Debes Creer En Ti

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311640064
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Irving, TX, USA
Phone
9728718285
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$267,885
Expenses
$289,877
Assets
$24,081
Liabilities
$1,995

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CURTIS JACKSON (PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD)
  • ELVIA WALLACE MARTINEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER)

People named in this filing

  • CAROLE LAWRENCE (TREASURER)
  • KARLA VILLELY HARDAWAY (CULTURAL COMMITTEE)
  • MAYTE LOPEZ (MARKETING COMMITTEE)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide literacy and workforce development programs and other education, cultural and mentoring programs for underserved low and moderate immigrants in their process of assimilation. Acculturation and o integration, allowing them to become more productive members of society.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ged (general education diploma) the ged examination is divided into 6 tests: language, arts and writing, social studies, science, reading and mathematics. These tests are designed to measure the knowledge and skills that a student should have acquired after four years in high school. Once the student finished his/her ged preparation at dcet, they are referred to an official testing center to final test and certification. Computer literacy course: these classes are provided mondays and wednesdays from 12-6 pm. This is a 180 hours course certified from the tec of monterrey university. The course includes 8 modules, from introduction to the world of computers to word, excel, power point, publisher. Graduation celebration day is always the first saturday of august.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 76.8%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $137.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: -8.2%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.1% of revenue deployed · 76.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $223K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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 25/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.