Each year through Centro strategies, dane county will be a community where latnx families can aspire upward, to reach their personal goals and dreams because they feel engaged and strengthened with the tools for success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 121 volunteers and 41 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 51% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$390K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $72K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$771K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$20.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2024▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$6.6M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$20.2M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$17.6M
FY2024$20.2M

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 Mar 1984.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $3.4M Management & general 13% · $585K Fundraising 10% · $462K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $390K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$160,960Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Administration
$120,214Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Esperanza
$109,144Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru May)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru May)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Menendez Coller’s $161K as Executive Director is at the 78th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Menendez Coller$160,960$152,533$142,043$105,002$114,195
Elizabeth Garcia Hall$120,214————
Evelyn Cruz$109,144————

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

Empowers Latnx families with tools and engagement to achieve their goals and dreams.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family Support

Peer case managers at centro are at the center of collaboration across dane county service providers when it comes to basic needs for the latinx community. Family stabilization services include housing navigation, legal assistance, food access, and more.

$916Kprogram expense
02

Youth

Youth programs provide culturally congruent academic support, parent engagement, and leadership development to latinx youth and their families. Currently youth programs operate in nine madison metropolitan (MMSD) schools serving over 300 young people and their families in a high-intensity partnership with MMSD.

$892Kprogram expense
03

Workforce

Workforce programming advances the business climate locally by empowering and supporting a latinx and bilingual workforce in collaboration with madison college and a diverse group of employment partners.

$647Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$72K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$81,398
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,794
Unitemized GrantFY2024$44,066
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,760
Unitemized GrantFY2023$80,345
Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,571
Unitemized GrantFY2022$154,288
Unitemized GrantFY2022$69,200
Unitemized GrantFY2022$48,175
Unitemized GrantFY2021$380,575
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32,065
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,003
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,002,321
Unitemized GrantFY2020$67,299
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$585K
Fundraisingcol D$462K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$771K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.6M
Other assetsLn 15$155K
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$771K
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 6121
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$2.4M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.3M$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16$19.6M$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$771K
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M$20.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$210K$210K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$82K$16K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.7M$309K$237K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$23K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$283K$208K$39K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$184K$135K$25K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$423K$288K$111K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$157K$125K$12K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$106K$78K$15K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$92K$86K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$37K$36K$123$114
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$18K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$96$96
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$381K$357K$5K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$32K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$20K$5K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.4M$585K$462K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.6M$4.4M$2.2M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.6M$3.5M$9.1M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.8M$3.7M$6.1M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.2M$660K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.3M$393K$1.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,618,573 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,009,521$6,584,898
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,680$2,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $575,968$27,766
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,535$3,809
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,624,704$6,618,573
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $157,816$210,018
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,406,227$2,875,281
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $969,994$1,333,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,534,037$4,419,107
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,090,667$2,199,466
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,618,573 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,109 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$457,513
VIII-1e Government grants$1,402,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,725,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,584,898
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,100$2,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,766$27,766
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $700$700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,575$6,618,573
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,419,107 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $210,018$210,018
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,920 · Management $16,384 · Fundraising $65,536$163,840
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,666,721 · Management $309,326 · Fundraising $237,487$2,213,534
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,241 · Management $4,329 · Fundraising $4,028$31,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $207,883 · Management $38,721 · Fundraising $36,024$282,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $135,104 · Management $25,165 · Fundraising $23,412$183,681
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,555$1,555
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,770$23,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $288,196 · Management $111,411 · Fundraising $23,017$422,624
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125,475 · Management $12,426 · Fundraising $19,527$157,428
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $77,885 · Management $14,507 · Fundraising $13,497$105,889
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,434 · Management $1,186 · Fundraising $4,479$92,099
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,438 · Management $123 · Fundraising $114$36,675
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,153 · Management $3,381 · Fundraising $3,146$24,680
IX-20 InterestManagement $96$96
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $356,847 · Management $4,983 · Fundraising $18,825$380,655
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,464 · Management $6,047 · Fundraising $5,626$44,137
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,565 · Management $5,883$11,448
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,364 · Management $5,349 · Fundraising $7,039$32,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,372,708 · Management $584,642 · Fundraising $461,757$4,419,107
Part X · Balance sheet $20,991,250 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $652,567$144,761
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,740,301$1,062,875
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,759,658$1,966,859
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $600$500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,387$49,861
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,274,071$17,611,522
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $140,573$154,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,594,157$20,991,250
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,946,543$343,444
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,920$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$427,959
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,986,166$771,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,830,247$18,781,487
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,777,744$1,438,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,607,991$20,219,847
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,594,157$20,991,250
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,219,847 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,618,573
XI-2 Total expenses$4,419,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,199,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,607,991
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$400,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$12,390
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,219,847

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