Cubacaribe FY2020 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Since 2014Arts & CultureEIN 47-2860171Revenue $102K in FY2020

On file with the IRScubacaribe.org60 29th St Pmb 315, 94110-4929 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Aug 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preserve and promote caribbean culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $140K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$102K
Spent
$126K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$211K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$102K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$126K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$239K
Net assets
$211K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$317K

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 Aug 2015.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $52K Management & general 57% · $72K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member and Artistic Director
$34,696Pt VII · Sec A
President and Executive Director
$32,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamaica Itule-Simmons’s $92K as Board Member is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamaica Itule-Simmons$91,838$101,115$59,250$49,800$34,060$32,200
Ramon Ramos Alayo$27,175—$27,600$35,850$31,400$34,696

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

Programs and updates

Preserves and promotes Caribbean culture through education and community events.

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3 programs · $52K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Cubacaribe produced its first virtual programming ever entitled cubacaribe presents: the power of resiliency, an eight-week online series of artist talks, classes and collaborations (during a global pandemic). It premiered on june 27TH and ran for seven saturday ngiths at 6PM, ending on august 22ND.

$52Kprogram expense
02

None due to covid.

Pt IX · col B
03

None due to covid.

Pt IX · col B

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 4 funders$140K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$126K
Ln 25
Programscol B$52K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$211K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$211K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$136K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$211K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$235K$211K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$67K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$35K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$882$882
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$622$622
InsuranceLn 23$782$391$391
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$126K$52K$72K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $231K$239K−$8K$317K 990 PDF
FY2024 $406K$405K$941$310K 990 PDF
FY2023 $374K$357K$16K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022 $379K$271K$108K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $190K$128K$62K$273K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $102K$126K−$24K$211K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $101,879 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,469$99,793
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,524$2,086
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$18,197$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $208,796$101,879
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 $0$66,896
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,253$2,385
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,851$56,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,104$125,995
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,692−$24,116
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $101,879 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$41,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $2,086$2,086
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $2,086 · Excluded from tax $0$101,879
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $125,995 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $66,896$66,896
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,444$3,444
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,385$2,385
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,125 · Management $4,708$39,833
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $882$882
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,957$3,957
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,116$1,116
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,552$4,552
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $622$622
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $391 · Fundraising $391$782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,526$1,526
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $51,615 · Management $71,604 · Fundraising $2,776$125,995
Part X · Balance sheet $210,579 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,205$165,249
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $101,410$45,330
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $238,106$210,579
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,411$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,621$67,967
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $201,074$142,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,695$210,579
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $238,106$210,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $210,579 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$101,879
XI-2 Total expenses$125,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,695
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$210,579

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