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Lupe Votes

San Juan, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 85-2786747Revenue $911K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1601 E Highway Business 83 · San Juan, TX

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Lupe Votes works to build political power for working poor families, and helps elect leaders committed to fight for a living wage, immigrant justice, healthcare for all, public schools, and bold infrastructure investments in our neighborhood.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 29% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $580K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$911K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$978K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$672K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$911K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$100K
FY2022$554K
FY2023$663K
FY2024$911K
Expenses
$978K
FY2024▲ +455%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$357K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$978K
Net assets
$672K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$56K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$739K
FY2024$672K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $978K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tania Chavez
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vaughn Cox
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Roberto Lopez
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds political power for working families, electing leaders for living wages and justice.

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1 program · $978K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lupe votes builds a more inclusive government by creating access for poor working families to have political power, and use that power to deliver justice for our communities.

$978Kprogram expense

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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
Open Society Policy Center INCFY2024$200K
Democracy Fund Voice INCFY2024$200K
Tides AdvocacyFY2024$75K
Sixteen Thirty FundFY2024$75K
JustfundusFY2024$20K
Texas for AllFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$580K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $350K · 2024–2024
La Union Del Pueblo EnteroCA · FY2024$350,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$911K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$911K
Money outPt IX
$978K
Ln 25
Programscol B$978K
Owns and owesPt X
$672K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$793K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$911K
Total revenueLn 12$911K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$793K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$793K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$672K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K$793K
Total assetsLn 16$784K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$739K$672K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$350K$350K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$152K$152K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78K$78K
Office expensesLn 13$15$15
OccupancyLn 16$800$800
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$336K$336K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$978K$978K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $911K$978K−$67K$672K 990 PDF
FY2023 $663K$176K$487K$739K 990 PDF
FY2022 $554K$357K$197K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$56K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $910,538 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $663,238$910,538
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $663,238$910,538
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$350,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,268$627,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $176,268$977,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $486,970−$67,328
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $910,538 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$910,538
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$910,538
VIII-12 Total revenue$910,538
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $977,866 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $350,000$350,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,667$23,667
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,738$151,738
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $78,457$78,457
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15$15
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $800$800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,418$12,418
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,334$12,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $335,510$335,510
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,927$12,927
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $977,866 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$977,866
Part X · Balance sheet $793,017 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $781,638$793,017
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $783,753$793,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,312$120,904
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,312$120,904
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $739,441$672,113
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $739,441$672,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $783,753$793,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $672,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$910,538
XI-2 Total expenses$977,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$67,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$739,441
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$672,113

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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