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Empowering, educating, and mobilizing rural East Texas communities of color for civic engagement. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $381K in revenue, $432K in expenses, and $355K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Lindale, TX
Website
www.estepoder.org
Filings
3 on file (2022–2024)
Revenue
$381KFY2024
Expenses
$432K
Net assets
$355K
People
6
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  84-4197985 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lindale, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering, educating, and mobilizing rural East Texas communities of color for civic engagement.
Leadership
Lina Ortega · Executive Dir. · $71K
Money in and out
$381K revenue, $432K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$381K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$355K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$51K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▲ +17% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -61% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -126% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$381K
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses
$432K
FY2024▲ +125%
Total assets
$355K
FY2024▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$429
FY2024
Total revenue
$381K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$355K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$355K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEste Poder
EINHdr · item D84-4197985
Principal addressHdr · item CLindale, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.estepoder.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$70,929Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$69,937Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lina Ortega’s $71K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Lina Ortega$70,929$36,108
Emily Pinal$69,937$64,695

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $302K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Young Texans Civic Engagement

Este Poder focuses on individuals aged 17-35 by partnering with East Texas high schools to equip young people, including college students, with civic engagement tools to instill lifelong active participation. Additionally, Este Poder student fellows continuously organize in the region's largest colleges to promote this engagement.

$205Kprogram expense
02

Engaging East Texas

We are committed to identifying and addressing challenges faced by our community by meeting with them where they are. Our outreach spans diverse platforms?from local festivals and churches to restaurants and online spaces.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Advocacy

We focus on local government through legislative informational and educational needs. We want to encourage our community's presence in city council meetings and school board meetings.

$9Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$381K
Total revenueLn 12$381K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.30
Program services70%$302K
Management & general30%$130K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$354K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$429
Total net assetsLn 32$355K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $354K · Operating expenses/yr $432K
9.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $302K · Total expenses $432K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $130K · Total expenses $432K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $327K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $381K · Total revenue $381K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $381K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $381K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $381K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $381K · Prior year $395K
-4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $355K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $381K · Expenses $432K
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $355K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $355K · Total assets $355K
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) $355K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lina Ortega · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $432K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $334K · Total expenses $432K
77%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
Windward FundFY2024$125K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$380K
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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)$381K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$395K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$205K 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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