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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SACHAMAMA.

Totals

Total revenue
$657,322
Total expenses
$654,460
Contributions and grants received
$640,361
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$16,961
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$769,209
Total liabilities, end of year
$22,614
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$746,595
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$537,677
Management and general expenses
$116,783
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$537,677

Program services were 82.2% 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

    $640,361

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Climate Innovation HUB

    total $16,961 · related or exempt $16,961

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $136,900 · program services $99,183 · management and general $37,717

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $97,145 · program services $90,151 · management and general $6,994

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,287 · program services $4,287

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,226 · program services $14,644 · management and general $3,582

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,426 · management and general $8,426

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $72,616 · program services $54,554 · management and general $18,062

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,093 · program services $28,498 · management and general $595

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $554 · program services $50 · management and general $504

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank charges

    total $2,335 · program services $13 · management and general $2,322

  • 24b · Other expenses: Software

    total $13,797 · program services $10,295 · management and general $3,502

  • 24c · Other expenses: Consulting

    total $271,081 · program services $236,002 · management and general $35,079

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $755,218 · end of year $626,532

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $140,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $211 · end of year $2,677

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,201 · end of year $15,910

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,114 · end of year $6,704

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $709,723 · end of year $746,595

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,391

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

We work to build support for a clean energy economy for all, and cultivating sustainable attitudes, behaviors and lifestyles. Sachamama promotes Latino leadership in the environmental field through training, community campaigns and media partnerships.

  • 1.Climate Innovation Hub: (i) Community Training: Sachamama brought together its communications expertise and organizing experience with communities understanding of local challenges to design and implement a comprehensive climate education and engagement program. This program authentically reached frontline communities and delivered visible, community-centered results. (ii) Consultation Spaces and Wellness Practices: The initiative adopted a Community Health Worker model with participatory learning processes, personal development tools, and gamification techniques. This approach placed participants at the center of decision-making, fostering connection, co-creation, and the development of community-led climate solutions. (iii) Leadership Development and Local Actions: Sachamama supported the development and funding of community-led climate solutions, strengthening local leadership and advancing tangible climate action at the grassroots level.

    Expenses $195,572 · Revenue $16,961

  • 2.Huella Zero: (i) Complementary Journalism: Sachamama co-published climate and environmental news articles in partnership with Latino media platforms, providing up-to-date information to local, regional, and national audiences. (ii) Environmental Investigative Reporting: The organization developed in-depth reporting pieces highlighting the realities of communities on the frontlines of climate and environmental challenges. (iii) Training Latino Media Personnel on Climate: Sachamama connected journalists and media professionals with up-to-date bilingual information, story profiles, expert sources, and the latest climate science to strengthen accurate and culturally relevant coverage. (iv) Traffic Incentives: Through cross-promotion and strategic audience direction, Sachamama increased visibility and engagement for partner platforms, strengthening the climate media ecosystem.

    Expenses $194,289

  • (3) Latinos por la Tierra (i) Communications: Sachamama drove media attention, digital engagement, and community outreach efforts to elevate Latino voices in climate conversations and increase awareness of environmental justice issues. (ii) Education: The initiative used the FCL program in partnership with local organizations to activate and educate Latino communities on climate and environmental stewardship. (iii) Advocacy: Sachamama developed and implemented field campaigns that connected community members with key elected officials, amplifying local voices in climate policy discussions and advancing equitable climate solutions.

    Expenses $147,816

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carlos Zegarra

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $110,000
    From this org
    $110,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Janette Luviano

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $52,249
    From this org
    $52,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ireola Olaifa

    Director of Operation

    Total calculated
    $10,500
    From this org
    $10,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us · ignoring case and punctuation

    Base
    $10,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $10,500

  • Louis Aguirre

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marvin Barrios

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Azucena Cierco

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

  • Kalista Zackhariyas

    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 · Written employment contract
  • 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
2025
Filed
27 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611499349300741

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