Center for Community Empowerment Systems

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742961022
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
El Paso, TX, USA
Phone
9158381000
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,975
Expenses
$73,270
Assets
$383,075
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALIANA APODACA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ALIANA APODACA (PRESIDENT)
  • ALYSSA MADRID (SECRETARY)
  • WILLIAM S THURMOND (TREASURER)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The organization is committed to advancing the talent and leadership of the current generation of young women, recognizing its significance for the future of our communities and nation. By fostering inspiration and empowerment, women are equipped to effect positive transformation both personally and within their communities. Through annual events such as the young women's leadership conference and the southwest women's leadership conference, the organization educates, motivates, and provides essential resources to participants. These conferences are designed to enable attendees to maximize their potential and become agents of constructive change.

What it reported doing in 2025

To provide a young women's leadership conference to highschool students from all school districts in the el paso, tx and surrounding area. This conference provides training and personal develpment to help young women move forward in college or higher education. Also, provides a southwewst women's leadership conference, providing training for attendees to enhance their careers and personal lives. Provide workshops and keynote speakers to help attendees strategically plan their professional and personal lives. The enhanced leadership skills provide benefits to their organization and their community

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 96% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 56.9%; rating input score 57
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.9%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.23; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 156% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -91.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 56.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.