Interfaith Worker Justice

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364063982
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
7737288400
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$15
Expenses
$191,313
Assets
$58,071
Liabilities
$8,900

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ms Jeanette Smith (Co-President)
  • Ms Nora Morales (Co-President)
  • Bishop Howard Hubbard (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Ms Jeanette Smith (Co-President)
  • Ms Nora Morales (Co-President)
  • Bishop Howard Hubbard (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the rights of workers by engaging diverse faith communities into action, from grassroots organizing to shaping policy at the local, state and national levels. They envision a nation where all workers enjoy the rights to: (continued on Schedule O)* Wages, health care, and pensions that allow workers to raise families and retire with dignity* Safe working conditions* Organize and bargain collectively to improve wages, benefits, and conditions without harassment, intimidation, or retaliation* Equal protection under labor law - regardless of immigration status - and an end to the practice of pitting immigrant and U.S.-born workers against one another* Fair and just participation in a global economy that promotes the welfare of both domestic and foreign workers

What it reported doing in 2022

IWJ works to accomplish its mission with the following strategies: Public policy education and advocacy on issues that will improve the rights of working people; Support worker campaigns that seek to improve wages and working conditions; Technical assistance and training to its network of more than 60 affiliated organizations; Programs for future religious leaders looking to gain practical experience in putting their faith in action for justice; Educational materials and resources for religious communities, leaders, congregations and individuals to support economic justice issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,275,320%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.1% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.7% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 29 of 29 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $187K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 30 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2011 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.