Latin Equip's mission is to reach out to Latin America with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is accomplished through pastoral and leadership training, establishment and constructions of churches, orphanages and similar outreaches, responding to crises in the region, and networking with similar organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 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
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$297K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$299K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$184K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$299K
Expenses
$297K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$297K
Net assets
$42K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$42K

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 1991.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $195K Management & general 21% · $61K Fundraising 14% · $41K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$31,694Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven a Hopkins$31,694$33,726$86,320$30,204$7,841

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips Latin American leaders and communities with faith-based resources and aid.

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3 programs · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Latin Equip fulfilled its stated purpose through sponsorship of and participation in pastoral leadership roundtables in Lima, Trujillo, Tacna, Arequipa and Piura, Peru, and Cartagena, Colombia, benefitting 140 churches.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Latin Equip fulfilled its stated purpose through the ongoing support of feeding and outreach programs in Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. This outreach benefits approximately 2000 families.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Latin Equip fulfilled its stated purpose through sponsorship of and participation in a conference directed at Christian women in Peru, benefitting 750 women in over 20 churches.

$12Kprogram 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 3 funders$42K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Money outPt IX
$297K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$299K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$55K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$175
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$40K$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$40K$42K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$139K$139K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$37K$37K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$41$41
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$3K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$1K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$638$0$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$297K$195K$61K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $299K$297K$2K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $278K$284K−$6K$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$351K$34K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$183K$2K$12K 990 PDF
FY2020 $184K$180K$4K$10K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $298,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,605$298,762
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $277,605$298,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,142$144,340
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,626$99,740
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,242$52,656
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,010$296,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,405$2,026
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $298,762 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$54,975
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,787
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$298,762
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$298,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $296,736 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,867$4,867
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $139,473$139,473
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,678 · Management $36,677 · Fundraising $18,339$91,694
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,046$8,046
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41$41
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,692 · Fundraising $8,075$10,767
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,236 · Management $2,472 · Fundraising $2,471$6,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,884 · Management $4,885$9,769
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,440$1,440
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,193 · Fundraising $2,097$6,290
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,445$7,445
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $638 · Management $0 · Fundraising $10,087$10,725
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,661 · Management $61,006 · Fundraising $41,069$296,736
Part X · Balance sheet $42,313 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,375$42,138
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $912$175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,287$42,313
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,287$42,313
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,287$42,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,313 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,762
XI-2 Total expenses$296,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,287
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,313

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