Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1981.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
46 people listed on the 990; $271K paid to officers and key staff.
Manuel Gutierrez’s $108K as Director of Program Strategy is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Ruan | — | $199,299 | $163,625 | $157,366 | $163,770 |
| Marisol Parand | — | — | $120,889 | $113,525 | — |
| Manuel Gutierrez | $107,700 | — | — | — | — |
| Laura Marcum | $107,109 | — | — | — | — |
| Martha Madrid | $101,753 | — | — | — | — |
| Nancy Garcia | $100,550 | — | — | — | — |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps at-risk youth stay in school, healthy, and drug-free through education and support.
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Academic and Career Development
targets Latina high school juniors and seniors from the City of Santa Ana who are interested in entering college but need assistance due to academics, cultural and gender barriers and limited financial resources.
Juvenile Crime Prevention/Substance Abuse Intervention
shortstop, program shortstop, are taught by volunteer attorneys and legal professionals to approximately 1,600 youths and their families. Stop short of addiction: An intensive program designed to specifically address the needs of first-time juvenile offenders arrested for criminal offenses as well as those having drug abuse problems.
Health Education
provides health education groups with risk education services to Latina mothers combined with family counseling to improve family functioning. Also provides comprehensive sexual health education for Latina youth via evidence-based program models.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.0M | $2.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.3M | $1.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.0M | $3.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $271K | $176K | $39K | $55K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $900K | $693K | $45K | $161K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $40K | $31K | $3K | $7K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $94K | $71K | $7K | $16K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $82K | $62K | $6K | $14K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $31K | $27K | $648 | $3K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $11K | $1K | $2K | $7K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $5K | $488 | $19 | $4K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $10K | $8K | $382 | $940 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $27K | $22K | $2K | $4K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $53K | $47K | $1K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $559 | $110 | $741 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $3K | $2K | $80 |
| InterestLn 20 | $44K | $37K | $3K | $4K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $66K | $45K | $9K | $12K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9K | $7K | $614 | $857 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $218K | $186K | $120 | $32K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $97K | $78K | $12K | $6K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.0M | $1.5M | $134K | $332K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $2.5M | $2.5M | −$48K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.2M | $2.5M | −$273K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $48K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 Viewing | $2.1M | $2.0M | $183K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.2M | $2.0M | $253K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,146,192 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 44 of 44 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,146,192 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,963,245 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,480,043 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,146,802 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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