WESTERN NY COALITION OF FARMWORKER SERVING AGENCIES
EIN 82-2792159 ROCHESTER, NY
- Revenue 2024
- $995,996
- Expenses 2024
- $804,197
Program services were 79.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P01
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 228 PLYMOUTH AVE S
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To promote justice, dignity, and equity for migrants and farmworkers through advocacy, education, outreach, and direct services. We empower our communities to achieve self-sufficiency by fostering collaboration among partners.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Facilitate information exchange, advocacy, collaboration among organizations that serve farmworkers.
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The WNYCFSA serves as a coalition of more than 48 partner agencies, collaborating to provide essential resources and advocacy for farmworkers and migrant populations. These groups, many of whom are undocumented or recent arrivals to the United States, face significant challenges including housing insecurity, language barriers, and lack of access to healthcare and legal support. Our organization works to bridge these gaps, helping individuals and families access essential services while also advocating for equal rights and fair treatment within the agricultural sector and other low-wage industries. (Continued on Schedule O)Program Specifics:The Coalition has grown into a network of 48 partner organizations across six counties in Western NY (Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming) and four counties in the Finger Lakes (Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne) regions.1. Outreach and Advocacy Program - Through our on-the-ground efforts, we have reached over 10,000 people with vital information on immigration protections, workplace rights, and pesticide safety. Our team also runs a hotline that connects individuals in crisis to emergency shelter, food, and other basic needs.2. Support Services Program - We provide comprehensive case management for farmworkers, migrant families, and newcomers, helping them navigate resources and build stability as they resettle in their communities. We have supported individuals addressing urgent needs such as legal representation, housing assistance, and healthcare access. Through assessments and personalized action plans, our team connects clients to local agencies and ensures they receive the wraparound services they need. Guided by a trauma-informed approach, we not only respond to immediate crises but also strengthen pathways to long-term stability and self-sufficiency.3. Immigration Legal Services Program - Our Program supports survivors of labor trafficking through direct legal representation and holistic, client-centered case management. In addition to guiding clients through the process of reporting to authorities, our legal team has assisted individuals with critical immigration relief, including T Visa applications, Deferred Action, Adjustment of Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Naturalization. In December 2024, the Coalition achieved DOJ Recognition as an authorized legal service provider, an important milestone that expanded our ability to assist with asylum applications, employment authorization, and other essential immigration petitions. Our Executive Director and Program Director also received their DOJ Accreditation. This recognition strengthens our capacity to help immigrant families pursue legal status and long-term protection, reaffirming our mission to uphold justice, dignity, and empowerment for all.4. Community Engagement - The Coalition fosters strong regional collaboration by coordinating monthly meetings with its network of 48 partner organizations. These meetings serve as a platform for resource sharing, collective problem-solving, and coordinated advocacy efforts. As part of our commitment to building community capacity, the Coalition also provides specialized training to partner organizations and government agencies on identifying labor trafficking, understanding legal remedies, and navigating appropriate referral pathways.
Expenses $640,155 · Grants $46,131 · Revenue $243,259
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Arlene Jones Wilson
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Steven E Cole
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Amber Mesita
Secretary (through 9/20/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Cindy Lopez-Paz
Vice-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Wanda Martinez-Johncox
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Gabriel Marcano
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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David E Bell
Member at Large (starting 11/1/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Ricky Rivera
Member at Large (starting 11/1/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Michelle Medina
Member at Large (starting 11/1/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Rashid Muhammad
Member at Large (through 4/14/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Maryann Rivera-Dannert
Member at Large (through 12/23/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.5
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Irene Sanchez
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $97,225
- From this org
- $85,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,225
- Hours/week
- 35
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $995,996
- Expenses
- $804,197
- Contributions
- $717,444
- Grants paid
- $46,131
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2023
- Revenue
- $922,738
- Expenses
- $643,545
- Contributions
- $574,673
- Grants paid
- $70,704
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2022
- Revenue
- $165,772
- Expenses
- $162,303
- Contributions
- $164,626
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,297,295
- Expenses
- $161,411
- Contributions
- $1,296,441
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2021
- Tax period
- 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2022
- Principal officer
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Irene SanchezIRENE SANCHEZ
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 157BROCKPORT NY 14420
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION INC
$220,381
2024 ONA|ASYLUM SEEKERS FY24-26 (T1002562) AND WELCOMING NY: RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN REGRANT (ONA)
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2023 WELCOMING NY: RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN REGRANT (ONA)
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2023 HUMAN SERVICES.
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2024 GRANT
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.