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National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 06-1540438 Website

Education and organizing of workers

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc at a glance

In short: National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc gave $96K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$95,500
+12.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,833
-25.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,250,245
-14.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Chinese Staff and Workers Association: $60KChinese Staff and WorkersAssociation$60KFlushing Workers Center Inc: $25KFlushing Workers Center Inc$25KQueens City Workers' Center Inc: $11KQueens City Workers' CenterInc$11K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chinese Staff and Workers Association ($60K). Together the top 3 received $96K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New YorkBuffalo

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $85K (2024) to $96K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $96K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chinese Staff and Workers Association New York, NYPass-Through Funds$60,000
Flushing Workers Center Inc New York, NYPass-Through Funds$25,000
Queens City Workers' Center Inc Buffalo, NYPass-Through Funds$10,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,250,245$173,329$374,248$95,5003$16,305
2024$1,454,509$617,890$390,785$85,0002$17,243
2023$1,240,718$456,309$281,874——$8,454
2022$1,049,408$259,860$258,184——$164
2021$1,064,065$310,070$211,917——$666
2020$969,951$294,526$279,434——$699
2019$1,230,493$319,139$219,972——$980

About National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc

Based on IRS filings

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $96K. Net investment income was $16K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc is led by Joann Lum, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joann Lum

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2019) → $47K (2025)

  • Alvaro Ramirez

    President

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Rodriguez Herrera

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elvia Fernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louise Velez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Kranes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juliet Emerson-Colvin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lidia Gotay

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luz Estrella

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Octaviano Vasquez Garcia

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Niu

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Lopez Silva

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Antush

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $8K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Antonio Queylin

    Secretary

    Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Catalina Bernardez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Hoon Kim (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joanna Estevez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lucas Martinez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Salomon Perez (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rosie Aguilar (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rosalba Aguilar (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tosh Anderson (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Joann Lum — Executive Director: $47KJoann LumExecutive Director$47K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $47K, to Joann Lum (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc

How much does National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc give each year?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc gave $96K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $85K across 2 grants.

What is National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc's typical grant size?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $31,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc give grants?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Pass-Through Funds" (3 grants).

How large is National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $173K.

What is National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc's EIN?

National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Sweatshops Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1540438. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)

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