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EL POZO DE VIDA

EIN 45-3459007 SANTA ANA, CA

Revenue 2025
$1,039,589
Expenses 2025
$1,053,581

Program services were 96.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T21
Classification
1000
Street
910 W 17TH STREET

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).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Human trafficking rescue, restoration and rehabilitation of human trafficking victims.

  • El Pozo de Vida structures its work around three strategic pillars: Prevention,Intervention, and Restoration, addressing human trafficking across its full continuum. In 2025, the organization reached over 21,000 people through these combined efforts. Prevention 21,044 people reached in 2025 Prevention efforts focus on populations disproportionately vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation, strengthening protective factors and reducing risk through education, community engagement, and cultural change. * Students, Parents, and Communities 12,739 reachedEducational workshops for youth, families, educators, and institutions focused ononline safety, bullying prevention, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. * Migrant Communities 2,200 reachedPrograms equipping migrants with tools to identify and prevent trafficking risks,alongside child-centered activities that build self-esteem, body awareness, andabuse-prevention skills. * Child Trafficking and Forced Begging 1,423 reachedHuman rights education and self-protection workshops for children in situations of forced begging, paired with community-based efforts addressing drivers ofexploitation. * Men and Masculinities 4,682 reachedEngagement of men and boys in reflection on healthy versus harmful masculinity,addressing demand and behaviors that perpetuate trafficking. Intervention 257 people supported in 2025 Intervention programs provide relational, harm-reduction support to women in situations of prostitution, prioritizing dignity, trust, and access to care. * Community Center (La Merced) 110 women supported A safe and welcoming space offering meals, workshops, therapy, tutoring, and community-building activities that foster stability and empowerment. * Red-Light District Outreach 147 women reachedRegular outreach in red-light districts focused on relationship-building, emotionalsupport, and connection to services, providing moments of safety, care, and hope forwomen experiencing ongoing exploitation. Restoration 39 survivors supported in 2025 Restoration services provide intensive, long-term support for survivors as they heal, regain stability, and move toward independent living. * Safe House 25 girls supportedA specialized witness protection program for minors awaiting testimony against theirtraffickers, providing 24/7 holistic care, individualized education plans, legalaccompaniment, and therapeutic support. * Transition House 7 young women supportedHousing and reintegration support for young women transitioning from the SafeHouse to independent living, including education or employment placement, mentorship, and continued therapy.* Nunay Social Enterprise 80 women mentored; 7 survivors employedA survivor-led jewelry social enterprise providing dignified employment, skillsdevelopment, and mentorship, supporting economic independence and long-termreintegration.

    Expenses $1,021,250

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Benjamin Yu

    President

    Total calculated
    $11,000
    From this org
    $11,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tina Chen

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Cherry Friedmeyer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Brown

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bernadette Cole

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $1,039,589
    Expenses
    $1,053,581
    Contributions
    $1,015,357
    Grants paid
    $838,051
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $875,966
    Expenses
    $1,155,566
    Contributions
    $844,959
    Grants paid
    $893,616
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,022,546
    Expenses
    $844,900
    Contributions
    $972,789
    Grants paid
    $670,590
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $756,270
    Expenses
    $739,350
    Contributions
    $735,398
    Grants paid
    $564,495

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
    $666,448
    Expenses
    $559,961
    Assets (EOY)
    $368,131

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $577,607
    Expenses
    $510,827
    Assets (EOY)
    $261,644

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $473,514
    Expenses
    $532,618
    Assets (EOY)
    $194,859

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $406,577
    Expenses
    $476,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $253,963

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $463,130
    Expenses
    $528,788
    Assets (EOY)
    $323,887

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $689,548
    Expenses
    $360,030
    Assets (EOY)
    $389,505

  • 2015 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $188,931
    Expenses
    $146,454
    Assets (EOY)
    $59,987

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

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.