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EIN 83-3036502 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

DOCUMENTED IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT NEWSROOM DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMATIVE REPORTING WITH AND FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. BASED ON ONGOING ENGAGEMENT AND AUDIENCE LISTENING, WE PUBLISH ACTIONABLE RESOURCE GUIDES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, CHINESE AND HAITIAN CREOLE AND ON THE PLATFORMS, IMMIGRANTS USE, AND CONDUCT DEEP DIVE REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS ON UNDERREPORTED ISSUES OF CRITICAL IMPORT.

Income
$5.7 million
Spending
$2.9 million
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
6.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
19
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$180,962, chief strategy officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 49% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 74% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $2.1 million spent. DOCUMENTED REPRESENTS A RADICALLY DIFFERENT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO JOURNALISM AND INFORMATION THAT IMPACTS THE EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES OF IMMIGRANTS. AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT NEWSROOM, WE ARE DEDICATED TO REPORTING WITH AND FOR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE ORIGINAL, RESPONSIVE REPORTING AND ACTIONABLE RESOURCE GUIDES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, CHINESE AND HAITIAN CREOLE AND ON THE PLATFORMS IMMIGRANTS USE. OUR JOURNALISM RELIES ON THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: GENERAL REPORTING: OUR AWARD-WINNING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE JOURNALISM COVERS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, LABOR, HOUSING, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, HOLDING INSTITUTIONS AND PEOPLE WITH POWER TO ACCOUNT. INFORMED BY READER TIPS AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, OUR REPORTING INCLUDES INVESTIGATIVE WORK THAT REQUIRES LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND DATA DISAGGREGATION - INCLUDING OUR WAGE THEFT MONITOR, A DATABASE MAPPING OVER A DECADE OF WAGE THEFT DATA FROM THE U.S. AND NYS DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR. WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE THE EARLY ARRIVAL NEWSLETTER, ENSURING KEY CONCERNS AND AUTHENTIC IMMIGRANT STORIES REACH POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC. SPANISH: OUR SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAM DEPLOYS COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS WHO ARE FROM THE COMMUNITIES THEY COVER AND ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH READERS THROUGH WHATSAPP AND IN-PERSON EVENTS. WE PRODUCE ORIGINAL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING, SERVICE JOURNALISM, AND ACTIONABLE RESOURCE GUIDES - INCLUDING HOW-TOS, EXPLAINERS, AND COMMUNITY PROFILES - TAILORED TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS IN NEW YORK CITY. CHINESE: OUR CHINESE-LANGUAGE PROGRAM SERVES CHINESE-SPEAKING IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH WECHAT, IN-PERSON EVENTS AND OTHER PLATFORMS WHERE THESE COMMUNITIES SPEND TIME. COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENTS CONDUCT IN-DEPTH AUDIENCE RESEARCH AND ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS TO PRODUCE RESPONSIVE REPORTING, SERVICE JOURNALISM, AND RESOURCE GUIDES THAT HELP READERS PROTECT THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND NAVIGATE LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY. CARIBBEAN: OUR CARIBBEAN PROGRAM SERVES NON-SPANISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HAITIAN CREOLE SPEAKERS, THROUGH NEXTDOOR AND OTHER COMMUNITY PLATFORMS. WE PRODUCE MULTILINGUAL REPORTING, IN-PERSON EVENTS AND INFORMATION PRODUCTS INFORMED BY DIRECT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COVERING ISSUES FROM HOUSING TO SOCIAL SERVICES, WITH A FOCUS ON BOTH ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY. NATIONAL: OUR NATIONAL PROGRAM EXTENDS DOCUMENTED'S IMPACT BEYOND NEW YORK CITY BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF OTHER NEWSROOMS TO BETTER SERVE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR BUILDING BRIDGES PROGRAM, WE TRAIN AND SUPPORT NEWSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CREATE INFORMATION PRODUCTS AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES TAILORED TO IMMIGRANT AUDIENCES - DRAWING ON BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED THROUGH YEARS OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN REPORTING. WE ALSO CONVENE AND SUPPORT A COALITION OF IMMIGRANT-SERVING NEWSROOMS TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM, SHARE RESOURCES, AND AMPLIFY THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF LOCAL OUTLETS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF IMMIGRATION AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION NEEDS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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