Border Angels EIN 01-0777554

Border Angels FY2019 filing

EIN  01-0777554 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA Founded 2003
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Saves migrants' lives in desert and mountain border crossings.
Leadership
Enrique Morones · Executive Director Jan - May 2019 · $126K
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $705K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Saves migrants' lives in desert and mountain border crossings. For fiscal year 2019 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $705K in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2019
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$705K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $494K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2019 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2019
Expenses
$705K
FY2019
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2019
Total liabilities
$0
FY2019
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$705K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$494K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $404K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Through our Shelter Aid Program we provide support to various migrant shelters in Tijuana Baja California Mexico. We provide funding to help cover the cost of rent utilities shelter construction projects and food for shelter residents. This support has become more crucial to migrant survival and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

$247Kprogram expense
02

GROUPS OF VOLUNTEERS LEAVE BOTTLES OF WATER IN THE DESERT TO PREVENT DEATH BY THIRST OF BORDER CROSSERS. Border Angels has left thousands of gallons of water in the desert along paths most commonly traveled by migrants.

$88Kprogram expense
03

On every first Saturday of the month we visit two sites where day laborers congregate and we provide them with food water clothes and hygiene products. Our program's goal is to provide moral and emotional support and to document their stories. We also provide free immigration and employee rights consultations to those in need.

$70Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBorder Angels
EINHdr · item D01-0777554
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.borderangels.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2003
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P61)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Jan - May 2019
$125,793Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director June - Dec 2019
$47,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Orendain’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Enrique Morones$125,793
Dulce Garcia$119,423$122,904$47,667
Edward Orendain$51,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.2M · 100%
Investment income$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants100%$1.2M
Investment income1%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.12
Program services57%$404K
Management & general31%$220K
Fundraising12%$81K
Total functional expensesLn 25$705K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2019 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $705K
20.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $404K · Total expenses $705K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $220K · Total expenses $705K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $81K · Total expenses $705K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $81K · Solicited contributions $1.2M
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.2M · Total revenue $1.2M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $1.2M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $705K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $705K
+41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Enrique Morones · Reported title Executive Director Jan - May 2019 · Highest reported compensation $126K · Total expenses $705K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $337K · Total expenses $705K
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 10%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $405K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,460
Unitemized GrantFY2023$48,625
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,111
Unitemized GrantFY2021$99,745
Unitemized GrantFY2020$162,197
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,425

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$640K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$489K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$605K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$685K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$967K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2019IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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