Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CIERTO.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,234,200
Total expenses: $4,051,920
Contributions and grants received: $203,889
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $2,975,625
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $54,686
Total assets, end of year: $826,707
Total liabilities, end of year: $91,035
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $735,672
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,002,877
Management and general expenses: $1,049,043
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,002,877

Program services were 74.1% 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

$203,889
2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

total $2,975,625 · related or exempt $2,975,625
11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

total $50,393 · excluded $50,393
11b · Other revenue: LATE FEE INCOME

total $4,293 · excluded $4,293
11e · Other revenue, total

$54,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,073,888 · program services $543,053 · management and general $530,835
9 · Other employee benefits

total $74,114 · program services $40,282 · management and general $33,832
10 · Payroll taxes

total $46,115 · program services $12,340 · management and general $33,775
11b · Fees: legal

total $33,711 · program services $30,936 · management and general $2,775
11c · Fees: accounting

total $136,796 · program services $23,932 · management and general $112,864
11g · Fees: other

total $110,148 · program services $23,836 · management and general $86,312
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $14,856 · management and general $14,856
13 · Office expenses

total $78,900 · program services $24,209 · management and general $54,691
16 · Occupancy

total $16,815 · program services $12,402 · management and general $4,413
17 · Travel

total $1,789,954 · program services $1,749,595 · management and general $40,359
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $100,000 · management and general $100,000
23 · Insurance

total $3,673 · management and general $3,673
24a · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

total $522,269 · program services $522,269
24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

total $23,974 · program services $17,416 · management and general $6,558
24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

total $10,153 · program services $2,607 · management and general $7,546
24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS TAXES & FEES

total $8,442 · management and general $8,442
24e · All other expenses

total $8,112 · management and general $8,112

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,119,100 · end of year $351,666
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $45,332 · end of year $78,300
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $66,735 · end of year $95,493
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$499,998
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$200,000
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $399,998 · end of year $299,998
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $1,250
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $79,023 · end of year $91,035
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $379,474 · end of year $259,571
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,173,918 · end of year $476,101

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE "CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION, ENTRENAMIENTO Y RECLUTAMIENTO DEL TRABAJADOR ORGANIZADO" (THE "CENTER FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT OF ORGANIZED WORKERS, OR "CIERTO") ORGANIZES FARMWORKERS AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS AND TOGETHER ENGAGE THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE VALUE - TO THE BENEFIT OF FARMWORKERS, THEIR EMPLOYERS, THE COMPANIES WHO PURCHASE THE FARM'S PRODUCTS, AND THE CONSUMERS WHO ENJOY THOSE PRODUCTS. THIS IN TURN WILL BENEFIT WORKERS, EMPLOYERS, RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE "CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION, ENTRENAMIENTO Y RECLUTAMIENTO DEL TRABAJADOR ORGANIZADO" (THE "CENTER FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT OF ORGANIZED WORKERS, OR "CIERTO") ORGANIZES FARMWORKERS AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS AND TOGETHER ENGAGE THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE VALUE - TO THE BENEFIT OF FARMWORKERS, THEIR EMPLOYERS, THE COMPANIES WHO PURCHASE THE FARMS' PRODUCTS, AND THE CONSUMERS WHO ENJOY THOSE PRODUCTS. THIS IN TURN WILL BENEFIT WORKERS, EMPLOYERS, RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD.

CIERTO'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2023 WERE TO PROVIDE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING TO PLACE 2,314 WORKERS FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA ON FARMS IN WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND NEW JERSEY. WE CONTINUE TO USE OUR THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION SYSTEM TO MONITOR OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND THROUGH THIS MECHANISM HAVE ENSURED THE SAFE, TRANSPARENT AND FRAUDULENT FREE RECRUITMENT PROCESS FOR THESE WORKERS. WE ASSIST ALL WORKERS IN THE VISA PROCESS AND IN EVERY STEP FROM COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN, TO CROSSING THE BORDER, TO ARRIVING ON FARMS.

Expenses $3,002,877 · Revenue $2,975,625

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

Listed in Part VII

Joe G MartinezJOE G MARTINEZ

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$144,981

From this org

$133,523

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,458

Hours/week

40
Arturo S RodriguezARTURO S RODRIGUEZ

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Teresa RomeroTERESA ROMERO

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Matt RogersMATT ROGERS

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
John FarringtonJOHN FARRINGTON

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Alfredo ZepedaALFREDO ZEPEDA

MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carolyn FairmanCAROLYN FAIRMAN

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Total calculated

$136,169

From this org

$125,251

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,918

Hours/week

40
Norma A EncinasNORMA A ENCINAS

EMPLOYEE

Total calculated

$126,256

From this org

$115,467

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,789

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

CIERTO MEXICO AC

501(C)(3) · RECRUITMENT & TRAINING OF QUALIFIED FARM WORKERS · MX
UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA

501(C)(3) · PAYING BILLS ON BEHALF OF CIERTO AND PROVIDING OTHER SERVICES · CA
CIERTO GUATEMALA

501(C)(3) · RECRUITMENT & TRAINING OF QUALIFIED FARM WORKERS · GT

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 24 October 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202523079349302967

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