National Day Laborer Organizing Network

Overview

Mission

Improving the lives of day laborers in the united states. National day labor organizing network (ndlon) unifies and strengthens the day laborer community to be more strategic and effective in developing leadership, educating and organizing migrant workers while advancing their civil, labor, and human rights.

What it reported doing in 2024

STRENGTHEN MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKER CENTERS: NDLON connects local worker centers and day laborer organizations so that they can replicate proven effective strategies, share institutional wisdom, and deepen their role as a institution that builds community and economic opportunity. NDLON accomplishes this via coordinated trainings, trans-local campaigns, as well as by hosting regional and national gatherings of its members and partner organizations. NDLON also strengthens local organizations by expanding strategic partnerships with organizations that can provide added support to build key capacity and infrastructure.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208802586
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone
6267993566
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Liberties

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.4%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 96.9%; rating input score 97; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.07; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.4% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 15 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $120K reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 38 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 20 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 18 filed related-organization links
  • 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

15 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Nadia Marin Molina (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $141,832 total reported compensation
  • Pablo Alvarado (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $113,117 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.