Coyotl Macehualli

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863195962
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Pasadena, CA, USA
Phone
2136749622
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,917
Expenses
$107,142
Assets
$51,275
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Brenda Contreras-Haserjian (President)

People named in this filing

  • Brenda Contreras-Haserjian (President)
  • Jose Gama Vargas (Secretary)
  • Micah Haserjian (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of this organization is to 1) protect open space and the environment, 2) ensure that natural preservation areas are protected and enhanced, and 3) carry on other charitable and educational activities associated with this goal as allowed by law.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provided free educational events and activities surrounding environmental justice issues in the Los Angeles region with a emphasis on indigenous values. This includes the Black Walnut Day festival which served over 600 people, bird watching hikes, nature surveys, and distribution of free nature books and pamphlets at a local park in South Los Angeles, and more. Free food and/or meals were provided at each event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 44
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.7%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 19.1%; rating input score 19

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -206.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -100.9% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -137% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -82.6% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.7% of revenue deployed · 19.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.