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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VENTURES.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,177,388
Total expenses
$2,041,361
Contributions and grants received
$5,133,187
Grants paid
$254,250
Program service revenue
$8,988
Investment income
$35,213
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$6,030,353
Total liabilities, end of year
$205,205
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,825,148
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,889,830
Management and general expenses
$111,299
Fundraising expenses
$40,232
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,889,830

Program services were 92.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $980,598

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,152,589

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $1,700 · related or exempt $1,700

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP INCOME

    total $7,288 · related or exempt $7,288

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,213 · excluded $35,213

  • 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 $254,250 · program services $254,250

  • 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 $148,000 · program services $148,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $895,134 · program services $811,768 · management and general $56,140 · fundraising $27,226

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,271 · program services $25,872 · management and general $3,848 · fundraising $551

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,839 · program services $115,246 · management and general $17,143 · fundraising $2,450

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,648 · program services $73,202 · management and general $10,888 · fundraising $1,558

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $266,745 · program services $251,408 · management and general $9,524 · fundraising $5,813

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $205 · program services $201 · management and general $2 · fundraising $2

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,747 · program services $14,419 · fundraising $328

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,850 · program services $18,096 · management and general $1,467 · fundraising $287

  • 17 · Travel

    total $51,877 · program services $50,559 · management and general $24 · fundraising $1,294

  • 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 $10,669 · management and general $10,669

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,413 · program services $3,367 · management and general $23 · fundraising $23

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS

    total $88,481 · program services $87,733 · management and general $457 · fundraising $291

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $16,476 · program services $16,409 · management and general $44 · fundraising $23

  • 24c · Other expenses: MILEAGE

    total $7,716 · program services $7,526 · management and general $56 · fundraising $134

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $7,574 · program services $7,503 · management and general $47 · fundraising $24

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,466 · program services $4,271 · management and general $967 · fundraising $228

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,758,975 · end of year $4,548,379

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $505,515 · end of year $455,894

  • 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

    $35,021

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

    $26,620

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,070 · end of year $8,401

  • 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 $464,319 · end of year $1,017,679

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,454 · end of year $70,430

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $103,500 · end of year $134,775

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $896,022 · end of year $1,730,723

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,689,903 · end of year $4,094,425

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Creating compassionate and equitable local economies that contribute to the well being of our communitiesWe are committed to do our work in ways that:Are family centered and culturally appropriate;Remove system level barriers to economic equity;Provide leadership development and financial education, including for children and youth;Develop new financial and asset building vehicles; andLift up and leverage the great work already being done.

  • Asset Building - Ensures families and youth can build wealth. This includes: - Semilitas a community partnership that provides children's savings accounts for newborns in the county. The effort focuses on improving children's social emotional development, create a culture supporting post-secondary education, and increase assets and build financial capability of participating families. - Futuro - aims to be a worker-owned cooperative business structure and network that provides income and wealth building for Salinas Valley working-class Latino families. - Alas - which means wings in Spanish, is a six-month financial stability program to help working-class Latino families build community, self-determination, and financial wellbeing. Cohort model incorporates: - Guaranteed Income: families receive $500 /month for 6-months - Education and Resources: Participants receive monthly workshops and individual financial coaching to build savings, establish/ improve credit, build their savings, and reach personal financial goals. - Community Building: Participants work both as a large cohort, and in small groups with neighbors in their own cities. This ensures that they have a community to lean on after completing the program.

    Expenses $921,576

  • Financial Capability (Familias con Ms) works on two areas:- Education to build knowledge and skills on fair banking practices, savings, budgeting, credit, debt, overdraft fees, and predatory lenders through workshops, coaching, and community outreach.- Advocacy to address financial inequities, including the prevalence of predatory lenders, currently twice the rate in Watsonville than the city of Santa Cruz.

    Expenses $664,863 · Grants $145,100

  • Emergency Relief & Safety Net Services As a trusted intermediary during times of crisis Ventures provide relief to community members in need who are not comfortable working with institutions or who are left out of our safety net. - UndocuFund Monterey Bay provides cash assistance to Monterey Bay area undocumented immigrant workers impacted by emergencies.

    Expenses $256,372 · Grants $108,750

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maria Cadenas

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $148,000
    From this org
    $148,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 40 related
  • Divya Sharma

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caitlin Brune

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darlene Torres

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elisa Orona

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Benner

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sigolene Ortega

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lorraine Yglesias

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423199349304282

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