For our ratings of National Right to Work Committee prior to fiscal 2022, CharityWatch reported this legal entity as being related to National Right to Work Legal Defense & Education Foundation (NRWLDEF) and directed potential donors to our explanatory article, "Sorting Out Nonprofit Pairs." According to the National Right to Work Committee audit of December 31, 2019 (Note 4, Related Parties):
"The Committee, The National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Inc. (NRTWLDF), and the National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) are related inasmuch as they share some personnel, facilities and equipment. Costs are allocated according to specific usage. As of December 31, 2019, there were amounts due from NRTWLDF for $14,952. There were no receivables from or payables to NILRR as of December 31, 2019." As of at least fiscal 2022, neither the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation nor the National Right to Work Committee include a note in their audited financial statements indicating that the two organizations are considered related according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States. In addition, neither organization's IRS tax Form 990 includes a Schedule R, "Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships" listing the other as a related organization.
NRWLDEF and NRWC continue to share certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees (IRS Form 990, Part VII), including: Mark A. Mix, who is reported as Trustee / President, and Director / President, respectively. Sandra Crandall, who is reported as Trustee / Chairman, and Director / Chairman, respectively. Duncan Scott, who is reported as Trustee / Vice Chairman, and Director, respectively. In addition, NRWLDEF and NRWC report the same address on their fiscal 2022 IRS Tax Forms 990, and both list their principal officer as "Mark A. Mix."
NRWLDEF reports the following information on its website:
"How does the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation differ from the National Right to Work Committee? The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee are separate and distinct organizations, however, their work is complementary.
The Foundation works solely through the courts to assist employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by abuses of compulsory unionism.
The Committee, founded in 1955, lobbies the Congress and state legislatures for the elimination of all forms of forced unionism. It also conducts a nationwide educational program on the Right to Work principle."
CharityWatch issues a separate rating for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, social welfare organization. CharityWatch does not currently rate the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, a 501(c)(3) public charity, due to its comparatively small size relative to its related organizations.
CharityWatch separates the ratings for 501(c)(3) & 501(c)(4) organizations, even when their financial activities are included together in a consolidated audit, due to their differing treatments under the IRS tax code. For more information on this topic, please see our sections on Types of Non-Profits, Tax Status, and Treatment of Related Organizations, which can be found on the Our Process page. For more information about things to consider when donating to organizations that have related public charity and social welfare entities, read "Sorting Out Nonprofit Pairs." |