Circle De Luz INC

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 74-3259379Revenue $342K in FY2024

On file with the IRScircledeluz.org1026 Jay St Suite B9, 28208-4431 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since Aug 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Circle de Luz empowers young Latinas through programming, mentorship, and scholarship funds for further education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$79K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$342K
-0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$321K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$293K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$342K
FY2024-0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$122K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$343K
FY2024$342K
Expenses
$321K
FY2024+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$187K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$320K
FY2024$321K
Net assets
$293K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$185K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$275K
FY2024$293K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2008.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $280K Management & general 9% · $29K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$78,840Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tere Gonzlez Garca’s $79K as Executive Dir. is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Tere Gonzalez—$81,000$72,270—
Tere Gonzlez Garca$78,840———
Vanessa Martinez—$42,000$34,230$25,928
Corrin Zumbado Campbell—$40,000$33,000$4,800
Xiomara Butler—$35,034$30,000$16,800
Lorena Priego———$25,928

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Circle De Luz INC is an education nonprofit based in Charlotte, NC, formed in 2008.

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3 programs · $280K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Other programming expense including payroll for team members.

$191Kprogram expense
02

Fall and Spring Programming expenses are our largest expenses. This includes programs for all cohorts, our study group initiative, Community events, Adelante - career and college exploration, and all student programming including our Run Big Dream 5k and State of the Circle, Graduation and our cohort Welcome Ceremony.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Award scholarships to our class of 2025 graduating class

$39Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$342K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$599
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$280K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$293K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$298K
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$599
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$342K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$298K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$298K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$293K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$275K$298K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$275K$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$275K$293K
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$79K$71K$5K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$80K$5K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$40K$3K$2K
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$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$1K$435
TravelLn 17$166$133$25$8
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$45K$7K$361
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$321K$280K$29K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $343K$320K$23K$275K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$239K−$10K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022 $234K$187K$47K$287K 990 PDF
FY2021 $122K$185K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $342,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,088$324,850
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $689$599
I-11 Other revenue$16,773
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,777$342,222
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,034$212,464
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,016$108,546
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,050$321,010
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,727$21,212
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $342,222 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,951
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$309,899
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $599$599
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 $16,773$16,773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,773 · Excluded from tax $599$342,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,010 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 staffPrograms $70,956 · Management $4,730 · Fundraising $3,154$78,840
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,945 · Management $5,330 · Fundraising $3,553$88,828
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,316 · Management $2,688 · Fundraising $1,792$44,796
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,259$7,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,707$2,707
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,456$37,456
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,955 · Management $1,304 · Fundraising $435$8,694
IX-17 TravelPrograms $133 · Management $25 · Fundraising $8$166
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,612 · Management $7,291 · Fundraising $361$52,264
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $280,373 · Management $28,627 · Fundraising $12,010$321,010
Part X · Balance sheet $297,877 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,553$297,877
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
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 $274,553$297,877
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,299
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $274,553$292,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $274,553$292,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $274,553$297,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $292,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$342,222
XI-2 Total expenses$321,010
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$274,553
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,187
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$292,578

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