Dulce Upfront Labs EIN 83-3322131

Dulce Upfront Labs

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Produces arts and cultural events, fostering community engagement and education through collaboration. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $665K in revenue, $274K in expenses, and $456K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Fresno, CA
Website
dulceupfront.com
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$665KFY2025
Expenses
$274K
Net assets
$456K
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  83-3322131 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fresno, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Produces arts and cultural events, fostering community engagement and education through collaboration.
Leadership
Ome Quetzal Lopez · President & CEO · $49K
Money in and out
$665K revenue, $274K expenses
Bottom line
90% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$665K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$274K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$456K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $390K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
90%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
20.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +488% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+59%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +207% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$665K
FY2025▲ +150%
Expenses
$274K
FY2025▲ +28%
Total assets
$457K
FY2025▲ +594%
Total liabilities
$762
FY2025
Total revenue
$665K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$274K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$456K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$390K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$457K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $244K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Expanding Access to Arts and Culture Grant- Dulce Upfront operated as a multi-access cultural hub providing year-round arts, wellness, and community programming for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and working-class communities in Fresno.

$167Kprogram expense
02

Eaac 2025 Project Specific Grant

Dulce Upfront expanded access to arts, culture, and community engagement in Fresno through year-round programming, artist development, and creative infrastructure. In 2025, the organization launched St.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Kresge Grant- Supported general operations for ongoing arts and cultural programming, including arts-based advocacy initiatives. Funding strengthened Dulce Upfronts capacity to provide consistent community-centered creative programming and cultural engagement in Fresno.

$29Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDulce Upfront Labs
EINHdr · item D83-3322131
Principal addressHdr · item CFresno, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jdulceupfront.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$48,710Pt VII · Sec A
$26,000Pt VII · Sec A
$3,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ome Quetzal Lopez’s $49K as President & CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ome Quetzal Lopez$48,710$44,316
Ome Quetzal Lopez$4,040$26,700
Antonio Carranza$26,000$22,331
Antonio Carranza$2,000$19,000
Dayanna Sevilla$3,800$10,559

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
Program service revenue$614K · 92%
Other revenue$44K · 7%
Contributions & grants$7K · 1%
Program service revenue92%$614K
Other revenue7%$44K
Contributions & grants1%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$665K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.08
Program services90%$246K
Management & general2%$5K
Fundraising8%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$457K
Total assetsLn 16$457K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$762
Total net assetsLn 32$456K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $457K · Operating expenses/yr $274K
20.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $246K · Total expenses $274K
90%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $274K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $274K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $10K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7K · Total revenue $665K
1%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $665K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $614K · Total revenue $665K
92%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $665K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $614K · Total expenses $274K
224%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $665K · Prior year $266K
+150%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $456K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $665K · Expenses $274K
+59%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $457K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $456K · Total assets $457K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $457K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ome Quetzal Lopez · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $49K · Total expenses $274K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $274K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 90%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 345%
Revenue growth 150%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$665K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$266K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$43K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$37K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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