Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project FY2022 filing

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The MICA Project is a community organization committed to working with low-income immigrants to overcome barriers to justice. The MICA Project utilizes legal services, organizing, advocacy, and education to promote the voice and human dignity of immigrant communities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3236640) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.4 mo
of spending, in cash
4.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$549K
47% of total assets
Liabilities are 47% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.0M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$879K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$612K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$906K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$879K
FY2022▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$879K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$612K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$775K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2012.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $722K Management & general 12% · $104K Fundraising 6% · $53K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$69,833Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$69,833Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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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 immigrants overcome legal barriers through services, organizing, and advocacy.

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3 programs · $722K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3236640) · Dispute this line
$552Kprogram 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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3236640) · Dispute this line
$102Kprogram 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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3236640) · Dispute this line
$68Kprogram 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
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

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$677
Money outPt IX
$879K
Ln 25
Programscol B$722K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$612K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$549K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$187K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$677
Gains on assetsLn 7$75
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$700
SavingsLn 2$325K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$110K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$975
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$658K
Intangible assetsLn 14$7K
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$549K
Net assetsLn 32$612K
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452K$325K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$658K
Total assetsLn 16$535K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$549K
Net assetsLn 32$459K$612K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$157K$133K$16K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$449K$381K$45K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$47K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$40K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$11K$1K$635
Office expensesLn 13$25K$21K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$906$453
OccupancyLn 16$28K$25K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$289$144
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$38K$3K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$8K$652$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$879K$722K$104K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $1.6M$1.4M$122K$775K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 $1.4M$1.4M$35K$653K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $1.0M$879K$153K$612K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2022 $705K$740K−$35K$459K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2021 $906K$760K$146K$494K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $1,031,858 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $664,399$1,011,860
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,717$25,063
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $409$677
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,690−$5,742
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $704,835$1,031,858
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $601,294$708,193
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,979$170,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $739,773$878,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,938$152,957
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,031,858 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $973 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,407
VIII-1e Government grants$186,698
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$763,755
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,011,860
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,063$25,063
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $602$602
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $75$75
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,866−$7,866
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,151$1,151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,214 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,216$1,031,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $878,901 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $133,447 · Management $15,700 · Fundraising $7,850$156,997
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $381,306 · Management $44,860 · Fundraising $22,430$448,596
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,100 · Management $5,541 · Fundraising $2,771$55,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,110 · Management $4,719 · Fundraising $2,359$47,188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,213$14,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,800 · Management $1,271 · Fundraising $635$12,706
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,034 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $1,237$24,746
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,700 · Management $906 · Fundraising $453$9,059
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,905 · Management $1,698 · Fundraising $1,465$28,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,936$2,936
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,344$2,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,761$6,761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,064 · Management $289 · Fundraising $144$7,497
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,512 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $11,105$51,370
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,814 · Management $652 · Fundraising $2,542$11,008
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $721,728 · Management $104,182 · Fundraising $52,991$878,901
Part X · Balance sheet $1,161,388 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$700
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $451,686$324,689
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$110,170
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $499$975
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,287$8,625
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,597$657,945
X-14 Intangible assets$7,190
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,244$51,094
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $534,717$1,161,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,101$12,773
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $10,535$9,785
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$493,939
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,638$32,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,274$548,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $342,499$425,308
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $116,944$187,092
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $459,443$612,400
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $534,717$1,161,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $612,400 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,031,858
XI-2 Total expenses$878,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,957
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$459,443
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$612,400

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