Despertar Latino
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 933767931
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Villa Park, IL, USA
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $184,215
- Expenses
- $165,985
- Assets
- $22,677
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Rafael Vieyra (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Rafael Vieyra (Executive Director)
- Sugeira Tellez (Executive VP)
- Reynaldo Carreo (Admin 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
Despertar Latinos primary exempt purpose is to empower and uplift the Latino community through programs that promote holistic health cultural identity and labor rights advocacy. Since opening its doors in October 2023 the organization has provided hundreds of workshops and community events designed to improve the physical emotional and mental well-being of participants while fostering education inclusion and social equity. Through initiatives such as wellness workshops art and cultural programs and training on labor laws and occupational safety Despertar Latino equips individuals and families with the tools to thrive defend their rights and strengthen their cultural roots. The organization actively collaborates with schools health providers faith-based institutions and civic leaders to expand access to resources elevate Latino voices and create spaces of belonging. Despite operating with limited financial resources Despertar Latino has directly benefited thousands
What it reported doing in 2024
3. Workers Center Empowerment and Labor RightsThe Workers Center conducted 112 workshops and support services benefiting 1,384 participants and assisting in 822 worker cases. Services included training on labor rights and responsibilities occupational safety education and the organization of worker associations. Notably 90% of participants successfully obtained their work permit under the DALE program demonstrating a direct impact on economic stability and community empowerment.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.3%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 94.7%; rating input score 95
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: 9.9%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 72%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.3% of revenue deployed · 94.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $157K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.