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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by HISPANIC ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH RESEARCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,462,202
Total expenses
$1,508,190
Contributions and grants received
$1,074,138
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$318,689
Investment income
$17,703
Other revenue
$51,672
Total assets, end of year
$1,127,015
Total liabilities, end of year
$134,397
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$992,618
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,127,522
Management and general expenses
$307,803
Fundraising expenses
$72,865
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,127,522

Program services were 74.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $842,490

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $231,648

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT FEES

    total $314,470 · related or exempt $314,470

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPEAKER FEES

    total $4,219 · related or exempt $4,219

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,703 · excluded $17,703

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $51,672 · excluded $51,672

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $51,672

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,197 · program services $120,514 · management and general $18,875 · fundraising $5,808

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $754,260 · program services $625,829 · management and general $98,327 · fundraising $30,104

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,907 · program services $18,189 · management and general $2,845 · fundraising $873

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,639 · program services $15,005 · management and general $9,963 · fundraising $671

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $76,815 · program services $62,591 · management and general $11,183 · fundraising $3,041

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,335 · management and general $8,335

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,844 · management and general $60,844

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $218,945 · program services $119,986 · management and general $73,484 · fundraising $25,475

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $623 · program services $163 · management and general $412 · fundraising $48

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $34,921 · program services $30,364 · management and general $3,917 · fundraising $640

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,865 · program services $47,151 · management and general $6,595 · fundraising $2,119

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,690 · program services $14,200 · management and general $260 · fundraising $230

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,549 · program services $12,701 · management and general $1,229 · fundraising $2,619

  • 20 · Interest

    total $566 · management and general $566

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,089 · program services $10,857 · management and general $1,723 · fundraising $509

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,452 · program services $7,746 · management and general $3,553 · fundraising $153

  • 24a · Other expenses: OPERATING EXPENSES

    total $28,493 · program services $22,226 · management and general $5,692 · fundraising $575

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $625,873 · end of year $59,850

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10 · end of year $845,065

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $215,776 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $92,089 · end of year $164,133

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,389 · end of year $9,144

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

    $60,627

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

    $41,088

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $30,998 · end of year $19,539

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $70,944 · end of year $29,284

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96,547 · end of year $29,656

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,651 · end of year $59,282

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $11,532 · end of year $11,259

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $83,888 · end of year $34,200

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $289,874 · end of year $605,579

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $548,587 · end of year $387,039

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE THE MINNESOTA LATINO COMMUNITY WITH THE ABILITY TO CREATE AND CONTROL INFORMATION ABOUT ITSELF IN ORDER TO AFFECT INSTITUTIONAL DECISIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY.

  • OUTREACH: HACER PARTNERED WITH A RESEARCHER FROM METRO STATE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES FAMILIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEENAGERS, AS A FOUNDATION FOR PREVENTING AND RESOLVING FAMILY CHALLENGES. WE CONTINUE TO LEAD AN ALLIANCE OF LATINO-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION AIMED AT IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS FOR MINNESOTA'S LATINO COMMUNITIES. HACER ALSO INFORMS FAMILIES ABOUT TAX SEASON RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, ENSURING THAT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SUPPORT.

    Expenses $637,558 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $318,689

  • RESEARCH: DIFFERENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ALONG THE YEAR, SUCH AS THE ACCEPTANCE OF ITIN FOR RENTERS AND BANKS, IN SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO DO NOT COUNT WITHOUT A SSN; OPIOIDS PROJECT, FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT HOW LATINO FAMILIES DEAL WITH THE PRESENCE OF OPIOIDS CONSUMPTION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH, AND HOW THAT CAN BE CHANGED WITH DATA COLLECTED ON UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT THE ISSUE; OUR PROJECT FAMILIAS FUERTES, IN COLLABORATION WITH METRO STATE UNIVERSITY, FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE BARRIERS AND STRESSORS THAT AFFECT THE COMMUNICATION AMONG LATINO FAMILIES MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON PARENTS AND CHILDREN, IN THEMES RELATED ACCULTURATION AND HEALTH CARE (TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION, DRUGS ABUSE, ETC.) HACER PARTNERED WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IN LEARNING ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT SCAMS HAVE AMONG LATINOS.

    Expenses $329,562

  • EVALUATION: HACER COLLABORATED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN EVALUATION EFFORTS ACROSS MINNESOTA. WE PARTNERED WITH SMALL ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO ASSESS THEIR TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND OTHER INFORMATIONAL INITIATIVES. OUR TEAM ALSO SUPPORTED URBAN VENTURES BY EVALUATING THEIR PROGRAMS FOR MOTHERS AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRANTEES UNDER THE EHDI, HYN, AND PHUN GRANT PROGRAMS. HACER DEVELOPED SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZED GATHERINGS TO HELP GRANTEES MEET MDH'S EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING EVALUATION WORK FOR COPAL AND SAINT MARY'S CLINICS.

    Expenses $160,402

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mario Hernandez

    CHAIR (THROUGH JULY)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Luis Posas

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carla Manzoni

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Conde-Brookes

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH SEPT)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sherry Sanchez-Tibbetts

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesenia Morales

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH DEC)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Ibarra

    BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH MAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodolfo Gutierrez

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,708
    From this org
    $127,984
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,724
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • LATINOLEAD

    $10,000

    PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE MILLA ALLIANCE

  • MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS

    $10,000

    PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE MILLA ALLIANCE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601179349301910

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