The CMLC is a community-based center that promotes cultural understanding, fosters connections, and provides essential services such as English learning, Immigration support, and community-led educational workshops.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 116 volunteers and 4 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
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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$530K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$421K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$360K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$530K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$167K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$530K
Expenses
$421K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$244K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$421K
Net assets
$360K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$360K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $365K Management & general 8% · $35K Fundraising 5% · $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

5 people listed on the 990; $83K 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
Executive Director
$67,270Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$15,733Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassady Gilroy’s $67K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Elena Valdes Chavarria—$88,400$73,253$26,730
Cassady Gilroy$67,270———
Naomi Halpern—$56,500——
Anna Sherret-Ouattara—$31,200——
Angelica Giraldo—$31,200——
Elena Valdes Chaverria$15,733———

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

Offers English classes, immigration help, and workshops to build community and understanding.

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3 programs · $365K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In-Kind Volunteer and Contracted Services The CMLC has a mission to grow justice and belonging cross-culturally with international immigrant refugee and intersecting communities. To honor this mission we provide a wide spectrum of opportunities for individuals to become involved either through offering contracted services or providing a…

$197Kprogram expense
02

CMLC Immigration Support Programs A vital program for community safety civic engagement and representation is the CMLC Immigration Support Program. This program works to engage and support immigrant refugee and international community members wherever they are in their USA residency process or status.

$88Kprogram expense
03

English Language Learning Courses As one of the primary offerings of the CMLC English-language Learning courses provide the essential tool for non-English speaking individuals to be able to gain access to building community vital services and critical programming.

$79Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$52K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$530K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$421K
Ln 25
Programscol B$365K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$360K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$530K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
SavingsLn 2$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$164
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$360K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6116
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$271K$337K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$332$164
Total assetsLn 16$271K$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K$360K
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$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$108K$22K$14K
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$22K$16K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$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$62K$59K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$40$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$0$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$166$0$167$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K$249$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$421K$365K$35K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $530K$421K$109K$360K 990 PDF
FY2024 $479K$368K$111K$255K 990 PDF
FY2023 $328K$309K$19K$144K 990 PDF
FY2022 $265K$244K$21K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $167K$104K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $529,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,743$496,352
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,826$31,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $574$2,068
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $271,914$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $479,057$529,623
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $236,116$181,006
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,565$239,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $367,681$420,775
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,376$108,848
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $529,623 across 16 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$234,596
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$126,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$496,352
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,068
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$529,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $420,775 across 31 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 $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,443 · Management $21,689 · Fundraising $14,459$144,590
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 $16,398 · Management $3,280 · Fundraising $2,186$21,863
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,915 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $1,455$14,553
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 $2,516 · Fundraising $0$2,516
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 $58,616 · Management $3,680 · Fundraising $0$62,296
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,279 · Management $40 · Fundraising $0$1,319
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,061 · Fundraising $0$1,061
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,995 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,717$5,711
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,723 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,723
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,428 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,428
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 $0 · Management $167 · Fundraising $0$166
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,367 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,367
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,933 · Management $249 · Fundraising $0$67,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $365,097 · Management $34,865 · Fundraising $20,817$420,775
Part X · Balance sheet $359,965 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,845; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $199,821$278,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,716$58,003
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$503
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 $332$164
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$15,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,869$359,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $270,869$359,963
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $270,869$359,963
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,869$359,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $359,965 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$529,623
XI-2 Total expenses$420,775
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$270,869
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−$19,754
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$359,965

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