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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Ethnic, Immigrant Centers, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.51M (2023)

Expenses
$3.29M (2023)

Total Assets
$6.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$121k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2019 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,510,720
Expenses
$3,287,364
Net Income
-$776,644
Net Assets
$6,776,039
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,158,718
86.0%
Program Services $150,538
6.0%
Investment Income $200,774
8.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$296
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $986
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,254
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,649,536
50.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,897,089
Total Liabilities $121,050
Net Assets $6,776,039
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Silky Shah (Executive Director) $140,060 $0 $16,194
Aimee Nichols (Managing Director) $124,054 $0 $14,334
Beom Sun Suh (Program Director) $114,361 $0 $15,934
Carly G Perez Hernandez (Communications Director) $107,603 $0 $16,023
Setareh Ghandehari (Advocacy Director) $106,058 $0 $6,601
Marcela Hernandez Ponce (Organizing Director) $102,298 $0 $10,519
Victoria Lopez (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Alvarado (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tony Nam (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ana Ortiz Varela (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Emily Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amilcar Valencia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Flowers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alaide Vilches Ibarra (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Faith Oviedo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Sherman Stokes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,592,686
Expenses
$3,531,690
Net Income
-$939,004
Net Assets
$7,552,683
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,466,472
95.1%
Program Services $124,183
4.8%
Investment Income $378
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,653
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $146,289
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,538,153
43.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,747,600
Total Liabilities $194,917
Net Assets $7,552,683
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Silky Shah (Executive Director) $138,060 $0 $8,229
Aimee Nichols (Managing Director) $119,442 $0 $7,123
Beom Sun Suh (Program Director) $111,298 $0 $6,796
Setareh Ghandehari (Advocacy Director) $102,819 $0 $6,388
Carly G Perez Hernandez (Communications Director) $102,051 $0 $5,153
Victoria Lopez (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Alvarado (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tony Nam (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ana Ortiz Varela (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Emily Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amilcar Valencia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Flowers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alaide Vilches Ibarra (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,963,081
Expenses
$2,461,382
Net Income
$2,501,699
Net Assets
$8,491,687
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,851,146
97.7%
Program Services $111,773
2.3%
Investment Income $162
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $131,662
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,156,624
47.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,535,044
Total Liabilities $43,357
Net Assets $8,491,687
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Silky Shah (Executive Director) $131,661 $0 $13,061
Aimee Nichols (Managing Director) $113,584 $0 $11,476
Beom Sun Suh (Program Director) $100,557 $0 $8,425
Elizabeth Sweet (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Dasse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Lopez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Alvarado (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Tony Nam (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ana Ortiz Varela (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amilcar Valencia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Flowers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Alaide Vilches Ibarra (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amber Akemi Piatt (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,984,411
Expenses
$2,278,867
Net Income
$1,705,544
Net Assets
$5,989,988
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,936,541
98.8%
Program Services $47,729
1.2%
Investment Income $141
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $117,233
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,050,570
46.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,042,001
Total Liabilities $52,013
Net Assets $5,989,988
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Silky Shah (Executive Director) $111,875 $0 $5,358
Aimee Nichols (Managing Director) $106,146 $0 $4,067
Elizabeth Sweet (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Eunice Cho (Board Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Dasse (Board Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Romy Lerner (Board Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Lopez (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Alvarado (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tony Nam (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ana Ortiz Varela (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Emily Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amilcar Valencia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,299,640
Expenses
$15,196
Net Income
$4,284,444
Net Assets
$4,284,444
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,299,640
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,299,640
Total Liabilities $15,196
Net Assets $4,284,444
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amilcar Valencia (Member) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Lopez (Member) $0 $0 $0
Silky Shah (Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Sweet (President) $0 $0 $0
Eunice Cho (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Dasse (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Romy Lerner (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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