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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOLIDARITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$455,294
Total expenses
$440,141
Contributions and grants received
$455,294
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$241,324
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,179
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$240,145
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$377,626
Management and general expenses
$58,815
Fundraising expenses
$3,700
Program service expenses (Part III)
$377,626

Program services were 85.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $455,294

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,269

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $153,712 · program services $122,344 · management and general $31,368

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,008 · program services $894 · management and general $3,114

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,800 · program services $14,536 · management and general $1,264

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $49,052 · program services $49,052

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,500 · management and general $3,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $3,700 · fundraising $3,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,663 · program services $50,114 · management and general $4,549

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,965 · management and general $10,965

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,695 · program services $2,344 · management and general $3,351

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,422 · program services $4,422

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,496 · program services $3,496

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $554 · management and general $554

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,298 · program services $3,298

  • 24a · Other expenses: WASH FACILITIES AND SER

    total $60,774 · program services $60,774

  • 24b · Other expenses: INITIATIVES

    total $51,695 · program services $51,695

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND PLAY PROG

    total $10,572 · program services $10,572

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE AND MAINTENANCE

    total $4,235 · program services $4,085 · management and general $150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $227,453 · end of year $240,144

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,180

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,459 · end of year $1,179

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $224,994 · end of year $240,145

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SOLIDARITY ENGINEERING IS A WOMEN-FOUNDED, WOMEN-LED HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS ALONGSIDE DISPLACED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER AND BEYOND. WE COMBINE ENGINEERING, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TO ADDRESS URGENT NEEDS, RESTORE DIGNITY, AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THOSE IN CRISIS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING INFRASTRUCTURE, ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, AND EDUCAION TO DISPLACED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AT THE U.S BORDER AND BEYOND. THROUGH ENGINEERING AND CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING, WE ADDRESS URGENT HEALTH NEEDS. OUR MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE WASH, (WHICH STANDS FOR, WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE), SITE INFRASTRUCTURE, PLAY, AND EDUCATION.

  • SOLIDARITY ENGINEERING IMPLEMENTED COMPREHENSIVE WASH PROGRAMMING SERVING DISPLACED COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO AND ALONG MIGRATION ROUTES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED HYGIENE PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION, IN-KIND HYGIENE SUPPLIES VALUED AT $38,269, PROVISION OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER, PROTAPOTTY RENTAL AND SERVICING, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED AND SUPPORTED SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN REFUGEE SHELTERS AND CAMPS TO REDUCE DISEASE RISK AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH CONDITIONS.

    Expenses $145,635 · Revenue $147,635

  • INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE INITIATIVES: SOLIDARITY ENGINEERING DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR DISPLACED AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN INFORMAL REFUGEE CAMPS AND SHELTERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE RELIABLE ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING, DEVICE CHARGING, AND ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY OPERATIONS IN OFF-GRID SETTINGS. INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ALSO INCLUDED SITE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURAL UPGRADES, DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MITIGATION MEASURES TOREDUCE FLOODING RISK, AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES. THESE PROJECTS IMPROVE SAFETY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, SANITATION CONDITIONS, AND ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS LIVING IN HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTS.

    Expenses $136,557 · Revenue $138,557

  • EDUCATION & PLAY PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AND CONSTRUCTED SAFE PLAYGROUND SPACES WITHIN REFUGEE SHELTERS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SCHOOL SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD-CENTERED SPACES PROMOTING PSYCHOSOCIAL WELLBEING AND EDUCATIONAL CONTINUITY FOR DISPLACED CHILDREN.

    Expenses $95,434 · Revenue $97,434

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Erin Hughes

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $46,614
    From this org
    $46,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Miranda Mello

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $52,384
    From this org
    $52,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Estuardo Cifuentes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Martin Kenny

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $3,500
    From this org
    $3,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $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
2024
Filed
8 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601289349303845

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