Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $206,762,589
- Total expenses
- $204,614,388
- Contributions and grants received
- $204,255,983
- Grants paid
- $17,669,360
- Program service revenue
- $72,779
- Investment income
- $1,818,942
- Other revenue
- $614,885
- Total assets, end of year
- $110,836,441
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $87,614,271
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $23,222,170
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $192,859,532
- Management and general expenses
- $11,754,856
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $192,859,532
Program services were 94.3% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$201,678,311
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,577,672
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,296
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2a · Program service revenue: Parent Fees
total $72,779 · related or exempt $72,779
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3 · Investment income
total $1,818,942 · excluded $1,818,942
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$501,800
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$345,347
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $156,453
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue
total $458,432 · related or exempt $458,432
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11e · Other revenue, total
$458,432
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $17,669,360 · program services $17,669,360
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,684,265 · program services $391,267 · management and general $1,292,998
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $47,518,382 · program services $43,947,497 · management and general $3,570,885
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,290,381 · program services $1,123,137 · management and general $167,244
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $9,787,903 · program services $9,388,323 · management and general $399,580
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $4,114,076 · program services $3,693,614 · management and general $420,462
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $158,926 · program services $250 · management and general $158,676
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $57,129 · management and general $57,129
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,782,679 · program services $8,110,123 · management and general $1,672,556
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $501,430 · program services $315,093 · management and general $186,337
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $550,138 · program services $405,790 · management and general $144,348
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24a · Other expenses: Contracts for Personal Service
total $86,366,560 · program services $86,366,560
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24b · Other expenses: Books, Supplies and Equipment
total $7,528,392 · program services $6,702,966 · management and general $825,426
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24c · Other expenses: Other Operating Expenses
total $6,334,247 · program services $5,269,356 · management and general $1,064,891
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24d · Other expenses: Contracts, Rents, and Leases
total $5,426,877 · program services $4,827,573 · management and general $599,304
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,843,643 · program services $4,648,623 · management and general $1,195,020
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $0
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $44,252,055 · end of year $43,902,252
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $19,963,656 · end of year $22,654,015
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $477,948 · end of year $357,677
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$28,436,245
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$15,055,673
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,743,763 · end of year $13,380,572
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $427,437 · end of year $448,095
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $16,507,781 · end of year $30,093,830
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,925,702 · end of year $21,742,592
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $37,066,252 · end of year $34,520,894
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $18,163,735 · end of year $31,350,785
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $19,216,951 · end of year $23,222,170
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation is to provide for the socioeconomic betterment of the greater Latino community of California, while preserving the pride, values and heritage of the Mexican American culture.
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MAOF offers CalWORKs/Alternative Payment Programs funded by the California Department of Social Services (Stages II, III & APP programs) to low-income families. Alternative Payment programs are parental choice programs, in which parents may choose from among the different types of child care services and who are also CalWORKs recipients who are either on or off cash aid or of low-income. Children accepted in these programs are under the age of 13 if the parents are working and meet eligibility requirements, seeking employment, attending school, or participating in a GAIN approved program. Eligible families may have all or part of the cost paid for by a subsidized Federal and State Block Grant. Total number of children enrolled in FY 2024-25: 9,975.
Expenses $74,956,352 · Revenue $26,974
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MAOF operates a Pre-School Early Learning Program funded by the California Department of Education. This program offers a developmental curriculum for pre-kindergarten children between the ages of 3 and 5. This program enhances the children's physical, mental, social and cultural awareness including a parent involvement component in the child's education as well as other social services. Total number of Pre-School children enrolled in FY 2024-25 was 1,018.
Expenses $27,240,181 · Revenue $40,900
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MAOF operates the Head Start program, funded by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and the Office of Head Start, to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. MAOF also offers Early Head Start services (EHS) designed to serve children 0-3 years old in partnership with MAOFs Child Care and Pre-School programs with CDE. EHS children and families receive mental health, health, nutrition, disabilities, family and community partnerships services, and additional community resources and workshops. Currently, MAOF operates around 20 Head Start and Early Head Start centers in the L.A. County area. Number of children enrolled in FY 2024-25 was 1,229.
Expenses $25,795,769
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MAOF offers other programs and services to its targeted population funded by various non-governmental organizations. These include: (a) Early Head Start program through the Volunteers of America of Los Angeles;(b) Financial services assistance from Local Initiatives Support Corporation to provide financial assistance services to low-income families to help them increase their earnings and income, reduce financial transaction costs, and generate new wealth for themselves and their communities; (c) Seniors Services; (d) Financial Literacy; (e) Assets Building program; (f) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance; (g) Food Bank; (h) Immigration Forums;(i) Health and Wellness forums;(j) Fundraising and Development program to launch the two major fundraising events: the Annual Aztec Awards Gala Night and the Women's Conference to generate unrestricted donor funds to support existing programs, (k) Other related supplemental programs and services benefiting low income families in the communities served.
Expenses $21,131,166
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The CalWORKs Stage One Program at MAOF is funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services. The program is a subsidized child care program for eligible families on CalWORKs (cash assistance) or when a family starts receiving CalWORKs cash aid. CalWORKs clients may be served in Stage One, ideally within a period of six months, or until the County determines that the family situation is stable, or if no funds are available in Stage Two. Former CalWORKs clients are also eligible to receive child care services in Stage One and/or Stage Two for a total of no more than 24 months after they leave cash aid. Total number of family cases served by MAOF under this program in FY 2024-25 was 11,244.
Expenses $15,094,969
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MAOF provides comprehensive Child Care and Development Services funded by the California Department of Social Services to children in designated service areas whose parents are either recipient of child protective services, seeking employment or vocational training, or incapacitated. Its child care centers use the High Scope Curriculum to create a nurturing environment that promotes the development of physical, mental, cognitive, and social skills. Children accepted in these programs are: infants 0-18 months, toddlers 18-36 months, and preschoolers 3-5 years. Total number of children served in FY 2024-25: 420
Expenses $12,975,045 · Revenue $2,179
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MAOFs Infant and Toddler program (Family Child Care Home) funded by the California Department of Social Services provides subsidized child care for children ages 0-3. It is a parental-choice program allowing the parent to choose from a network of educational child care home settings which best meet the parents needs. Total number of children served in FY 2024-25: 486.
Expenses $4,295,984 · Revenue $2,509
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MAOF is also funded by the California Department of Social Services to operate the Migrant Child Care and Development Program to provide child care services to children of families who earn at least 50 percent of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture or agriculturally related work. MAOF operates centers in Salinas and Kern Counties to provide child care development services for children from birth through 12 years of age and older children with exceptional needs. These program also provides an educational component that is culturally, linguistically, and developmentally appropriate for the children served. Other services provided include meals and snacks, parent education, referrals to health and social services for agricultural families, and staff development opportunities to employees. Total number of children enrolled in this program in FY 2024-25 was 125.
Expenses $3,174,333 · Revenue $217
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As part of operating MAOFs Child Care and Development Programs (which include Child Care, State Pre-School, Migrant Workers, Early Childhood and Development, and the Head Start and Early Head Start programs), MAOF participates in the California Child Care and Adult Food Program (CACFP). This program gives financial aid to MAOFs childcare centers operating in seven counties for meals and snacks to children enrolled. The objectives of the program are to improve the diets of children under 13 years of age by providing them with nutritious, well-balanced meals, and to develop good eating habits that will last through later years. Total number of meals served to children in FY 2024-25 was 875,274, which includes breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Expenses $2,221,643
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MAOF also offers the Senior Hispanic Information and Assistance program (SHIAS) to seniors throughout Los Angeles, funded by the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging. It provides information and assistance services in the areas of health, transportation, housing, employment, naturalization, hunger awareness, documents preparation assistance, and others. In addition, the L.A. Department of Aging awarded MAOF grants to operate the Multiservice Senior Services program to provide evidence-based services, congregate meals, transportation, home delivered meals and social services to seniors in the East Los Angeles areas. In FY 2024-25, Total number of seniors served was 8,708.
Expenses $2,196,768
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MAOF also operates the WIOA program for Adults and the Work Experience program administered by the County of Kern Employment Training Resource and offers the same services to the adult segment of the population. These include bookkeeping and clerical class funded by WIOA, and the Work Experience Program funded by the Department of Human Services and AB 109, which provided them with the necessary skills and training to land in productive jobs in their communities. More than 333 participants and their families were served during the fiscal year.
Expenses $2,070,312
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The Resource and Referral program at MAOF provides families and child care providers in Los Angeles and Monterey counties with: (a) Referrals to licensed and exempt child care centers and family day care homes; (b) Technical Assistance for persons interested in obtaining a license as a child care provider; (c) Referrals to child and family related services (d) Information about child care options for children with special needs, and (e) other referral services to educate parents on child care-related topics. Total number of referrals made in FY 2024-25: 23,575.
Expenses $1,302,653
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MAOF also has a 3-year contract with the County of Orange Social Services Agency to provide Early Childhood Education Services at the Tustin Family Center in Tustin, California. This program specifically serves children who are at-risk, abused, and neglected children and to help them grow and develop to their fullest potentially emotionally, socially, cognitively, and physically, and to allow them to live and learn successfully both in the home and in the classroom. Target population includes children ages birth through 2 and half years of age for infant/toddler services, and children ages 2 to 5 years for Preschool services. Total number of children served in FY 2024-25: 6.
Expenses $345,144
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MAOF is also a recipient of funding from the California Department of Social Services to process applications for food stamps through the CalFresh Program. This program is for low-income people who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. It helps improve their overall health and well-being. It issues monthly electronic benefits cards (EBT cards) to qualified low-income families to buy most foods at many markets and food stores. Last fiscal year, 974 applications were processed.
Expenses $59,213
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Virginia Santos
COO
- Total calculated
- $349,259
- From this org
- $335,722
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,537
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $335,722
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,855
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,682
- Filer's total
- $349,259
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Dr Ciriaco Pinedo
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $342,104
- From this org
- $328,583
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,521
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $328,583
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,839
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,682
- Filer's total
- $342,104
-
Claudia Rufino
Chief HR Off.
- Total calculated
- $266,869
- From this org
- $262,678
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,191
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $262,678
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,464
- Nontaxable benefits
- $727
- Filer's total
- $266,869
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Kristan Venegas
Chief LDE Off.
- Total calculated
- $252,560
- From this org
- $239,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,752
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $239,808
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $12,025
- Nontaxable benefits
- $727
- Filer's total
- $252,560
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Catherine Lugtu
Director - Finance
- Total calculated
- $206,617
- From this org
- $182,459
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,158
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $182,459
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $14,476
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,682
- Filer's total
- $206,617
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Caren Chen
Director - Finance
- Total calculated
- $204,134
- From this org
- $180,682
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,452
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,682
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $14,215
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,237
- Filer's total
- $204,134
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Sonia Guerrero
VP-Child Care
- Total calculated
- $178,493
- From this org
- $167,631
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,862
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,631
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $1,625
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,237
- Filer's total
- $178,493
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Sarkisyan Jazmin
VP Programs-Svcs
- Total calculated
- $169,280
- From this org
- $147,251
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,029
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,251
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $12,347
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,682
- Filer's total
- $169,280
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Ramon Owens
Facilities Dir.
- Total calculated
- $160,175
- From this org
- $139,133
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,042
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,133
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $11,360
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,682
- Filer's total
- $160,175
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Jerry Velasco
Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jorge Garrido Jr
1st Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Lilia E Sarmiento
2nd Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anita Quinonez Gabrielian
ImmedPastPresid
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lizbeth Nevarez
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terri Hernandez Rosales
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rudy Beserra
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Maria Romero-Morales
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff Penichet
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Richard Martinez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alex Chaves
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ernesto Morales
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fernando de Necochea
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank Ayala
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher M Hernandez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Roy Jasso
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nestor Barrero
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Meneses
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Magdalena Morales-Maithalouni
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlos J Viramontes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gil Soto
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 · 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
- 7 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202601279349302075
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