DRUM Desis Rising Up and Moving Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

South Asian Workers Center - Educates and assists low-wage workers to access labor rights, address employment discrimination, and runs legal clinics. Gender Justice Program - Develops leadership of young women to lead gender justice and social change in their homes, schools, and communities. Global Justice Program - Builds coalitions internationally for peace and migrant rights. Gender Justice Program - Develops leadership of young women to lead gender justice and social change in their homes, schools, and communities. Hate Free Zones - Builds neighborhood-based community defense systems and community safety mechanisms for all people. Global Justice Program - Builds coalitions internationally for peace and migrant rights. Made over 15,000 phone calls, text messages, or held conversations with community members on vaccines to get our communities vaccinated, nonpartisan voter engagement & registration, access to food, provided protective equipment (masks and tests), and provide ongoing updates about the pandemic. Provided direct services and resources to over 5000 community members and their families through various immigrant, housing, health, food, vaccine, PPE distribution, and relief fund resources. Engaged over 20,000 community members and mobilized over 200 DRUM members to win the Excluded Workers Fund and Housing Relief. Won $2.1 Billion in the NYS budget for the historic Excluded Workers Fund for Immigrant communities left out of relief during the pandemic. Educated 2,000 undocumented immigrant workers about the NY Fund for Excluded Workers Hosted weekly Excluded Workers Fund clinics in Western Queens (Jackson Heights), Eastern Queens (Jamaica), Bronx (Parkchester), Brooklyn (Kensington), and South Queens (Richmond Hill) and screened over 600 community members. Provided one-on-one assistance to over 400 individuals to apply to the fund securing over $6 million in funds for South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community members. Secured $2.4 Billion in rent and mortgage relief in the NYS budget which included immigrant communities. We came together in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida to provide immediate support and information to over 100 community members and directly supported over 20 DRUM members with relief funds and resources who were severely impacted by flooding. Graduated 19 new youth members from our 21st annual Summer 6-week Youth Organizing Institute which was held virtually for the second time during the pandemic. Recruited over 450 new DRUM members across NYC. DRUM also began recruiting and organizing South Asian Delivery Worker since the summer of 2021 who have been faced with unsafe working conditions. Organized worker safety events for over 500 Delivery workers and provided over 400 helmets and bike registrations. Won the passage of the Our City Our Vote Campaign in NYC City Council that would permit lawfully present residents and those with work authorizations to vote in municipal elections. Supported over 100 community members with referrals to legal service providers, translation, support letters and or other case management activities. Supported over 70 women and girls through referrals to services and support networks.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 40.9%; rating input score 41
• Program expense ratio: 74.7%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $22.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • 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: 47.2%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.47; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 25.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings