Fiesta Educativa INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1987Human ServicesEIN 95-4055182

Fiesta educativa's mission is to improve the quality of life for latino adults, children with disabilities and family members who face the challenge of guiding them through life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 9 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$558K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$567K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$129K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$558K
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$510K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$558K
Expenses
$567K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$536K
FY2025$567K
Net assets
$129K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$138K
FY2025$129K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1987.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $491K Management & general 14% · $77K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$69,164Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rudy Contreras’s $69K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rudy Contreras$69,164$65,909————
Irene Martinez———$54,810$57,600$57,600
Irene Martinez Former——$53,722———
Rudy Contreras Current——$6,600———

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports Latino adults, children with disabilities, and their families navigate life's challenges.

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3 program services account for $315K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Community parent resource center (CPRC) this program conducts community outreach, disseminates information and provides training to latino and chinese families with special needs children.

$158Kprogram expense
02

Fiestas familiares this home-based training program provides education and practical skills to parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. The program offers structured training sessions, resource navigation, and peer-to-peer support groups led by highly trained caregivers and professionals.

$82Kprogram expense
03

Fiesta educativa offers a program called autism parent education (apep). This is a 16-HOUR training program for parents of children with autism.

$75Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$558K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$567K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$129K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$558K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32$129K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K$186K
Net assetsLn 32$138K$129K
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$69K$55K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$252K$233K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$484$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$23K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$970$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$54K$9K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$78$78
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$665$665
InsuranceLn 23$11K$6K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$101K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$13K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$567K$491K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $558K$567K−$9K$129K 990 PDF
FY2024 $615K$536K$80K$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 $501K$567K−$66K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$634K−$101K$125K 990 PDF
FY2021 $695K$637K$58K$226K 990 PDF
FY2020 $510K$608K−$98K$198K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $558,290 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,365 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$158,352
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$171,137
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $379,699$379,699
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,089$2,089
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $387,153$558,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $567,179 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 $55,331 · Management $13,833$69,164
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,982 · Management $19,365$252,347
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $484 · Management $2,909$3,393
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,571 · Management $2,483$25,054
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $970 · Management $4,497$5,467
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,277 · Management $8,610$62,887
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,704$3,704
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $78$78
IX-20 InterestManagement $10,800$10,800
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $665$665
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,835 · Management $5,467$11,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,294 · Management $2,593$103,887
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,076 · Management $3,855$16,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $490,602 · Management $76,577 · Fundraising $0$567,179
Part X · Balance sheet $315,606 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,614$216,405
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $125,429$87,549
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,720$7,055
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $220,191$4,597
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,954$315,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,503$21,540
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,284$18,583
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $352,968$136,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $413,755$186,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,199$129,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,199$129,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,954$315,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$558,290
XI-2 Total expenses$567,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,199
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$129,310

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