Love Linda Vista Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881720943
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6194553013
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$143,879
Expenses
$119,872
Assets
$58,031

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Maya Vargas (President)
  • Rachel Chapa Oporto (President)

People named in this filing

  • Jonathan Widener (Director)
  • Donovan Rice (Treasurer)
  • Maya Vargas (President)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is dedicated to celebrating the diverse heritage of the historically minority community of Linda Vista in San Diego, California. The organization aims to enhance the strong community spirit by partnering with local businesses and organizations to create community events and experiences.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization successfully managed and operated the Linda Vista Certified Farmers' Market, holding 46 markets throughout 2025. The farmers' market serves as a vital space for civic engagement, access to fresh produce from local farmers, and support for unique micro-enterprises owned by residents. The market reached approximately 12,000 individuals and generated over $300,000 in revenue for local vendors and farmers, demonstrating significant economic impact for the community. Vendors at the market accept EBT and participate in the Market Match program, a project of the Ecology Center funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Market Match provides a monetary incentive to customers who spend their CalFresh EBT card benefits at the farmers' market, giving them additional funds in the form of tokens or vouchers to purchase fruits and vegetables.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.5%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97

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: 16.7%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.48; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 41.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.5% of revenue deployed · 96.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $116K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.