Senderos's mission is to create pathways to success with the latino community by sharing cultural arts and by fostering education opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $111K
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
0
of 17 voting members
Concern: none of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$918K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$268K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$311K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$406K
Expenses
$918K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$640K
FY2021$918K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$329K
Net assets
$268K
FY2021▲ +103%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$555K

From the FY2021 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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $904K Management & general 1% · $12K Fundraising 0% · $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

17 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isai Pazos’s $82K as Executive Dir. is at the 77th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Isai Pazos$82,500$82,500$20,625———
Gabriela Cruz———$47,205——
Magdalena Vega——$8,001$1,800$1,000$1,672
Nereida Robles$1,250$3,750$7,200———
Kristen Silva——$7,083$1,750——
Chanel Robles——$6,518$2,200—$1,673
Helen Aldana—$4,500————
Lindsey Aquino-Robles——$2,500———

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

Programs and updates

Connects Latinos with success through cultural arts and education.

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2 programs · $904K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

One-time emergency COVID-19 relief funds were received from the community foundation of santa cruz county and some individual private donors. This was granted and given to senderos for emergency financial assistance to pass through to LOW-INCOME/UNDOCUMENTED immigrant households.

$820Kprogram expense
02

Senderos provides free after-school mexican folkloric dance and traditional music classes for latino youth, as well as supporting academic success and scholarships for higher education.

$85Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$819,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$554,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$990

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$190
Money outPt IX
$918K
Ln 25
Programscol B$904K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$268K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$190
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$268K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$132K$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$132K$268K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$820K$820K
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$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
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$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$856$600
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$1
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
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$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$44K$4K$375
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$16K$1K$707
Total functional expensesLn 25$918K$904K$12K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $406K$329K$77K$555K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$399K−$40K$478K 990 PDF
FY2023 $404K$250K$153K$518K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$214K$97K$365K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$918K$136K$268K 990 PDF
FY2020 $689K$640K$49K$132K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,054,232 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $688,651$1,054,042
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$190
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $688,651$1,054,232
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $555,790$819,800
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,345$1,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,644$97,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $639,779$917,968
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,872$136,264
Part VI · Governance 0 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,054,232 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$26,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,027,642
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,054,042
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $190$190
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-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $190$1,054,232
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $917,968 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $819,800$819,800
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 $1,000$1,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
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-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,000 · Management $856 · Fundraising $600$2,456
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,070 · Management $1$1,071
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,988$15,988
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 amortizationPrograms $5,510$5,510
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,219$5,219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,755 · Management $4,439 · Fundraising $375$48,569
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,300 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $707$18,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,423 · Management $11,863 · Fundraising $1,682$917,968
Part X · Balance sheet $268,169 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,537$255,311
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, netStart of year $18,368$12,858
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 $131,905$268,169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,544$164,674
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,361$103,495
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,905$268,169
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,905$268,169
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,169 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,054,232
XI-2 Total expenses$917,968
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,264
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,905
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,169

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