Vela: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-2451077)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$344K
FY2021	$302K
FY2022	$886K
FY2023	$368K
FY2024	$394K
FY2025	$455K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$268K
FY2021	$336K
FY2022	$386K
FY2023	$533K
FY2024	$558K
FY2025	$600K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$251K
FY2021	$217K
FY2022	$718K
FY2023	$552K
FY2024	$388K
FY2025	$243K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

71%

20%

Program services 71% · $427K Management & general 9% · $54K Fundraising 20% · $118K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Alex Cantu

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jaqueline Diaz

Board Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timmie Bui

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alisyn Diaz

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy McHorse

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isbel Cobo

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Michelle Gallas

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ana Acosta

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Empowers families of children with special needs through courses, support, and community.

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1 program · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Provides courses, monthly support groups, case management, workshops, and family events to underserved families of children with disabilities across central texas.

$427Kprogram 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 · FY2024

The Moody FoundationFY2024$35K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$29K

Garrison Family FoundationFY2024$21K

Carl C Anderson SR and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable FoundationFY2024$15K

Professional Contract Services INCFY2024$10K

Shield-Ayres FoundationFY2024$10K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K

Lsg Charitable FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$137K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$455K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Money outPt IX

$600K

Ln 25

Programscol B$427K

Managementcol C$54K

Fundraisingcol D$118K

Owns and owesPt X

$243K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K

Total assetsLn 16$253K

LiabilitiesLn 26$10K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$97K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Total revenueLn 12$455K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$244K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K

Other assetsLn 15$4K

Total assetsLn 16$253K

LiabilitiesLn 26$10K

Net assetsLn 32$243K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 650

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$394K	$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$394K	$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$10K
Net assetsLn 32	$388K	$243K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$96K	$29K	$10K	$58K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$375K	$284K	$39K	$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$36K	$24K	$4K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$17K	$17K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$20K	$20K	$25	$400
OccupancyLn 16	$3K	$3K	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$106	$106	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$4K	$0	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$46K	$46K	$66	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$600K	$427K	$54K	$118K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$455K	$600K	−$145K	$243K	990 PDF
FY2024	$394K	$558K	−$165K	$388K	990 PDF
FY2023	$368K	$533K	−$165K	$552K	990 PDF
FY2022	$886K	$386K	$500K	$718K	990 PDF
FY2021	$302K	$336K	−$33K	$217K	990 PDF
FY2020	$344K	$268K	$76K	$251K	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

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Part I · Summary $454,877 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,696$415,298

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,940$12,583

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,756$11,682

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,748$15,314

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,644$454,877

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $440,048$507,267

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,245$92,380

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $558,293$599,647

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$164,649−$144,770

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $454,877 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$96,845

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$318,453

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,298

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,583

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,682

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,253−$8,253

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,567 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,567

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,832 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,253$454,877

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $599,647 across 10 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,878 · Management $9,626 · Fundraising $57,755$96,259

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $284,424 · Management $38,804 · Fundraising $51,527$374,755

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,114 · Management $3,728 · Fundraising $8,411$36,253

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,029 · Fundraising $0$2,029

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,094 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,094

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,604 · Management $25 · Fundraising $400$20,029

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,312 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,312

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$106

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,981 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,981

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,763 · Management $66 · Fundraising $0$45,829

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,276 · Management $54,278 · Fundraising $118,093$599,647

Part X · Balance sheet $252,867 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393,561$244,316

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67$67

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,359

X-15 Other assets$4,125

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,628$252,867

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,949$9,958

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,949$9,958

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $387,679$242,909

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $387,679$242,909

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,628$252,867

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,909 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$454,877

XI-2 Total expenses$599,647

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,770

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$387,679

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,909

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV