El Centro INC EIN 82-4898926

El Centro INC

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Empowers people of color with financial literacy and entrepreneurial training. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $816K in revenue, $451K in expenses, and $587K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
New Orleans, LA
Website
www.elcentrola.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$816KFY2024
Expenses
$451K
Net assets
$587K
People
6
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4898926 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New Orleans, LA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers people of color with financial literacy and entrepreneurial training.
Leadership
Lindsey Navarro · Executive Director · $70K
Money in and out
$816K revenue, $451K expenses
Bottom line
59% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$816K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$451K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$587K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $365K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
15.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +108% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+45%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×203 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$816K
FY2024▲ +130%
Expenses
$451K
FY2024▲ +27%
Total assets
$588K
FY2024▲ +165%
Total liabilities
$820
FY20240%
Total revenue
$816K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$451K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$587K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$365K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$588K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $193K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Empoderate NOLA is a comprehensive program that provides a broad range of personal financial and small business coaching and services, as well as a series of monthly public workshops. Types of information and assistance include starting and registering a business, obtaining business licenses and permits, strategic planning and marketing…

$80Kprogram expense
02

VITA Latinx is the only Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Service (VITA) Site within 90 miles of the Greater New Orleans area offering all services in Spanish. In 2024, El Centro trained 19 volunteers at Delgado Community College and hosted multiple Super Sábado tax day events throughout the tax season.

$72Kprogram expense
03

Impúlsate is a 7-week business accelerator program for established businesses operating informally. Participants could choose from a construction and janitorial services track or a general business track.

$41Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEl Centro INC
EINHdr · item D82-4898926
Principal addressHdr · item CNew Orleans, LA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.elcentrola.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MLA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S02)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,664Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsey Navarro’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lindsey Navarro$69,664$49,406$37,580$36,760

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$806K · 99%
Other revenue$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$806K
Other revenue1%$11K
Investment income$17
— government grantsLn 1e$323K
Total revenueLn 12$816K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.06
Program services59%$266K
Management & general35%$158K
Fundraising6%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$451K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$588K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$820
Total net assetsLn 32$587K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $588K · Operating expenses/yr $451K
15.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $266K · Total expenses $451K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $158K · Total expenses $451K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $451K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $351K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $806K · Total revenue $816K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $323K · Total revenue $816K
40%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $816K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17 · Total revenue $816K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $451K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $816K · Prior year $355K
+130%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $587K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $816K · Expenses $451K
+45%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $588K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $587K · Total assets $588K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $588K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lindsey Navarro · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $451K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $311K · Total expenses $451K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 130%
Legal fee ratio <0.01%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$816K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$355K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$294K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$183K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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