La Cocina seeks to dismantle systems of oppression and co-create paths to liberation by providing full access to traditional and non traditional forms of mental health and health equity support services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 $144K a year · 9% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $537K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$689K
Spent
$616K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$374K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$689K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$689K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$616K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$374K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$374K
FY2021$923K
FY2022$881K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$653K

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $356K Management & general 42% · $260K Fundraising 0% · $18

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janina Farinas’s $150K as Chief Executive Officer,& Founder is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Janina Farinas$149,711$135,250
Patricia Cupit—$24,865
Gizane Indart—$13,673

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides access to mental health and health equity support services to dismantle oppression and foster liberation.

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3 programs · $356K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

La cocina 6+ provided clinical services to spanish speaking families. The program is provied for families without access to insurance and facing a mental health crisis. The emphasis of the program is on ensuring that families with children 6+ have both a therapist and a case manager supporting family development, mental health, and…

$311Kprogram expense
02

Mil dias de amor (1000 days of love) is la cocina's heralded program for infancy and early childhood mental health. The program offers services to parents and infants suffering from infancy and early childhood mood disorders, early intervention, and post-partum mental health services are the center of the programming.

$28Kprogram expense
03

Mind over border is a program for families in active immigration proceedings. The progran supports families by providing psychological evaluations. Families in the program do not speak english and have no insurance.

$16Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$537K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$689K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$317
Money outPt IX
$616K
Ln 25
Programscol B$356K
Managementcol C$260K
Fundraisingcol D$18
Owns and owesPt X
$374K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$664K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$317
Total revenueLn 12$689K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$374K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K$408K
Total assetsLn 16$291K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$36K
Net assetsLn 32$291K$374K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$371K$224K$147K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$6K$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$9K$27K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$216$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$7K$12K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$8K$0
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$373$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$4K$12K$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$444$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$163$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$21K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$74K$33K$18
Total functional expensesLn 25$616K$356K$260K$18

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.8M−$385K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.6M$400K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.9M−$41K$881K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.2M$671K$923K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $689K$616K$73K$374K 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 $689,410 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,918$664,241
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $269,648$24,852
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56$317
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $468,622$689,410
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,910$417,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,277$198,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $254,187$615,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $214,435$73,464
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $689,410 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$639,241
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$664,241
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,852
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $317$317
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $317$689,410
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $615,946 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $223,787 · Management $146,761 · Fundraising $0$370,548
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,577 · Management $6,265 · Fundraising $0$11,842
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,617 · Management $26,823 · Fundraising $0$35,440
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,750 · Fundraising $0$1,750
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $216 · Management $3,214 · Fundraising $0$3,430
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,306 · Management $12,339 · Fundraising $0$19,645
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,532 · Management $7,503 · Fundraising $0$10,035
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,225 · Management $373 · Fundraising $0$6,598
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,680 · Management $11,509 · Fundraising $0$15,189
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,582 · Management $444 · Fundraising $0$3,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $163 · Management $6,010 · Fundraising $0$6,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,348 · Management $3,885 · Fundraising $0$25,233
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73,698 · Management $33,321 · Fundraising $18$107,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,731 · Management $260,197 · Fundraising $18$615,946
Part X · Balance sheet $409,729 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,869$93,246
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $219,095$315,083
X-15 Other assets$1,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,964$409,729
X-25 Other liabilities$35,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$35,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,964$374,129
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,964$409,729
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $374,129 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$689,410
XI-2 Total expenses$615,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,964
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,701
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$374,129

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