Migrant Equity Southeast INC

Tax-deductible

Savannah, GA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 86-2199824

MIGRANT EQUITY SOUTHEAST (MESE) is a Latinx and immigrant-led 501(c)(3) organization based in South Georgia that advocates for immigrant rights and engages in mutual aid, education, and outreach with the migrant and refugee communities of South Georgia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 29% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$726K
+80% vs prior year
Spent
$604K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$510K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2024▲ +80%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$72K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$604K
FY2024▲ +95%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$183K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$604K
Net assets
$510K
FY2024▲ +31%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$64K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$510K

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 ruling in Sep 2021.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $522K Management & general 14% · $82K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$63,600Pt VII · Sec A
$60,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniela Rodriguez’s $64K as Executive Dir. is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Daniela Rodriguez$63,600——
Christina Magana$60,700$50,000$40,282
Daneila Rodriguez—$51,667$40,887
Jose Del Razo—$20,583—
Leena Ali—$16,330—
Daniela Gonzalez—$11,585—

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for immigrant rights and provides mutual aid, education, and outreach to migrant and refugee communities.

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3 program services account for $463K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our advocacy work includes education advocacy, labor rights, healthcare advocacy and legal advocacy. Our Education Advocacy support consisted of: Direct Registration assistance, 1,260 school supplies distributed to 140 children, Parent teacher conferences, 3 bilingual parent workshops, School Application assistance for 30+ ESOL students…

$208Kprogram expense
02

Our community outreach program involves going out into underserved communities and having conversations about their needs. We also talk about the services and resources that we provide and educate community members about their rights.

$149Kprogram expense
03

Our Direct assistance supported at least 286 community members in South Georgia and consisted of rent assistance, food assistance, diapers, furniture, clothes, toys and household goods.

$107Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $15K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,400
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,815

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Money outPt IX
$604K
Ln 25
Programscol B$522K
Managementcol C$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$510K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$508K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$734K
Government grantsLn 1e$229K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$508K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$508K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$510K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$508K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$395K$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$388K$510K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$50K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$74K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$501
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$50K$50K$156
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$453
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K$14
All other expensesLn 24e$553$550$3
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K$522K$82K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $726K$604K$122K$510K 990 PDF
FY2023 $403K$310K$93K$388K 990 PDF
FY2022 $412K$183K$228K$293K 990 PDF
FY2021 $72K$64K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $726,051 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,094
VIII-1e Government grants$229,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$498,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$734,091
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$8,040
VIII-12 Total revenue$726,051
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $603,862 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,423$13,423
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,720 · Management $74,580$124,300
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $155,857$155,857
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,010$18,010
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,480$5,480
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,269$74,269
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,240$7,240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,120 · Management $501$4,621
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,710 · Management $3,422$7,132
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,415$39,415
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50,329 · Management $156$50,485
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,489 · Management $453$2,942
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,957 · Management $2,479$7,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,685 · Management $14$92,699
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $550 · Management $3$553
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $522,254 · Management $81,608 · Fundraising $0$603,862
Part X · Balance sheet $510,194 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393,147$508,194
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,147$510,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,142$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,005$510,194
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,005$510,194
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,147$510,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $510,194 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$726,051
XI-2 Total expenses$603,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,005
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$510,194

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

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