Western North Carolina Workers Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Hickory, NC EIN: 86-1120732

To improve wages, benefits and working conditions of low-wage and immigrant workers in western nc.

Key facts about Western North Carolina Workers Center

EIN
86-1120732
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$649,299

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$649K

-2.7% YoY

Revenue

$716K

+19.5% YoY

Expenses

$747K

-17.4% YoY

How Western North Carolina Workers Center gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−1%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Western North Carolina Workers Center

Based on IRS filings

Western North Carolina Workers Center is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Hickory, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $649K in total assets.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

ArdenSwannonoa

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $134K (2024) to $223K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $134K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$649,299$667,152$973,310
Revenue$715,879$599,142$1,066,919
Expenses$746,875$904,242$992,796

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Western North Carolina Workers Center is led by Ana Ramirez, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ana Ramirez

    President

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    Member → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Lo

    Coordinator

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $30K (2019) → $56K (2025)

  • Magaly J. Urdiales Mimbela

    Key Employee

    On filings since 2024

    $82K (2024) → $89K (2025)

  • Irma Lopez Matul

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Moises Portillo

    Board Member

    Board Member → Member, 2021

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rusbil Ortiz

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rosalina Gonzalez Gonzalez

    Board Member

    Member → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Fausta Aguilar

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Gonzalez

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Blanca Morales (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Bardomiano Reyes Rubio (2021) — President
  • Former: Bardominano Reyes Rudio (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Hilda Morales Reynoso (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Victor Garcia Lopez (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Claudia Maria Xiong (2019) — Board Member

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

Magaly J Urdiales Mimbela — Key Employee: $89KMagaly J Urdiales…Key Employee$89KSpencer Lo — Coordinator: $56KSpencer LoCoordinator$56K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Magaly J Urdiales Mimbela (Key Employee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Western North Carolina Workers Center

How large is Western North Carolina Workers Center?

Western North Carolina Workers Center reported $649K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $716K.

What is Western North Carolina Workers Center?

Western North Carolina Workers Center is a public charity focused on Employment, based in Hickory, NC. It holds $649K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Western North Carolina Workers Center operate?

Western North Carolina Workers Center has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Western North Carolina Workers Center's EIN?

Western North Carolina Workers Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1120732. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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