Innercity Struggle

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2010Human ServicesEIN 27-2133211

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Igniting a transformational and intergenerational movement by building community power to advance justice, life opportunities and dignity in the eastside of los angeles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 205 volunteers and 76 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $1.5M a year · 27% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$914K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$5.3M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$14.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2024▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$5.3M
FY2024▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2024$5.3M
Net assets
$14.1M
FY2024▲ +0.8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$12.8M
FY2024$14.0M
FY2024$14.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $4.0M Management & general 18% · $973K Fundraising 6% · $313K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$149,762Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru 02/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Audit Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sustainability Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sustainability Chair (thru 11/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nominating Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Henry Perez’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Brenes——$173,161$137,813$136,735$109,461
Henry Perez$149,762$143,715$152,309$90,154$90,412$97,308

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

Builds safe, healthy, and non-violent communities in East Los Angeles.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Brothers, Sons, Selves

This area of work focuses on ending the criminalization of young boys and men of color by creating and influencing public policy.

$819Kprogram expense
02

Families Unidas

This component develops a powerful and influential base of parents and community members to promote educational justice in public education and builds the leadership of families to have positive collective impact.

$790Kprogram expense
03

Civic Engagement

This component educates, activates, and mobilizes eastside residents on issues that impact their quality of life and increases their civic participation at the ballot box and beyond.

$754Kprogram 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$35K
Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,560
Khmer Girls in ActionCA · FY2024$6,300
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,400
Khmer Girls in ActionCA · FY2023$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,433
Weingart Center AssociationCA · FY2023$15,000
Youth Justice Coalition INCCA · FY2023$10,000
California Native Vote ProjectDC · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$191,517
Youth Justice Coalition INCCA · FY2022$20,000
Weingart Center AssociationCA · FY2022$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,745
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$273K
Money outPt IX
$5.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$973K
Fundraisingcol D$313K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$914K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$273K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$752K
SavingsLn 2$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$914K
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 576
VolunteersI 6205
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M$8.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.1M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$979K$914K
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$14.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$16K$23K$117K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.5M$222K$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$56K$44K$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$253K$220K$16K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$317K$254K$34K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$542K$390K$120K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$18K$19$3K
Office expensesLn 13$207K$138K$64K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$21K$15K$290
OccupancyLn 16$19K$12K$6K$361
TravelLn 17$95K$80K$15K$227
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$189K$157K$29K$2K
InterestLn 20$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$212K$27K$185K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$24K$26K$692
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$169K$82K$81K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.3M$4.0M$973K$313K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $6.0M$4.8M$1.2M$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$4.7M$1.7M$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.9M$833K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$3.6M$1.9M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$2.9M$1.6M$8.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,415,272 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$150,852
VIII-1e Government grants$62,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,996,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,209,113
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $272,965$272,965
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$66,806−$66,806
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $206,159$5,415,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,305,746 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,074$12,074
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $34,960$34,960
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,653 · Management $23,479 · Fundraising $117,398$156,530
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,489,956 · Management $222,427 · Fundraising $95,110$2,807,493
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,292 · Management $5,914 · Fundraising $5,641$55,847
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $219,699 · Management $16,363 · Fundraising $17,001$253,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $253,546 · Management $34,206 · Fundraising $28,985$316,737
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,343$11,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $78,800$78,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $389,536 · Management $120,055 · Fundraising $32,583$542,174
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,333 · Management $19 · Fundraising $2,802$21,154
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $137,962 · Management $63,830 · Fundraising $5,010$206,802
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,649 · Management $15,209 · Fundraising $290$36,148
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,012 · Management $6,443 · Fundraising $361$18,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $79,804 · Management $15,286 · Fundraising $227$95,317
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $157,315 · Management $29,383 · Fundraising $1,972$188,670
IX-20 InterestManagement $38,726$38,726
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,948 · Management $184,554$211,502
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,435 · Management $25,756 · Fundraising $692$50,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,962 · Management $81,433 · Fundraising $5,312$168,707
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,019,136 · Management $973,226 · Fundraising $313,384$5,305,746
Part X · Balance sheet $15,017,821 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,175,395$752,065
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,750$7,281,736
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,550,740$2,088,378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,960$1,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,086,175$4,894,542
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,100$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,973,120$15,017,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $345,476$355,018
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $56,354$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $979,249$914,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,235,506$10,596,662
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,758,365$3,506,735
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,993,871$14,103,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,973,120$15,017,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,103,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,415,272
XI-2 Total expenses$5,305,746
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,526
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,993,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,103,397

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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