Accion Latina FY2020 filing

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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.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2020 · 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 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
$62K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$551K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$578K
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$551K
FY2020▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$416K
FY2020$551K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$720K
Expenses
$401K
FY2020▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$498K
FY2020$401K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$735K
Net assets
$578K
FY2020▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$382K
FY2020$578K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$588K

From the FY2020 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 1987.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $326K Management & general 14% · $58K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$59,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasu
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$193Kprogram expense
02

Paseo artistico is a free, bi-monthly, bilingual arts- activity, arts- stroll. The event will feature and recognizes artists who live AND/OR work in the mission district as well as those artists whose work reflects solidarity and a strong sense of cultural heritage.

$84Kprogram expense
03

Encuentro del canto popular is our year-end music festival: this program is our second oldest project. 38 years in the making, the edcp festival is our year end concert series.

$20Kprogram expense

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$551K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$578K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$468K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$141
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$551K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$145
Accounts receivableLn 4$46K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9−$744
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$382K
Total assetsLn 16$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$578K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$396K$382K
Total assetsLn 16$478K$639K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$430K$578K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$15K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K$105K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$574$237
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$68K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$30K$4K$956
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$809$809
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
InterestLn 20$8K$7K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$326K$58K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $720K$735K−$15K$588K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2023 $533K$496K$37K$603K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $503K$469K$34K$573K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $551K$401K$150K$578K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2021 $416K$498K−$82K$382K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $550,944 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,824$467,795
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,931$48,622
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,351$141
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190,150$34,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $428,256$550,944
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$7,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $4,377$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $186,012$205,504
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $300,279$188,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $493,168$401,417
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,912$149,527
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $550,944 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $31,009 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$84,425
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$467,795
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,394 · Unrelated business $43,228$48,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $141$141
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $3,377$3,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,394 · Unrelated business $46,605 · Excluded from tax $31,150$550,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $401,417 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,750 · Management $14,875 · Fundraising $14,875$59,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,216 · Management $18,720$123,936
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,268 · Management $574 · Fundraising $237$7,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,392 · Management $2,548 · Fundraising $1,049$14,989
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,057$8,057
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,060 · Management $2,000$70,060
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,310$10,310
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,640 · Management $4,188 · Fundraising $956$34,784
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,744$5,744
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,133$10,133
IX-17 TravelPrograms $809$809
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,052$16,052
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,064 · Management $1,264$8,328
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,974$13,974
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,194 · Management $5,968$10,162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,106 · Management $58,194 · Fundraising $17,117$401,417
Part X · Balance sheet $639,469 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,150$200,319
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$11,102
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$145
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,461$46,370
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges−$744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $396,252$382,277
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,153$639,469
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,193$25,181
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$36,017
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,924$451
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,117$61,649
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $430,036$577,820
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $430,036$577,820
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,153$639,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $577,820 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$550,944
XI-2 Total expenses$401,417
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$430,036
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$577,820

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