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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ADVOCATES FOR INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIA LANGUAGE SURVIVAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$329,744
Total expenses
$388,500
Contributions and grants received
$297,170
Grants paid
$10,617
Program service revenue
$32,443
Investment income
$131
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$688,012
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$688,012
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$246,332
Management and general expenses
$105,471
Fundraising expenses
$36,697
Program service expenses (Part III)
$246,332

Program services were 63.4% 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

    $297,170

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $32,443 · related or exempt $32,443

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $131 · excluded $131

  • 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

  • 11a · Other revenue: Rebates And Redemptions

  • 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 $10,617 · program services $10,617

  • 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 $69,200 · program services $30,200 · management and general $32,500 · fundraising $6,500

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $54,205 · program services $24,152 · management and general $30,053

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,032 · program services $2,959 · management and general $3,711 · fundraising $362

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,748 · management and general $4,748

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $67,397 · program services $58,874 · management and general $8,523

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,413 · program services $7,969 · fundraising $26,444

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,078 · program services $27,957 · management and general $13,330 · fundraising $1,791

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,600 · fundraising $1,600

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $43,837 · program services $37,211 · management and general $6,626

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $46,347 · program services $46,347

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $145 · management and general $145

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,640 · program services $46 · management and general $2,594

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and other charges

    total $3,241 · management and general $3,241

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $737,026 · end of year $672,335

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 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

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $2,700

  • 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

    $919

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

    $199

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $481 · end of year $720

  • 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 $12,257

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $700

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,655

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $577,683 · end of year $540,043

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $147,969 · end of year $147,969

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival is to foster the restoration and revival of indigenous California languages so that they may be retained as a permanent part of the living cultures of Native California.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival is an organization devoted to implementing and supporting the revitalization of indigenous California languages. Its mission is to assist California Indians in language maintenance and renewal.

  • Master Apprentice Language Learning Program (MAP) is our core program. We supported 20 Master Apprentice teams who are working on distinct Indigenous languages of California. Mentor(s) work with the team and advises them through the program. The masters and apprentices are supported with grant funding to participate in the program, which is intended to cover supplies needed for their work together. In 2022-24 the Program reached 14 Masters and 20 Apprentices, and supported 1 full-time and two part-time staff.

    Expenses $89,172

  • Family Language Program: An extension of the Master Apprentice program which supports families with approaches to language immersion and supports them with a mentor and training. In this tax year, we supported 9 families from Central California up to the Northern border.

    Expenses $54,483

  • Language is Life Gathering: This tax year we held this event at Santa Ynez and welcomed about 200 attendees over the course of the weekend for language workshops, youth activities, keynote speakers and cultural sharing.

    Expenses $41,362

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Carly Tex

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $65,000
    From this org
    $65,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julian Lang

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $4,616
    From this org
    $4,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Kayla Begay

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $3,850
    From this org
    $3,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Stanley Rodriguez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $863
    From this org
    $863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Deborah Morillo

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Nancy Steele

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Vincent Medina

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Quirina Geary

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Matthew Vestuto

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541299349304174

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