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← EL POZO DE VIDA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EL POZO DE VIDA.

Totals

Total revenue
$875,966
Total expenses
$1,155,566
Contributions and grants received
$844,959
Grants paid
$893,616
Program service revenue
$24,126
Investment income
$6,881
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$285,749
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,545
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$283,204
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,116,276
Management and general expenses
$26,194
Fundraising expenses
$13,096
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,116,276

Program services were 96.6% 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

    $844,959

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Nunayu Jewelry Project

    total $23,953 · related or exempt $23,953

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Other

    total $173 · related or exempt $173

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,881 · related or exempt $6,881

  • 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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

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 $893,616 · program services $893,616

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $82,267 · program services $69,927 · management and general $8,227 · fundraising $4,113

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,614 · program services $3,922 · management and general $461 · fundraising $231

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $69,172 · program services $58,796 · management and general $6,917 · fundraising $3,459

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $510 · program services $434 · management and general $51 · fundraising $25

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,818 · program services $14,295 · management and general $1,682 · fundraising $841

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,388 · program services $24,980 · management and general $2,939 · fundraising $1,469

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,745 · program services $4,883 · management and general $575 · fundraising $287

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank fees

    total $14,591 · program services $12,402 · management and general $1,459 · fundraising $730

  • 24b · Other expenses: Fundraising - services

    total $11,929 · program services $10,140 · management and general $1,193 · fundraising $596

  • 24c · Other expenses: Fundraising - food costs

    total $9,014 · program services $7,662 · management and general $901 · fundraising $451

  • 24d · Other expenses: Meals

    total $5,123 · program services $4,355 · management and general $512 · fundraising $256

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,779 · program services $10,864 · management and general $1,277 · fundraising $638

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $305,586 · end of year $129,877

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $140,646 · end of year $43,064

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $932 · end of year $768

  • 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

    end of year $0

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

    $167,021

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

    $54,981

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $117,785 · end of year $112,040

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,145 · end of year $2,545

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $562,804 · end of year $283,204

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Human trafficking rescue, restoration and rehabilitation of human trafficking victims.

  • El Pozo de Vida runs nine different anti-trafficking programs that are grouped into three main areas: Prevention, Intervention and Restoration. The major achievements from each area in 2024 include:Prevention: -Total beneficiaries: 18,199 -52% of participants in demand reduction program modified their sexual practices after participating in our men's reflection groups-The goal of increasing information and awareness outreach activities among the migrant population was exceeded by 106%-261 prevention workshops with vulnerable populations-We developed and published a new course on the evitarlatrata.com platformIntervention:-Total beneficiaries: 287-51 activities in red-light districts throughout Mexico City with participation of over 800 women in prostitution-Case management with 172 women involved in the commercial sex industry-Community center in the red-light district was open 209 days throughout the year with regular assistance of over 100 womenRestoration-Total beneficiaries: 58-Our 24/7 specialized safehouse for human trafficking victims provided holistic services to 23 female survivors of trafficking from ages 6-18 years old-Development of attention program for survivors with neurodivergencies-Our transition home provided support to 4 survivors who were enrolled in university or working full-time-

    Expenses $1,116,276

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tina Chen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $52,627
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,627
    Hours/week
    40
  • Benjamin Yu

    President

    Total calculated
    $29,640
    From this org
    $15,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,200
    Hours/week
    25
  • Cherry Friedmeyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen Brown

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bernadette Cole

    Secretary

    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
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503149349302660

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