Nonprofit · EIN 06-1669649
NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97204
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,359,299 | $1,346,502 | $1,012,797 | $3,803,088 | $289,160 | $3,513,928 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,612,225 | $1,396,459 | $1,215,766 | $2,717,880 | $343,070 | $2,374,810 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,214,557
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $47,156
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,856
- Other revenue
- $1,097,586
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,245
- Other salaries and wages
- $812,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,165,329
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $53,081
- Program services (functional)
- $1,145,742
- Management and general (functional)
- $115,857
- Fundraising (functional)
- $84,903
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,717,880
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,803,088
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $289,160
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,513,928
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,732,071
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,066,891
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $447,037
- Gross receipts
- $2,367,314
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $107,200 | $11,045 |
| KEVIN DIAZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN-MARIE CRIDER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FROST | SECRETARY/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANK KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BURCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI PLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY HIGHET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABEL VALLADARES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REYNA LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA RAYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $103,183 | $11,611 |
| KEVIN DIAZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN-MARIE CRIDER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FROST | SECRETARY/TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANK KAPLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BURCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDI PLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY HIGHET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABEL VALLADARES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REYNA LOPEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA RAYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 310 SW 4TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97204-2345
- In care of
- % D MICHAEL DALE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH, 310 SW 4th Ave 320, Portland, OR 97204
- Signed the 990
- CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (503) 525-8454
- Website
- WWW.NWJP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KERN & THOMPSON LLC
Mission
TO PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION & ADVOCACY TO LOW-WAGE WORKERS, COMMUNITY AND LEGAL ADVOCATES ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS, AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.
Program accomplishments
- NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND, DBA NORTHWEST WORKERS' JUSTICE PROJECT (NWJP) IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS TO ENHANCE RESPECT FOR THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF LOW WAGE, IMMIGRANT, AND CONTINGENT WORKERS AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS OF SUCH WORKERS TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS. NWJP IS AFFILIATED WITH NWJP ACTION FUND, A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. NWJP AND NWJP ACTION FUND (COLLECTIVELY, THE ORGANIZATION) CONDUCT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:- DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF LOW WAGE WORKERS IN LEGAL MATTERS THAT INVOLVE THEIR WORKPLACE RIGHTS. IN 2021 THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE "SOUTHERN OREGON WORKER JUSTICE PROJECT" IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE MEDFORD AREA TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND REPRESENTATION FOR WORKPLACE EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE.- EDUCATION OF WORKERS, WORKER REPRESENTATIVES AND ADVOCATES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF LOW WAGE WORKERS AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THEM.- ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLICLY FUNDED ATTORNEYS IN THE REPRESENTATION OF LOW WAGE WORKERS IN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS.Expenses $1,145,742
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1669649
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,803,088
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,367,314
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,359,299 | $1,346,502 | $3,803,088 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,612,225 | $1,396,459 | $2,717,880 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,194,737 | $1,101,339 | $1,486,172 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1669649).
Questions about NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND
- What is the EIN of NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND is 06-1669649.
- Is NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,200 (CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NORTHWEST EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,359,299, expenses of $1,346,502 and total assets of $3,803,088 at year end.
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