Hispanic Federation

What it reported doing in 2025

The hispanic federation, inc. (organization") was incorporated under the laws of the state of New York on july 3, 1990, as a not-forprofit organization. The organization is the nation's premier latino nonprofit membership organization with offices in New York, Washington, d.c., Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, California, and puerto rico. The organization uplifts millions of children, youth, and families locally and nationally through four essential service pillars: community assistance programs that support and uplift latino families and communities with direct social services in the areas of education, immigration, health care, economic development, and the environment. The organization expanded its digital equity offerings, immigration assistance, farm and food workers relief aid, educational programming, and health prevention work to serve a much larger number of youth workers, immigrants, and families across its growing footprint in 43 states and territories.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 42.6%; rating input score 43
• Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $56.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.8%; rating input score 97; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 52.6%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.23; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.1%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings