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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DEFENSORES DE LA CUENCA.

Totals

Total revenue
$574,568
Total expenses
$227,152
Contributions and grants received
$518,809
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$55,395
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$364
Total assets, end of year
$369,017
Total liabilities, end of year
$501
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$368,516
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$188,032
Management and general expenses
$36,719
Fundraising expenses
$2,401
Program service expenses (Part III)
$188,032

Program services were 82.8% 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)

    $211,057

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $307,752

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $45,545 · related or exempt $45,545

  • 2b · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY EVENTS

    total $9,850 · related or exempt $9,850

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $364 · related or exempt $364

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $364

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,443 · program services $74,091 · management and general $9,676 · fundraising $1,676

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,250 · management and general $8,250

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $885 · program services $15 · management and general $870

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,420 · program services $5,868 · management and general $1,420 · fundraising $132

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,549 · management and general $1,549

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $76,214 · program services $74,760 · management and general $974 · fundraising $480

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,828 · program services $1,499 · management and general $329

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,091 · program services $12,985 · management and general $2,095 · fundraising $11

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,664 · program services $3,593 · management and general $1,071

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,382 · program services $671 · management and general $1,711

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,015 · management and general $1,015

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,843 · management and general $4,843

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS VENUE

    total $2,150 · program services $2,150

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS

    total $2,931 · program services $2,931

  • 24c · Other expenses: GIFTS & AWARDS

    total $1,651 · program services $113 · management and general $1,538

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $10,836 · program services $9,356 · management and general $1,378 · fundraising $102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,922 · end of year $71,841

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,231 · end of year $294,914

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,044

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

    $1,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,959 · end of year $1,944

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $917 · end of year $318

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,929 · end of year $501

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,100 · end of year $79,943

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $288,573

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

OUR NAME MEANS WATERSHED DEFENDERS. A NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO HELPING THE LATINO COMMUNITY CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, SHARED EXPERIENCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE AND DEFEND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED FOR A HEALTHIER MIND, BODY AND SOUL.

  • OTHER PROGRAMS - OVER THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENGAGE THOUSANDS OF LATIN@S AND SPANISH-SPEAKERS, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY,ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A NETWORK OF LATIN@/E LEADERS WHO ARE TAKING ACTION TO SUPPORT MADRE TIERRA, OUR MOTHER EARTH. WE CREATE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS THAT ARE WELCOMING ANDINVITING TO ENSURE THE LATIN@/E PARTICIPANTS HAVE FUN AND MAKE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS TO NATURE. WE SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANY WAYS THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS US AND HOW WE IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $147,334

  • LA ACADEMIA - DEFENSORES DE LA CUENCA CREATES ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATINOS AND SPANISH-SPEAKERS TO HAVE POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE. THESE EVENTS HELP CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO SHARE ABOUT OUR ADULT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT HELP BUILD KNOWLEDGE ON WATERSHED RELATED ISSUES, WHILE ALSO PAYING OUR PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR TIME AND INPUT. THIS PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-LEVEL CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM. WE HAVE ENGAGED 100S AND TRAINED NEARLY 50 ADULTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $39,703

  • DEFENSORES YOUTH CORPS - THE DEFENSORES YOUTH CORPS (DYC) PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO HELP OUR LATINO AREA YOUTH GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL WHOSE LACK OF SERVICE HOURS KEPT THEM FROM GRADUATING. WE CREATE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATINO YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT A HEALTHY MIND, BODY, AND SOUL. WE HAD OVER 700 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS THAT RESULTED IN OVER 2,450 HOURS OF SERVICE; WE PLANTED OVER 400 TREES; AND COLLECTED OVER 1.5 TONS OF TRASH.

    Expenses $995

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Abel Olivo

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $98,635
    From this org
    $98,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Chelsea Mervenne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Vidales

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juan Lazo Bautista

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Guerrero

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sonia Rangel

    CO-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Martinez

    SECRETARY

    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
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349318831

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