Mi Casa provides a critical response to the needs of the spanish speaking community in the forsyth and surrounding counties and seeks to fill the cultural void that exists between the spanish-speaking and non spanish-speaking members of the community through education and outreach services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$198K
Spent
$191K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$198K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$315K
FY2025$336K
Expenses
$191K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$319K
FY2025$326K
Net assets
$55K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$29K
FY2025$39K

From the FY2020 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 Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $163K Management & general 14% · $27K Fundraising 1% · $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; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$39,413Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa D Guevara Lopez’s $8K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nilda Cardenas De Lara——$50,820$43,630——
Hilda Castillo————$41,490$39,413
Melissa D Guevara Lopez$7,880$2,390————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides essential services and programs to empower the Hispanic/Latino community.

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2 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Runs a tax advocacy program that is designed to help families file tax returns and deal with tax related issues at lower cost. Also provided clients with individual tax identification number renewals. While focusing on the importance of privacy for their clients.

$93Kprogram expense
02

The immigration program helped individual navigate the complicated procedures and policies that are involved with immigrating to the united states. It has also helped people with the transition of moving between countries. While focusing on the importance of privacy for their clients.

$70Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$198K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$27K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$198K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Total assetsLn 16$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$48K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$109K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$1K$250
Legal feesLn 11b$91$91
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$282$71
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$379$95
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$1K$303
Office expensesLn 13$22K$7K$15K$241
OccupancyLn 16$20K$17K$2K$611
TravelLn 17$57$48$7$2
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$480$408$58$14
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$333$83
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$894$224
All other expensesLn 24e−$1K−$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$163K$27K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $336K$326K$10K$39K 990 PDF
FY2024 $315K$319K−$4K$29K 990 PDF
FY2023 $268K$281K−$13K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$236K$2K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$192K−$12K$43K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $198K$191K$7K$55K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $198,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,396$56,012
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $172,638$142,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,399$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,437$198,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,656$117,404
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,690$74,011
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,346$191,415
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,091$6,752
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $198,167 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $195 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,012
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,012
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $141,959$141,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $142,155 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$198,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,415 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,061$109,061
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,092 · Management $1,001 · Fundraising $250$8,343
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $91$91
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,997 · Management $282 · Fundraising $71$2,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,446 · Management $379 · Fundraising $95$2,920
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,587 · Management $1,212 · Fundraising $303$10,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,913 · Management $14,783 · Fundraising $241$21,937
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,322 · Management $2,445 · Fundraising $611$20,378
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48 · Management $7 · Fundraising $2$57
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $408 · Management $58 · Fundraising $14$480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,472$5,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,357 · Management $333 · Fundraising $83$2,773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,414 · Management $894 · Fundraising $224$8,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,081−$1,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,564 · Management $26,957 · Fundraising $1,894$191,415
Part X · Balance sheet $59,120 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,359$10,520
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,072$48,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,431$59,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,200$4,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,231$54,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,231$54,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,431$59,120
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$198,167
XI-2 Total expenses$191,415
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,752
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,231
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,983

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