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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPANISH AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,930,036
Total expenses
$1,539,164
Contributions and grants received
$1,623,204
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$99,928
Investment income
$39,929
Other revenue
$166,975
Total assets, end of year
$1,975,015
Total liabilities, end of year
$17,054
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,957,961
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,407,189
Management and general expenses
$131,975
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,407,189

Program services were 91.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $220,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $646,400

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $756,804

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees

    total $99,928 · related or exempt $99,928

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,929 · related or exempt $39,929

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $3,699 · related or exempt $3,699

  • 11b · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $163,276 · related or exempt $163,276

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $166,975

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $110,000 · program services $99,000 · management and general $11,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $748,484 · program services $712,711 · management and general $35,773

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,489 · program services $1,197 · management and general $292

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,688 · program services $23,060 · management and general $5,628

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,124 · program services $59,330 · management and general $15,794

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $43,357 · program services $30,267 · management and general $13,090

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $27,926 · program services $25,602 · management and general $2,324

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $95,495 · program services $90,996 · management and general $4,499

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,718 · program services $4,687 · management and general $31

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,464 · program services $35,967 · management and general $2,497

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Fees

    total $233,088 · program services $211,550 · management and general $21,538

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipmental rental and maint

    total $21,545 · program services $17,108 · management and general $4,437

  • 24c · Other expenses: Food Provision

    total $27,736 · program services $27,373 · management and general $363

  • 24d · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $11,526 · program services $9,731 · management and general $1,795

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $71,524 · program services $58,610 · management and general $12,914

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $557,250 · end of year $220,744

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,818 · end of year $332,133

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,820 · end of year $16,790

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $932,731

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $767,762

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $197,295 · end of year $164,969

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $725,450 · end of year $1,240,379

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $28,494 · end of year $17,054

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $92,050

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,547,089 · end of year $1,857,961

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $100,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Mission: The Spanish American Committees mission is act and serve as a gateway to socioeconomic success for individuals and families in Northeast Ohio while maintaining and celebrating a Latino perspective and focus to all.

  • Little Footsteps Early Childhood Enrichment Center: The Spanish American Committee Early Childhood Enrichment Center was the first bilingual day care in the State of Ohio and remains the only one in Cuyahoga County. The center offers early education and services to children as youngas six-weeks (6 weeks) old to 8 years old. The Center provides a diverse bilingual and multicultural curriculum. The center is fully licensed and State certified as well as currently has 3-star and is seeking to obtain 5-stars in 2021.

    Expenses $499,884

  • Families First Program: A variety of social services are offered by our licensed social worker and case manager currently at the agency. Our Social worker and case manager aid clients in an array of services such as: applying for public assistance, including SNAP Benefits, socialsecurity, HEAP/PIPP, and similar programs, referrals to shelters in cases of homelessness or domestic violence instances, county childcare voucher application assistance, an on-site domestic violence counselor, help with job applications, document translation, immigration clinic every Wednesday, as well as getting connected to the Cleveland Furniture Bank and other partnering agencies who aid us in accepting referrals. In addition to the social services provided, under families first the agency offers employment and training services as well. This includes: job referral, job preparation counseling, job readiness training, and a job bank/job service.

    Expenses $475,954

  • Mi Casa Housing Program: As a HUD certified Housing Counseling Agency, our certified Housing Counselor and Financial Literacy Advisor provide case management services in the areas of First Time Homebuyers, Mortgage Default and Delinquency (Foreclosure Prevention), FinancialLiteracy (Consumer Education), and Tenant Landlord mediation. Our Housing Counseling Program is also an affiliate member of UnidosUS. The agencies housing program works to build partnerships with the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to ensure renters can findavailable rental units, report any cases of discrimination or cases of scams, identity theft and credit problems, as well as with other housing agencies such as CHN Housing Partners and EDEN.

    Expenses $248,162

  • In addition, we help with resumes, hold bi-weekly job fairs with roughly 10-13 different companies looking for employees, Spanish-language GED program, English Classes, NCLEX Examination Preparatory Classes, and the Latino Construction Program that began in 2018.

    Expenses $183,189

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • RAMONITA VARGAS

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $110,000
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • EDDIE RIVIERO

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Osequera

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADRIAN MALDONADO

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENNY TORRES

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE HARMON

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MONICA ANA YEPES

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARCIA NOLAN

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIFFANY MONTGOMERY

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANGEL RODRIGUEZ

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUIS VIZCARRONDO

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422859349301032

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