2020-11-10T08:55:55-00:00 2019-12-31 JACKSON FRIDAY CPA LLC 32 BROADWAY STE 1408 NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2019-01-01 010939141 RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES CENTERS UNITED INC REST 2122436900 275 SEVENTH AVENUE Room 1703 NEW YORK NY 10001 SEKOU SIBY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122436900 2020-11-10 true FRIDAY OVIAWE CPA 2125130103 2020-11-10 X 173.77.254.61 2020-11-11 01:55:08 ES P 3CB372899CBEFAD5E61A13FAC44BABBC27DE5464 3CB372899CBEFAD5E61A13FAC44BABBC27DE5464 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z SEKOU SIBY 350 SEVENTH AVENUE 18TH FL NEW YORK NY 10001 5727743 false X www.rocunited.org X 2008 NY To serve as a resource and advocacy organization for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged restaurant workers across the country, providing job training, support services, research and advocacy for needy restaurant work 6 6 70 1600 0 3606306 5588158 169064 107044 540 101 32440 3775910 5727743 0 0 3811934 3586149 0 738835 2808675 2770215 6620609 6356364 -2844699 -628621 10534234 9696096 987802 831853 9546432 8864243 X To serve as a resource and advocacy organization for low-income and otherwise disadvantaged restaurant workers across the country, providing job training, support services, research and advocacy for needy restaurant workers and the general public. false false 3050642 MEMBERSHIP We launched a Law and Organizing Department, which worked conducted organizing training for our staff and worker leaders in One Fair Wage campaign states. We also trained all our staff members on a new database, EveryAction, to better track membership growth and retention. In 2019, our Law and Organizing Department plus ROC chapter staff have helped file many unfair labor practice, EEOC, or wage board cases as well as providing know your rights training to hundreds of workers. We grew our online members by more than 20,000 in a single year. In addition, we increased the number of RAISE restaurants to more than 850 by the end of the year. The program now includes informational materials and webinars and rapid response support from our Legal and Organizing Department departments and has grown exponentially to include more than 400 restaurants and 13,000 consumers and restaurant workers. Our Raise work also included technical assistance and training by the Haas business school of Berkeley. 544154 THREATS TO RESTAURANT WORKERS ROC United focused on resisting activities that could hurt restaurant workers. This includes helping defeat the decision to make tips the property of restaurant owners. In addition, following approval from our Board and membership, ROC United was also a leading plaintiff in a high-profile lawsuit against the Trump Hotels for violating the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution. 791498 INCREASED WAGES ROC United led One Fair Wage public education efforts in NY, DC, and MI, to call for the elimination of the subminimum wage for tipped workers. In Michigan, we launched a We The People organizing process to invite hundreds of thousands of Michiganders to living room conversations, town hall meetings, community dinners, and teach-ins to openly discuss issues that unite people across the state. We worked with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, who traveled to promote our One Fair Wage campaign in these three locations. We also launched a Tipped Worker Resource Center TWRC to provide lighter-touch support to states that do not have a ROC chapter office. 593639 4979933 true true false true false false false false false false true false true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 69 0 true 70 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false CA NY X THE ORGANIZATION 2122436900 275 SEVENTH AVENUE STE 1703 NEW YORK NY 10001 SEKOU SIBY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 060.00 X 136305 0 0 EVA PUTZOVA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 060.00 X 103171 0 0 CHRIS MELODY DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA FIGUEROA CHAIRPERSON 003.00 X X 0 0 0 REV REGINALD BRANTLEY DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 FIELD FIGUEREDO DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 DAYNA CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 FELICIA GRIFFIN DIRECTOR 001.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN MULLIGAN DIRECTOR 001.00 X X 0 0 0 COREY WIGGINS DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HERMAN DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 WOONG CHANG DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 ABEL VALENZUELA DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 239476 2 true true false 500 69315 5518343 5588158 PROGRAM REVENUE 107044 107044 107044 101 101 500 Other income - Restaurant Others 900099 32440 32440 32440 5727743 139585 X 0 0 0 0 230421 115211 57605 57605 0 2859284 2146336 375583 337365 0 260082 224148 16505 19429 236362 173008 33139 30215 85067 85067 72625 72625 72690 24230 24230 24230 9250 9250 0 583063 499787 83276 65598 33234 32364 304956 226746 45676 32534 0 0 586620 550996 17812 17812 524691 456573 9094 59024 0 0 0 0 14168 4724 4722 4722 67296 33310 16993 16993 Bank charges, Penalties and payroll processing fees 114496 66736 32717 15043 Telephone 37931 30985 2800 4146 Special events 3359 3359 Sub-Grants 226249 226249 2156 718 720 718 6356364 4979933 637596 738835 3185551 1585697 3041750 3062500 7300 82564 54231 28333 2140931 3116133 2158702 1903433 10534234 9696096 214076 86821 666015 666015 107711 79017 987802 831853 X 3833970 3391875 5712462 5472368 9546432 8864243 10534234 9696096 -628621 -53568 X false true X true false X 3532292 9651078 9579756 3775370 5695202 32233698 3532292 9651078 9579756 3775370 5695202 32233698 32233698 77 70 443 540 101 1231 188865 152 32440 221457 32456386 0.99310 0.99270 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6011 120262 126273 4853660 4979933 398997 99749 328746 403589 412645 398997 1543977 2315966 319977 269181 209680 126273 925111 82187 100897 103161 99749 385994 578991 35718 49446 8740 6011 99915 false 82564 54231 28333 28333 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Investment in Subsidiary 3116133 C 3116133 Due from Affiliates 1803572 Other receivables 1630 Security deposits 98231 1903433 Federal income taxes Due to Affiliates 28333 Due to Others 50684 Capital Lease Liability 79017 5727743 5727743 5727743 6356364 6356364 6356364 X X X false false false false false false FELICIA GRIFFIN DIRECTOR KATHLEEN MULLIGAN DIRECTOR JENNIFER HERMAN DIRECTOR WOONG CHANG DIRECTOR ABEL VALENZUELA DIRECTOR Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 593,639, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 RESEARCH Building the High Road to Racial Equity Addressing Implicit Bias in the San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant Industry. ROC is conducting research to reduce the impact of discrimination against people of color in the restaurant industry as a way to increase their likelihood to gain meaningful employment. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 COLORS AND CHOW In Oakland, the construction ended at our Restore Oakland center. In addition, we launched ESL CHOW courses in DC, Seattle, and the Bay, and are increasingly offering focused CHOW courses on popular topics like bartender training, currently in NY, Michigan, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area. Our CHOW school of training graduated more than 850 workers. In New York alone, more than 50 of the workers who graduated gained employment within 60 days. 100 workers placed in good jobs in New York represent more than 3,000,000 income for low wage communities of color. Form 990, Part IX, Line LINE 11g OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGEMET FEES - 402,592 CHOW INSPECTORS - 37,799 PUBLICITY STRATEGIST - 111,000 TEMP. HELP - 102,681 AND OTHERS PROFESSIONAL FEES - 87,616 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. MANAGEMENT AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE INFORMATION TAX RETURN AND ALL QUESTIONS DISCUSSED WITH THE CPA FIRM PRIOR TO SIGNING AND SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY HAVING ANNUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, DISTRIBUTING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALY FOR SIGNATURE, OVERSEEING VENDOR LEDGER REPORT FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.