The mission of Hola Carolina is to build bridges between cultures, embrace diversity, and create more economically vibrant communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$142K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $150K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $789K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$805K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$682K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$763K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$805K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$805K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$829K
Expenses
$682K
FY2021▲ +85%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$682K
FY2022$894K
FY2023$579K
FY2024$708K
Net assets
$763K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$730K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $587K Management & general 11% · $74K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Highest Compensated Employee
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
$1,140Pt VII · Sec A
$600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adriana Chavela-Falcon’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 70th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronald J Stamey$75,000$75,000$139,042$140,000—
Adriana Chavela-Falcon$75,000$75,000$12,375——
Ricardo Bello Ball———$1,140$41,077
Vanessa Garcia———$600—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Connects cultures, embraces diversity, and builds economically vibrant communities.

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3 programs · $587K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Equally Informed Initiative Hola Carolina explores and gives a critical voice to the diversity of our community. Our communications team fills the gap in news information, combats misinformation and improves communication for the Spanish-speaking community In 2021, produced 5,978 News stories in Spanish.

$587Kprogram expense
02

Equity in Health for Immigrant Communities The pandemic has exposed the fragile state of our healthcare system, specifically in underserved communities. Hola Carolina is working hard to address racial disparities associated with COVID-19.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education & Outreach Hola Carolina programs bridge cultural communication between government, business and historically underrepresented and underserved communities. In 2021, 78,923 people participated in our education & outreach events.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Manna Food BankFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$789K
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $545K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,155
Unidex WncFY2023$30,000
Unidx WncFY2022$96,840
Pisgah Legal ServicesNC · FY2022$40,000
Unete INCNC · FY2022$25,000
Bounty & SoulNC · FY2022$25,000
El Puente HispanoNC · FY2022$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$29,914
Unete INCNC · FY2021$20,000
Beloved AshevilleNC · FY2021$20,000
Vecinos INCNC · FY2021$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$805K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$682K
Ln 25
Programscol B$587K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$763K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$211
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$805K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
SavingsLn 2$394K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$763K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 650
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$600K$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$663K$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$658K$763K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$128K$128K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$100K$36K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$3K$536
Legal feesLn 11b$128$0$128$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$211K$211K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$26K$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$14K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$10K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$747$149
TravelLn 17$25K$17K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$14K$5K$968
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$682K$587K$74K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $829K$708K$121K$730K 990 PDF
FY2023 $449K$579K−$130K$609K 990 PDF
FY2022 $880K$894K−$13K$739K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $805K$682K$123K$763K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$369K$648K$658K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $804,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $930,588$770,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,474$29,205
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53$211
I-11 Other revenue$4,787
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,017,115$804,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,691$157,414
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $88,757$153,580
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,846$370,728
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,294$681,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $647,821$123,030
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $804,752 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,337 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$18,118
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$752,431
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$770,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,000$29,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $211$211
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,450$3,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,205 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,998$804,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $681,722 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $127,500$127,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $29,914$29,914
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,009 · Management $35,717 · Fundraising $7,143$142,869
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,497 · Management $2,678 · Fundraising $536$10,711
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $128 · Fundraising $0$128
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,771 · Fundraising $0$9,771
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $211,140 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$211,140
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,361 · Management $3,990 · Fundraising $3,990$34,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,294 · Management $4,465 · Fundraising $2,033$20,792
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,993 · Management $2,142 · Fundraising $2,142$14,277
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,296 · Management $747 · Fundraising $149$4,192
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,762 · Management $4,351 · Fundraising $4,351$25,464
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,558 · Management $4,842 · Fundraising $968$19,368
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $0$1,544
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,532 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,179 · Fundraising $0$3,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,856 · Management $73,554 · Fundraising $21,312$681,722
Part X · Balance sheet $765,095 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $9,956; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,119$258,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $533,340$394,332
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,780$1,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,736$68,887
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $39,528$31,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $663,288$765,095
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,459$1,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,459$1,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $547,101$620,809
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $110,728$142,532
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $657,829$763,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $663,288$765,095
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$804,752
XI-2 Total expenses$681,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$657,829
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$17,518
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,341

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