Adelante Mujeres
Overview
Mission
Empowermentwe promote practices that lead to health and well-being, we affirm cultural and social diversity, and we advocate for leadership grounded in solidarity. (continued on schedule o)educationquality education is a fundamental right of all people and a prerequisite to an engaged community. Adelante's holistic education programs promote school readiness for young children, pathways to higher education for youth, and lifelong learning for adults. We believe every individual should have the opportunity for meaningful education.enterpriseself and collective initiative, innovation, and integrity are vital for a flourishing society. Adelante's microenterprise programs combine these attributes with an abiding respect for the earth to promote sustainable economies that support the entire community.
What it reported doing in 2024
- the adult education program provides low-income women with the opportunity to complete their secondary education and learn valuable skills that empower them to become leaders in their home and community.- the empresas program offers educational services through courses, workshops, personalized advice, and access to commercial kitchens for the creation and development of small businesses in Washington county, or.- the leadership and advocacy department oversees all civic engagement trainings, workshops, and a legal clinic.- through education, access to nutritious foods, and community health advocacy, the health and wellness program aims to improve health outcomes in Washington county, or.- the regenerative agriculture program promotes and teaches regenerative farming methods and business acumen to local small-scale farmers.- the forest grove and cornelius farmers market is a weekly seasonal market bringing over 3,000 people together each week. The market provides an outlet for small farmers to make locally grown produce accessible to the community.- family engagement supports families' learning and well-being, and providing safe places to connect to school, caring adults, and additional services.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 030473181
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Forest Grove, OR, USA
- Phone
- 5039920078
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Ethnic, Immigrant Centers
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 78.5%; rating input score 78
- Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
- Fundraising efficiency: $16.46 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 5.5%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 78.5% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $9.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 20 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $126K reported
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Leadership & pay
20 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- BRIDGET COOKE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $141,789 total reported compensation
- XANDI ARANDA (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $106,807 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.