NonprofitsNorthwest Employment Education And Defense Fund

Crime & Legal-Related

Northwest Employment Education And Defense Fund

PORTLAND, OR

Total revenue

$2.4M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

$3.5M

Grants received

$1.8M

27 grants

EIN

061669649

Tax year

2024

Mission

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.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.2M
Program service revenue
Investment income$47K
Other revenue$1.1M
Total revenue$2.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$85K
Other expenses$181K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$3.8M
Net assets$3.5M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CORINNA SPENCER-SCHEURICH

Executive Dir.

Board

$107K

40 hrs/wk

KEVIN DIAZ

President

Board

1 hrs/wk

LYNN-MARIE CRIDER

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRIS FROST

SECRETARY/TREAS

Board

1 hrs/wk

HANK KAPLAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL BURCH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANDI PLA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL DALE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CATHY HIGHET

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ABEL VALLADARES

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

REYNA LOPEZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JILL PHAM

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

ALMA RAYA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 27 of 27

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
FOR PROJECT SUPPORT TO MEET THE UNMET IMMIGRATION NEEDS OF LOW-WAGE AND CONTINGENT IMMIGRANT WORKERS
2023
$38K
Civic Engagement
2023
$26K
SEC ADVOCACY REGRANT
2023
$20K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2023
$30K
Civic Engagement
2022
$6K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$95K
To add internal and staff development capacity that will strengthen culturally responsive services and protection for low-wage workers in Oregon
2021
$25K
To provide rapid legal response for low-wage and contingent immigrant workers
2021
$15K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2021
$90K
To strengthen internal systems and staff capacity at this organization to better reflect those that it serves and assure continued protection of low-wage workers in Oregon
2020
$75K
For project support to advance policy and systems-level change that increases fairness and safety in the workplace for vulnerable workers in Oregon
2020
$40K
For rapid legal response to support the health, safety and legal rights of low-wage workers, many of whom are immigrant and front line essential workers
2020
$25K
Civic Engagement
2020
$600K
General support
2019
$75K
For project support to advance policy and systems-level change that increases fairness and safety in the workplace for vulnerable workers in Oregon
2019
$29K
For technical assistance to strengthen staff capacity to embed equity within this 15-year-old legal services organization
2019
$25K
To support a rapid legal response program serving unmet immigration needs of clients; this grant was awarded as a part of the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative, which addresses critical and time-sensitive issues facing immigrants and refugees
2019
$100K
Program support for state policy coalition
2017
$100K
General Support
2017
$45K
TO BOLSTER AND EXPAND EFFORTS BY THE NORTHWEST WORKERS' JUSTICE PROJECT TO ADVANCE FAIRNESS AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE FOR OREGONS MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS
2017
$25K
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT LOW-WAGE, CONTINGENT AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS FROM EXPLOITATION; THIS GRANT WAS MADE AS PART OF THE OREGON IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE, ADDRESSING CRITICAL AND TIME-SENSITIVE ISSUES FACING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
2017
$440
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$300
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$220
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$1.8M from 8 funders · 27 grants · 2017–2023

Meyer Memorial Trust

$800K · 15 grants · 2017–2023

Public Welfare Foundation Inc

$800K · 3 grants · 2017–2019

The Oregon Community Foundation

$93K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Seeding Justice

$35K · 2 grants · 2021–2023

Accion Politica Pcunista Dba Pcun

$26K · 1 grant · 2023

Equal Justice America Inc

$6K · 1 grant · 2022

Network For Good

$6K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN061669649
NTEE codeI80
Subsection03
Ruling date2004-03
Formed2002
Employees21
Volunteers15