La Casa Norte FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1995HousingEIN 36-4041525Revenue $7.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRS3533 W North Ave, 60647-7573 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide services, resources and housing to individuals and families facing homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.4M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.4M
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.9M
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$10.6M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$21.0M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024−$789K

From the FY2020 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 May 1997.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $4.4M Management & general 26% · $1.7M Fundraising 7% · $448K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$155,817Pt VII · Sec A
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jose Munoz’s $204K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jose Munoz$203,554$198,576$181,959$175,000$155,817
Larry McKay$97,187$141,636$120,977$108,521—
Patricia Fuentes——$114,334——
Keeli Johnson$112,040————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers housing, resources, and services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

La Casa Norte's Palante Supportive Housing Program is a scattered site permanent housing initiative which provides chronically homeless youth and families with long term stable housing. Clients housed in the program are provided with both housing subsidies and supportive services, which are all required to successfully house these…

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Casa Corazon is LCN's unaccompanied homeless youth outreach and engagement project which focuses on connecting homeless youth to services. This program provides street outreach, drop in centers and comprehensive case management services to youth (including pregnant and parenting women) and emergency overnight shelter beds for homeless…

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

The Community & Supportive Services Program (formerly the Crisis Center) provides free, accessible, bilingual and culturally appropriate case management and housing advocacy services to families, unaccompanied youth and single individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

$678Kprogram 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$25K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $6.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,230,858
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,072
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,084,257
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,325
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,019,572
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,012
Unitemized GrantFY2021$986,105
Unitemized GrantFY2021$986,105
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,495
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,495
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,052,717
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,013

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$448K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$7.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$475K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5128
VolunteersI 6915
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$664K$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15K$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M$17.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$189K$134K$36K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$1.9M$492K$272K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$22K$6K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$319K$226K$60K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$232K$165K$44K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$447$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$293K$133K$122K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$217K$144K$61K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$66K$15K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$817K$258K$552K$7K
TravelLn 17$19K$16K$3K$29
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$25K$5K$136
InterestLn 20$109K$109K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$178K$131K$38K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$74K$63K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$235K$107K$105K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$883$2K$119
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$4.4M$1.7M$448K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.6M$21.0M−$10.5M−$789K 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.9M$7.9M−$33K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.8M$7.0M−$263K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.3M$7.0M$2.3M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.9M$6.6M$1.3M$7.6M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,863,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,536,331$7,462,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,335$255,574
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,281$125,985
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$44,183$19,336
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,663,764$7,863,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $961,230$1,086,730
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,188,081$3,387,561
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,316,663$2,126,460
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,465,974$6,600,751
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,802,210$1,262,267
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $7,863,018 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$167,123
VIII-1e Government grants$4,050,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,244,044
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,462,123
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $255,574$255,574
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,985$125,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$37,299−$37,299
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $56,635$56,635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $312,209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,686$7,863,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,600,751 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,086,730$1,086,730
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,589 · Management $35,522 · Fundraising $19,605$188,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,852,010 · Management $492,454 · Fundraising $271,787$2,616,251
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,946 · Management $5,835 · Fundraising $3,221$31,002
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $225,893 · Management $60,066 · Fundraising $33,150$319,109
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $164,572 · Management $43,760 · Fundraising $24,151$232,483
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $447 · Management $31,465$31,912
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,198$34,198
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $133,273 · Management $122,416 · Fundraising $36,893$292,582
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $143,708 · Management $61,181 · Fundraising $11,802$216,691
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $66,440 · Management $15,026 · Fundraising $3,749$85,215
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $258,197 · Management $551,680 · Fundraising $6,850$816,727
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,585 · Management $3,447 · Fundraising $29$19,061
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,656 · Management $5,455 · Fundraising $136$30,247
IX-20 InterestManagement $108,688$108,688
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $130,839 · Management $38,268 · Fundraising $9,304$178,411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,437 · Management $7,001 · Fundraising $4,001$74,439
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,061 · Management $104,688 · Fundraising $23,430$235,179
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $883 · Management $2,108 · Fundraising $119$3,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,429,266 · Management $1,723,258 · Fundraising $448,227$6,600,751
Part X · Balance sheet $17,055,319 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,511,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,988$1,459,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $506,476$475,480
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $652,544$1,257,081
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,593$41,317
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,982$40,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,339,876$1,228,844
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,567$41,717
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,528$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,294,554$17,055,319
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $376,108$307,081
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,547,841$2,152,921
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,951,949$9,444,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,438,256$5,131,132
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,904,349$2,480,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,342,605$7,611,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,294,554$17,055,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,611,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,863,018
XI-2 Total expenses$6,600,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,262,267
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,342,605
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,445
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,611,317

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