Dolores C Huerta Foundation

Tax-deductible

Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)Since 2002Community DevelopmentEIN 91-2145992Revenue $6.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdoloreshuerta.orgPo Box 2087, 93303-2087 · Bakersfield, CATax-exempt since Jan 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Inspiring and organizing communities to build volunteer organizations empowered to pursue social justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,000 volunteers and 193 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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$401K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
45 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22.3M
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
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
$6.2M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$9.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.2M
FY2024▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$6.2M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.4M
Net assets
$9.1M
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$9.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $5.7M Management & general 19% · $1.4M Fundraising 4% · $284K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $401K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$157,656Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Govt and Community Relations
$118,548Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Camila Chavez’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Camila Chavez$157,656$142,900$152,453$89,424$89,716
Eduardo Cedeno$125,000————
Alegria Dela Cruz$118,548————
Gregory Daisa—$105,979$111,690——
Jamila Guerrero Cantor—$9,975——$1,200

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community organizing & civic engagementin 2024, DHF reached 18,200 voters and registered 925 new voters through non-partisan canvassing and voter drives; launched 5 new vecinos unidos chapters to build local, year-round power across the central valley.

$4.4Mprogram expense
02

Resource centers & health access in 2024, DHF hosted 4 mobile eye clinics, providing 45 eye exams for farmworkers and administering 69 covid and flu vaccines. To address food insecurity, the foundation distributed 24 food boxes during the holiday season from thanksgiving to christmas.

$742Kprogram expense
03

Youth leadership & education equityin 2024, DHF held 6 workshops on school district accountability, engaging over 50 youth and vecinos in strengthening their skills as advocates for equity in education.

$618Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$715K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$284K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27.9M
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$246K
Investment incomeLn 3$715K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$6.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$26.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$97K
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.3M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5193
VolunteersI 63,000
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$20.4M$27.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$26.0M$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.7M$22.3M
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M$9.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$283K$236K$36K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.4M$361K$102K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$24K$9K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$413K$286K$110K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$292K$236K$46K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$76K$43K$27K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$134K$76K$47K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$806K$455K$283K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$395$2K$445
Office expensesLn 13$138K$79K$49K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$75K$42K$26K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$280K$111K$169K
TravelLn 17$221K$174K$42K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$7K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.5M$143K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$17K$37K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$5.7M$1.4M$284K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.2M$7.4M−$1.3M$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.7M$7.5M$2.2M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.7M$8.1M$4.6M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.8M$5.7M$1.2M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.6M$4.5M$1.2M$2.4M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,180,703 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,334,239$5,210,482
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $633,167$245,674
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $702,681$714,809
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,692$9,738
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,709,779$6,180,703
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,700$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,369,321$3,848,491
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $98,720$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,060,456$3,588,871
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,531,197$7,437,362
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,178,582−$1,256,659
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,180,703 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,608 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$150,041
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,045,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,210,482
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $245,674$245,674
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $714,809$714,809
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,130$3,130
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,282 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $717,939$6,180,703
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,437,362 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $236,288 · Management $36,141 · Fundraising $10,227$282,656
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,362,731 · Management $361,390 · Fundraising $102,266$2,826,387
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,007 · Management $9,233 · Fundraising $1,443$34,683
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $285,697 · Management $109,876 · Fundraising $17,170$412,743
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $235,707 · Management $46,251 · Fundraising $10,064$292,022
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $42,905 · Management $26,680 · Fundraising $6,398$75,983
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $75,889 · Management $47,191 · Fundraising $11,317$134,397
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $21,824$21,824
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $455,370 · Management $283,172 · Fundraising $67,907$806,449
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $395 · Management $1,823 · Fundraising $445$2,663
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79,335 · Management $49,115 · Fundraising $9,858$138,308
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,232 · Management $26,262 · Fundraising $6,298$74,792
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,907 · Management $168,969$279,876
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174,252 · Management $41,649 · Fundraising $5,512$221,413
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,150 · Management $31,672$38,822
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,546,951 · Management $143,173 · Fundraising $25,624$1,715,748
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,855 · Management $37,431 · Fundraising $9,310$63,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,718,495 · Management $1,435,028 · Fundraising $283,839$7,437,362
Part X · Balance sheet $31,419,379 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,605$1,108,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,278,102$26,826,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,154,186$1,459,009
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$14,194
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,140,694$1,914,120
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $267,210$97,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,988,797$31,419,379
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $475,116$418,436
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,948,790$21,850,793
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $227,935$69,853
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,651,841$22,339,082
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,728,345$5,965,432
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $608,611$3,114,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,336,956$9,080,297
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,988,797$31,419,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,080,297 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,180,703
XI-2 Total expenses$7,437,362
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,256,659
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,336,956
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,080,297

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

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