Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
74 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
18 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.
Luis Arocha JR’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arocha JR | $70,404 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 |
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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Equips at-risk youth in New Orleans with job skills for workforce entry.
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14 students started the program, 14 students graduated, 12 returned to school or were placed in jobs in 2020.
Funders
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 | $238K | $156K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $13 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $300K | $213K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $210K | $199K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $91K | $13K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $72K | $72K | ||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $37K | $31K | $7K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $305K | $305K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $29K | $28K | $1K | $95 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $33K | $24K | $8K | $546 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $2K | $2K | $488 | $33 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $6K | $5K | $1K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $18K | $8K | $9K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $47K | $47K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $327 | $327 | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $8K | $8K | $13 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $227K | $156K | $71K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $1K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $791K | $584K | $198K | $9K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $974K | $1.8M | −$791K | $806K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $14K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.7M | $666K | $998K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.2M | $804K | $435K | $585K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $714K | $791K | −$77K | $13K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $713,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $713,990 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $791,380 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $212,584 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,293 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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