Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $124K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Patricia Perales Huerta-Meza’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Perales Huerta-Meza | $120,000 | $119,469 | $94,089 | $92,746 | $86,635 |
| Jose Antonio Medina | — | — | $20,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Patricia Huerta Deperales | — | — | — | — | $7,500 |
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.
See Padres Unidos Np executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Fosters family growth in education, health, and well-being through community support.
Questions for Padres Unidos Np
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Strong Families
Statistical analyses performed in collaboration with the OC Probation Department evidenced that after parent participation in the Padres Unidos Education Program, not only were there fewer new law violation arrests among youth but fewer serious offenses.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2443746) · Dispute this lineEarly Education
The pandemic has affected many of our most vulnerable communities. Children attending Padres Unidos early education modules continued to show increases and improvement. Children participating in our Early Education modules begin kindergarten prepared socially and academically for the rigors of a formal education.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2443746) · Dispute this lineCommunity Engagement
The pandemic affected our most vulnerable communities. As part of our Community Engagement initiative Padres implemented community-pop-ups and outreach which serviced over 5000 participants (adult, youth, children and infants).
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2443746) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $259K | $375K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $409K | $566K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $9K | $29K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $400K | $537K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $124K | $99K | $25K | |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $384K | $307K | $77K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $155K | $124K | $31K | |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $75 | $75 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $32K | $32K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $26K | $5K | $21K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $384 | $1K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | |||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $30K | $30K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | |||
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $342K | $298K | $44K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $32K | $15K | $17K | $53 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.1M | $849K | $289K | $53 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $717K | $664K | $53K | $434K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $577K | $638K | −$62K | $381K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $577K | $738K | −$161K | $437K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $61K | $598K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $137K | $537K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $1,276,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,276,041 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,138,613 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $566,111 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $537,208 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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