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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,593,990 | 31,170,126 | 13,893,040 | 13,523,242 | 68,337,418 | 132,517,816 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,593,990 | 31,170,126 | 13,893,040 | 13,523,242 | 68,337,418 | 132,517,816 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 132,517,816 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,593,990 | 31,170,126 | 13,893,040 | 13,523,242 | 68,337,418 | 132,517,816 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11,094 | 9,262 | 10,068 | 4,248 | 5,739 | 40,411 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 2,290 | 6,100 | 214,638 | 1,871 | 16,311 | 241,210 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 132,799,437 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 241,210 |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | EMERGENCY RELIEF SERVICES: UFW FOUNDATION PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF TO FARM WORKER AND LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NEED IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AND IN A CULTURALLY FAMILIAR CONTEXT. IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID (2022-23) PANDEMIC ONSET AND IN THE INTERVENING YEARS WHERE THE NEED WAS THE GREATEST, UFW FOUNDATION PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING ASSISTANCE: USDA FARM AND FOOD WORKER RELIEF PROGRAM, (FFWR) THE UFW FOUNDATION AND ITS NINE SUBRECIPIENTS BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS COVID-19 RELIEF PROGRAM FOR FARM WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN THREE U.S. TERRITORIES. -RELIEF PAYMENTS WERE PROCESSED ACROSS 46 STATES, REPRESENTING 405 COUNTIES AND 1,256 CITIES. -82,255 RELIEF PAYMENTS OF 600 EACH WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. -126 RELIEF PAYMENTS OF 600 EACH WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE TERRITORIES, (GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA AND THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS). STORM ASSISTANCE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, (SAI) UFW FOUNDATION WAS AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN RESPONSE TO A SERIES OF STORMS ACROSS CALIFORNIA IN LATE 2022 THROUGH APRIL 2023. THIS GRANT PROVIDED STORM RECOVERY SERVICES TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF CASE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE DUE TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE GRANT TARGETED THE COUNTIES OF VENTURA, TULARE AND KERN. IN 2023: -DISTRIBUTED 3,217,000 IN RELIEF FUNDS WITH 1,469 APPLICATIONS APPROVED. -ASSISTED 2,217 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS DIRECTLY, INCLUDING 1,565 ADULTS AND 652 CHILDREN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT AND OUTREACH SERVICES ARE COMPRISED OF DIRECT SERVICES THAT ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES AMONG FARM WORKER POPULATIONS AND MEANS FOR IMPROVING LIVES AND WELL-BEING. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT IN THE IMMEDIATE AND INTERMEDIATE TERM, STRENGTHEN, AND EMPOWER. SERVICES PROVIDED: -LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES; -EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES - PROVIDING LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES CENTERS IS AT THE ORIGINS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S ESTABLISHMENT. WE BEGAN PROVIDING IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES IN 2008 AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ACCREDITED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES BY THE OFFICE OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SINCE 2009. TODAY, LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES RANGE FROM DACA RENEWALS, TO NATURALIZATION, TO ADJUSTMENT, AS WELL AS POLITICAL ASYLUM, DEPORTATION DEFENSE/RELIEF, VAWA PETITIONS, U VISAS AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE VISAS (SIJC) PETITIONS. OUR LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF LEGAL PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO FARM WORKERS AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. UFW FOUNDATION HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES IN RURAL CALIFORNIA. KEY PROGRAMMING ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATION/OUTREACH-OFFERED INFORMATION AND WORKSHOPS TO RESPOND TO LEGAL, LABOR, HEALTH, AND RELATED HOUSING AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES WERE COMPLETED IN 2023: LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES: LEGAL CONSULTATIONS = 1818 DACA RENEWAL = 768 DACA FILING FEE ASSISTANCE = 223,245 TOTAL SAVINGS FOR APPLICANTS NATURALIZATION = 760 NATURALIZATION FILING FEE ASSISTANCE = 296,735 TOTAL SAVINGS FOR APPLICANTS PERMANENT RESIDENT RENEWAL = 27 ADVANCE PAROLE = 161 FAMILY PETITIONS = 116 REMOVAL DEFENSE CASES = 83 (OF WHICH 72 CASES ARE ONGOING UNACCOMPANIED MINOR CASES) ASYLUM = 5 SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS = 70 U VISA = 99 VAWA = 21 ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS = 150 CONSULAR PROCESSING = 64 INADMISSIBILITY WAIVER = 13 PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS = 8 PAROLE IN PLACE = 2 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | SYSTEMIC CHANGE: SYSTEMIC CHANGE ENCOMPASSES THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE. OUR SYSTEMIC CHANGE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FARM WORKERS AND LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT WORKERS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT HELP ACTUALIZE JUST AND EQUITABLE PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND INSTITUTIONS. FARM WORKER LEGALIZATION/IMMIGRATION REFORM: THIS CRUCIAL WORK IS ONGOING. IN 2023, OUR ORGANIZERS ENGAGED FARM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH POLICYMAKERS TO ENSURE THAT THE LEGALIZATION OF FARM WORKERS REMAINED A VISIBLE AND PRIORITY TOPIC. THE ORGANIZATION STRENGTHENED EXISTING COLLABORATIONS AND ENGAGED NEW ONES TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE CIVIC ACTIONS AND INCREASED THE WELL- BEING OF IMMIGRANT AND FARM WORKER COMMUNITIES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED FARM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WORKERS RIGHTS ADVOCACY: A CORE AREA IN OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS IS RELATED TO LABOR RIGHTS - ESPECIALLY IN THOSE STATES THAT ARE LACKING IN PROTECTIONS FOR FARM WORKERS. SOME OF THE AREAS WE HAVE FOCUSED ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO ACT ON ARE; H-2A ABUSES AND THE PROPOSED DOL/DHS H-2A RULES THAT WOULD ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY CONCERNING JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR RECRUITMENT, AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, WAGE RATES, AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROCEDURES THAT WOULD SERVE IN THE INTEREST OF H-2A WORKERS. IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SENATOR JON OSSOFF, INTRODUCED A BILL TO LOWER FARM WORKER WAGES (S.874). S.874, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FARM OPERATIONS SUPPORT ACT. THIS WOULD REDUCE THE ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATE AND FORCE FARM WORKERS TO ACCEPT WAGES BELOW MARKET RATE AS THEY TRY TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR OWN FAMILIES TABLES. A WAGE REDUCTION WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR FARM WORKERS, WHO ARE AMONG OUR NATIONS POOREST WORKERS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRIED TO FREEZE WAGES BUT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL TO BLOCK THE ORDER THROUGH LITIGATION, IT IS OUR GOAL TO DO THE SAME IN GEORGIA. EARLY IN 2023, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) ANNOUNCED GUIDANCE OUTLINING A NEW PROCESS THROUGH WHICH IMMIGRANT WORKERS MAY BE GRANTED PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION, IN THE FORM OF DEFERRED ACTION, IF THEY ARE A VICTIM OF, OR WITNESS TO, LABOR EXPLOITATION UNDER INVESTIGATION BY A FEDERAL OR STATE LABOR AGENCY AND THE LABOR AGENCY SUPPORTS THE REQUEST. THIS NEW DHS GUIDANCE IS A STRONG TOOL TO COMBAT THE EMPLOYER ABUSE THAT UNDOCUMENTED FARM WORKERS ENDURE. GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY, THE UFW FOUNDATION IS FORTIFYING EFFORTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION OF WASHINGTON STATE, IN CALIFORNIA, AND OTHER STATES. EXTENSIVE OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE CRUCIAL TO INFORM WORKERS OF THEIR RIGHTS, SCREEN FOR ELIGIBILITY, AND SUPPORT WORKERS THROUGH THE FILING PROCESS AND ANY RETALIATORY CONSEQUENCES MEANT TO STIFLE THEIR COMPLAINTS. THE UFW FOUNDATION HAS ADVOCATED FOR SB 831, A STATE BILL WHICH PASSED IN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND WAS SIGNED BY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IN OCTOBER 2023. THIS BILL ALLOWED THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER A PAROLE PROGRAM THAT WOULD OFFER CALIFORNIA'S UNDOCUMENTED FARM WORKERS PROTECTION FROM DEPORTATION AND THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN WORK AUTHORIZATION. WHILE SB 831 DOES NOT CREATE THE PAROLE PROGRAM OR A LEGAL STATUS FOR CALIFORNIA'S UNDOCUMENTED FARM WORKFORCE, IT AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION TO EXPAND PAROLE PROTECTIONS. THE UFW FOUNDATION WILL MONITOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND HAS CALLED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO USE ITS PAROLE AUTHORITY IN THE ABSENCE OF CONGRESS PASSING IMMIGRATION REFORM WITH A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP. OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND ORGANIZING: OUR GRASSROOTS APPROACH TOWARD ORGANIZING IS CARRIED OUT BY DEDICATED TEAMS THAT MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BOTH ON THE GROUND AND VIA DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT FOCUSED ON LABOR RIGHTS, WORKSITE PROTECTIONS, AND VOTER ENGAGEMENT - IN PARTICULAR THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING, INFORMING ONE'S SELF OF THE ISSUES/CANDIDATES AND HOW THEY ARE IMPACTED, AND SHOWING UP TO VOTE. OUR ORGANIZERS HAVE ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND ARE INTRINSICALLY AWARE OF THE ONGOING NEEDS AND OUTREACH APPROACHES THAT RESONATE WITH THE LOCAL POPULATION. AN INFORMED COMMUNITY IS AN EMPOWERED COMMUNITY; THUS, OUR ORGANIZERS UTILIZE THE "HOUSE MEETING MODEL- AND FACE TO FACE OUTREACH IN AREAS HEAVILY POPULATED BY FARM WORKERS. THIS PRACTICE HELPS TO BUILD TRUST AND TO DEVELOP DIALOGIC COMMUNICATION AMONG WORKERS AND ORGANIZING STAFF. ADVOCACY TO FINALIZE TWO STRONG FEDERAL H-2A GUESTWORKER PROGRAM REGULATIONS. OUR SUCCESSFUL ADVOCACY LED TO THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) H-2A GUESTWORKER PROPOSED REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. IN NOVEMBER 2023, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS CLOSED FOR THE PROPOSED DOL AND DHS RULES THAT, IF IMPLEMENTED, WOULD REFORM THE H-2A PROGRAM, IMPROVE THE WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF FARM WORKERS, AND INCREASE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ABUSIVE EMPLOYERS. OUR CAMPAIGN GATHERED APPROXIMATELY 100 FARM WORKER TESTIMONIES FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENT, AROUND 36 OF WHICH WERE H-2A FARM WORKERS, AND COLLECTED OVER 4,000 SIGNATURES FROM FARM WORKERS FOR A PETITION IN SUPPORT OF THE H-2A RULES. THIS REGULATION REFLECTS MANY UFW FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE ANTICIPATE THE FINALIZATION OF THE H-2A RULES BY APRIL 2024. U.S. SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING: FROM FARM TO TABLE: IMMIGRANT WORKERS GET THE JOB DONE" ON IMMIGRANT WORKERS, AGRICULTURE AND THE NEED FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM ON MAY 31, 2023, UFW FOUNDATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIANA TELLEFSON TORRES TESTIFIED AT THE U.S. SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING "FROM FARM TO TABLE: IMMIGRANT WORKERS GET THE JOB DONE" ON IMMIGRANT WORKERS, AGRICULTURE AND THE NEED FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM." SIX FARM WORKER LEADERS FROM MICHIGAN AND GEORGIA ACCOMPANIED TELLEFSON TORRES TO THE NATION'S CAPITAL. DURING THE TESTIMONY, UFW FOUNDATION CEO URGED CONGRESS TO PROVIDE UNDOCUMENTED FARM WORKERS A PATH TOWARDS LEGALIZATION, STRESSED THE NEED TO REFORM THE H-2A AGRICULTURAL GUEST WORKER PROGRAM TO ADDRESS RECRUITMENT AND LABOR VIOLATIONS, WAGE THEFT, AND PUSHED ON IMPROVING LABOR CONDITIONS FOR ALL FARM WORKERS, BOTH H-2A AND DOMESTIC WORKERS. ADDITIONALLY, TELLEFSON TORRES REITERATED FARM WORKERS' CONTRIBUTION DURING THE PANDEMIC AND AFFIRMED THAT FARM WORKERS HELPED AMERICANS BY DOING THE HARD WORK TO KEEP FOOD ON THE TABLES DURING INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIMES SUCH AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WILDFIRES AND FLOODS. FAIRNESS FOR FARMWORKERS ACT OF 2023 THE UFW FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE FAIRNESS FOR FARMWORKERS ACT OF 2023, WHICH WAS RE-INTRODUCED ON JULY 14, 2023 BY REP. RAL M. GRIJALVA (D-ARIZ.) AND SENATOR ALEX PADILLA (D.-CALIF). THE LEGISLATION WOULD END THE JIM CROW-ERA EXCLUSION OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS FROM THE 1938 FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, WHICH SET FEDERAL OVERTIME RULES FOR MOST OTHER INDUSTRIES. WHITE HOUSE ROUNDTABLE MEETING WITH UFW FOUNDATION LEADERS ON MARCH 31, 2023, 12 FARM WORKERS, UFW FOUNDATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIANA TELLEFSON TORRES, AND UNITED FARM WORKERS PRESIDENT TERESA ROMERO MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK, SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT JULIE CHVEZ RODRGUEZ AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SOLICITOR SEEMA NANDA. THE FARM WORKERS TRAVELED FROM CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA, MICHIGAN AND ARIZONA, REPRESENTING THE NATION'S LARGEST AGRICULTURAL STATES. THE FARM WORKER DELEGATION PARTICIPATED IN A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUES AFFECTING FARM WORKERS. THE UFW AND UFW FOUNDATION MEMBERS COMMUNICATED THEIR PRIORITY ASKS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING PROTECTING IMMIGRANT WORKERS FROM DEPORTATION, DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING FOR FARM WORKER COMMUNITIES, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE FARM AND FOOD WORKERS RELIEF (FFWR) PROGRAM, AND STRONGER WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS FOR FARM WORKERS, INCLUDING H-2A AGRICULTURAL GUEST WORKERS. REINTRODUCTION OF THE BIPARTISAN FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT ON JUNE 30, 2023, UFW FOUNDATION SUPPORTED CONGRESSWOMAN ZOE LOFGREN (D- CALI.) AND CONGRESSMAN DAN NEWHOUSE'S (R-WASH.) REINTRODUCTION OF THE BIPARTISAN FARM WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION ACT. THIS COMPROMISE LEGISLATION, CAREFULLY CRAFTED IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS, WOULD CREATE A LEGAL STATUS FOR UNDOCUMENTED AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ALREADY LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION WAS PASSED BY STRONG BIPARTISAN MARGINS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN BOTH THE 116TH AND 117TH CONGRESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | DATA AND RESEARCH: THE DATA AND RESEARCH TEAM IS GENERATING DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT IS: -INFORMING FARM WORKER PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE; -CONTRIBUTING FARM WORKER EXPERIENCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE; -BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACADEMIA AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS RELATED TO FARM WORKERS; -DOCUMENTING AND MAPPING OUR REACH AND IMPACT. KEY DATA AND RESEARCH TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: CLIMATE CHANGE SURVEY: CLIMATE CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED CALIFORNIA IN EARLY 2023 WITH A SERIES OF HISTORIC STORMS THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO NOT ONLY FARM WORKERS AND THEIR HOMES BUT ALSO THEIR ABILITY TO WORK. THESE STORMS BROUGHT FLOODING, HEAVY RAIN, POWER OUTAGES, AND LANDSLIDES. STORM FLOODING BEGAN IN JANUARY, HITTING VENTURA COUNTY AND OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, THE CONTINUED TORRENTS OF RAIN RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND. IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT FLOODS AND EXTREME WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA RURAL COMMUNITIES, THE UFW FOUNDATION CONDUCTED A SURVEY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT ON FARM WORKERS. THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED TO KEY STATE OFFICIALS FROM CALOSHA, CDSS, OES, ALONG WITH A CA FLOOD MAP THAT PROVIDED DETAILED INFORMATION ON THOSE AREAS IMPACTED THE MOST BY THE STORMS. HEAT STRESS RESEARCH: THE DATA TEAM WORKED WITH A UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INTERN TO CONDUCT HEAT STRESS RESEARCH THAT SPAN INTO THE SPRING OF 2024. THIS HEAT GOVERNANCE RESEARCH ASKED: ARE ONGOING POLICY DEBATES ABOUT RISING HEAT ADDRESSING FARMWORKER REALITIES? THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW HEAT (AND THE PROJECTED RISING TEMPERATURES) IS BEING DEBATED IN THE POLICY ARENA, AND HOW THESE ONGOING DEBATES IMPACT LABORERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE WILL BE THREE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESEARCH: -HOW ARE POLICYMAKERS MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISING HEAT? -HOW ARE FARM WORKERS EXPERIENCING HEAT? WHAT ARE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT RISING TEMPERATURES? -ARE ONGOING POLICY DEBATES ADDRESSING FARM WORKER CONCERNS AND NEEDS? |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE PEOPLE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS A ROUTINE EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROCESS IT USES FOR JOB PERFORMANCE AND SALARY CONSIDERATIONS THAT ALSO INCLUDES T HE MONITORING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD MUST APPROVE ANY AGREEMENTS THAT MAY PRESENT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST, REGARDL ESS OF THE AMOUNT |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | AN ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED LAST YEAR OF THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE TEAM'S SALARY WHICH RESULTED IN BOARD APPROVAL FOR WAGE INCREASES. THE ORGANIZATION PURC HASED INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORTS AND INTERVIEWED FUNDERS FOR FEEDBACK. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED IS DONE SO UPON REQUEST. |
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