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Freelancers Union Inc

  • Brooklyn, NY
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 2008
  • EIN: 20-3491772

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.39M (2023)

Expenses
$1.23M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.59M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$345k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,393,799
Expenses
$1,225,990
Net Income
$167,809
Net Assets
$1,242,032
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,000
0.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,388,799
99.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $195,424
15.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $257,604
21.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,586,848
Total Liabilities $344,816
Net Assets $1,242,032
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rafael Espinal (Exec. Director) $186,175 $6,420 $9,568
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Julie Samuels (Director (As Of 6/1/23)) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Wise (Director (As Of 6/1/23)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,145,772
Expenses
$969,730
Net Income
$176,042
Net Assets
-$3,028,690
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,145,772
100%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $181,038
18.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $148,523
15.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,657,941
Total Liabilities $18,686,631
Net Assets -$3,028,690
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rafael Espinal (Exec. Director) $173,729 $12,409 $7,831
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,438,668
Expenses
$768,541
Net Income
$670,127
Net Assets
-$3,204,732
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $348,475
24.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,090,193
75.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $173,553
22.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $93,823
12.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,631,208
Total Liabilities $18,835,940
Net Assets -$3,204,732
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rafael Espinal (Exec. Director) $164,142 $11,724 $10,082
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$932,148
Expenses
$808,994
Net Income
$123,154
Net Assets
-$2,969,834
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $932,148
100%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $209,236
25.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $67,072
8.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,085,898
Total Liabilities $19,055,732
Net Assets -$2,969,834
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rafael Espinal (Exec. Director As Of 2/1/20) $132,805 $9,486 $9,378
Caitlin Pearce (Exec. Director Thru 1/31/20) $67,678 $4,834 $0
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 11, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$868,441
Expenses
$1,082,122
Net Income
-$213,681
Net Assets
-$3,092,988
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $220,000
25.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $648,441
74.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $179,352
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $76,449
7.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,650,089
Total Liabilities $18,743,077
Net Assets -$3,092,988
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Caitlin Pearce (Executive Director) $158,804 $11,343 $22,016
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,099,944
Expenses
$746,140
Net Income
$353,804
Net Assets
-$3,023,116
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $255,000
23.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $844,944
76.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $44,265
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $112,661
15.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,489,811
Total Liabilities $18,512,927
Net Assets -$3,023,116
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Caitlin Pearce (Executive Director) $37,710 $102,215 $24,322
Frank Elenio (Cfo) $2,271 $6,157 $0
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elle Toussi (Director As Of 6/30/18) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,122,720
Expenses
$997,113
Net Income
$125,607
Net Assets
-$4,567,659
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,000
1.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,102,719
98.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $124,325
12.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $117,036
11.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,057,053
Total Liabilities $19,624,712
Net Assets -$4,567,659
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chris Casebeer (Chief Tech Off. Thru 12/1/17) $104,539 $70,817 $12,901
Sara Horowitz (Exec. Director Thru 12/1/17) $44,462 $236,653 $29,946
Caitlin Pearce (Di Rector/Executive Director) $34,249 $90,063 $28,758
Frank Elenio (Cfo) $31,984 $146,422 $5,411
Dina Sena (Chief Of Staff) $28,386 $173,471 $16,141
Ann Boger (Coo Thru 12/1/17) $19,814 $156,765 $33,466
Barbara Libove (Director Of Finance) $4,916 $105,776 $13,302
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Buchanan (Director Thru 8/26/17) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$539,758
Expenses
$1,334,991
Net Income
-$795,233
Net Assets
-$7,391,795
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $539,751
100.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $85,573
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $368,245
27.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,183,904
Total Liabilities $21,575,699
Net Assets -$7,391,795
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chris Casebeer (Chief Technology Officer) $75,785 $119,789 $9,960
Sara Horowitz (Executive Director) $42,094 $246,548 $33,639
Frank Elenio (Chief Financial Officer) $37,497 $147,797 $5,307
Caitlin Pearce (Director) $29,249 $101,376 $27,041
Dina Sena (Chief Of Staff) $21,866 $196,791 $33,299
Jeanne Silz (In House Council) $11,230 $124,148 $4,158
Ann Boger (Chief Operating Officer) $6,353 $182,612 $39,820
Hanan Kolko (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Buchanan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Philips (Outgoing Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,745,258
Expenses
$5,365,582
Net Income
-$1,620,324
Net Assets
-$7,851,664
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,600,650
96.1%
Investment Income $45
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $144,563
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,809
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $487,483
9.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,417,598
Total Liabilities $22,269,262
Net Assets -$7,851,664
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dina Sena (Chief Of Staff) $52,248 $185,843 $35,732
Shirley Miranda (Director) $39,104 $106,960 $12,613
Sara Horowitz (Chief Executive Officer) $38,750 $314,061 $33,564
Chris Casebeer (Chief Technology Officer) $37,084 $165,302 $9,463
Ann Boger (Chief Operating Officer) $26,953 $159,705 $51,640
Frank Elenio (Chief Financial Officer) $14,973 $159,718 $4,049
Jeanne Silz (In House Council) $7,907 $174,330 $14,293
Andrea Philips (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Buchanan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,475,998
Expenses
$8,603,196
Net Income
-$127,198
Net Assets
-$6,231,339
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,000
0.1%
Program Services $6,322,361
74.6%
Investment Income $1,625,554
19.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $523,083
6.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $188,429
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,020,222
11.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,941,062
Total Liabilities $26,172,401
Net Assets -$6,231,339
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Nathan (Chief Technology Officer) $59,873 $92,993 $31,527
Aaron Oboh (Sr Manager, Enterprise Systems) $45,978 $108,895 $26,876
Richard Swift Thru 12814 (Cfo) $35,725 $319,707 $24,437
Sara Horowitz (Executive Director) $33,917 $226,983 $59,963
Nathan Bransford (Sr Director Product Management) $29,555 $120,837 $13,410
Dina Sena (Chief Of Staff) $20,790 $187,114 $34,109
Barbara Libove (Dir. Of Social Impact Finance) $17,187 $103,119 $11,728
Shirley Miranda (Director Of Finance Analytics) $10,623 $119,477 $12,349
Ann Boger (Chief Operating Officer) $9,423 $164,085 $49,527
Jeanne Sitz (In House Counsel) $6,242 $156,833 $16,552
Andrea Philips (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Hanan Kolko Thru 121714 (Co Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Buchanan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,704,126
Expenses
$10,269,590
Net Income
-$1,565,464
Net Assets
-$5,516,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $7,147,504
82.1%
Investment Income $1,470,035
16.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $86,587
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $151,125
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,006,633
9.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,609,429
Total Liabilities $28,125,987
Net Assets -$5,516,558
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Diallo Powell (Chief Information Officer) $51,761 $155,282 $20,803
Steve Bussetti (Python Engineer) $46,197 $79,048 $9,133
Richard Swift (Cfo) $38,972 $320,248 $17,930
Aaron Oboh (Sr Manager, Enterprise Systems) $33,025 $116,413 $21,721
Sara Horowitz (Executive Dir./Co Board Chair) $31,063 $217,437 $103,266
Mark Nathan (Chief Technology Officer) $30,302 $220,469 $30,102
John Donahue (Chief Marketing Officer) $23,514 $100,882 $3,590
Dina Sena (Chief Of Staff) $18,075 $162,675 $29,574
Jeanne Silz (In House Counsel) $14,831 $142,565 $6,986
Ann Boger (Chief Operating Officer) $9,296 $182,704 $40,689
Hanan Kolko (Co Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Philips (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Buchanan From 313 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Caserto Thru 613 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Trisala Chandaria (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ina Chang From 613 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ohad Folman (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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