Damayan Migrant Workers Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
DAMAYAN EMPOWERS FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKERS TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LABOR, HEALTH,GENDER, AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO BUILD WORKERS' POWER TO ELIMINATE LABOR AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FIGHT WAGE THEFT AND DISCRIMINATION, AND DEMAND FAIR LABOR STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL.
- Income
- $453,571
- Spending
- $487,356
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 51.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 58%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $80,308, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 51.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $145,911 spent. SOCIAL SERVICES - IN 2024, OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ADVANCED HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG OUR UNDER-SERVED FILIPINO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY UNDOCUMENTED AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH TARGETED AND WIDESPREAD OUTREACH AND CRITICAL ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS. WE ORGANIZED TWO FREE HEALTH SCREENING EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH FILIPINO MEDICAL PROVIDERS, SERVING 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REFERRING THEM TO VITAL URGENT AND PREVENTATIVE CARE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ITALIAN CANCER FOUNCATION, WE DELIVERD NO-COST BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS TO 30 WOMEN WORKERS, OFFERING POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING EARLY DETECTION. WE REFERRED OVER 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING IDNYC, NYC CARE, THE INSTITURE OF FAMILY HEALTH, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION, FOR HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND TAX SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONDUCTED TWO MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SURVIVORS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING, ADDRESSING TRAUMA, BURNOUT, AND ISOLATION STEMMING FROM THE ABUSES IN THE DOMESTIC WORK INDUSTRY, LABOR TRAFFICKING AND FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION. SOCIAL SERVICES - IN 2024, OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ADVANCED HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG OUR UNDER-SERVED FILIPINO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY UNDOCUMENTED AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS, THROUGH TARGETED AND WIDESPREAD OUTREACH AND CRITICAL ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS. WE ORGANIZED TWO FREE HEALTH SCREENING EVENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH FILIPINO MEDICAL PROVIDERS, SERVING 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REFERRING THEM TO VITAL URGENT AND PREVENTATIVE CARE. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ITALIAN CANCER FOUNCATION, WE DELIVERD NO-COST BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS TO 30 WOMEN WORKERS, OFFERING POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING EARLY DETECTION. WE REFERRED OVER 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING IDNYC, NYC CARE, THE INSTITURE OF FAMILY HEALTH, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION, FOR HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND TAX SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONDUCTED TWO MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SURVIVORS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING, ADDRESSING TRAUMA, BURNOUT, AND ISOLATION STEMMING FROM THE ABUSES IN THE DOMESTIC WORK INDUSTRY, LABOR TRAFFICKING AND FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION.
- $108,339 spent. WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS - DAMAYAN EMPOWERS FILIPINO MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN NEW YORK CITY RO RECLAIM THEIR RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. OUR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES HELP WORKERS RECOVER STOLEN WAGES, COMBAT LABOR TRAFFICKING, OBTAIN HUMANITARIAN VISAS, AND BUILD COLLECTIVE WORKER POWER TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE DOMESTIC WORK INDUSTRY. WE CONDUCTED 20+ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING SESSIONS REACHING OVER 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON IMMIGRATION, LABOR, AND HEALTH RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE ORGANIZED FOUR LEGAL CLINICS PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT ATTORNEY ACCESS FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE REACHED OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS. MOST OF OUR DAMAYAN MEMBERS ARE WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS WHO WORK AS NANNIES, BABYSITTERS, HOUSEKEEPIERS, AND CAREGIVERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WERISE NANNY TRAINING PROGRAM, CORNELL WORKSER INSTITUTE, AND CARROLL GARDENS ASSOCIATION, WE LAUNCHED A PEER-LED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SEEKING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. LED BY TRAINERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AS DOMESTIC WORKERS, THE PROGRAM COVERED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PEDIATRICS, PREVENTING SECUAL HARASSMENT, HOME AS WORKPLACE, CPR/FIRS AID, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING-EQUIPPING WORKERS WITH BOTH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND LABOR RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE. DAMAYAN REMAINS COMMITTED TO EMPOWER DOMESTIC WORKERS AND RAISE THE STANDARDS IN THE LABOR INDUSTRY. THESE INTEGRATED EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED PROTECTIONS AND EMPOWERED THE RIGHTS FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WHILE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE WORKER POWER FOR LONG-TERM ADVOCACY AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WORKERS AND IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS - DAMAYAN EMPOWERS FILIPINO MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN NEW YORK CITY RO RECLAIM THEIR RIGHTS AND DIGNITY. OUR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES HELP WORKERS RECOVER STOLEN WAGES, COMBAT LABOR TRAFFICKING, OBTAIN HUMANITARIAN VISAS, AND BUILD COLLECTIVE WORKER POWER TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE DOMESTIC WORK INDUSTRY. WE CONDUCTED 20+ KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING SESSIONS REACHING OVER 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON IMMIGRATION, LABOR, AND HEALTH RIGHTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. WE ORGANIZED FOUR LEGAL CLINICS PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT ATTORNEY ACCESS FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE REACHED OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND PROTECTIONS. MOST OF OUR DAMAYAN MEMBERS ARE WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS WHO WORK AS NANNIES, BABYSITTERS, HOUSEKEEPIERS, AND CAREGIVERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WERISE NANNY TRAINING PROGRAM, CORNELL WORKSER INSTITUTE, AND CARROLL GARDENS ASSOCIATION, WE LAUNCHED A PEER-LED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS SEEKING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. LED BY TRAINERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AS DOMESTIC WORKERS, THE PROGRAM COVERED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PEDIATRICS, PREVENTING SECUAL HARASSMENT, HOME AS WORKPLACE, CPR/FIRS AID, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING-EQUIPPING WORKERS WITH BOTH TECHNICAL SKILLS AND LABOR RIGHTS KNOWLEDGE. DAMAYAN REMAINS COMMITTED TO EMPOWER DOMESTIC WORKERS AND RAISE THE STANDARDS IN THE LABOR INDUSTRY. THESE INTEGRATED EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED PROTECTIONS AND EMPOWERED THE RIGHTS FOR MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS WHILE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE WORKER POWER FOR LONG-TERM ADVOCACY AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE.
- $82,995 spent. MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - DAMAYAN IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND EMPOWERING ITS MEMBERSHIP, PRIMARILY FILIPINO MIGRANT WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, BY BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONNECTING MEMBERS TO CRITICAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024, WE RECRUITED 300 NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO LEGAL CLINICS, WAGE RECOVERT SUPPORT, HUMANITARIAN VISA ASSISTANCE, AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES THROUGH OUR TVAP PROGRAM. MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (KYR) TRAININGS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG-TERM GOALS. THROUGH OUR WORKERS ACADEMY, A FOUR-PART WORKSHOP SERIES COVERING MIGRATION STORIES, LABOR AND IMMIGRATION RIGHTS, AND LABOR TRAFFICKING, WE CREATED A SAFE, EDUCATIONAL SPACE THAT BUILDS COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SYSTEMIC ROOT CASUSES OF TRAFFICKING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG WORKERS. IN 2024, WE TRAINED NEW WORKER LEADERS AND FURTHER DEVELOPED THE SKILLS OF 10 EXISTING SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS. WE HAVE A TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR AS A FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER AND ORGANIZER AND INCUDE A SURVIVOR AS BOARD CHAIR, ENSURING SURVIVOR LEADERSHIP IS EMBEDDED AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR ORGANIZATION. OUR PROGRAM TRANSFORMS MEMBERS INTO ACTIVE AGENTS OF CHANGE, EQUIPPING THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PLATFORMS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE STRENGTEHNING DAMAYAN'S GRASSROOTS POWER AND MISSION. MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - DAMAYAN IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING AND EMPOWERING ITS MEMBERSHIP, PRIMARILY FILIPINO MIGRANT WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, BY BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONNECTING MEMBERS TO CRITICAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024, WE RECRUITED 300 NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO LEGAL CLINICS, WAGE RECOVERT SUPPORT, HUMANITARIAN VISA ASSISTANCE, AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES THROUGH OUR TVAP PROGRAM. MEMBERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (KYR) TRAININGS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG-TERM GOALS. THROUGH OUR WORKERS ACADEMY, A FOUR-PART WORKSHOP SERIES COVERING MIGRATION STORIES, LABOR AND IMMIGRATION RIGHTS, AND LABOR TRAFFICKING, WE CREATED A SAFE, EDUCATIONAL SPACE THAT BUILDS COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF SYSTEMIC ROOT CASUSES OF TRAFFICKING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AMONG WORKERS. IN 2024, WE TRAINED NEW WORKER LEADERS AND FURTHER DEVELOPED THE SKILLS OF 10 EXISTING SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS. WE HAVE A TRAFFICKING SURVIVOR AS A FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER AND ORGANIZER AND INCUDE A SURVIVOR AS BOARD CHAIR, ENSURING SURVIVOR LEADERSHIP IS EMBEDDED AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR ORGANIZATION. OUR PROGRAM TRANSFORMS MEMBERS INTO ACTIVE AGENTS OF CHANGE, EQUIPPING THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PLATFORMS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE STRENGTEHNING DAMAYAN'S GRASSROOTS POWER AND MISSION.
- $99,743 spent. ANTI LABOR TRAFFICKING - OUR ANTI-LABOR TRAFFICKING PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP) AND OAK FOUNDATION, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO COMBAT LABOR TRAFFICKING AND MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AFFECTING FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKERS. WE CONNECT SURVIVORS TO LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES ESSENTIAL FOR RECOVERY AND REINTEGRATION WHILE EMPOWERING THEM AS LEADERS IN THE MOVEMENT AGAINST TRAFFICKING. IN 2024, WE HELPED FIVE SURVIVORS OBTAIN HUMANITARIAN TRAFFICKING (T) VISAS AND FACILITATED FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR FIVE SURVIVORS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM). TO DATE, OUR PROGRAM HAS HELPED 82 SURVIVIORS SECURE T VISAS, INCLUDING 22 SURVIVORS WITH 79 CHILDREND AND 32 SPOUSES. WE CURRENTLY MANAGE APPROXIMATELY 20 CASES, PROVIDING SUSTAINED SUPPORT THROUGH THE RECOVERY PROCESS. FIVE SURVIVORS COURAGEOUSLY SHARED THEIR STORIES PUBLICLY, RAISING CRITICAL COMMUNITY AWAENESS ABOUT LABOR TRAFFICKING AND ITS IMPACT ON VULNERABLE WORKERS. BY CENTERING SURVIVOR VOICES AND EXPERIENCES, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AMONG TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, ENCOURAGING THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN ADVOCACRY EFFORTS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES THAT AMPLIFY THEIR POWER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LABOR TRAFFICKING. OUR INTEGRATED APPROACH, COMBINING DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, FAMILY REUNIFICATION SUPPORT, AND SURIVOR-LED ORGANIZING, ADDRESSES BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR HEALING WHILE EMPLOWERING SURVIVORS AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS IN COMBATING MODERN-DAY SLAVERY.
- ANTI LABOR TRAFFICKING - OUR ANTI-LABOR TRAFFICKING PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP) AND OAK FOUNDATION, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO COMBAT LABOR TRAFFICKING AND MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AFFECTING FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKERS. WE CONNECT SURVIVORS TO LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES ESSENTIAL FOR RECOVERY AND REINTEGRATION WHILE EMPOWERING THEM AS LEADERS IN THE MOVEMENT AGAINST TRAFFICKING. IN 2024, WE HELPED FIVE SURVIVORS OBTAIN HUMANITARIAN TRAFFICKING (T) VISAS AND FACILITATED FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR FIVE SURVIVORS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM). TO DATE, OUR PROGRAM HAS HELPED 82 SURVIVIORS SECURE T VISAS, INCLUDING 22 SURVIVORS WITH 79 CHILDREND AND 32 SPOUSES. WE CURRENTLY MANAGE APPROXIMATELY 20 CASES, PROVIDING SUSTAINED SUPPORT THROUGH THE RECOVERY PROCESS. FIVE SURVIVORS COURAGEOUSLY SHARED THEIR STORIES PUBLICLY, RAISING CRITICAL COMMUNITY AWAENESS ABOUT LABOR TRAFFICKING AND ITS IMPACT ON VULNERABLE WORKERS. BY CENTERING SURVIVOR VOICES AND EXPERIENCES, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AMONG TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS, ENCOURAGING THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN ADVOCACRY EFFORTS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES THAT AMPLIFY THEIR POWER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST LABOR TRAFFICKING. OUR INTEGRATED APPROACH, COMBINING DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, FAMILY REUNIFICATION SUPPORT, AND SURIVOR-LED ORGANIZING, ADDRESSES BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR HEALING WHILE EMPLOWERING SURVIVORS AS ADVOCATES AND LEADERS IN COMBATING MODERN-DAY SLAVERY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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