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Casa Nueva Vida

IRS exemption revoked

Jamaica Plain, MAUnknown exempt organizationSince 1993EIN 04-3012063

The organization provides temporary housing to homeless families with particular attention to the needs of hispanic families.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 136 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $739K a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.1M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$8.1M
FY2022▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.9M
FY2022$8.1M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2022▼ -0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2022$6.7M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2022▲ +76%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2022$5.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on November 15, 2025

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No — IRS exemption revoked
On the IRS revocation list.
Can I give now?
No — exemption revoked (2025-11-15)
On the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
No filing since FY2022 — 5 yrs
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCasa Nueva Vida
EINHdr · item D04-3012063
Exempt statusHdr · item IRevoked
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
Latest filingForm 990FY2022 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CJamaica Plain, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.casanuevavida.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.01
Program services84%$5.7M
Management & general15%$1.0M
Fundraising1%$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Surplus or deficit
+17%
as % of revenue, this year▲ ×11 vs prior filing year
Program spending
84%
of expenses reach programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$6.8M
FY2022▲ +30%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2022$6.8M
Total liabilities
$1.3M
FY2022▼ -39%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2022$1.3M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.8M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$5.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$8.1M
Investment income$769
Other revenue$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$8.0M
Total revenueLn 12$8.1M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2022 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $2.9M · Operating expenses/yr $6.7M
5.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.7M · Total expenses $6.7M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $6.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $45K · Total expenses $6.7M
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $57K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $134K
$0.43 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $8.1M · Total revenue $8.1M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $8.0M · Total revenue $8.1M
99%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $8.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $769 · Total revenue $8.1M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $6.7M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $8.1M · Prior year $6.9M
+17%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $5.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $8.1M · Expenses $6.7M
+17%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.8M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $5.5M · Total assets $6.8M
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $57K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.8M
0.8%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vernon Blessing · Reported title INTERIM EXETIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $113K · Total expenses $6.7M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.4M · Total expenses $6.7M
50%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 84%——
Spent on management, % of spending 15%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 0.6%——
Revenue growth 17%——
Legal fees, % of spending 6%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.7%——

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vernon Blessing
Interim Exetive Director
$112,740Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Morales
President, Clerk, Interim Director
$37,080Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alba Alvarez
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Cote
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2022FY2020
Manuel Duran—$231,527
Vernon Blessing$112,740—
Lisa Morales$37,080—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Offers temporary housing to homeless families, especially Hispanic families.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $5.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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The organization provides temporary housing to homeless families with particular attention to the needs of hispanic families.

$5.7Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$18
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2022 Latest Viewing $8.1M$6.7M+17% 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $6.9M$6.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2022

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,114,675 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,016,376
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,941
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,111,317
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $769$769
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,589$2,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,589 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $769$8,114,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,740,459 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,340 · Management $14,982 · Fundraising $1,498$149,820
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,300,253 · Management $258,455 · Fundraising $25,846$2,584,554
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,088 · Management $4,617 · Fundraising $462$46,167
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $317,832 · Management $35,711 · Fundraising $3,571$357,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $218,045 · Management $24,499 · Fundraising $2,450$244,994
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $426,345$426,345
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,810$47,810
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,339 · Management $96,044$100,383
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $31,339$31,339
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,811,018 · Management $27,874 · Fundraising $9,292$1,848,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,222$1,222
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,887$25,887
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $119,860 · Management $13,467 · Fundraising $1,347$134,674
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $76,236 · Management $1,980 · Fundraising $990$79,206
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $571,272 · Management $33,694 · Fundraising $0$604,966
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57,794$57,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,678,186 · Management $1,016,817 · Fundraising $45,456$6,740,459
Part X · Balance sheet $6,808,115 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,360,957$2,809,634
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $625,195$597,551
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $165,654$116,062
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,281,452$3,146,778
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $61,915$56,827
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,583$81,263
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,605,754$6,808,115
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $211,289$686,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $560,710$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,410,945$1,269,172
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,179,018$5,523,152
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,791$15,791
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,194,809$5,538,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,605,754$6,808,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,538,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,114,675
XI-2 Total expenses$6,740,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,374,216
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,194,809
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,538,943

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