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Cielo Project at Radio Ranch

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Olympia, WA501(c)(3)Since 1996Human Services EIN 91-1728671Revenue $680K in FY2025

On file with the IRScieloprograms.org1601 North St Se, 98501-3666 · Olympia, WATax-exempt since Feb 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Cielo mission: Cielo promotes community, self-sufficiency, and leadership of latinos in the south sound area with education, mental health services, social cultural activities. Cielo, integral latino center of olympia, is the only bilingual, bi-cultural non-profit in the south puget sound.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 59 volunteers and 13 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $79K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $259K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$22K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$922K
FY2025$680K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$880K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$22K
FY2025▼ -91%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$594K
FY2022$875K
FY2023$776K
FY2024$241K
FY2025$22K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $928K Management & general 24% · $292K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ava McGee
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Puente
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cade Walker
Board Member
$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

Empowers Latinos with education, mental health, and cultural programs for community growth and leadership.

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2 programs · $928K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cielo Education Programs

Cielo's educational programs provide a wide array of classes in english and spanish. These include: english language learning (ell), adult basic education in spanish(pre-literacy to high school), ged preparation, citizenship exam preparation, sewing (basic to advanced), and certified computer instruction.

$928Kprogram expense
02

Though we were still operating in part remotely, we continued to serve the community monthly by providing them with food from our partners at the food bank. We served 200 families in 2024-25, and the need continues to increase.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Group Health FoundationFY2024$225K
Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectFY2024$34K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$259K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $883K · 2022–2022
WA Dept of CommerceFY2022$302,546
OcvaFY2022$107,563
SatterbergFY2022$100,000
OcvaFY2022$94,789
By and for 2019-2020FY2022$91,306
WaisnFY2022$75,000
DcyfFY2022$43,401
Thurston County Public HealthFY2022$34,814
Unmet Needs 5 2022FY2022$21,993
Community FoundationFY2022$11,453

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$928K
Managementcol C$292K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$22K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Government grantsLn 1e$317K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$22K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$24K
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$241K$22K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$575K$431K$144K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$50K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$41K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$406K$386K$7K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$20K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$81K$81K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$928K$292K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $680K$1.2M−$554K$22K 990 PDF
FY2024 $922K$1.5M−$535K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$53K$776K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$281K$875K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$880K$466K$594K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $679,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $479,187$319,214
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $442,843$360,627
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $292$126
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $922,322$679,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $812,954$698,299
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $644,428$536,158
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,457,382$1,234,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$535,060−$554,490
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $679,967 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$316,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$319,214
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $360,627$360,627
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $126$126
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $360,753$679,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,234,457 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $431,296 · Management $143,765$575,061
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,445 · Management $16,815$67,260
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,118 · Management $14,860$55,978
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $385,846 · Management $6,935 · Fundraising $13,641$406,422
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,689 · Management $21,480$41,169
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $81,377$81,377
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,190$7,190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $928,394 · Management $292,422 · Fundraising $13,641$1,234,457
Part X · Balance sheet $23,608 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $345,240$2,415
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $52,846$21,193
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $398,086$23,608
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,579$1,837
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $157,170$1,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,916$21,771
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,916$21,771
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $398,086$23,608
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,771 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$679,967
XI-2 Total expenses$1,234,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$554,490
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,916
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$135,345
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$200,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,771

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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