Promoting social change by cultivating the power of the Latino community through education equity and parent engagement of immigrant students and students of color, reducing minority over-representation in the justice system and building civic leadership and advocacy in the Latino community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$867K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.2M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$867K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.7M
+0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$21.9M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$25.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$28.7M
FY2024+0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$24.2M
FY2023$28.7M
FY2024$28.7M
FY2025$32.4M
Expenses
$21.9M
FY2024+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$18.9M
FY2023$21.9M
FY2024$21.9M
FY2025$24.7M
Net assets
$25.3M
FY2024▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$19.0M
FY2024$25.3M
FY2025$32.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $19.0M Management & general 11% · $2.5M Fundraising 2% · $445K

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; $867K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$188,750Pt VII · Sec A
Dep Dir Cult & Ops
$155,124Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Philanth
$148,700Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Finance
$133,924Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Advocacy
$122,181Pt VII · Sec A
Dep Dir Programs
$118,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony Defalco’s $185K as Executive Dir. is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tony Defalco$185,063$188,750$150,614$122,019——
Carmen Rubio————$168,866$156,294
Sadie Figueroa$166,899$118,400————
Eva Maribona$153,378$155,124$116,788———
Juan Martinez$149,778$148,700$119,708———
Rambod Behnam$149,232$133,924$129,065———
Oscar Rico-Cazares$148,079—————
Mercedes Elizalde—$122,181————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Latino families through early childhood education, youth leadership development, and civic advocacy to promote academic success and community engagement.

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3 programs · $17.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Family & Youth Engagement

The organization works to increase high school graduation rates for latinos through robust support for middle and high school students and their parents to build a college-going mindset and equip students with the tools to succeed.

$7.6Mprogram expense
02

Community Healing Initiative

Through the community healing initiative (chi) and early chi, as well as after-school arts and culture program studio latino, and youth leadership program speak up & empower, the organization works with gang-involved and gang-impacted youth and their parents to help families heal from violence and trauma.

$6.7Mprogram expense
03

Early Childhood Education

Through our community education worker (0-3 years) and juntos aprendemos (3-5 years) programs, the organization works with parents and children to prepare them for success in school. These school-based and home visit programs teach parents to be their child's first teacher and advocate, and equip children with the skills of early…

$3.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $4.5M · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$934K
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Money outPt IX
$21.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.0M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$445K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$29.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$22.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Other incomeLn 4–11$934K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$28.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
SavingsLn 2$6.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$173K
Other assetsLn 15$787K
Total assetsLn 16$29.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$25.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5363
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.2M$8.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$173K
Total assetsLn 16$47.4M$29.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.3M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$19.0M$25.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.5M$1.5M
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$192K$170K$18K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.1M$10.6M$1.2M$265K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$19K$2K$473
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.1M$2.7M$295K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.2M$130K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$720K$280K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$158$63
Information technologyLn 14$61K$59K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$228K$197K$31K
TravelLn 17$543K$470K$67K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$77K$77K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$217K$205$216K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.4M$88K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$2K$29K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.9M$19.0M$2.5M$445K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $32.4M$24.7M$7.7M$32.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $28.7M$21.9M$6.8M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.7M$21.9M$6.8M$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $24.2M$18.9M$5.3M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $18.6M$15.1M$3.4M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.0M$10.8M$1.3M$3.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $28,696,445 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,372,323$27,602,286
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56,634$160,205
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $237,260$933,954
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,666,217$28,696,445
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,546,735
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,420,888$16,691,795
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,463,383$3,700,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,884,271$21,938,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,781,946$6,757,852
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,696,445 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $92,300 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$150,000
VIII-1e Government grants$22,557,978
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,894,308
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,602,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160,205$160,205
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 eventsExcluded from tax −$72,444−$72,444
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $914,098$914,098
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $914,098 · Excluded from tax $180,061$28,696,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,938,593 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,546,735$1,546,735
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 staffPrograms $169,602 · Management $18,475 · Fundraising $4,234$192,311
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,633,317 · Management $1,158,320 · Fundraising $265,468$12,057,105
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,966 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $473$21,505
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,705,814 · Management $294,753 · Fundraising $67,552$3,068,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,193,012 · Management $129,959 · Fundraising $29,784$1,352,755
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $720,000 · Management $280,189 · Fundraising $39,289$1,039,478
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,743 · Management $158 · Fundraising $63$13,964
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $59,280 · Fundraising $1,285$60,565
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,756 · Management $30,796$227,552
IX-17 TravelPrograms $469,933 · Management $67,442 · Fundraising $5,946$543,321
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $76,688$76,688
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,970$8,970
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $205 · Management $216,472$216,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,362,921 · Management $87,812 · Fundraising $28,872$1,479,605
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,038 · Management $28,705 · Fundraising $2,500$33,243
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,033,042 · Management $2,460,085 · Fundraising $445,466$21,938,593
Part X · Balance sheet $29,623,081 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $15,174,200; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,017,853$2,378,433
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,142,118$5,980,215
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $832,499$5,106,642
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,967,198$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,006$23,005
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,825,152$173,305
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 assetsStart of year $379,456$787,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $47,361,482$29,623,081
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,938,847$2,323,879
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,729,456$2,034,403
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,348,303$4,358,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,241,391$13,950,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,771,788$11,314,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,013,179$25,264,799
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $47,361,482$29,623,081
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,264,799 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,696,445
XI-2 Total expenses$21,938,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,757,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,013,179
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$506,232
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,264,799

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