Promoting solidarity and cultural exchange across borders between the people of El Salvador and others in the search for development and dignity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$19K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$952K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$968K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$952K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$903K
FY2022$858K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$952K
Expenses
$968K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$823K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$968K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1998.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $861K Management & general 9% · $87K Fundraising 2% · $21K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $19K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
El Salv Legal Rep
$19,360Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Schuld’s $19K as El Salv Legal Rep is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Schuld$19,360$18,760$18,770$18,760$20,750

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

Fosters cultural exchange and solidarity between El Salvador and others for development and dignity.

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3 programs · $839K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth Leadership Development and Scholarship Programs

The CIS worked with twenty-five local Salvadoran scholarship committees and twenty-four sister organizations as well as individual donors to raise funds for 226 youth to go to the university, 245 to high school and 82 students in k - 9th grade in 2024. Of those students 28 graduated with university degrees and 77 from high school.

$445Kprogram expense
02

Civil rights, democratic development, emergency aid, and advocacy programs: Los Olivos CIS continued to support 25 organizations in the CIS Community Network for Cooperation and Solidarity. CIS work is carried out by 19 permanent staff and 26 long term volunteers (3 months or more). *** CIS Clean Water and the Environment program.

$293Kprogram expense
03

Educational Delegations and Language and Cultural Exchange

CIS hosted five delegations to El Salvador with a total of 57 participants, which included sister relationships which are the base of the scholarship and leadership development program. Additionally, CIS representatives participated in six visits with 15 participants to the United States - scholarship students visited St.

$101Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$952K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$968K
Ln 25
Programscol B$861K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$952K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$298K
SavingsLn 2$612K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$910K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6200
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$913K$910K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$264K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$780K$780K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$0$5K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$0$391$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$0$22K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$625$0$0$625
Office expensesLn 13$22K$16K$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$388$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$77$0
TravelLn 17$21K$21K$349$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$13K$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$958$737$221$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$26K$54K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$968K$861K$87K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $952K$968K−$16K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $876K$810K$66K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $858K$823K$36K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $903K$775K$128K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $971K$900K$71K$967K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $952,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $781,727$755,642
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,824$184,425
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,661$12,194
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $876,212$952,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $637,102$780,050
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,376$20,923
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,533$167,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $810,011$968,285
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,201−$16,024
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $952,261 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$755,642
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$755,642
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $184,425 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$184,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,194$12,194
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,425 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,194$952,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $968,285 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $780,050$780,050
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $4,840 · Fundraising $14,520$19,360
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $391 · Fundraising $1,172$1,563
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,517 · Fundraising $0$21,517
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $1,069 · Fundraising $0$1,069
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $625$625
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,743 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $4,759$21,729
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,294 · Management $388 · Fundraising $0$1,682
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,745 · Management $77 · Fundraising $0$2,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,531 · Management $349 · Fundraising $0$20,880
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,010 · Management $2,511 · Fundraising $0$15,521
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $737 · Management $221 · Fundraising $0$958
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,395 · Management $54,114 · Fundraising $0$80,509
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $860,505 · Management $86,704 · Fundraising $21,076$968,285
Part X · Balance sheet $1,180,581 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $813,079$298,324
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,249$611,951
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,064$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $264,002$270,306
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,194,394$1,180,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,270$2,737
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$2,738
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,270$5,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $539,438$539,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $651,686$635,779
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,191,124$1,175,106
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,194,394$1,180,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,175,106 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$952,261
XI-2 Total expenses$968,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,191,124
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,175,106

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