El Centro INC

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Kansas City, KS501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 36-2904073Revenue $5.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSelcentroinc.com650 Minnesota Ave, 66101-2806 · Kansas City, KSTax-exempt since May 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Strengthening communities & improving lives of latinos & others through education, social, & economic opportunities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 64 volunteers and 58 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$478K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $122K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$842K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$16.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$16.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$11.9M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$14.3M
FY2025$16.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 2001.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $3.3M Management & general 8% · $295K Fundraising 8% · $292K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $478K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/ CEO
$125,175Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Operatio
$121,081Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Communit
$84,776Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Programs
$78,412Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$68,554Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Andrade’s $125K as President/ CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
Irene Caudillo——$138,364$120,907$119,760$119,413
Erica Andrade$125,175$111,754$97,261$91,203$85,275$66,420
Kelli Mather$121,081$121,234$118,952$112,701$113,784$110,575
Justin Gust$84,776$67,975————
Amanda Vega-Mavec—$81,293————
Elizabeth Reynoso$78,412—————
Robert Ortiz$68,554$67,622$65,353$60,856$61,536$59,776

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

Provides education, social, and economic opportunities to strengthen communities and improve lives.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pre-K Education

Established in 1989, el centro's nationally accredited (through naeyc - the national association for the education of young children) our academy for children prepares 2 1/2 - 5-YEAR-OLD children through its quality, dual-language early childhood education program, with a special emphasis on literacy, reading readiness and numeracy.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Economic Empowerment & Assistance Services

The economic empowerment program serves LOW-/MODERATE-INCOME families and individuals throughout the kansas city metropolitan area with financial literacy education. The program provides group and individual education of money management (E.G., budgeting, savings, and asset-building).

$901Kprogram expense
03

Access Related Services

Complementary programs range from community health focus outreach and interventions working with UNDER/UNINSURED individuals providing health navigation services, access to healthcare services, billing assistance, and funding specialty care.

$748Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$122K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$241,280
Unitemized GrantFY2023$242,428
Unitemized GrantFY2022$289,815
Unitemized GrantFY2021$338,795
Unitemized GrantFY2020$450,019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$128,866

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$583K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$400K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$295K
Fundraisingcol D$292K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$842K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$400K
Investment incomeLn 3$583K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$234K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$889K
SavingsLn 2$3.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$17.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$842K
Net assetsLn 32$16.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 664
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.1M$9.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.4M$17.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$842K
Net assetsLn 32$14.3M$16.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$384K$384K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$572K$481K$23K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.2M$78K$143K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$15K$743$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$113K$95K$5K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$123K$6K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$15K$30K$498
Advertising and promotionLn 12$47K$34K$1K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$117K$76K$35K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$614$276
OccupancyLn 16$281K$256K$19K$6K
TravelLn 17$22K$17K$4K$19
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$59K$6K$498
InterestLn 20$15K$13K$2K$92
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$264K$225K$19K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$611$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$218K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.3M$295K$292K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$3.8M$1.8M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.5M$388K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$3.5M$1.3M$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$3.5M$1.0M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.5M$3.1M$1.4M$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$2.7M$912K$9.4M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,605,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,194,579$4,622,048
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $309,521$399,533
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $381,904$582,816
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,129$1,415
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,909,133$5,605,812
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $375,325$384,255
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,056,142$2,298,981
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,089,564$1,163,486
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,521,031$3,846,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $388,102$1,759,090
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $5,605,812 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,724 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$150,671
VIII-1e Government grants$1,211,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,259,763
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,622,048
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $394,809$394,809
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $348,681$348,681
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$13,941−$13,941
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $234,135$234,135
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,356$15,356
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $414,889 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $568,875$5,605,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,846,722 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $384,255$384,255
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $480,631 · Management $22,887 · Fundraising $68,662$572,180
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,227,126 · Management $78,058 · Fundraising $142,554$1,447,738
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,973 · Management $743 · Fundraising $2,457$18,173
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,522 · Management $4,536 · Fundraising $14,294$113,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,194 · Management $5,919 · Fundraising $18,425$147,538
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,652$3,652
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,550$34,550
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,036$21,036
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,297 · Management $30,319 · Fundraising $498$46,114
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,919 · Management $1,440 · Fundraising $11,400$46,759
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $75,938 · Management $35,174 · Fundraising $5,579$116,691
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,439 · Management $614 · Fundraising $276$9,329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $256,053 · Management $18,973 · Fundraising $5,643$280,669
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,308 · Management $4,398 · Fundraising $19$21,725
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58,981 · Management $5,772 · Fundraising $498$65,251
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,815 · Management $1,772 · Fundraising $92$14,679
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $225,071 · Management $18,547 · Fundraising $20,133$263,751
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,739 · Management $611 · Fundraising $1,901$15,251
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,149 · Management $5,880$224,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,259,410 · Management $294,881 · Fundraising $292,431$3,846,722
Part X · Balance sheet $17,397,861 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,922$888,917
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,229,421$3,244,125
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $785,688$1,074,624
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,394$40,844
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,824$10,416
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,230,273$3,048,863
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,970,638$8,982,433
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $93,928$87,861
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,652$19,778
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,403,740$17,397,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,170$181,633
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $466,161$249,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,003$4,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,138,361$841,712
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,841,758$14,853,699
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,423,621$1,702,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,265,379$16,556,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,403,740$17,397,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,556,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,605,812
XI-2 Total expenses$3,846,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,759,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,265,379
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$570,071
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$38,391
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,556,149

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

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