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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HISPANIC ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH RESEARCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,198,501
Total expenses
$1,749,128
Contributions and grants received
$1,753,329
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$441,270
Investment income
$102
Other revenue
$3,800
Total assets, end of year
$1,042,079
Total liabilities, end of year
$203,618
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$838,461
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,417,441
Management and general expenses
$273,882
Fundraising expenses
$57,805
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,417,441

Program services were 81.0% 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)

    $1,104,183

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $649,146

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT FEES

    total $439,248 · related or exempt $439,248

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPEAKER FEES

    total $2,022 · related or exempt $2,022

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $102 · excluded $102

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC REVENUE

    total $3,800 · excluded $3,800

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,800

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,527 · program services $104,301 · management and general $11,940 · fundraising $3,286

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,036,080 · program services $913,935 · management and general $95,973 · fundraising $26,172

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $29,343 · program services $25,893 · management and general $2,724 · fundraising $726

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,606 · program services $19,008 · management and general $4,533 · fundraising $1,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $95,085 · program services $83,171 · management and general $9,512 · fundraising $2,402

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,885 · management and general $6,885

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,922 · management and general $92,922

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $17,700 · fundraising $17,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $149,981 · program services $121,625 · management and general $28,356

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,142 · program services $4,566 · management and general $268 · fundraising $3,308

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,057 · program services $35,765 · management and general $4,652 · fundraising $640

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,869 · program services $26,979 · management and general $4,133 · fundraising $757

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,937 · program services $46,827 · management and general $5,834 · fundraising $1,276

  • 17 · Travel

    total $18,413 · program services $18,008 · management and general $334 · fundraising $71

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,465 · program services $15,542 · management and general $565 · fundraising $358

  • 20 · Interest

    total $435 · management and general $435

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,681 · program services $1,821 · management and general $4,816 · fundraising $44

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $339,626 · end of year $625,873

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10 · end of year $10

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $112,238 · end of year $215,776

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,516 · end of year $92,089

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,585 · end of year $6,389

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

    $60,627

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

    $29,629

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $26,063 · end of year $30,998

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $118,117 · end of year $70,944

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $52,937 · end of year $96,547

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,506 · end of year $11,651

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $11,829 · end of year $11,532

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $160,795 · end of year $83,888

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $273,386 · end of year $289,874

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $115,702 · end of year $548,587

Mission and programs · 2024

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.

  • 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 WITH 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 LATINO BUSINESS OWNERS, WITH GREAT FINDINGS THAT ARE BEING USED TO PREVENT PEOPLE OF BEING VICTIMS OF SCAMMING ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $605,432 · Revenue $259,908

  • OUTREACH: HACER PARTNERED WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONTINUATION OF BRINGING HEALTH RELATED ACCESS TO SERVICES STATEWIDE, WITH EMPHASIS IN BRINGING COVID AND FLU VACCINES, WHILE OFFERING INFORMATION ON DIFFERENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. HACER ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN ORGANIZING EVENTS TO INFORM COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE TAX SESSION, AND WHAT THE STATE OFFERS TO RESIDENT FAMILIES IN TAX RETURN. HACER CONTINUED ORGANIZING EVENTS TO INFORM ABOUT A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING NEW LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES THAT COULD IMPACT THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO DIFFERENT SERVICES, SUCH AS DRIVERS LICENSES AND MORE.

    Expenses $597,273 · Revenue $108,085

  • EVALUATION: PROJECTS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN EVALUATING THEIR PROGRAMS, HACER COMPLETED AN EVALUATION PROGRAM WITH RAMSEY COUNTY, TOWARDS THEIR FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM, AND PROVIDED OF AN ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS THAT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES HAVE, WHILE LIVING IN THE COUNTY, WITH THE ANALYSIS OF FOCUS GROUPS AS APPROACH TO GATHER INFORMATION; WE PARTNERED WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN EVALUATING THE PERCEPTION THAT THE ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY REPORT, AFTER TEN YEARS FROM THE TIME IN WHICH THIS REPORT WAS PRESENTED, USING AND FACILITATING FOCUS GROUPS ALONG THE STATE, AND INVOLVING DIFFERENT COMMUNITY SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CURRENT AND FORMER GRANTEES FROM MDH; HACER PARTNERED WITH URBAN VENTURES, IN EVALUATING THEIR ME AND MY BABY PROGRAM.

    Expenses $214,552 · Revenue $73,277

  • LEADERSHIP: HACER ORGANIZED A PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, CAMPUS MANKATO, NAMED ENTREPRENEURS OF TOMORROW ACADEMY, WHICH FOCUSES ON OFFERING INFORMATION AND CONNECTIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LATINO HERITAGE, WHO LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THEIR FUTURE CAREERS. WE INVITED DIFFERENT LATINO LEADERS IN THE STATE TO MOTIVATE OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKSHOPS, UNDERLINING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW BUSINESSES AND HOW THEY COULD WORK ON BUSINESS PLANS.

    Expenses $184

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mario Hernandez

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rodolfo Batres

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricia Conde -Brookes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Ibarra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carla Manzoni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jesenia Morales

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Luis Posas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sherry Sanchez -Tibbetts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodolfo Gutierrez

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,527
    From this org
    $112,907
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,620
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511349349310486

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