Bienestar is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of the latino community and other underserved communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$476K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$476K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$13.5M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$11.5M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $4.0M Management & general 22% · $1.1M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $476K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice-President
$242,039Pt VII · Sec A
$233,692Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Contreras’s $291K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2901 $10–100M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Contreras$291,244$266,366$233,692$233,692$208,039
Oscar De La O$233,692$225,346$242,039$242,039$225,346

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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Improves health and well-being for Latino and other underserved communities.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Bienestar provides a wide veriety of services to the latino community comprising ofhealth promotion, HIV/STI/HEPATITIS c prevention and testing, CLIENTNAVIGATION/LINKAGE to care, substance abuse and mental health treatment, emotionalsupport, food and nutrition research and evaluation.

$4.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$282K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$226K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$226K
Investment incomeLn 3$282K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$236K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$614K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$614K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.9M$614K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.7M
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$476K$476K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.7M$162K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$502K$410K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$122K$45K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$40K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$424K$351K$74K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$697$726
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$63K$56K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$961K$146K
All other expensesLn 24e$405K$320K$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.0M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.5M$11.5M$1.9M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.0M$9.5M$2.5M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.8M$7.4M$1.4M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.8M$6.0M$810K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.9M$5.1M−$233K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$4.7M−$180K$3.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,912,318 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,137,171$4,401,642
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,033$226,319
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,089$282,090
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $198$2,267
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,489,491$4,912,318
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,841,145$3,036,661
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,828,717$2,109,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,669,862$5,145,775
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$180,371−$233,457
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,912,318 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,992,252
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,401,642
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $226,319$226,319
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $46,067$46,067
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $236,023$236,023
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,267$2,267
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510,676$4,912,318
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,145,775 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 staffManagement $475,731$475,731
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,729,590 · Management $162,205$1,891,795
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $410,381 · Management $91,932$502,313
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,871 · Management $44,951$166,822
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,780$36,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,856 · Management $29,592$69,448
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $350,506 · Management $73,540$424,046
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,099 · Management $1,051$2,150
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $697 · Management $726$1,423
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $56,262 · Management $6,767$63,029
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $960,723 · Management $146,431$1,107,154
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $319,575 · Management $85,509$405,084
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,027,340 · Management $1,118,435 · Fundraising $0$5,145,775
Part X · Balance sheet $4,876,233 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,878,312$613,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $823,989$938,416
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,162$87,337
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,878$1,878
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 $2,321,654$3,235,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,053,995$4,876,233
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $775,696$595,720
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $266,092$175,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $408,635$408,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,450,423$1,179,355
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,603,572$3,696,878
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,603,572$3,696,878
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,053,995$4,876,233
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,696,878 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,912,318
XI-2 Total expenses$5,145,775
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$233,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,603,572
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$326,763
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,696,878

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