The Goddess Mercado: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 87-1770801)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022	$212K
FY2023	$253K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022	$198K
FY2023	$239K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022	$64K
FY2023	$43K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $182K Management & general 8% · $16K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Martin Gamez

CFO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diana Diaz

CEO

$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

Empowering underprivileged groups through workshops and mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs.

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1 program · $182K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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The purpose for the goddess mercado is to mentor empower and educate low income teens, woman and LTGBQ individuals in entrepreneurship.

$182Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Kaiser Foundation HospitalsFY2024$24K

Equality California InstituteFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$34K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$212K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Money outPt IX

$198K

Ln 25

Programscol B$182K

Managementcol C$16K

Owns and owesPt X

$64K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K

Total assetsLn 16$64K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$47K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$164K

Total revenueLn 12$212K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$64K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K

Total assetsLn 16$64K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$64K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 68

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$29K	$64K
Total assetsLn 16	$29K	$64K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$29K	$64K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$114K	$114K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$6K	$6K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$572	$572
OccupancyLn 16	$29K	$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$10K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$16K	$16K
All other expensesLn 24e	$16K	$525	$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$198K	$182K	$16K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 8, 2025	$253K	$239K	$14K	$43K	990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024	$212K	$198K	$13K	$64K	990 PDF

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 $211,744 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,778$47,297

I-9 Program service revenue$164,447

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $60,778$211,744

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $9,183$113,780

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,129$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,915$84,574

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,227$198,354

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,551$13,390

Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $211,744 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1b Membership dues$47,297

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,297

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,447$164,447

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,744

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,354 across 10 lines filed

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $113,780$113,780

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,667$1,667

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,015$6,015

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,748$2,748

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $572$572

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,023$29,023

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,385$1,385

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,343$10,343

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,346$16,346

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $525 · Management $15,950$16,475

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $182,404 · Management $15,950 · Fundraising $0$198,354

Part X · Balance sheet $64,358 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,551$64,358

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,551$64,358

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,551$64,358

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,551$64,358

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,551$64,358

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,358 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$211,744

XI-2 Total expenses$198,354

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,390

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,551

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$22,417

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,358

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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