Educating children and strengthening families, in a bilingual, multicultural environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$564K 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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $220K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$564K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $6.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.3M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.6M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.4M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$17.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$8.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.4M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.0M
FY2021$17.0M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$19.2M
FY2025$24.0M
Expenses
$17.5M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$20.0M
FY2025$24.2M
Net assets
$8.1M
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1992.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $15.0M Management & general 12% · $2.2M Fundraising 2% · $285K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $564K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$215,258Pt VII · Sec A
$139,755Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Dir for Early Childhood
$107,692Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir of Oper & Admin
$101,776Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Myrna Peralta’s $272K as President & CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Myrna Peralta$271,554$251,572$215,258$254,038$233,654$218,077
Ignacio Bravo$169,734$143,814$139,755$152,250$158,712$145,000
Cynthia Mercado$127,494$110,043$101,776$105,468$111,434—
Rosalina Burgos——$107,692$104,237$109,475—
Rosalba Bonilla$106,065$100,634————
Lisa Rivera$103,127—————
Heriberto Velasquez$103,127—————

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

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Empowers children and families through bilingual, multicultural education.

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3 programs · $14.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Early childhood educationsee schedule o for complete description

$12.7Mprogram expense
02

Food and wellnesssee schedule o for complete description

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Centronia institutesee schedule o for complete description

$511Kprogram expense

Funders

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$1.3M
Grants paid · 6 grants · $609K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$166,950
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,850
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,180
Unitemized GrantFY2021$91,050
Unitemized GrantFY2020$89,975
Unitemized GrantFY2019$88,475

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$17.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.0M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$564K
Total assetsLn 16$14.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$279K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$210K
Total revenueLn 12$17.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$394K
SavingsLn 2$171K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$564K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K
Other assetsLn 15$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5272
VolunteersI 6255
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.1M$564K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.6M$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$158K$138K
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M$14.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M$6.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$8.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$66K$66K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$403K$348K$47K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.5M$8.6M$691K$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$29K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$703K$544K$133K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$722K$645K$62K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$66K$7K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$681K$600K$79K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$15K$1K$425
Office expensesLn 13$413K$379K$32K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$32K$3K$817
OccupancyLn 16$2.1M$1.3M$871K
TravelLn 17$24K$24K$705
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$71K$71K$22$231
InterestLn 20$27K$24K$3K$620
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$125K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.0M$1.9M$51K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$220K$183K$31K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.5M$15.0M$2.2M$285K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24.0M$24.2M−$180K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.2M$20.0M−$786K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $17.4M$17.5M−$40K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.0M$16.3M$695K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.0M$15.5M$1.5M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.0M$15.4M−$2.5M$7.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,416,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,754,239$13,210,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,065,912$2,265,312
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $508,003$278,796
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $642,642$1,662,668
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,970,796$17,416,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,050$66,180
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,558,115$11,459,544
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,626,222$5,930,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,275,387$17,456,488
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $695,409−$39,587
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 $17,416,901 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,644 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,477,054
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$733,071
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$123,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,210,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,265,312$2,265,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,062$69,062
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $435,187$435,187
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $209,734$209,734
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,575 · Excluded from tax $1,212,262$1,222,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,280,531 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,926,245$17,416,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,456,488 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $66,180$66,180
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $348,027 · Management $46,791 · Fundraising $8,587$403,405
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,622,049 · Management $691,106 · Fundraising $211,323$9,524,478
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,161 · Management $77,357$106,518
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $543,780 · Management $133,070 · Fundraising $26,609$703,459
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $644,692 · Management $62,208 · Fundraising $14,784$721,684
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,650$8,650
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $65,945 · Management $6,917 · Fundraising $1,687$74,549
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,971$47,971
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $599,721 · Management $78,762 · Fundraising $2,530$681,013
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,069 · Management $1,043 · Fundraising $425$16,537
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $378,960 · Management $32,498 · Fundraising $1,931$413,389
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,945 · Management $3,351 · Fundraising $817$36,113
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,276,911 · Management $870,831$2,147,742
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,659 · Management $705$24,364
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71,085 · Management $22 · Fundraising $231$71,338
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,234 · Management $2,542 · Fundraising $620$27,396
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,337$47,337
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $125,251 · Management $13,138 · Fundraising $3,205$141,594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,915,843 · Management $51,079 · Fundraising $5,404$1,972,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $182,643 · Management $30,641 · Fundraising $7,161$220,445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,012,492 · Management $2,158,682 · Fundraising $285,314$17,456,488
Part X · Balance sheet $14,770,812 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,142,487$393,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$170,594
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,635,479$1,862,837
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $662,947$284,824
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $155,546$125,603
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $157,825$137,810
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,640,693$6,086,977
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $208,413$5,708,492
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,603,390$14,770,812
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $631,460$706,567
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,984$45,845
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $339,994$5,870,438
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,536,729$6,622,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,978,737$7,982,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,087,924$165,571
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,066,661$8,147,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,603,390$14,770,812
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,147,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,416,901
XI-2 Total expenses$17,456,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,066,661
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$120,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,147,962

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