Worker Rights Consortium

Analysis

Worker Rights Consortium is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Worker Rights Consortium reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.8m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.0m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Worker Rights Consortium sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Legal Services ($3.0m), Centro de Fortalecimiento Familiar ($3.0m) and Disability Rights South Carolina Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $993k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 11 employees.