To enhance effective collaboration between local churches and community organizations to develop integrated and sustainable solutions to poverty in the united states and internationally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$246K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$246K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $348K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$208K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$318K
FY2023▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$69K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2002.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $192K Fundraising 17% · $412K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $246K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$135,680Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Development
$110,530Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bm - Cgo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bm-Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Bueno’s $135K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronald Bueno$134,680$135,680$128,280$121,450$123,700
David McGee—$110,530$104,340——

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects churches and community groups to fight poverty with lasting solutions.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

ENLACE'S CORE FOCUS IS OUR CHURCH AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM, WHICH TRAINS CHURCH LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND AND LIVE OUT THE BIBLICAL BASIS OF THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN THEIR IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

***SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN GUATEMALA***In Guatemala, Enlace staff trained 317 leaders to design and manage sustainable community projects and worked with local volunteers in 43 communities, completing 76 projects directly impacting 26,530 people.

$242Kprogram expense
03

***SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN NEPAL*** In Nepal, Enlace staff trained 400 leaders to design and manage sustainable community projects and worked with local volunteers in 60 communities, completing 61 projects directly impacting 23,130 people.

$113Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$192K
Fundraisingcol D$412K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$522
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$369K
SavingsLn 2$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$661K$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$745K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K$208K
Net assetsLn 32$540K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.5M$1.5M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$110K$14K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$48K$5K$38K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$414K$112K$50K$252K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$23K$5K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$14K$8K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$35K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$64K$64K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$315$2K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$19K$11K$1K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$6K$2K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$5K$22K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$73$9K$978
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.8M$192K$412K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$2.4M−$249K$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.2M$2.4M−$222K$318K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.1M$75K$540K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.1M$195K$465K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.8M$7K$270K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,224,983 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,121,291$2,210,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,366$3,216
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,864$10,993
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,339$522
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,126,182$2,224,983
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,307,491$1,525,583
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $506,773$696,618
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $236,695$224,820
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,050,959$2,447,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,223−$222,038
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,224,983 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,946
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,205,306
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,210,252
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,216$3,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,993$10,993
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$522
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,209$2,224,983
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,447,021 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,525,583$1,525,583
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,831 · Management $13,568 · Fundraising $27,136$150,535
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $4,770 · Management $38,160 · Fundraising $4,770$47,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,686 · Management $50,286 · Fundraising $251,538$413,510
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,339 · Management $4,904 · Fundraising $13,374$41,617
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,018 · Management $7,864 · Fundraising $21,374$43,256
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,124$13,124
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,397$22,397
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $63,830$63,830
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $315 · Management $1,574 · Fundraising $4,406$6,295
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,243 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $7,104$19,362
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,594 · Management $4,191$5,785
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationFundraising $1,794$1,794
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,103$3,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,297 · Management $22,278 · Fundraising $16,016$43,591
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73 · Management $9,488 · Fundraising $978$10,539
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,842,749 · Management $191,952 · Fundraising $412,320$2,447,021
Part X · Balance sheet $525,801 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $395,183$369,385
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $266,056$65,683
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,575$900
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,432$16,341
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,332$5,063
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $791$890
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $64,323$67,539
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $744,692$525,801
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,556$5,930
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,578$52,172
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,621$3,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $204,712$207,814
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $236,875$145,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $303,105$172,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,980$317,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $744,692$525,801
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,224,983
XI-2 Total expenses$2,447,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$222,038
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,980
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,987

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