and their communities. We educate around 5,000 agricultural workers and workers in low-wage industries each year on their legal rights and empower workers in exercising those rights or in accessing programs or benefits, serving an average of 1,000-1,500 annually. We focus on marginalized communities that otherwise lack meaningful access to essential services and legal resources. We provide access to justice exploited and abused workers, hold bad actors accountable for their actions, and engage in strategic litigation to advance workers' rights. We focus on wage and hour violations, civil human trafficking litigation, workplace health and safety standards, agricultural worker protections, illegal discrimination and retaliation claims, violations of guestworker program regulations, farmworker housing issues, and immigration remedies for exploited and abused workers. This program is primarily supported by contributions.

    Expenses $1,513,898 · Revenue $53,001

  • Survivor Services for Human Trafficking and Domestic and Sexual Violence: We work side-by-side with survivors of human trafficking and domestic and sexual violence to achieve safety and self-determination, as well as on a limited basis with survivors of domestic and sexual violeance. We focus on providing trauma-informed services that are client-centered from start to finish, ensuring access to appropriate support services and high-quality legal assistance. We investigate and interrupt human trafficking schemes, while working to transform the culture of the anti-trafficking field by leading victim-centered training programs for service providers and law enforcement. Our human trafficking specialists work closelt with law enforcement and our legal team to hold perpetrators accountable and to support trafficking survivors on their path to self-determination. This program is primarily supported by contributions.

    Expenses $237,353 · Revenue $8,154

  • Advocacy: We partner with worker centers and organizations to build power for vulnerable workers, address the root causes of workplace injustice, and advance public policies that strengthen the legal rights and protections of workers. This program is primarily supported by contributions.

    Expenses $180,007 · Revenue $6,795

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Binazeski

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Felton

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Armes

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Donahue

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yolanda Villa

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Milan Bhatt

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Fry

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura LeCour

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Hernandez

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alaina Varvaloucas Esq

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $49,029
    From this org
    $49,029
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Peter Rosenblum Esq

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Casey Esq

    Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandy Oxford

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lew Papenfuse

    Former Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $60,375
    From this org
    $60,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513189349306436

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