Centro De Los Derechos Del Migrante Inc

Overview

Mission

To relieve the poor and underprivileged, eliminate discrimination, defend human and civil rights secured by law, and maintain a public interest law firm.

What it reported doing in 2024

Legal support - cdm is a critical point of contact for migrant workers in the united states, providing intake, evaluation, referral and other legal services free of charge for workers who face workplace and other abuses. Through cdm's extensive outreach and mobile workers' rights workshops in migrant-sending communities in mexico; and its toll-free hotlines in the u.s. And mexico, cdm has helped thousands of migrant workers gain access to the justice system. After a comprehensive intake process, cdm's multilingual legal team evaluates workers' potential work-related claims and connects them with advocates at partner non-profit organizations, law firms, and government enforcement agencies. Cdm also litigates cases on behalf of migrant workers in u.s. Courts and before administrative agencies and international bodies. Cdm also provides "friend of the court" briefings in important cases.in addition, cdm provides expert professional litigation support services and investigative support for other organizations with mexico-based migrant worker clients to ensure that those organizations can effectively provide legal services to their clients.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202588279
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
4107830236
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 51
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.9%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 82.2%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $34.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.61; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.9% of revenue deployed · 82.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $204K · 14 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $319K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • RACHEL MICAH-JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $204,063 total reported compensation
  • SHANE E ROSS (DIRECTOR OF POLICY & LEGAL SERVICES): $127,365 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.