Accion Latina

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-3039956Revenue $720K in FY2023

On file with the IRSaccionlatina.org2958 24th St, 94110-4132 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Aug 1987Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to promote cultural arts, community media, and civic engagement to build healthy and empowered latino communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 5 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $391K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$720K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$588K
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$720K
FY2023▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$416K
FY2020$551K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$720K
Expenses
$735K
FY2023▲ +48%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$498K
FY2020$401K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$735K
Net assets
$588K
FY2023▼ -2%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$382K
FY2020$578K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$588K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 1987.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $570K Management & general 18% · $129K Fundraising 5% · $36K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ftima Ramirez’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Ftima Ramirez$70,100$64,750$62,375——
Josue Rojas———$59,500$62,000

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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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

Programs and updates

Builds healthy, empowered Latino communities through cultural arts, media, and civic engagement.

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3 programs · $570K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community media --el tecolote is the longest continuously published bilingual newspaper in california. We distribute 10,000 free copies every two weeks at more than 350 locations throughout the bay area where there are high concentrations of latinos. El tecolote is also published online at WWW.ELTECOLOTE.ORG.

$570Kprogram expense
02

Cultural Arts

We hosted 15 cultural arts events and activities, hosted 4 gallery exhibitions, and 1 special event for an off site curation. Radio teco - we produced 21 online podcast episodes for radio teco news (formerly latina latino latinx news), a biweekly podcast focusing on all matters that affect our LATINO/A/X community and beyond; 12 online…

Pt IX · col B
03

In march 2023, accin latina was recognized for its achievements as one of the yerba buena center for the arts 100 honorees. ------------------------------ encuentro del canto popular is our year-end concert: over 40 years in the making, this program is our second oldest project.

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
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$391K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $34K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$29,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$720K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$570K
Managementcol C$129K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$588K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$593K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$92
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$720K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
SavingsLn 2$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382K
Total assetsLn 16$593K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$588K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$398K$382K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$593K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$588K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$35K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$286K$43K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K$578
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$65K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$65
Office expensesLn 13$60K$49K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$643
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$4K$419$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$34K$680$585
InterestLn 20$6K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$990
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$814$814
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$570K$129K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $720K$735K−$15K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$496K$37K$603K 990 PDF
FY2021 $503K$469K$34K$573K 990 PDF
FY2020 $551K$401K$150K$578K 990 PDF
FY2019 $416K$498K−$82K$382K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $720,434 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $430,039$613,794
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,453$102,448
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$92
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,625$4,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,876$720,434
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$34,200
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,655$446,665
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,619$254,164
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,274$735,029
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,602−$14,595
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-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 $720,434 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,513
VIII-1e Government grants$196,640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,794
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,241 · Unrelated business $97,207$102,448
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $92$92
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $4,262$4,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,241 · Unrelated business $101,469 · Excluded from tax $92$720,434
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,029 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $34,200$34,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,050 · Management $17,525 · Fundraising $17,525$70,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $286,442 · Management $43,415 · Fundraising $8,438$338,295
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,732 · Management $1,610 · Fundraising $578$4,920
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,347 · Management $3,335 · Fundraising $1,668$33,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,207$2,207
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,896 · Management $30,763$95,659
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,317 · Fundraising $65$10,382
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,997 · Management $7,042 · Fundraising $3,777$59,816
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,800 · Management $1,930 · Fundraising $643$4,373
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,427$13,427
IX-17 TravelPrograms $419 · Management $3,458$3,877
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,010 · Management $680 · Fundraising $585$35,275
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,545 · Fundraising $3,056$5,601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,332$15,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,411 · Management $990$7,401
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $814$814
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $569,767 · Management $128,927 · Fundraising $36,335$735,029
Part X · Balance sheet $592,793 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,892$146,234
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,174$61,066
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,995
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $397,849$382,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,915$592,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,762$4,291
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $90$76
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,852$4,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $603,063$399,205
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$189,221
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $603,063$588,426
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,915$592,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $588,426 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$720,434
XI-2 Total expenses$735,029
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,595
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$603,063
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$42
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$588,426

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