Cesar Chavez Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Keene, CA501(c)(3)EIN 95-2466747

Provide charitable and educational services and activities to low income citizens, including farm workers and other agricultural laborers in the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.8M 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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FY2021 · 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 $16.8M a year · 37% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27.7M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$52.0M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$22.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$178.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$52.0M
FY2021▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50.6M
FY2021$52.0M
FY2022$40.2M
FY2023$40.8M
FY2024$40.5M
Expenses
$22.5M
FY2021▼ -40%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$37.3M
FY2021$22.5M
FY2022$24.4M
FY2023$28.2M
FY2024$27.8M
Net assets
$178.8M
FY2021▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$149.3M
FY2021$178.8M
FY2022$187.1M
FY2023$199.3M
FY2024$214.3M

From the FY2021 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 Apr 1967.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $16.1M Management & general 28% · $6.3M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
C/O Hed - Los Angeles
$355,759Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Real Estate Development
$247,606Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Project Management
$207,724Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Construction
$207,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Education
$201,516Pt VII · Sec A
$199,935Pt VII · Sec A
President
$180,567Pt VII · Sec A
$179,190Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alfredo R Izmajtovich$345,416$562,539$355,759$369,307
Welton Smith—$285,497$247,606$247,073
George Lopez$247,254$214,658$207,724—
Manuel Bernal$246,627$179,190$179,190$119,200
Richard K Rollins$241,657$234,354$207,200$200,634
Paul F Chavez$231,936$189,028$180,567$197,005
Kari Braun$220,663$202,419——
Celia Alvarado—$208,532$201,516$201,508

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

Offers charitable and educational services to low-income citizens, including farmworkers.

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1 program service account for $16.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Provided low-income housing to people throughout the western united states at numerous locations,continued development of low-income housing projects,and provided educational radio broadcasting in the same AREAS.THE foundation also provides educational and after school tutoring programs.

$16.1Mprogram expense

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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 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $48K · 2020–2020
National Chavez CenterCA · FY2020$47,900

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$52.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$327K
Money outPt IX
$22.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.1M
Managementcol C$6.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$178.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34.9M
Total assetsLn 16$206.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$327K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$52.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34.9M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$42.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$13.5M
Total assetsLn 16$206.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27.7M
Net assetsLn 32$178.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5359
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.1M$34.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$45.7M$42.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$172.0M$206.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22.7M$27.7M
Net assetsLn 32$149.3M$178.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.9M$7.9M$3.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$172K$134K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.4M$338K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$759K$265K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$113K$29K$85K
Accounting feesLn 11c$664K$553K$111K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$284K$216K$68K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$333K$800K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$699K$699K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$475K$224K$252K
TravelLn 17$167K$97K$71K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$25K$10K
InterestLn 20$135K$114K$21K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$158K$158K
InsuranceLn 23$525K$308K$217K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.6M$115K
All other expensesLn 24e$560K$401K$159K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.5M$16.1M$6.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $40.5M$27.8M$12.7M$214.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $40.8M$28.2M$12.6M$199.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $40.2M$24.4M$15.8M$187.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $52.0M$22.5M$29.6M$178.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $50.6M$37.3M$13.2M$149.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,041,546 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,321,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,321,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,386,057$33,386,057
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $327,042$327,042
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $6,840$6,840
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,713,099 · Unrelated business $6,840$52,041,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,453,363 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,836,828$1,836,828
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,873,604 · Management $3,055,634$10,929,238
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $134,500 · Management $37,720$172,220
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,449,699 · Management $337,680$1,787,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $758,860 · Management $265,346$1,024,206
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,695 · Management $84,718$113,413
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $553,214 · Management $110,958$664,172
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $215,899 · Management $68,248$284,147
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $333,172 · Management $799,690$1,132,862
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $699,293$699,293
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $223,768 · Management $251,666$475,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $96,800 · Management $70,672$167,472
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,489 · Management $10,395$35,884
IX-20 InterestPrograms $113,956 · Management $21,261$135,217
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $158,452$158,452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $308,454 · Management $216,791$525,245
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,636,729 · Management $114,896$1,751,625
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $400,802 · Management $159,474$560,276
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,148,921 · Management $6,304,442 · Fundraising $0$22,453,363
Part X · Balance sheet $206,528,631 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $82,700,710; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,097,272$34,896,073
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,775,211$29,855,283
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $211,107$262,943
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,114,042$2,583,792
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,032,022$13,083,697
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $33,628,801$29,629,164
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,763,404$13,516,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $171,983,474$206,528,631
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,945,317$8,521,388
X-19 Deferred revenue$4,532,626
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,384,075$1,470,188
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,722,162$27,679,136
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,201,312$178,789,495
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$60,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,261,312$178,849,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $171,983,474$206,528,631
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,849,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,041,546
XI-2 Total expenses$22,453,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,588,183
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,261,312
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,849,495

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