Somos Accion

Overview

Mission

Somos accion's mission is to build a community that does not discriminate against people based on their national origin, that institutes humane migration policies, and that protects the rights of everyone. Somos accion intends to accomplish this mission by advocating for policies that promote the common good and welfare, such as civil rights, employment rights, human rights, voting rights, and the economy and jobs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Voter education: somos accion will raise issue awareness among voters by providing information on ballot initiatives, legislation, voting records of elected officials, and candidate platforms regarding employment rights, civil rights, human rights, voting protections, economic development and jobs. Nonpartisan voter registration and voter engagement: somos accion will register voters and contact them with information on how and where to vote. Iwda: somos accion organizes an annual immigrant & workers' day of action to bring families and organizations from counties across the state to the capitol to meet state legislators and learn about the legislative process.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% 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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831487234
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Headquarters
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Phone
5056709301
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 54
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.3%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $51.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -8.7% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.3% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $251K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MARCELA DIAZ (EXECUTIVE DI): $121,664 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.