Mi Familia Vota

Overview

Mission

Mi familia vota is a national civic engagement organization that advocates on social and economic issues that impact the latino community from immigration to workers rights. Mfv works to expand the electorate through direct, sustainable citizenship, voter registration, census education, internet education, and community organizing in key states.

What it reported doing in 2024

Arizona had its most extensive electoral campaign in the history of mfa/v, with 5 campaign offices open across the state and knocking approximately 745,000 doors. We successfully launched the we decide 2024 campaign in partnership with workers united seiu, focusing on mobilizing infrequent voters of color in arizonas 6th congressional district. Outreach efforts include texting, phone banking, and community events, reinforcing the message that every vote counts. Raze/raza partnership - initiated a strategic partnership with rural Arizona engagement, expanding our in-person reach to latino voters in rural communities and small towns. On october 29, mi familia en vota, equis labs, seiu, and npna hosted a spanish-language roundtable in phoenix, featuring insights from newly naturalized voters as the election season enters its final week.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% 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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810668995
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6022632030
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $29.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 92.6%; rating input score 93; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $309K · 11 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $215K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • HECTOR SANCHEZ BARBA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CEO): $309,053 total reported compensation
  • TIMOTHY HERNANDEZ (STATE DIRECTOR CA): $175,989 total reported compensation
  • NAOMI JOZOVICH (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER): $170,239 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.