Our mission is to accompany immigrants in their transition from poverty and isolation to workforce participation and prosperity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $185K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$447K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$975K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$942K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$975K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$963K
FY2022$996K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$975K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $235K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$110,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mirna Cervantes’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Mirna Cervantes$111,000$110,750$100,750—
Rigoberto Caloca-Rivas———$65,750

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Helps immigrants transition from poverty and isolation to workforce participation and prosperity.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Life Skills/Day Laborer and Domestic Worker Program

Program provides participants with workforce development services like employment training, job placement, housing and vocational training. Each year, over 2,000 different workers were involved in this program and participated in one or more of the following activities: workforce related workshops, job placements, housing, and…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Mentoringfor Academic Success (MAS) Program Since 1999, the MAS program has assisted students in reaching academic proficiency and in cultivating an early interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). The program serves students primarily from West Berkeley.

$126Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$975K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$769K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$219K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$861K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K
Net assetsLn 32$975K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 638
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$577K$337K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$888K$861K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$494K$447K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$975K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$82K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$570K$534K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$75K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$50K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$23K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$81K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$35K$7K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$56$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$26K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$8K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$258K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$102K$2K$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$235K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$119K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$126K$975K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$106K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.1M$33K$996K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$942K$80K$963K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,299,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $956,524$1,220,989
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,524$14,992
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$3,554
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $266,526$59,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,236,574$1,299,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $767,603$824,491
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $363,225$600,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,130,828$1,425,260
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,746−$126,155
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,299,105 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,396 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,509
VIII-1e Government grants$768,963
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,026
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$218,689
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,220,989
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,992$14,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,554$3,554
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$13,800
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$25,972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,402$14,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,344 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,299,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,425,260 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,870 · Management $28,880$110,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $534,136 · Management $35,549$569,685
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,380 · Management $11,570$86,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,281 · Management $6,825$57,106
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,350 · Management $4,339$27,689
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,800 · Management $1,200$8,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,876 · Management $3,533$84,409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,882 · Management $3,218$6,100
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,522 · Management $6,554$41,076
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,151 · Management $1,237$8,388
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $56 · Management $8,397$8,453
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,411 · Management $4,462$30,873
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,639 · Management $12,684$20,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $257,847 · Management $5,639$263,486
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,516 · Management $100,456$101,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,190,717 · Management $234,543 · Fundraising $0$1,425,260
Part X · Balance sheet $1,422,800 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $496,482$254,879
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $80,532$82,366
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $92,682$191,553
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,638$14,418
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $887,647$860,774
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,889$18,810
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,595,870$1,422,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,951$58,393
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $494,258$447,343
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,101,612$832,957
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$142,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,101,612$975,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,595,870$1,422,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $975,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,299,105
XI-2 Total expenses$1,425,260
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$126,155
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,101,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$975,457

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