Importa Santa Barbara FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 45-2620272

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Importa provides services to the following populations: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status. Legal assistance in the following areas are provided; Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 37% 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $136K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$640K
Spent
$312K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$875K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$640K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$640K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$724K
FY2023$783K
Expenses
$312K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$478K
Net assets
$875K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$875K
FY2021$932K
FY2022$948K
FY2023$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $297K Management & general 5% · $15K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$57,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marline Flores’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Marline Flores$57,500$57,500

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.

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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 legal help for immigrants, victims of abuse, and farmworkers facing complex immigration issues.

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4 program services account for $593K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Legal Immigration Services Under the California DSS OneCalifornia Grant IMPORTA offers legal representation to immigrants without charge in applications for citizenship through naturalization, DACA, adjustment of status, family visa petitions, waivers, consular processing of visas in U.S.

$247Kprogram expense
02

Legal Immigration Services Under the California DSS OneCalifornia Grant IMPORTA offers legal representation to immigrants without charge in applications for citizenship through naturalization, DACA, adjustment of status, family visa petitions, waivers, consular processing of visas in U.S.

$247Kprogram expense
03

Educational Outreach Throughout the Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Southern San Luis Obispo County Region The educational outreach programs are conducted in conjunction with many other organizations that serve South and Central Coast immigrant communities in areas of health, housing, and issues concerning senior citizens and…

$50Kprogram expense
04

Educational Outreach Throughout the Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Southern San Luis Obispo County Region The educational outreach programs are conducted in conjunction with many other organizations that serve South and Central Coast immigrant communities in areas of health, housing, and issues concerning senior citizens and…

$50Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$136K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$640K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$875K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$429K
Total assetsLn 16$875K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Government grantsLn 1e$450K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Total revenueLn 12$640K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$429K
Total assetsLn 16$875K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$875K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $783K$478K$305K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $724K$464K$260K$948K 990 PDF
FY2021 $438K$367K$70K$932K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $640K$312K$328K$875K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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