Cesar Chavez Language Academy Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 475054324
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
- Location
- Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9163852158
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Parent/Teacher Group
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $106,396
- Expenses
- $113,504
- Assets
- $115,030
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Ria Jimenez (Vice President)
- Elizabeth Anguiano (President)
People named in this filing
- Paula Ruiz (Secretary)
- Ria Jimenez (Vice President)
- Emma De La Cruz (Director)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Cesar Chavez Language Academy (CCLA) Foundation is a serving-oriented community offering enrichment to their students. Our goals areto enrich the education of our students and to best support our amazing teachers.The CCLA Foundation meets once a month, except December and July. Meetings can betranslated into Spanish upon request.The CCLA Foundation Board consists of Directors (voting members, who serve a two-year term)and Officers (administrative roles that serve a one-year term: President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer).
What it reported doing in 2024
FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: ? Organized the Fall Dance-A-Thon fundraiser for TK/K through 8th Grade kids ? Fostered community and outreach by organizing the Spring Gala, which was attended by over 100 people ? Ongoing sales of CCLA Apparel, as well as providing school uniforms for several families that needed assistance ? Held family events such as Bingo Night ? Organized several Dine & Donate events and Sees Candy fundraisers ? Allocated funds for classroom enrichment for the entire TK/K through 8th Grade school ? Organized a week-long staff appreciation event ? Paid for the installation of volleyball poles, net & boundary kit, as well as other PE equipment ? Organized a school wide Cesar Chavez Day Celebration field event with numerous games, jump houses, DJ, multiple vendors, and community tables ? Continued support of various campus clubs, including the Ballet Folklorico Club, Yearbook Club, Mecha Club, Garden Club, Board Game Club, etc. ? Paid for supplies for the Winter Posada ? Organized two Scholastic Book Fairs
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 34
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 98.8%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -6.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 30% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 98.8% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $105K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.