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LA PLAZA DE CULTURA Y ARTES

EIN 75-3059288 LOS ANGELES, CA

Revenue 2023
$4,043,730
Expenses 2023
$6,369,723

Program services were 72.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S20
Classification
1000
Street
501 N MAIN ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LA PLAZA'S MISSION HONORS THE PAST, INSPIRES THE FUTURE, AND RECOGNIZES THE ENDURING CULTURAL INFLUENCE OF MEXICANS, MEXICAN AMERICANS AND ALL LATINAS/OS IN LOS ANGELES THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LA PLAZA IS AN LA COUNTY MUSEUM THAT FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE OF LA LATINOS.

  • LA PLAZA PRESENTS A ROBUST, YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF MORE THAN 150 EVENTS THAT INCLUDE TALKS, CONCERTS, FEATURE AND DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS, COOKING CLASSES, FOOD FESTIVALS, AND MORE THAT EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL LATINO INTEREST AND ISSUES. PANEL DISCUSSIONS HAVE EXPLORED GENTRIFICATION, THE DISPLACEMENT OF CHAVEZ RAVINE FAMILIES; AFRO LATINO ISSUES; LOCAL AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS; THE STATE OF LATINO ARTS; AND MORE. LA PLAZA ALSO HOSTS FOUR FAMILY DAYS THAT CELEBRATE LATINO HOLIDAYS. MOST ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE.

    Expenses $2,207,038 · Revenue $26,951

  • LA PLAZA IS THE ONLY MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEDICATED TO PRESENTING AN ON-GOING SCHEDULE OF EXHIBITIONS FOCUSING ON US LATINO HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE. THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT EXHIBITS INCLUDE: LA STARTS HERE!, AN EXPLORATION OF L.A.'S MULTICULTURAL HISTORY, AND CALLE PRINCIPAL, A RE-CREATION OF L.A.'S MAIN STREET IN THE 1920S. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS DEVELOPED BY THE MUSEUM'S CURATORIAL STAFF COVER TOPICS SUCH AS THE LOS ANGELES HISTORY OF BASEBALL, MURALS AND MARIACHI MUSIC; THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAST LOS ANGELES WALKOUTS; THE FOUNDING OF BOYLE HEIGHTS AS A MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY; AND LATINO ART SHOWS BY ARTISTS SUCH AS GILBERT "MAGU" LUJAN, ERNESTO YERENA, RAFAEL CARDENAS, LINDA VALLEJO, LATINX LGBTQ ARTISTS, AND THE MUJERES DEL MAIZ COLLECTIVE.

    Expenses $1,844,912

  • LA PLAZA'S EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE DIRECTED AT UNDER-RESOURCED TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CULTURALLY-ROOTED AND IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON LEARNING AND ARTMAKING EXPERIENCES. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES FREE TOURS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES.

    Expenses $436,523 · Grants $3,545

  • THE GRANT SUPPORTS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PACIFIC STANDARD TIME COMMUNITY HUB. EACH ORGANIZATION RECEIVED $15,000 AS PART OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE, FOR THE PERIOD MAY 1, 2024, TO MAY 1, 2025.ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED THIS GRANT PARTICIPATED IN THE ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE EXHIBITION, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THEIR ORGANIZATION'S AND NEIGHBORHOODS' ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THEMES AND SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE EXHIBITION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY CONTRIBUTED TO LA PLAZA'S ON-SITE PROGRAMMING, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE THEMES.

    Expenses $135,000 · Grants $135,000

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ANDY CARRASCO

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CELINA SANTIAGO

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LIZETTE CARBAJAL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DEVORAH LIEBERMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JUAN RODRIGUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ROBERT VILLASEOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CARLOS ROSALES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JAMES CASSO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DONNA ESTACIO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CLEMENTE GONZALEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ADRIANA MENDOZA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • FERNANDO TORRES-GIL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • BLANCA AGUIRRE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LETICIA RHI BUCKLEY

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $212,884
    From this org
    $199,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,776
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,108
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,776
    Filer's total
    $212,884

  • NATALIE MORENO-CASON

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR - UNTIL 04/15/2024

    Total calculated
    $145,865
    From this org
    $112,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,374
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,043,730
    Expenses
    $6,369,723
    Contributions
    $2,922,222
    Grants paid
    $138,545
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,464,080
    Expenses
    $5,699,465
    Contributions
    $5,805,159
    Grants paid
    $6,600

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,183,826
    Expenses
    $5,205,909
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,852,724

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,445,338
    Expenses
    $3,939,655
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,732,246

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,002,725
    Expenses
    $4,282,708
    Assets (EOY)
    $26,684,386

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,073,823
    Expenses
    $4,124,841
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,116,255

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,126,954
    Expenses
    $4,048,649
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,874,180

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,529,631
    Expenses
    $3,860,507
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,910,329

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,400,532
    Expenses
    $3,623,814
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,061,597

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,509,692
    Expenses
    $3,275,943
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,964,989

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

  • GARDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • MEZTLI PROJECTS

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • PACOIMA BEAUTIFUL

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • STAY ARTS

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • ART SPACE HP INC

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL SPACE CENTER

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • MUJERES DE MAIZ

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERS DBA LAS FOTOS PROJECT

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

  • TIA CHUCHA'S CENTRO CULTURAL

    $15,000

    2023 AN EXTENSION OF PST ART: ART & SCIENCE COLLIDE, A GETTY INITIATIVE FOR THE PERIOD OF 05/01/24-05/01/25

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.