Ayuda Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742696297
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Elizario, TX, USA
Phone
9158510272
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,754,783
Expenses
$3,635,718
Assets
$2,155,004
Liabilities
$1,111,165

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • OLIVIA FIGUEROA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PATRICIA GARCIA (PRESIDENT)
  • MARTHA LUCERO DOMINGUEZ (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • OLIVIA FIGUEROA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $80,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Ayuda is a bilingual, grassroots non-profit organization for the purpose of advocating for quality health care, better housing, improved environmental protection standards, quality education and leadership training for low-income families and residents in el paso county's lower valley region, called colonias, defined by the federal governmental as "ruralunincorporated subdivisions, located within 150 miles of the u.s.-mexico border and characterized by substandard housing, inadequate plumbing and sewage systems, lack of access to safe and sanitary water and disproportionately high rates of poverty and umemployment. Ayuda works to eliminate obstacles that prevent access to quality water and adequate housing in colonias. Additionally, ayuda advocates for quality education programs for children and adults. Ayuda's target area includes colonias that surround the rural town of san elizario, located east of the el paso city limits.

What it reported doing in 2024

The homeowner assistance fund (haf) was established as part of the american rescue plan act of 2021 in response to the financial hardships caused by the covid19. Its primary aim is to provide aid and support to eligible homeowners facing financial difficulties due to the pandemic's impact. The fund is designed to prevent mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, and to mitigate the risk of displacement for homeowners who have experienced financial hardship after january 21, 2020. Haf provides financial assistance to homeowners to help them avoid losing their homes due to financial strain caused by the pandemic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.6%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.2%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.52; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.6% of revenue deployed · 88.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $80K · 5 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $1M reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.