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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UNITE-LA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,399,391
Total expenses
$7,917,468
Contributions and grants received
$7,369,308
Grants paid
$713,730
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$30,058
Other revenue
$25
Total assets, end of year
$6,405,444
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,307,770
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,097,674
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,639,121
Management and general expenses
$859,655
Fundraising expenses
$418,692
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,639,121

Program services were 83.9% 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)

    $2,376,411

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,992,897

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $30,058 · excluded $30,058

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE SETTLEMENT

    total $25 · excluded $25

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $360,810 · program services $360,810

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $352,920 · program services $352,920

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $207,042 · program services $171,514 · management and general $19,814 · fundraising $15,714

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,940,871 · program services $3,264,618 · management and general $377,141 · fundraising $299,112

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $94,905 · program services $78,620 · management and general $9,082 · fundraising $7,203

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $308,543 · program services $255,597 · management and general $29,528 · fundraising $23,418

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $315,813 · program services $261,620 · management and general $30,223 · fundraising $23,970

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $133,460 · management and general $133,460

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,378,648 · program services $1,213,152 · management and general $162,066 · fundraising $3,430

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,118 · program services $13,118

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $62,516 · program services $54,636 · management and general $4,395 · fundraising $3,485

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $79,528 · program services $69,330 · management and general $10,198

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $207,153 · program services $167,039 · management and general $24,880 · fundraising $15,234

  • 17 · Travel

    total $79,843 · program services $79,843

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $136,043 · program services $109,414 · management and general $14,008 · fundraising $12,621

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,512 · program services $24,447 · management and general $2,824 · fundraising $2,241

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,654 · program services $11,520 · management and general $15,078 · fundraising $1,056

  • 24a · Other expenses: STUDENTS TRANSPORTATION

    total $820 · program services $820

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $42,540 · program services $35,674 · management and general $4,231 · fundraising $2,635

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $15,016 · program services $13,736 · fundraising $1,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $55,291 · program services $41,299 · management and general $11,916 · fundraising $2,076

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $75,422 · program services $59,394 · management and general $10,811 · fundraising $5,217

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,453,518 · end of year $2,645,261

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,095,755 · end of year $3,301,281

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,508 · end of year $26,225

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

    $338,608

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

    $184,018

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $180,611 · end of year $154,590

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $435,535 · end of year $278,087

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $554,163 · end of year $917,305

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $71,429

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $522,013 · end of year $319,036

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,516,072 · end of year $1,327,856

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,099,679 · end of year $3,769,818

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

UNITE-LA's mission is to advance equitable, economic mobility and well-being through collaboration that strengthens systems, policies and high-quality education and career pathways. UNITE-LA works on behalf of local youth by providing programmatic support from cradle to career; in our systems change and strategic partnerships - brokering partnerships to granting equal access and achieving systemic change; and in issues, advocacy and expertise - advocating at the local, regional, state and federal levels to building equitable, institutional frameworks serving youth and families.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENSURE THE IMPROVEMENT OF EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS IN LA.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,529,883 · Grants $523,958

  • UNITE-LA works to transform and align public systems to achieve education and workforce equity in the L.A. region. "Systems Changes" includes L.A. Compact, K-16 Collaborative, LA-DEAL, and more: L.A. Compact - Since 2008, UNITE-LA has convened the L.A. Compact, a bold commitment to close the education and workforce gaps caused by systemic inequities and racism. The L.A. Compact brings together the region's most prominent leaders to collectively lead transformative change with UNITE-LA in the unique role of intermediary to build consensus among diverse stakeholders. K-16 Collaborative - The L.A. Region K-16 Collaborative is a collective effort to close racial and gender attainment gaps in postsecondary education and employment in L.A. County, starting with a focus on streamlined pathways to health care, engineering and computer science careers. Following a state grant award last August to launch the Collaborative, UNITE-LA is working with West Ed and a stewardship group of cross-sector partners to guide a sub-grant award process that is allocating $13.9 million across five sub-regions of L.A. County. These regional partnerships will coalesce K-12, higher ed, workforce and community partners around a shared plan to accelerate degree attainment in high-growth fields for students of color. LA-DEAL - The Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL), the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) designated Regional Broadband Consortium for L.A. County, is committed to eliminating the digital divide by addressing the related challenges. LA DEAL is a collaborative, community-driven consortium working to assess and tackle broadband gaps that exist in communities across L.A. County. In 2024, LA DEAL launched Community Broadband Los Angeles (CBLA) to close gaps in internet access, increase internet affordability and combat digital redlining by advancing community-owned broadband infrastructure projects. Some other areas where UNITE-LA's Systems Team engaged cross-sector, cross-segmental partners in L.A. County included: Partnering with the City of Los Angeles' Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) and the Los Angeles Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), co-convened by UNITE-LA and the Alliance for Children's Rights, for The Horizons 32K Strategic Plan: A Roadmap to Empowerment for Los Angeles' Opportunity Youth. This collective impact plan aims to reduce the number of OY in Los Angeles by 32,000 over four years. Playing a key role in shaping and advancing the Governor's Master Plan for Career Education. UNITE-LA co-hosted the L.A./O.C. Regional Convening with the Governor's Office and WestEd, where more than 100 leaders identified barriers to career pathways and explored solutions in areas such as access, affordability and work-based learning. Convening workforce development practitioners and leaders across California's workforce ecosystem to identify gaps and challenges in supporting individuals' access to family-sustaining careers to develop Empowering California's Workforce: Strategic Recommendations for Systemic Improvement. This was possible with support from Michelson 20 MM Foundation. Continuing improvement and innovation through LAUSD's Community Schools Initiative. UNITE-LA serves as co-convener and project manager for the Community Schools Steering Committee.

    Expenses $2,127,163 · Grants $184,500

  • UNITE-LA works closely with key stakeholders at the local, state and federal levels to champion policies and investments that promote equitable economic mobility for our region's diverse talent. By leveraging innovative, cradle-through-career strategies and fostering strong partnerships with the business community, UNITE-LA's collaborative policy efforts stand out as impactful and transformative. "Policy" includes Education Means Business and Strengthening and Advancing Equity through Business Engagement: Education Means Business - Policy's "Education Means Business" webinar series provides diverse stakeholders in the region, including the business community, with the opportunity to connect with and hear from content experts, elected officials and community leaders on the latest policy topics impacting education and workforce development areas. Strengthening and Advancing Equity through Business Engagement - In 2024, UNITE-LA expanded its business partnerships network by more than 20 percent, boasting more than 40 organizations and ethnic/affinity chambers of commerce focused on cradle-through-career education and workforce development. UNITE-LA also participated in advocacy trips to Washington, D.C. and Sacramento alongside leading business associations to raise the profile of the organization's advocacy priorities.

    Expenses $827,794 · Grants $5,200

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alysia M Bell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $207,042
    From this org
    $170,880
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,162
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,880
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $22,964
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,198
    Filer's total
    $207,042

  • Sonia C Rivera

    SR. VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $153,556
    From this org
    $129,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,431
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,625
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $22,771
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,660
    Filer's total
    $153,556

  • Lisa Catanazarite

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $150,316
    From this org
    $130,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,404
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,762
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,650
    Filer's total
    $150,316

  • Amy Cortina

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $149,504
    From this org
    $134,828
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,676
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bridget Netter

    SR. VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $149,143
    From this org
    $121,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,593
    Hours/week
    40

  • Carrie Lemmon

    Senior Vice President

    Total calculated
    $147,627
    From this org
    $120,643
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,984
    Hours/week
    40

  • Francisco Rodriguez

    CHAIR/Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angelica Salas

    SECRETARY/TREASURER/Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anh Nguyen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marie Condron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Crippens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Landsberger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Rattray

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Dolphin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adriene Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Efrain Escobedo

    vice chair/Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamika Lang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Dennis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lennette Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Porsha Caddell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alberto Carvalho

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kerry Franco

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIchael Olenick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Salazar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sanford Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tara Becnel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Cheung

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jane Conoley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debra Duardo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teri Hollingsworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Narineh Makijan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pedro Noguera

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Petersen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ali Tarzi

    DIRECTOR

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513189349315771

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