Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$14,424,729

Total expenses

$13,944,126

Contributions and grants received

$14,048,552

Grants paid

$6,192,130

Program service revenue

$106,476

Investment income

$269,701

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$11,054,826

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,265,306

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,789,520

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,605,509

Management and general expenses

$2,093,347

Fundraising expenses

$245,270

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,605,509

Program services were 83.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE FAMILY ADVOCACY TEAM PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT FOR LATIN@S AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN THE SEVEN-COUNTY METROPOLITAN AREA OF THE TWIN CITIES, MINNESOTA, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. ESPERANZA UNITED PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OPTIONS TO BEST MEET OUR FAMILIES' NEEDS INCLUDING: EL REFUGIO (EMERGENCY SHELTER), A BILINGUAL CRISIS LINE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SUPPORT, ASSISTING WITH REFERRALS TO OTHER RESOURCES AND MOBILE ADVOCACY. THROUGH MOBILE ADVOCACY, OUR LATIN@ FAMILY ADVOCATES MEET SURVIVORS WHEREVER THEY FEEL SAFE, TO HELP THEM CREATE SAFETY PLANS, NAVIGATE LEGAL SYSTEMS, AND ACCOMPANY THEM TO SCHOOL, COURT, OR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. DURING THIS LAST YEAR, OUR CRISIS LINE RECEIVED OVER 600 CALLS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. EL REFUGIO PROVIDED SAFE HOUSING FOR 247 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN, 220 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMERGENCY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, 2007 INSTANCES OF INTERPRETER SERVICES WERE DELIVERED, AND 654 INSTANCES OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED. OUR FAMILY ADVOCACY TEAM ALSO SERVED 278 YOUTH. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OUR ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS AND PROVIDED 563 CASES OF LEGAL ADVOCACY WHICH INCLUDED 137 ORDERS FOR PROTECTION. WE HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR OUTREACH WITH COMMUNITY CENTERED EVENTS SUCH AS THE FERIA LATINA EXPO, WHERE OVER 40 VENDORS PLUS A COVID-19 AND FLU VACCINE CLINIC SHOWCASED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND HOSTED OUR THIRD ANNUAL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT, WHERE WE HONORED AND REMEMBERED THE LIVES LOST DUE TO VIOLENCE.

  Expenses $1,728,056 · Grants $285,589

• THE PREVENTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE TEAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING THE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY OF LATIN@S OF ALL AGES TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED 26 INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE YOUTH, MEN, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN CREATING SYSTEMIC CHANGE. OUR WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP, IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 423 INDIVIDUALS, 90% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THEY LEARNED SOMETHING NEW THAT THEY CAN APPLY TO THEIR LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS SHARED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF HOW TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE CAN AFFECT THEM AND THEIR FAMILY. OUR PADRES EN LIDERAZGO PROGRAM EMPOWERED LATIN@ PARENTS AND YOUTH BY ADDRESSING CRITICAL TOPICS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION. THIS YEAR, EIGHT OUTSTANDING TEEN LEADERS ORGANIZED TOUR ANNUAL YOUTH CONFERENCE, CONNECTING WITH 34 LOCAL STUDENTS IN TOPICS INCLUDING HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, EMBRACING CHANGE, HIDDEN STORIES: EMPOWERING YOUTH AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING, UNMASKING DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HEALING THROUGH ART. WE ALSO HOSTED RECREATIONAL EVENTS, SUCH AS FISHING OUTINGS, WHERE 74 PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN A FUN OUTDOOR SETTING. THE CONTINUING FOCUS WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE IS TO BUILD NEW PEER RELATIONSHIPS, GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ROLES AS COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND TAKE ACTION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAMMING.

  Expenses $413,837 · Grants $4,967

• THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM PROVIDES EDUCATION, CONSULTATION AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PUERTO RICO. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEAM PROVIDED 43 TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND 1,218 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS REACHING OVER 1,342 INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED PODCASTS, NEWSLETTERS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. OVERALL, OUR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES REACHED NEARLY 3,500 INDIVIDUALS, DELIVERING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES AND EQUIPPING PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH TOOLS TO BETTER SERVE LATIN@ SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

  Expenses $9,463,616 · Grants $5,901,574 · Revenue $106,476

• THE RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TEAM, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN, CONDUCTS PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND EVALUATION STUDIES THAT ELEVATE LATIN@ COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND LEADERSHIP IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THE TEAM PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING RESEARCH SUMMARIES TO INFORM BEST PRACTICE AND FEEDBACK ON THE METHOD AND USE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECTS. THIS PAST YEAR, THE TEAM'S PUBLISHED WORK INCLUDES STUDIES EXAMINING INFORMAL SUPPORT NETWORKS FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF MATERNAL IPV EXPERIENCES ON ADOLESCENT INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS. PEER-REVIEWED ABSTRACTS WERE ACCEPTED THIS YEAR FOR PRESENTATION AT CONFERENCES THAT INCLUDE THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION'S SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES. THESE EFFORTS ADDRESS KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND PROVIDE ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS TO BETTER SUPPORT LATIN@ SURVIVORS. THROUGH THIS ADVOCACY, WE HELPED EXPAND THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ON CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES, FURTHERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR LATIN@ COMMUNITIES.

• THE PUBLIC POLICY DEPARTMENT SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN SYSTEMS AND LATIN@ COMMUNITIES, ADVANCING SURVIVOR-CENTERED PUBLIC POLICY GROUNDED IN LIVED EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY WISDOM. WE ELEVATE SURVIVOR VOICES, BUILD ADVOCACY CAPACITY, EXPAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND SHAPE POLICIES THAT PROMOTE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. WE ADVANCED THIS WORK THROUGH SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. WE PARTNERED WITH U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) AND THE WHITE HOUSE TO INFORM UPCOMING POLICY CHANGES RELATED TO THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. WE CONDUCTED OVER 40 MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND MEMBERS OF THE MINNESOTA STATE LEGISLATURE TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND UPLIFT THE REALITIES FACING LATIN@ SURVIVORS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM. WE ALSO MOBILIZED RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO HARMFUL POLICIES IMPACTING LATIN@ COMMUNITIES. AS CO-CHAIRS OF THE ALLIANCE FOR IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS, WE HELD COMMUNITY CALLS REACHING OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS, ATTENDED CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS, AND SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON RULES AND REGULATIONS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE INCREASED VISIBILITY OF THE BARRIERS FACING LATIN@ SURVIVORS, STRENGTHENED COORDINATION ACROSS NATIONAL PARTNERS, AND ENSURED THAT COMMUNITY-INFORMED PERSPECTIVES WERE REFLECTED IN KEY POLICY CONVERSATIONS.

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

Listed in Part VII

• TAMMIE NASSEFF

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• CAROLINE BETTINGER-LOPEZ

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• OLGA OTERO-BROWN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.75

• MARYLOUISE KELLEY

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• MARIA C PABON GAUTIER

  VICE CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• GLORIA PEREZ

  SECRETARY

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• SUSAN OLSEN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.75

• GLORIA CONTRERAS EDIN

  CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.5

• ADAM BORN

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• JACQUES HERBERT

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• LEAH HILL

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  1.25

• PATRICIA TOTOTZINTLE

  FORMER CEO

  Total calculated

  $263,093

  From this org

  $241,945

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $21,148

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $241,945

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $21,148

  Filer's total

  $263,093

• VIVIAN HUELGO

  CEO

  Total calculated

  $191,582

  From this org

  $172,795

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $18,787

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $172,795

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $18,787

  Filer's total

  $191,582

• ANNIKA GIFFORD

  CHIEF STRATEGY & IMPACT OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $183,697

  From this org

  $169,641

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $14,056

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $169,641

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $14,056

  Filer's total

  $183,697

• PAULA GOMEZ STORDY

  SR. DIR. OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

  Total calculated

  $156,233

  From this org

  $149,143

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $7,090

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $149,143

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $7,090

  Filer's total

  $156,233

• DANIELLE GARCIA

  DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

  Total calculated

  $108,217

  From this org

  $103,000

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $5,217

  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. 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

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

• LATINAS UNIDOS POR UN NUEVO AMANECER LUNA

  $419,958

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• CORE EL CENTRO INC

  $343,043

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCION

  $311,991

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• CASA FORTALEZA

  $282,177

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• TRINITY HEALING CENTER INC

  $279,680

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• NUEVO SENDERO

  $256,676

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• PATI'S LIBELULAS

  $253,170

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• ALIANZA NACIONAL DE CAMPENSINAS

  $233,001

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM INC

  $225,413

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

• CASA PROTEGIDA JULIA DE BURGOS INC

  $203,474

  PAYMENT TO SUBRECIPIENTS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

3 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202600979349302110

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