Copal Communidades Organizando El Poder Y La A

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831278469
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6127673675
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,362
Expenses
$181,411
Assets
$525,063
Liabilities
$161,706

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PEGGY PONCE (PRESIDENT)
  • FRANCISCO SEGOVIA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • CAROLINA ORTIZ (ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • FRANCISCO SEGOVIA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $16,195 total reported compensation
  • CAROLINA ORTIZ (ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $13,545 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To unite latinxs in Minnesota in active grassroots communal democracy that builds racial, gender, social and economic justice across community lines.

What it reported doing in 2025

Communications - copal has developed significant platforms to communicate with and organize latine community members throughout mn. Key communication vehicles include copal's (1) 24/7 in-house radio station radio jornalera and its accompanying podcast, (2) robust video production and graphic design, and (3) extensive digital organizing tools via social media, newsletters, texting, websites, etc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -144%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.89; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 27.5% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $181K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $16K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.