To offer hospitality, educational opportunities and advocacy to aduilt immigrants

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$322K
Spent
$204K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$322K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$451K
Expenses
$204K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$291K
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $107K Management & general 47% · $96K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,300Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Megan Ruiz$70,000$63,642$55,375$56,816$48,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Welcomes, educates, and advocates for adult immigrants.

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1 program · $107K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The center offers hospitality, educational opportunities and advocacy to adult immigrants, especially women, who are striving to better their lives. In 2020, 150 volunteers gave a total of 5,000 hours of volunteer service to support the PROGRAMS.THE center provided united states history and government tutoring in preparation for the…

$107Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$322K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$322K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$141K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$19K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$32K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$364$364
Office expensesLn 13$2K$884$457$364
Information technologyLn 14$204$163$41
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$1K$161$910
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$48K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$107K$96K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $451K$291K$160K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $224K$216K$8K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K$209K−$28K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $279K$207K$72K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $322K$204K$118K$3.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $321,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,073$306,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,802$15,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $167,875$321,658
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,770$123,138
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,743$80,738
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,513$203,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$638$117,782
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $321,658 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$24,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$282,467
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,467
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,156$15,156
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,191$321,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,876 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,320 · Management $28,980$48,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,402 · Management $19,743$52,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $15,009$15,009
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,684$7,684
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,972$1,972
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $364$364
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $884 · Management $457 · Fundraising $364$1,705
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $163 · Fundraising $41$204
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,679$13,679
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161 · Management $910$1,071
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,044$1,044
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,788 · Management $3,229$51,017
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,987 · Management $2,518 · Fundraising $1,177$9,682
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,705 · Management $95,589 · Fundraising $1,582$203,876
Part X · Balance sheet $2,987,757 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,004$75,373
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,422,934$2,771,522
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,449$140,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,501,387$2,987,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,501,387$2,987,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,501,387$2,987,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,987,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$321,658
XI-2 Total expenses$203,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,501,387
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$368,588
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,987,757

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