En-hacore Community Center and Orientations (Ecco)

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824533019
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Metairie, LA, USA
Phone
5046693884
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$211,068
Expenses
$198,852
Assets
$40,465
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ingrid Bustos (Officer, President, Executive Director)
  • Roxanne Moore (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ingrid Bustos (Officer, President, Executive Director): $41,578 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

ECCO's mission is to break down barriers to higher education by providing immigrant and first-generation students and their families with culturally relevant guidance on financial aid, admissions processes, and scholarship opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Camino a la Universidad provided comprehensive college access support to immigrant and first-generation families during a critical time in the academic calendar. The program successfully delivered FAFSA appointments to first-time applicants navigating the newly implemented federal financial aid system, along with year-round orientation appointments providing individualized college preparation support. Participants reached key academic and enrichment benchmarks including ACT preparation, personal statement development, and scholarship application guidance. Strategic partnerships expanded with organizations providing financial literacy workshops, specialized FAFSA assistance, and venue space for large-scale programming. The organization's May outreach campaign connected with school counselors throughout New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, while promotional efforts through Latino-serving organizations expanded the program reach across the region. These accomplishments reflect the program's adaptability and commitment to meeting families where they are, providing culturally relevant, bilingual support throughout their college access journey.

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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 45.6%; rating input score 46
  • Program expense ratio: 48.4%; rating input score 48
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 20.9%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 112.9% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 46.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 45.6% of revenue deployed · 48.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $96K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $42K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule G fundraiser detail did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.