De La Gente creates sustainable economic opportunities for smallholder farmers and their communities, including equitable access to markets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$339K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$395K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$274K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$395K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$320K
FY2020$277K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$395K
Expenses
$394K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$304K
FY2020$180K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$394K
Net assets
$274K
FY2025+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$237K
FY2020$331K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$274K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $279K Management & general 29% · $113K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers coffee farming communities with economic opportunities to improve family and community life.

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3 programs · $279K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Community Tourism

De la gente tours & workshops open up a world of adventure and opportunity and are mutually beneficial to the individuals, the communities, and the travelers. De la gente tours take people beyond mainstream tourism. We want visitors to learn far more about guatemala, the people, and the culture than they would on conventional tours.

$152Kprogram expense
02

Immersion Program

De la gente creates meaningful, hands-on learning trips for international students, coffee professionals, and anyone curious about guatemala's vibrant culture and its deep connection to coffee.

$76Kprogram expense
03

Coffee Program

The de la gente brand stands for great coffee while having a positive social impact. Our coffee business creates direct connections with buyers and customers and is a source of improved income for our small-holding farmers. All proceeds support our mission to provide sustainable income to our farming communities.

$51Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Sk2 Fund INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$279K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$274K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$339K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$180
Fees for servicesLn 2g$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$69
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$258K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$339K
Net assetsLn 32$274K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K$258K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$507K$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K$339K
Net assetsLn 32$273K$274K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$53K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$170K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$35$547$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$1K$11K
TravelLn 17$30K$30K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$17K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$629$85$544
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$279K$113K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $395K$394K$1K$274K 990 PDF
FY2024 $335K$344K−$9K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023 $289K$337K−$48K$282K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$242K$7K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 $125K$130K−$4K$322K 990 PDF
FY2020 $277K$180K$97K$331K 990 PDF
FY2019 $320K$304K$17K$237K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $394,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,060$25,414
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $247,789$313,829
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$69
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,269$55,243
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $335,128$394,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,564$126,614
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,725$266,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $344,289$393,507
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,161$1,048
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $394,555 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $55,237 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,414
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$180
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,414
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $313,829$313,829
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $69$69
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $369,141$394,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,507 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,439 · Management $63,771$117,210
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,404$9,404
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,590$4,590
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,603 · Management $12,186$181,789
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,008$2,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35 · Management $547 · Fundraising $1,630$2,212
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,350 · Management $11,487$12,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,576$29,576
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,585$3,585
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,503 · Management $1,788$4,291
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,038 · Management $8,338$25,376
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85 · Management $544$629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $279,222 · Management $112,655 · Fundraising $1,630$393,507
Part X · Balance sheet $612,761 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $181,985; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,053$258,046
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $95,525$55,233
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $160,922$100,466
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,961$17,031
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $507,385$612,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,125$39,441
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,963$56,975
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $92,769$242,769
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,857$339,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,561$239,609
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,967$33,967
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,528$273,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,385$612,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $273,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,555
XI-2 Total expenses$393,507
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,048
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,528
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$273,576

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