Labor Mobility Partnerships Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LAMP'S MISSION IS TO LIFT MILLIONS OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. WE WORK TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE SCALE AND QUALITY OF LABOR MOBILITY, HELPING WORKERS FROM LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ACCESS QUALITY JOBS ACROSS BORDERS AND BUSINESSES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS DEEPENING LABOR SHORTAGES.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $200,826, director
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
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 96% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 47% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
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 (2)
- $1.3 million spent. LAMP INCREASES THE SCALE OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY DESIGNING NEW AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXISTING WORK VISAS, CREATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INCREASED INCOME FOR WORKERS BORN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADDRESSING SEVERE LABOR NEEDS IN HIGH- INCOME COUNTRIES. TRADITIONAL MIGRATION POLICIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES OFTEN EXCLUDE WORKERS WHO COULD MEET THE CRITICAL LABOR NEEDS IN TRADE AND SERVICE SECTORS, AS VISA POLICIES ARE SKEWED TO PRIORITIZE WORKERS WITH ADVANCE DEGREES. LAMP TAKES AN OCCUPATIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING AND IMPROVING MIGRATION PROGRAMS BY BRIDGING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES WITH THOSE OF CORE-SKILLED WORKERS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCUBATING INNOVATIVE AND MARKET-COMPATIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES PREVENTING EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS FROM UTILIZING EXISTING UNFILLED VISAS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE MIGRATION PROCESSES, JOB MATCHING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL). BY DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF MOVEMENT TO CATALYZE SHARED PROSPERITY IN SPECIFIC SECTORS AND CORRIDORS, WE PROVIDE A BLUEPRINT FOR REPLICATION AND POLICY CHANGE IN OTHER CONTEXTS. IN CASES WHERE LABOR SHORTAGES CANNOT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING VISAS, LAMP WORKS ALONGSIDE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND SENDING AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO MOVE TOWARDS NEEDED POLICY AND REGULATORY CHANGES. LAMP INCREASES THE SCALE OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY DESIGNING NEW AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXISTING WORK VISAS, CREATING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN INCREASED INCOME FOR WORKERS BORN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADDRESSING SEVERE LABOR NEEDS IN HIGH- INCOME COUNTRIES. TRADITIONAL MIGRATION POLICIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES OFTEN EXCLUDE WORKERS WHO COULD MEET THE CRITICAL LABOR NEEDS IN TRADE AND SERVICE SECTORS, AS VISA POLICIES ARE SKEWED TO PRIORITIZE WORKERS WITH ADVANCE DEGREES. LAMP TAKES AN OCCUPATIONAL APPROACH TO CREATING AND IMPROVING MIGRATION PROGRAMS BY BRIDGING THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYING INDUSTRIES IN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES WITH THOSE OF CORE-SKILLED WORKERS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCUBATING INNOVATIVE AND MARKET-COMPATIBLE SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES PREVENTING EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS FROM UTILIZING EXISTING UNFILLED VISAS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE MIGRATION PROCESSES, JOB MATCHING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL). BY DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF MOVEMENT TO CATALYZE SHARED PROSPERITY IN SPECIFIC SECTORS AND CORRIDORS, WE PROVIDE A BLUEPRINT FOR REPLICATION AND POLICY CHANGE IN OTHER CONTEXTS. IN CASES WHERE LABOR SHORTAGES CANNOT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH EXISTING VISAS, LAMP WORKS ALONGSIDE ADVOCACY GROUPS AND SENDING AND RECEIVING GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO MOVE TOWARDS NEEDED POLICY AND REGULATORY CHANGES.
- $1.1 million spent. LAMP IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY PROFESSIONALIZING THE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY, IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING RISKS OF DEBT BONDAGE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS. RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT GIVES WORKERS ACCESS TO WELL-PAID, RIGHTS- RESPECTING JOBS ABROAD WHILE MITIGATING THE RISKS THEY FACE IN THE MIGRATION PROCESS. IT FURTHER PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO A STEADY POOL OF HIGHLY RELIABLE WORKERS THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY GAINS. HISTORICALLY, HOWEVER, THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN MANY MIGRATION CORRIDORS ARE UNETHICAL AND RIFE WITH FRAUD, FORCING WORKERS INTO SEVERE DEBT OR FORCED LABOR, DRIVEN BY PERVERSE INCENTIVES BUILT INTO THE DESIGN. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RECRUITMENT, LAMP TAILORS EACH PROJECT TO THE REALITIES OF EACH CORRIDOR AND SECTOR WHERE WE WORK. IN SOME CASES, WE SUPPORT BY WORKING WITH EXISTING MARKET PLAYERS ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADOPT RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES OR INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSITION. IN OTHER CASES, WE HELP SEED A NEW INDUSTRY OF RESPONSIBLE ACTORS OR BOLSTER THE DELIVERY CAPACITY AND MARKET SHARE OF EXISTING ONES. IN ALL CASES, WE SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE AND HELP FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE AT THE TABLE - BUYERS, EMPLOYERS, RECRUITERS, AND WORKERS - SO THAT RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT CAN BE SUSTAINED IN THE LONG RUN. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES-BOTH IN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO WORKERS AND ABOUT WORKERS' EXPERIENCES-IS A KEY DRIVER OF THE RISKS MIGRANT WORKERS FACE. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE BUILD TECH- BASED TRANSPARENCY TOOLS THAT PROVIDE VISIBILITY INTO MIGRANT RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. WE DESIGN THESE TOOLS TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO DEPLOY THEM AT LARGE SCALE, AND HAVE USED THEM BOTH TO MONITOR RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS WITH COMMITTED PARTNERS AND TO ELEVATE MIGRANT VOICES WHEN MAKING POLICY AND PROGRAM DESIGN CHOICES. MOREOVER, AS WE DESIGN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS TO UNLOCK MIGRATION AT SCALE, WE TAKE A CRITICAL EYE TO ISSUES OF HOW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INFLUENCE QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TACKLING THE ISSUE OF DEBT BONDAGE IN TANDEM WITH INCREASING WORKER OPPORTUNITY AND AGENCY THROUGH NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCT DESIGNS. HISTORICALLY, MIGRANT-FOCUSED DEBT HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES; IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY INFORMAL AGREEMENTS WITH BAD ACTORS, USURY, POORLY DESIGNED CREDIT PRODUCTS, AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES. THESE ARE AMONG THE REASONS WHY WORKERS FALL INTO DEBT BONDAGE OR, AT A MINIMUM, FAIL TO REACH THE PROMISE OF A HIGHER NET INCOME WHILE WORKING ABROAD. WE DEVELOP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT ALTER THE DISTRIBUTION AND TIMING OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIGRATION PROCESS - WHETHER THROUGH INSURANCE SYSTEMS, WORKING CAPITAL FOR RECRUITERS, OR SKILLING LOANS TO WORKERS, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A WIDER INCOME DISTRIBUTION WHILE MINIMIZING THE RISKS MIGRANTS FACE. LAMP IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF EXISTING LABOR MOBILITY PATHWAYS PRIMARILY BY PROFESSIONALIZING THE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY, IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY, AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCING RISKS OF DEBT BONDAGE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS. RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT GIVES WORKERS ACCESS TO WELL-PAID, RIGHTS- RESPECTING JOBS ABROAD WHILE MITIGATING THE RISKS THEY FACE IN THE MIGRATION PROCESS. IT FURTHER PROVIDES BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO A STEADY POOL OF HIGHLY RELIABLE WORKERS THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY GAINS. HISTORICALLY, HOWEVER, THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES IN MANY MIGRATION CORRIDORS ARE UNETHICAL AND RIFE WITH FRAUD, FORCING WORKERS INTO SEVERE DEBT OR FORCED LABOR, DRIVEN BY PERVERSE INCENTIVES BUILT INTO THE DESIGN. TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RECRUITMENT, LAMP TAILORS EACH PROJECT TO THE REALITIES OF EACH CORRIDOR AND SECTOR WHERE WE WORK. IN SOME CASES, WE SUPPORT BY WORKING WITH EXISTING MARKET PLAYERS ON COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ADOPT RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES OR INCENTIVIZE THE TRANSITION. IN OTHER CASES, WE HELP SEED A NEW INDUSTRY OF RESPONSIBLE ACTORS OR BOLSTER THE DELIVERY CAPACITY AND MARKET SHARE OF EXISTING ONES. IN ALL CASES, WE SEEK SOLUTIONS THAT ACKNOWLEDGE AND HELP FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF EVERYONE AT THE TABLE - BUYERS, EMPLOYERS, RECRUITERS, AND WORKERS - SO THAT RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT CAN BE SUSTAINED IN THE LONG RUN. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES-BOTH IN THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO WORKERS AND ABOUT WORKERS' EXPERIENCES-IS A KEY DRIVER OF THE RISKS MIGRANT WORKERS FACE. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE BUILD TECH- BASED TRANSPARENCY TOOLS THAT PROVIDE VISIBILITY INTO MIGRANT RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS. WE DESIGN THESE TOOLS TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE IN ORDER TO DEPLOY THEM AT LARGE SCALE, AND HAVE USED THEM BOTH TO MONITOR RECRUITMENT CONDITIONS WITH COMMITTED PARTNERS AND TO ELEVATE MIGRANT VOICES WHEN MAKING POLICY AND PROGRAM DESIGN CHOICES. MOREOVER, AS WE DESIGN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS TO UNLOCK MIGRATION AT SCALE, WE TAKE A CRITICAL EYE TO ISSUES OF HOW FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INFLUENCE QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TACKLING THE ISSUE OF DEBT BONDAGE IN TANDEM WITH INCREASING WORKER OPPORTUNITY AND AGENCY THROUGH NEW FINANCIAL PRODUCT DESIGNS. HISTORICALLY, MIGRANT-FOCUSED DEBT HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES; IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY INFORMAL AGREEMENTS WITH BAD ACTORS, USURY, POORLY DESIGNED CREDIT PRODUCTS, AND INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES. THESE ARE AMONG THE REASONS WHY WORKERS FALL INTO DEBT BONDAGE OR, AT A MINIMUM, FAIL TO REACH THE PROMISE OF A HIGHER NET INCOME WHILE WORKING ABROAD. WE DEVELOP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT ALTER THE DISTRIBUTION AND TIMING OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIGRATION PROCESS - WHETHER THROUGH INSURANCE SYSTEMS, WORKING CAPITAL FOR RECRUITERS, OR SKILLING LOANS TO WORKERS, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A WIDER INCOME DISTRIBUTION WHILE MINIMIZING THE RISKS MIGRANTS FACE.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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