Hispanic Affairs Project EIN 27-1276653 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Hispanic Affairs Project FY2023 filing

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Helps Hispanic immigrants integrate through legal aid, resources, and leadership programs. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $790K in revenue, $529K in expenses, and $2.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Montrose, CO
Website
www.hapgj.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$790KFY2023
Expenses
$529K
Net assets
$2.4M
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-1276653 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Montrose, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps Hispanic immigrants integrate through legal aid, resources, and leadership programs.
Leadership
Ricardo Perez · Executive Director · $77K
Money in and out
$790K revenue, $529K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$790K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$529K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $261K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
36.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$790K
FY2023▲ +76%
Expenses
$529K
FY2023▲ +30%
Total assets
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$790K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$529K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$261K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHispanic Affairs Project
EINHdr · item D27-1276653
Principal addressHdr · item CMontrose, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.hapgj.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ricardo Perez’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ricardo Perez$81,954$81,995$77,250$75,000$62,796$51,450

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $462K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Immigration Legal Assistance Program

Represented 117 individuals before USCIS as described as follows: citizenship by naturalization- 14, Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) renewals- 44, TPS- 2, family petitions- 8, Green card petitions and renewals- 9, Fee waivers- 7, employment authorization- 6, VAWA and U visa- 3; FOIA- 7, and other applications related to…

$164Kprogram expense
02

Resources to the Community

Aided 415 low income families with direct assistance providing resources to navigate the system in areas related to the driver licenses, housing, labor laws, justice access and/or connecting with other agencies and governmental entities assisting individuals in need.

$150Kprogram expense
03

Partnership and Collaboration

Participated in 8 local/regional committees to advance immigrant inclusion and provided resources to other non-profits and governmental agencies looking for civic engagement of their residents. Together with the city of Gunnison advanced the Gunnison Immigrant Integration Project to enhance the access of services to newcomers.

$149Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$867K · 110%
Program service revenue$23K · 3%
Investment income$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants110%$867K
Program service revenue3%$23K
Investment income2%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$790K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Program services87%$462K
Management & general11%$56K
Fundraising2%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$529K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed36.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $529K
36.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $462K · Total expenses $529K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $529K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $529K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $894K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $867K · Total revenue $790K
110%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $790K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $23K · Total revenue $790K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $790K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $23K · Total expenses $529K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $790K · Prior year $449K
+76%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $790K · Expenses $529K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.4M · Total assets $2.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.4M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ricardo Perez · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $529K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $367K · Total expenses $529K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 76%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.8%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$104K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $62K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,058
City of GunnisonFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$750
Unitemized GrantFY2020$750

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$931K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$708K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$790K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$449K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$831K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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