Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-3236640)

Nicole Mejia’s $76K as Co-Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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
Nicole Mejia	$76,000	$79,000	$69,833	—	—
Jessica Mayo	$76,000	$79,000	$69,833	$60,625	$58,183
Nicole Cortes	—	—	—	$60,616	$58,108

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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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 immigrants overcome legal barriers through services, organizing, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $642K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The Legal Services Project, sometimes called the Client-Centered Lawyering Project, is the primary focus of the organization. It requires about 65% of staff time and organizational expenses. Low-income immigrants work with the organizations attorneys on immigration-related case matters.

$491Kprogram expense

02

The Client Support Services Project takes about 12% of staff time and organizational resources. This program provides individualized needs-assessments, referrals, and case management to current legal clients of the MICA Project.

$91Kprogram expense

03

The Community Outreach Project takes about 8% of staff time and organizational resources. The primary focus of this project is forming relationships and providing resources to immigrant communities.

$60Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Regional Business CouncilFY2025$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

Grants paid · 5 grants · $135K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,366

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,208

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000

Unitemized GrantFY2020$118,102

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$906K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$760K

Ln 25

Programscol B$642K

Managementcol C$72K

Fundraisingcol D$45K

Owns and owesPt X

$494K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$464K

Total assetsLn 16$560K

LiabilitiesLn 26$66K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7

Gains on assetsLn 7$13

Total revenueLn 12$906K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$300

SavingsLn 2$464K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$464K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K

Other assetsLn 15$52K

Total assetsLn 16$560K

LiabilitiesLn 26$66K

Net assetsLn 32$494K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 512

VolunteersI 6110

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$291K	$464K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$481K	$560K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$132K	$66K
Net assetsLn 32	$349K	$494K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$118K	$118K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$136K	$115K	$14K	$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$295K	$250K	$29K	$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$51K	$43K	$5K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$36K	$31K	$4K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$555	$555
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$200	$170	$20	$10
Office expensesLn 13	$20K	$17K	$2K	$986
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$5K	$621	$310
OccupancyLn 16	$21K	$18K	$2K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$8K	$6K	$750	$375
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$34K	$17K	$1K	$16K
All other expensesLn 24e	$21K	$18K	$2K	$660
Total functional expensesLn 25	$760K	$642K	$72K	$45K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.6M	$1.4M	$122K	$775K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.4M	$1.4M	$35K	$653K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.0M	$879K	$153K	$612K	990 PDF
FY2021	$705K	$740K	−$35K	$459K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$906K	$760K	$146K	$494K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $906,489 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $553,889$870,852

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,650$34,610

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $850$1,020

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,074$7

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $604,463$906,489

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$118,102

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $452,525$517,410

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,546$124,517

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $563,071$760,029

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,392$146,460

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $906,489 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$5 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,186

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$839,666

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,345

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$870,852

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,610$34,610

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,007$1,007

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13$13

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$88−$88

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100$100

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,710 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $927$906,489

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $760,029 across 16 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $118,102$118,102

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,212 · Management $13,554 · Fundraising $6,777$135,543

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $250,407 · Management $29,460 · Fundraising $14,730$294,597

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,380 · Management $5,104 · Fundraising $2,552$51,036

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,799 · Management $3,623 · Fundraising $1,812$36,234

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,900$10,900

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $555$555

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $170 · Management $20 · Fundraising $10$200

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,767 · Management $1,973 · Fundraising $986$19,726

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,277 · Management $621 · Fundraising $310$6,208

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,864 · Management $2,102 · Fundraising $1,051$21,017

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,292$2,292

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,208$1,208

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,379 · Management $750 · Fundraising $375$7,504

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,847 · Management $1,033 · Fundraising $16,224$34,104

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,206 · Management $1,937 · Fundraising $660$20,803

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $642,257 · Management $72,285 · Fundraising $45,487$760,029

Part X · Balance sheet $560,289 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $293$300

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $290,738$464,111

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,601$30,352

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,226$9,763

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,190$3,712

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,016$52,051

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $481,124$560,289

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,171$25,645

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $100,311$26,188

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,357$65,908

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,038$387,139

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,729$107,242

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $348,767$494,381

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $481,124$560,289

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,381 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$906,489

XI-2 Total expenses$760,029

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$146,460

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$348,767

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$846

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,381

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

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