Dedicated to empowering low-income tenants through community organizing, education and advocacy to fight for safe, decent and affordable housing in Los Angeles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 670 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$591K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$759K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$591K
FY2024▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$591K
Expenses
$373K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
$759K
FY2024▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$388K
FY2022$526K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$759K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 1995.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $323K Management & general 11% · $42K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$87,231Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karla Perez$87,231$83,854$33,846——
Rolando Cruz———$5,317$37,692
Luis Cabrales————$23,776

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

Programs and updates

Organizes, educates, and advocates for safe, affordable housing for low-income Los Angeles tenants.

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1 program · $323K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Tenant Education and Outreach

Through social media, telephoning , texting , emailing and face to face meetings, Inquilinos Unidos staff informs low income tenants of their rights to decent , safe housing, free from harassment and discrimination.

$323Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$48K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$586K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Programscol B$323K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$759K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$798K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$586K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$359K
SavingsLn 2$439K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$798K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$759K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6670
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K$798K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$563K$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$541K$759K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
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$87K$87K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$6K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K$16
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$8K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$255$705
Office expensesLn 13$20K$13K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$30K$462
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$348
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$2K$2K$5K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$900$900
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K$323K$42K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $591K$373K$218K$759K 990 PDF
FY2023 $380K$366K$14K$541K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$287K$138K$526K 990 PDF
FY2021 $433K$228K$206K$388K 990 PDF
FY2020 $253K$309K−$56K$183K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $591,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $397,000$585,889
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,531$17,774
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$18,742−$12,523
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $379,789$591,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $269,917$280,970
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,698$91,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $365,615$372,989
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,174$218,151
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $591,140 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$39,254
VIII-1e Government grants$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$346,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$585,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,774$17,774
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−$12,523
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $17,774$591,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $372,989 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
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 $87,231$87,231
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,662$144,662
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,410 · Management $24,338$30,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,313 · Management $16$18,329
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,790$1,790
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,188 · Management $1,500$7,688
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,171 · Management $255 · Fundraising $705$6,131
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,827 · Management $4,787 · Fundraising $2,497$20,111
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,895 · Management $2,153$6,048
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,114 · Management $462$30,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,240 · Management $348$2,588
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,729 · Management $1,851 · Fundraising $5,199$8,779
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,014$2,014
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,391 · Management $2,003$4,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $900$900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $323,071 · Management $41,517 · Fundraising $8,401$372,989
Part X · Balance sheet $845,890 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,467$359,249
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $421,016$438,669
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,257$9,513
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,609$38,459
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $563,349$845,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $704$8,957
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,000$78,137
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,704$87,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,645$758,796
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $563,349$845,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $758,796 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$591,140
XI-2 Total expenses$372,989
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$218,151
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,645
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$758,796

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