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Nonprofit · EIN 38-3652741

DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC

Tax-exempt · JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372

Financials

$1.9M$1.8M2023$4M$2.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,991,532$2,108,991$1,882,541$5,218,610$498,580$4,720,030
December 31, 2023990$1,852,164$1,807,427$44,737$3,099,440$261,951$2,837,489
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,811,823
Program service revenue
$32,980
Investment income
$97,364
Net rental income
$14,600
Other revenue
$49,365

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$46,328
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$80,788
Other salaries and wages
$819,412
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,188,307
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$26,959
Occupancy
$188,879
Travel
$44,015
Depreciation
$440
Program services (functional)
$1,574,452
Management and general (functional)
$366,933
Fundraising (functional)
$167,606

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,099,440
Total assets, end of year
$5,218,610
Total liabilities, end of year
$498,580
Net assets, end of year
$4,720,030
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,319
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,615,030
Net assets with donor restrictions
$105,000
Gross receipts
$3,991,532
Employees
19
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
NY

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Moni AlamMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Judith LeBlancBoard Chair
Trustee or director
1$0
Kazembe BalagunTreasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Miguel RamirezMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Syeda ParvinMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Bekah WolfMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Shahed ChowdhurySecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Fahd AhmedExecutive Director
Officer, Key employee
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Fahd AhmedExecutive Director
Officer, Key employee
40$75,652
Syeda ParvinMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Bekah WolfMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Shahed ChowdhurySecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Miguel RamirezMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Judith LeBlancBoard Chair
Trustee or director
1$0
Kazembe BalagunTreasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Moni AlamMember
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
72-18 ROOSEVELT AVENUE STE 2, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372-6335
In care of
% FAHD AHMED
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Fahd Ahmed, 72-18 Roosevelt Avenue STE 2, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Signed the 990
FAHD AHMED, Executive Director
Phone
(718) 205-3036
Return prepared by
Padilla and Company LLP

Mission

Public Charity - established to educate and organize low-income South Asian immigrants in New York City for immigrant rights, access to education, and social justice. DRUM is a multigenerational, membership led organization. To build power of South Asian low wage immigrant worker

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Racial & Immigrant Justice Program - Educates, builds leadership, and assists immigrant families to access civil and immigrant rights, and runs legal clinics. This also includes services provided via the Citywide Immigrant Legal Empowerment Collaborative (CILEC) and organizing to make our communities safer through the Hate Violence Prevention Initiative.
    Expenses $594,995
  • Building Power & Safety Through Solidarity Program Educates our community about the changing conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, provide resources such as food and direct relief for those in need, build community support networks to keep our families and communities safe and connected, and build leadership of members on issues such as housing and workers excluded from federal and relief funds. This included Vaccine Education, nonpartisan voter education, and PPE Distribution, the Excluded Workers Fund Campaign, and Housing Relief Campaign
    Expenses $551,908
  • Education Justice & YouthPower! Program - Educates and builds leadership of low-income immigrant youth to improve access to public education. Includes grassroots campaigns to End Institutionalized Bullying in schools, win more resources for restorative justice practices, counselors and social workers.
    Expenses $245,910
  • 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.
    Expenses $181,639

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-3652741
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
2007
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,218,610
Income (IRS master file)
$3,991,532

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,991,532$2,108,991$5,218,610XML
990December 2023$1,852,164$1,807,427$3,099,440XML
990December 2022$1,724,105$1,465,673$3,038,151IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 38-3652741).

Questions about DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC

What is the EIN of DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC is 38-3652741.
Is DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC 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 DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC 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 DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC 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 DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Fahd Ahmed.
Who are the officers and directors of DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does DRUM-DESIS RISING UP AND MOVING INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,991,532, expenses of $2,108,991 and total assets of $5,218,610 at year end.

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