National Day Laborer Organizing Network
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), based in Pasadena, California, is a public charity formed in 2007. It works to improve the lives of day laborers, migrants, and low-wage workers, and builds leadership and power to advance labor, civil, and political rights. Its 2025 grants included capacity-building support for worker centers across the nation.
National Day Laborer Organizing Network at a glance
In short: National Day Laborer Organizing Network gave $345K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in California. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $345,367
- +17.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,187
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $19,477,875
- +6.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (8 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to National Day Laborer Organizing Network
- Contact
Mailing address: 1030 S Arroyo Parkway Ste 106, Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: (626) 799-3566
Website: https://ndlon.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who National Day Laborer Organizing Network funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chinese Affirmative Action ($50K). Together the top 10 received $269K.
Grant Size Distribution
107 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 91 grants of 107 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
NDLON describes its worker-center capacity-building grants as supporting centers across the nation. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were California (54%), Louisiana (14%), New Jersey (12%), Illinois (7%), and Nevada (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is National Day Laborer Organizing Network open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 18 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $295K (2024) to $1.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $345K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Affirmative Action San Francisco, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $50,000 |
| Arise Chicago Graton, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $49,459 |
| Operation Restoration New Orleans, LA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $40,000 |
| New Labor New Brunswick, NJ | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $40,000 |
| Immigrant Solidarity DuPage Wheaton, IL | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $23,195 |
| South County Crosscultural Council Laguna Beach, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $16,500 |
| The Multicultural Intstitute (MI) Berkeley, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $12,500 |
| Carecen Los Angeles, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $12,500 |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County Watsonville, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $12,500 |
| El Centro Cultural de Mexico Santa Ana, CA | To support worker centers across the nation with capacity building grants. | $12,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,477,875 | $10,687,351 | $9,400,082 | $345,367 | 18 | $425,817 |
| 2024 | $18,289,728 | $3,928,326 | $7,665,547 | $295,041 | 15 | $481,587 |
| 2023 | $21,979,773 | $14,756,635 | $6,102,038 | $582,533 | 24 | $181,889 |
| 2022 | $13,026,913 | $8,262,921 | $5,150,022 | $767,126 | 30 | $503 |
| 2021 | $10,086,654 | $6,946,557 | $7,252,496 | $1,128,444 | 20 | $563 |
| 2020 | $10,742,995 | $7,779,637 | $4,816,338 | $740,442 | 17 | $23,050 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
NDLON’s stated mission is to improve the lives of day laborers, migrants, and low-wage workers by building leadership and power among people facing injustice so they can challenge inequality and expand labor, civil, and political rights. Its website describes a worker-led approach that combines community organizing, popular education, policy advocacy, litigation strategies, media communications, and arts and culture.
NDLON’s 2024 filing describes work educating and advocating for immigrant worker rights, strengthening member organizations and worker centers through trainings, campaigns, gatherings, and capacity-building partnerships, and providing fiscal sponsorship to startup organizations serving day laborers and the broader immigrant community. The filing also states that NDLON is composed of 69 community-based organizations involved in network decisions.
The 2025 grant descriptions identify capacity building for worker centers as a purpose of multiple awards. Grantees’ own stated missions illustrate the range of organizations supported: Operation Restoration said it supports women and girls impacted by incarceration; Immigrant Solidarity DuPage said it educates and promotes DuPage County’s Latino community; Asian American Futures said it works to ensure Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are seen, heard, empowered, and united; and Justice at Work said it provides legal support to workers in low-paying jobs and immigrant worker centers.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, NDLON reported 18 grants totaling $345,367. Grant amounts ranged from $9,459 to $50,000, with a median of $12,500. The listed purposes include capacity-building grants for worker centers across the nation.
Among the largest reported 2025 grants were $50,000 to Chinese Affirmative Action, $49,459 to Arise Chicago, $40,000 each to Operation Restoration and NEW LABOR, and $23,195 to Immigrant Solidarity DuPage. Other listed awards included $16,500 to South County Crosscultural Council and $12,500 each to The Multicultural Institute, CARECEN, Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, and El Centro Cultural de Mexico. NDLON also awarded $10,000 to Asian American Futures and $9,459 to Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Nadia Marin Molina and Pablo Alvarado as co-executive directors. It also lists Francisco Aguirre as president; Fernando Garavito as vice president; Mara Marroqun as treasurer; Felix Melendez as secretary; Janet Hernandez as member at large; and Rafael Chavez, Gabriela Hernandez, and Mario Mendoza as members.
National Day Laborer Organizing Network is led by Nadia Marin Molina, Co-Executive Director on filings since 2020; 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nadia Marin Molina
Co-Executive Director
On filings since 2020
65 hrs/week
$73K (2020) → $100K (2025)
Pablo Alvarado
Co-Executive Director
Co-Executive Directors → Co-Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
65 hrs/week
$82K (2020) → $100K (2025)
Francisco Aguirre
President
Secretary → President & Secretary, 2023
President & Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fernando Garavito
Vice President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mara Marroqun
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Felix Melendez
Secretary
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Hernandez
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Araceli Argueta
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claudia Alvarez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriela Hernandez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iris Canizales
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Javier Torres
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mario Mendoza
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rafael Chavez
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosario Ortiz
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Marisol Aguilar (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Marta Arvalo (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Yesenia Alfaro (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Angela Sanbrano (2020–2021) — Co-Executive Director
- Former: Levis Torres (2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Pablo Alvarado (Co-Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Day Laborer Organizing Network
How much does National Day Laborer Organizing Network give each year?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network gave $345K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $295K across 15 grants.
What is National Day Laborer Organizing Network's typical grant size?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $19,187, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Day Laborer Organizing Network that year got $14K on average.
Where does National Day Laborer Organizing Network give grants?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network gives mostly in California: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Louisiana (14%) and New Jersey (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does National Day Laborer Organizing Network give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on National Day Laborer Organizing Network's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are National Day Laborer Organizing Network's largest grantees?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network's largest 2025 grantees include Chinese Affirmative Action ($50,000), Arise Chicago ($49,459) and Operation Restoration ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is National Day Laborer Organizing Network?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network reported $19.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.7M.
What does National Day Laborer Organizing Network fund?
NDLON’s stated mission is to improve the lives of day laborers, migrants, and low-wage workers by building leadership and power among people facing injustice so they can challenge inequality and expand labor, civil, and political rights. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from National Day Laborer Organizing Network?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ndlon.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is National Day Laborer Organizing Network's EIN?
National Day Laborer Organizing Network's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8802586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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