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Trains aspiring public officials for local government roles and educates communities on ballot issues. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $406K in revenue, $455K in expenses, and $239K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Community Development
Location
Yakima, WA
Website
ellaadelante.org
Filings
2 on file (2024–2025)
Revenue
$406KFY2025
Expenses
$455K
Net assets
$239K
People
5
Filings
2
Updates
0
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EIN  93-3112974 Membership association Yakima, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains aspiring public officials for local government roles and educates communities on ballot issues.
Leadership
Maria Fernandez · Executive Board Director · $66K
Money in and out
$406K revenue, $455K expenses
Bottom line
-12% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$406K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$455K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$239K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$48K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.34 Management & general $0.66
Operating surplus
-12%
revenue over expenses▼ -127% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
53%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +146% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$406K
FY2025▼ -38%
Expenses
$455K
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$244K
FY2025▼ -17%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY20250%
Total revenue
$406K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$455K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$239K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$48K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$244K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B34%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CElla Adelante
EINHdr · item D93-3112974
Principal addressHdr · item CYakima, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jellaadelante.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Board Director
$66,500Pt VII · Sec A
$51,833Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Fernandez’s $66K as Executive Board Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Maria Fernandez$66,500$26,500
Virginia Frausto$51,833
Felicitas Rodriguez$10,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $153K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Ella adelante provides leadership development and governance training to emerging leaders interested in running for public office, including school boards, city councils, county commission, and port commissions. We provide community education and engagement around ballot and candidate initiatives to serve the publics best interest.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$402K · 99%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$402K
Other revenue1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$406K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.34 Management & general $0.66
Program services34%$153K
Management & general66%$302K
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Total assetsLn 16$244K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$239K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $244K · Operating expenses/yr $455K
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $153K · Total expenses $455K
34%
Management & General
Management & general $302K · Total expenses $455K
66%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $455K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $201K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $402K · Total revenue $406K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $406K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $406K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $406K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $455K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $406K · Prior year $657K
-38%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $239K · Beginning of year $287K
-17%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $406K · Expenses $455K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $5K · Total assets $244K
2%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $239K · Total assets $244K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $244K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maria Fernandez · Reported title EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $455K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $242K · Total expenses $455K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 34%
Overhead ratio 66%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -38%
Legal fee ratio 9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.2M

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$406K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$657K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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