Asociacion De Peruanos En Arizona

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814283301
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Mesa, AZ, USA
Phone
4805229582
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,027
Expenses
$16,849
Assets
$4,438
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Elizabeth Sanchez (President)

People named in this filing

  • Elizabeth Sanchez (President)
  • Rosa Gamarra (Vicepresident)
  • Magda Roberts (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote Peruvian culture in Arizona.

What it reported doing in 2025

Promoting Peruvian Culture and Community Engagement ASPEAZ promotes and preserves Peruvian culture, traditions, heritage, and community connections among Peruvians and friends of Peru residing in Arizona. During the year, the organization organized and participated in cultural and community events celebrating Peruvian heritage, including the annual Peruvian Independence Day celebration, traditional music and dance presentations, and other activities that promote awareness and appreciation of Peru's cultural traditions. The organization also provides opportunities for members of the Peruvian community to connect with one another and with the broader Arizona community, while supporting cultural exchange and collaboration with local organizations, community leaders, and governmental and diplomatic representatives. Other Program Service Cultural Education and Preservation ASPEAZ supports the preservation and promotion of Peruvian traditional arts, music, dance, food, history, and cultural heritage. Through cultural presentations, educational activities, artistic performances, and community events, the organization provides opportunities for children, youth, families, and adults to learn about and maintain Peruvian cultural traditions while sharing them with the broader community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.5%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.26; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -38.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.