Mi Casa Esperanza Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823690434
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
La Verne, CA, USA
Phone
9097538239
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,689
Expenses
$53,203
Assets
$4,168
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Serena Frisella (President)
  • Richard Sanders (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Serena Frisella (President)
  • Kathy Sanders (Treasurer)
  • Richard Sanders (Vice 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

To advance the gospel of Jesus Christ by providing Bibles and assistance to poor and distressed families and children in the farming communities in Baja California, Mexico. Assistance includes, but is not limited to, food, clothing, school fees, aid for housing and medical necessities.

What it reported doing in 2025

Ministry support for Casa Esperanza Civil Asociacion women's shelter. The shelter supported 48 participants and 6 staff, Christian elementary and middle schools, a nursery and continuing education program with a total of 7 teachers. School, nursery and continuing education are open to children and mothers from the shelter and community. Support includes water, utilities, auto expenses, property maintenance, staff, teacher and volunteer support, food, clothing and shoes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.5%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -45.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $51K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.