We work to build support for a clean energy economy for all, and cultivating sustainable attitudes, behaviors and lifestyles. Sachamama promotes Latino leadership in the environmental field through training, community campaigns and media partnerships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$164K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $696K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$631K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$771K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$743K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$631K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$248K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$771K
FY2024$631K
FY2025$657K
Expenses
$771K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$771K
FY2025$654K
Net assets
$743K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$884K
FY2024$743K
FY2025$747K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $622K Management & general 19% · $149K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,125Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$76,358Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carlos Zegarra’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carlos Zegarra$110,000$88,125$82,031$75,000$63,333$60,417
Claudia Zegarra—$76,358$72,604$50,000$35,149$4,229
Janette Luviano$52,249—————
Ireola Olaifa$10,500—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes clean energy and sustainable living, rooted in cultural heritage.

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3 programs · $596K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

1.Climate Innovation Hub: (i) Community training - bring together Sachamamas communications expertise and organizing experience with the communitys understanding of local issues to create a comprehensive program that authentically reaches communities and delivers visible results.

$283Kprogram expense
02

2.Huella Zero: (i) Complementary journalism - by co-publishing news articles, in partnership with Latino platforms, that provides up-to-date climate and environmental news to local, regional, and national audiences.

$277Kprogram expense
03

3.Ocean Latinx Initiative: (i) Communications - drive media attention, online engagement, and community events/outreach (ii) Education - launch the FCL program in partnership with local partners to activate local communities on ocean conservation (iii) Advocacy - develop and run a field campaign to bring local voices to key elected…

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2020–2020
Ciudades Capitales De Las Americas Frente Al Cambio Climatico SecretariadoFY2020$12,046

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$631K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$771K
Ln 25
Programscol B$622K
Managementcol C$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$743K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$755K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$631K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$755K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$755K
Other assetsLn 15$211
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$743K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$719K$755K
Total assetsLn 16$930K$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$884K$743K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$113K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$173K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$13K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$847$22$825
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$5K
TravelLn 17$41K$39K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$269K$233K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$771K$622K$149K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $657K$654K$3K$747K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $631K$771K−$141K$743K 990 PDF
FY2023 $771K$540K$230K$884K 990 PDF
FY2022 $477K$378K$99K$554K 990 PDF
FY2021 $647K$293K$353K$454K 990 PDF
FY2020 $248K$197K$51K$105K 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 $630,582 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$568,847
I-9 Program service revenue$59,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,735
I-12 Total revenue$630,582
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$401,627
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$369,745
I-18 Total expenses$771,372
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$140,790
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $630,582 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$568,847
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$568,847
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,000$59,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,735$2,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,735 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$630,582
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $771,372 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,085 · Management $51,398$164,483
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,993 · Management $21,958$194,951
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,309 · Management $2,331$14,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,398 · Management $7,155$27,553
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,242 · Management $8,557$21,799
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22 · Management $825$847
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,383$2,383
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,993 · Management $5,068$22,061
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,446 · Management $1,506$40,952
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,976$1,976
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $233,453 · Management $35,274$268,727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $621,941 · Management $149,431 · Fundraising $0$771,372
Part X · Balance sheet $755,429 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $719,476$755,218
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $308$211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,784$755,429
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,382$7,201
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $31,498$5,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,880$12,315
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $654,737$743,114
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $883,904$743,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,784$755,429
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $743,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$630,582
XI-2 Total expenses$771,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$140,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$883,904
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$743,114

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