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← EL CENTRO DE AMISTAD INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EL CENTRO DE AMISTAD INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,472,169
Total expenses
$9,723,360
Contributions and grants received
$261,438
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$11,024,418
Investment income
$154,825
Other revenue
$31,488
Total assets, end of year
$10,846,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,868,597
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,977,714
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,812,913
Management and general expenses
$1,739,288
Fundraising expenses
$171,159
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,812,913

Program services were 80.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $261,438

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Family Preservation

    total $512,816 · related or exempt $512,816

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Family Resource Services

    total $1,415,842 · related or exempt $1,415,842

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Mental Health Services

    total $7,458,394 · related or exempt $7,458,394

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Relative Home Assessment

    total $658,337 · related or exempt $658,337

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SAMHSA

    total $944,699 · related or exempt $944,699

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $34,330 · related or exempt $34,330

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $154,825 · excluded $154,825

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Rental income

    total $31,488 · related or exempt $31,488

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,488

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 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 $190,678 · management and general $190,678

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,211,689 · program services $5,061,829 · management and general $1,149,860

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $94,492 · program services $85,808 · management and general $8,684

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $573,856 · program services $496,403 · management and general $77,453

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $487,984 · program services $420,162 · management and general $67,822

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,214 · program services $12,214

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,846 · program services $35,846 · management and general $28,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,589 · program services $4,589

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $117,018 · program services $117,018

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $28,804 · program services $28,804

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $152,855 · program services $132,494 · management and general $20,361

  • 24a · Other expenses: Client Financial and Other Ser

    total $399,250 · program services $399,250

  • 24b · Other expenses: Outside Services

    total $263,114 · program services $259,988 · management and general $3,126

  • 24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $203,427 · program services $37,968 · management and general $165,459

  • 24d · Other expenses: Professional Services

    total $177,016 · program services $177,016

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $742,528 · program services $543,524 · management and general $27,845 · fundraising $171,159

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $496,398 · end of year $238,932

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,753,339 · end of year $5,359,967

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,042,195 · end of year $2,507,303

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $225,825 · end of year $356,797

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

    $2,397,727

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

    $1,015,421

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,444,360 · end of year $1,382,306

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,122,434 · end of year $1,001,006

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $117,251 · end of year $265,793

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $563,453 · end of year $535,932

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,095,047 · end of year $1,066,872

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,298,121 · end of year $7,977,714

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,010,679 · end of year $1,000,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Provide mental health and other children services to low-income families in the San Fernando Valley.

Activities or mission (Part I)

El Centro de Amistad, Inc. utilizes a multi-disciplinary treatment approach to provide mental health and other children services to low-income families in the San Fernando Valley. See Schedule O for more details.

  • Mental Health Consultation & Education provides ongoing mental health services to adults (18-64) who are chronically mentally ill. Services may include individual, family and group therapy, case management, rehabilitation and medication support. The goal is to stabilize clients, make them more independent and acquire healthier coping skills to function better socially, emotionally and behaviorally within the home and in the community.

    Expenses $4,658,061 · Revenue $7,458,394

  • Family Resource Center (FSC) - The FSC will provide a continuum of services focused on addressing the urgent needs of families, empowering families to obtain greater financial security, fostering opportunities for improved academic achievement, and building community wealth.

    Expenses $1,180,393 · Revenue $1,415,842

  • Child Welfare Services - Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health provides evidence-based mental health services to infants and children between the ages 0-12 years of age. The goal is to improve and enhance mental health, and social and emotional development of infants and children who are at significant risk and particularly those who have experienced trauma. The program also focuses on providing mental health consultation/coaching to strengthen the capacity of parent (s) /caregiver (s), educators, schools and community agencies by gaining an understanding and addressing early social and emotional development, and impact of trauma on development. Early intervention and parent (s) caregiver (s) support will promote optimal development for infants and children and enhance the capacity of the families to meet the needs of their children.

    Expenses $871,981 · Revenue $512,816

  • Relative Home Assessment Services is a new family-friendly and child-centered caregiver approval process. The program unifies approval standards for all. caregivers, regardless of the child's case plan. The process includes a comprehensive psychosocial assessment, home orientation/home environment check, and training for all families, including relatives. The program prepares families to better meet the needs of vulnerable children in the foster care system and allows for a seamless transition to permanency.

    Expenses $698,776 · Revenue $692,667

  • Project LAUNCH - SAMHSA - Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Childrens Health) aims topromote the social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral wellness of young children (birth to age 8) by implementing evidence-based practices and improving coordination across systems. It focuses on fostering resilience and preventing mental/behavioral disorders in high-risk children.

    Expenses $403,702 · Revenue $944,699

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Luis Cervantes

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $194,214
    From this org
    $169,344
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,870
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,844
    Bonus
    $8,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,832
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,038
    Filer's total
    $194,214
  • Tania Del Gatto

    Associate Dir.

    Total calculated
    $150,873
    From this org
    $142,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,691
    Bonus
    $7,750
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,881
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,551
    Filer's total
    $150,873
  • Irma Angie Sanchez

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $123,264
    From this org
    $106,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,488
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sara Pineda

    Dir. of Operations

    Total calculated
    $123,169
    From this org
    $122,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $960
    Hours/week
    40
  • Juliana Oceguera

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danitza Pantoja

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ramon Retirado

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Magali Gallegos

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Barnett

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rich Golisch

    SergeantatArms

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nely Meza

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Enrique Sanchez

    Board Member

    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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202640589349300749

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