Companeros Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center

Overview

Mission

Compaeros is a grassroots organization dedicated to the mission of empowering immigrants and their families through resource navigation, education, legal services, and community engagement in order to achieve the vision of a diverse, empowered and liberated community of immigrants thriving in southwest Colorado.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community engagement: we strive to build leadership and power within the ~5,000 members of the immigrant communities of the four corners regions by supporting individuals in advocating for themselves and their families. Weve assisted immigrant parents in navigating the school system and organizing to successfully advocate for the hiring of bilingual liaisons to better serve students. We also facilitate support groups like sanando el trauma, which helps immigrant women process experiences of trauma and build resilience through shared healing. One of our proudest annual efforts is our cultural celebration, a large community event that brings together hundreds of residents to celebrate immigrant cultures through music, food, and storytellingstrengthening community ties and affirming identity. Through these efforts, we empower immigrant leaders to participate fully in civic life and help shape the future of our region.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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
371640345
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Headquarters
Durango, CO, USA
Phone
9703759406
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Ethnic, Immigrant Centers

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.9%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 82.8%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.4%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.05; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 36.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.8% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.9% of revenue deployed · 82.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $402K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $89K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

10 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MATT KARKUT (COEXECUTIVE): $88,931 total reported compensation
  • ENRIQUE OROZCO-PEREZ (COEXECUTIVE): $88,248 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.