Totals
- Total revenue
- $715,209
- Total expenses
- $952,564
- Contributions and grants received
- $715,209
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $271,871
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $60,823
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $211,048
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $674,381
- Management and general expenses
- $134,778
- Fundraising expenses
- $143,405
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $674,381
Program services were 70.8% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$71,846
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$643,363
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
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 $128,747 · program services $51,499 · management and general $25,749 · fundraising $51,499
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $427,266 · program services $350,943 · management and general $42,319 · fundraising $34,004
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $22,628 · program services $16,397 · management and general $2,763 · fundraising $3,468
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $53,799 · program services $38,980 · management and general $6,570 · fundraising $8,249
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $300 · management and general $300
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,517 · management and general $27,561 · fundraising $4,956
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $25,950 · fundraising $25,950
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $67,310 · program services $67,310
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $29,019 · program services $25,765 · management and general $3,254
-
13 · Office expenses
total $11,978 · program services $8,405 · management and general $2,633 · fundraising $940
-
14 · Information technology
total $20,547 · program services $18,469 · management and general $1,052 · fundraising $1,026
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $30,813 · program services $11,312 · management and general $18,150 · fundraising $1,351
-
17 · Travel
total $22,746 · program services $12,765 · fundraising $9,981
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,680 · program services $2,680
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,705 · program services $2,705
-
23 · Insurance
total $6,547 · program services $3,272 · management and general $3,275
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24a · Other expenses: Other direct program expenses
total $40,069 · program services $40,069
-
24b · Other expenses: Telecom
total $11,135 · program services $8,908 · management and general $1,114 · fundraising $1,113
-
24c · Other expenses: Restaurants refreshments
total $15,808 · program services $14,902 · management and general $38 · fundraising $868
-
24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $197,750 · end of year $234,412
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $272,160 · end of year $23,636
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$121,691
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$109,893
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $13,769 · end of year $11,798
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,025 · end of year $2,025
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $37,301 · end of year $60,823
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $448,403 · end of year $211,048
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Dominicanos USA is a non-partisan organization that seeks to increase the participation of Dominicans in the American civic community, including the democratic process, through empowerment, leadership training, education, charity and civic participation.
Activities or mission (Part I)
We seek to increase the participation of Dominicans in the American civic community, including the democratic process, through empowerment, leadership training, education, charity and civic participation.
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Citizenship Program helps individuals on their path to U.S. citizenship through weekly one-on-one virtual assistance and quarterly in-person citizenship events in partnership with CUNY Citizenship Now and the NALEO Educational Fund. Our weekly support includes assistance with filing the N-400 and fee waiver applications, bilingual legal reviews, referrals to the New York Historical Society for free civics classes, and registration for monthly in-person events with CUNY Citizenship Now In 2023-2024, we organized six in-person citizenship drives across NYC. At these events we provided pro-say legal reviews and application completion after each event, The applicants were referred to civics classes as well as our ESL English classes on Tuesdays Saturdays and to our online citizenship course for self-paced exam preparation. Naturalization Accomplishments screened 916 individuals, registered 556, and completed 422 N-400 applications. Additionally, we assisted with 178 fee waivers and supported 80 derivative applicants on their path to citizenship.
Expenses $250,699
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Voter Registration Civic Engagement From October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, DUSA expanded voter registration and civic engagement through key initiatives. The DUSA Youth Ambassador Program trained 50 high school students in civics and community organizing, leading to 624 new voter registrations across four cohorts. Through street canvassing in high-traffic areas of the Bronx and Manhattan and participation in major community events, we promoted electoral participation. We also conducted voter registration drives during Student Voter Registration Week, at high schools, Dominican parades, and USCIS naturalization ceremonies. For voter mobilization, DUSA organized campaigns for four elections, including primary, general, special, and presidential primaries, resulting in 3,647 voter registrations, 48 Ambassadors enrolled, and outreach to 68,400 voters.
Expenses $214,176
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DUSAs Tech eSports Program introduces Dominican youth, especially females, to high tech careers in game design, software development, AI and esports management, leveraging their interest in E-sports to connect them with DUSAs civic and educational programs. In September 2023 DUSA partnered with the Cincinnatus Institute of Craftsmanship to launch an in-school curriculum at the Bronx School of Law and Finance, where 20 students ar learning programming, AI and technology project management under a NYC Board of Education approved teacher. Future plans include internship and job placement support. DUSA also hosts the Immersive Fair in Video Games Technology at the Microsoft Experience Center in NYC, held simultaneously in Santo Domingo in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This free event showcases cutting-edge gaming, AI, and VR technology, provides career insights, awards scholarships for game development, and features educational panels led by industry experts.
Expenses $193,439
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Edward CuestaEDWARD CUESTA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $125,807
- From this org
- $125,807
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Manuel MatosMANUEL MATOS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Anyarlene BergesANYARLENE BERGES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christian CabralCHRISTIAN CABRAL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202530689349300013
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