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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MEXICAN CULTURAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$277,294
Total expenses
$294,249
Contributions and grants received
$234,763
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$38,029
Investment income
$3,827
Other revenue
$675
Total assets, end of year
$242,729
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$242,729
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$269,292
Management and general expenses
$24,957
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$269,292

Program services were 91.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $3,015

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $231,748

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $73,964

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT INCOME

    total $38,029 · related or exempt $38,029

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,827 · unrelated business $3,827

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $675 · unrelated business $675

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $85,068 · program services $72,308 · management and general $12,760

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,173 · program services $997 · management and general $176

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,272 · program services $6,181 · management and general $1,091

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,543 · management and general $3,543

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,492 · program services $23,148 · management and general $344

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $608 · program services $608

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,102 · program services $937 · management and general $165

  • 17 · Travel

    total $57 · program services $57

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,069 · management and general $1,069

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,478 · program services $1,256 · management and general $222

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $152,369 · program services $152,369

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITIES EXPENSE

    total $11,381 · program services $9,674 · management and general $1,707

  • 24c · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $3,747 · management and general $3,747

  • 24d · Other expenses: SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

    total $1,000 · program services $1,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $890 · program services $757 · management and general $133

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $237,475 · end of year $242,729

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,302

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

    $4,036

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

    $4,036

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,692 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,471

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $263,998 · end of year $242,729

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MEXICAN CULTURAL CENTER IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC DIVERSITY OF MEXICO AND ITS INFLUENCE IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA. THE MCC SUPPORTS THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY AND FOSTERS UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OUR NATIONS BY PROMOTING CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, ART, AND EDUCATION.

  • MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL: A DAY FULL OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN FOOD, ARTISAN CRAFTS AND VENDORS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE RENOWNED PERFORMERS FROM MEXICO AS WELL AS A CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AREA. DURING THE EVENT THE TRADITIONAL, "GRITO DE INDEPENDENCIA" CEREMONY TAKES PLACE ON CENTER STAGE. TION.

    Expenses $220,874 · Revenue $34,234

  • FRIENDS OF MEXICO: A LUNCHEON CREATED BY THE MEXICAN CULTURAL CENTER DURING WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THREE ORGANIZATIONS AND AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THEIR PASSIONATE INVOLVEMENT AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $26,088 · Revenue $3,155

  • DAY OF THE DEAD: HELD AT PENN MUSEUM. A FAMILY-ORIENTED EVENT WHERE CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT HANDS-ON-ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS FLOWER MAKING, DRAWING STATION, MARSHMALLOW SKULL MAKING, AMONG OTHERS. THERE IS A COMMUNITY ALTAR CONTEST WHERE ALL ATTENDEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE, IN ADDITION TO THE HOT CHOCOLATE AND "PAN DE MUERTO".

    Expenses $8,824 · Revenue $640

  • DIA DE REYES, FLAG RAISING AT CITY HALL, LOVE PARK, MEXICAN WEEK AND OPEN OFFICE EVENT.

    Expenses $13,506

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

Listed in Part VII

  • VIRGINIA RIVERA HERNANDEZ

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $20,068
    From this org
    $20,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MARIA DE LA LUZ MATUS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • ALICIA FONSECA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIMMY CONTRERAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES WANG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DIANA MYERS-BENNETT ROBERTS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROSA M ERTZE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHIE GOMEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAUL DOMINGUEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LUIS TREVINO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ARACELI GUENTHER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • MARIA C RIOS

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JORGE CARDONA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
12 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202501939349300005

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