Masa partners with mexican and latino children, youth and families in the south bronx to develop strong learners and leaders who fully contribute to the larger community. We envision a community that is civically engaged, empowered and educated.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $215K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $204K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$709K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$709K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending May 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $569K Management & general 16% · $114K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,343Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aracelis Lucero’s $125K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aracelis Lucero$124,884$134,657$93,742$99,394$78,343

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

Empowers Mexican and Latino children, youth, and families in the South Bronx through literacy and leadership programs.

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1 program · $569K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Educational and leadership programs for children of immigrants and latino and mexican youth, including early childhood programs, after-school programs (including homework help, literacy, and stem), and youth development programs.

$569Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$204K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $68K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$42,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,434
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,725
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,630

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$709K
Ln 25
Programscol B$569K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$133K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$791K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$791K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 668
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$791K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$672K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$644K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$39K$39K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$58K$24K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$344K$296K$45K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$1K$348
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$27K$5K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$330$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$697$202$110
Office expensesLn 13$31K$25K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$104K$84K$16K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$155
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$14K$323$155
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$1K$297
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K$95
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$874$477
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$709K$569K$114K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.4M$1.2M$137K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$148K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.1M$238K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$92K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$709K$463K$1.1M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,172,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $756,594$1,172,169
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,089$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $773,505$1,172,169
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$39,410
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $464,994$483,131
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $17,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,551$186,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $713,545$709,059
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,960$463,110
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,172,169 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$132,690
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,039,479
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,172,169
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,172,169
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $709,059 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $39,410$39,410
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,646 · Management $24,019 · Fundraising $14,412$96,077
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,350 · Management $44,802 · Fundraising $3,224$344,376
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,994 · Management $1,360 · Fundraising $348$8,702
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,307 · Management $5,309 · Fundraising $1,360$33,976
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,725$4,725
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,505$7,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $330 · Management $2,446$2,776
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $697 · Management $202 · Fundraising $110$1,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,172 · Management $3,457 · Fundraising $1,934$30,563
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,373 · Management $16,107 · Fundraising $3,893$104,373
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,382 · Fundraising $155$2,537
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,070 · Management $323 · Fundraising $155$14,548
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,075 · Management $1,208 · Fundraising $297$7,580
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,949 · Management $1,237 · Fundraising $95$3,281
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,019 · Management $874 · Fundraising $477$4,370
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,251$3,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $569,025 · Management $113,574 · Fundraising $26,460$709,059
Part X · Balance sheet $1,223,945 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $220,712$791,314
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $389,025$396,489
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,950$13,424
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,258$6,678
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,040$16,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $671,985$1,223,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,306$29,691
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$87,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,306$117,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $280,214$351,305
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $363,465$755,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $643,679$1,106,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $671,985$1,223,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,106,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,172,169
XI-2 Total expenses$709,059
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$463,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$643,679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,106,789

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