Centro Community Partners

Tax-deductible

Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 2011Community DevelopmentEIN 45-2992960

Centro Community Partners (Centro) provides the underserved, low income entrepreneurs with entrepreneurship education, one-on-one business advising, mentorship, and access to capital.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 14 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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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 $532K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $35K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$207K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$984K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$984K
FY2024▼ -55%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2024$984K
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$969K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.4M Management & general 17% · $339K Fundraising 12% · $244K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Secr.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arturo Noriega’s $145K as President & CEO is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arturo Noriega$145,000$145,000—$108,575$100,637$89,217
Arturo Noriega——$127,274———
Naldo Peliks——$121,774———
Naldo Peliks———$104,729$96,406$82,669

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

Helps low-income entrepreneurs with education, advice, and funding.

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1 program service account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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For the Fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Centro served 629 unique clients. We exceeded our goal of 550 and set a new record. We provided more than 40 programs in Alabama, California, Florida, and New York. We have provided 31 entrepreneurs with access to $388,000 in microloan capital and an additional $530,000 in grants.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$35K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$984K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$958K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$339K
Fundraisingcol D$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$959K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$207K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$958K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$984K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$699K
SavingsLn 2$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$959K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$207K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 64
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$2.7M$959K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$207K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$118K$39K$39K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$708K$543K$894$164K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$25K$11K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$50K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$53K$3K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$144K$144K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$595K$528K$67K$38
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K$200
Information technologyLn 14$37K$19K$16K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$16K$3K
TravelLn 17$66K$48K$8K$10K
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$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.4M$339K$244K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.2M$1.7M$492K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.6M−$244K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$1.3M$1.6M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$969K$620K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $971K$762K$210K$534K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $983,598 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$908,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$958,078
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,805$13,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,715$11,715
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,805 · Excluded from tax $11,715$983,598
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,993,721 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,785 · Management $39,262 · Fundraising $39,262$196,309
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $542,566 · Management $894 · Fundraising $164,200$707,660
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,802 · Management $10,611 · Fundraising $13,689$49,102
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,233 · Management $31,084$81,317
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,635 · Management $2,935 · Fundraising $15,132$70,702
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,740$4,740
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $144,327$144,327
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $528,076 · Management $67,383 · Fundraising $38$595,497
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,770 · Management $2,737 · Fundraising $200$11,707
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,458 · Management $16,270 · Fundraising $1,485$37,213
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,537 · Management $3,030$18,567
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,479 · Management $7,601 · Fundraising $10,258$66,338
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,697$1,697
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,012$5,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,645 · Management $1,888$3,533
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,409,986 · Management $339,471 · Fundraising $244,264$1,993,721
Part X · Balance sheet $2,190,870 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,449,097$699,148
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,255,628$259,620
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $340,607$195,289
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,685$64
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,475$3,880
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,184$5,487
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,454$1,027,382
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,078,130$2,190,870
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,331$207,384
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,331$207,384
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,499,549$1,743,895
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $491,250$239,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,990,799$1,983,486
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,078,130$2,190,870
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,983,486 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$983,598
XI-2 Total expenses$1,993,721
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,010,123
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,990,799
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,810
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,983,486

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