Mujeres Conectadas Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 853780817
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Avon, IN, USA
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $174,790
- Expenses
- $142,312
- Assets
- $76,038
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Soledad D Zepeda Arechega (President)
Highest reported compensation
- Soledad D Zepeda Arechega (President): $56,833 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Mujeres Conectadas MC is a non-profit personal development organization for Latinas in the state of Indiana that connects women with the right resources and tools to help them reach the highest version of themselves.
What it reported doing in 2024
Mujeres Conectadas operates a well-known Spanish book club in the United States held in partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library. This initiative which welcomes families of all genders pays tribute to Spanish-speaking writers and also includes books that had been translated to Spanish. The book club meets at different library locations promoting a sense of community through the appreciation of literature and cultural richness. The program serves as a platform for individuals to engage with Spanish-language literature while celebrating diversity and fostering a love for reading in a communal setting. This collaborative effort provides a valuable opportunity for participants to explore and discuss works by Spanish-speaking authors contributing to a deeper understanding of different cultures and promoting literacy within the community. Through the book club participants can not only expand their literary horizons but also form connections with others who share a passion for Spanish literature and culture. The program aims to create a welcoming and inclusive space where individuals can come together to explore learn and appreciate the richness of Spanish-language literature while building a sense of community and fostering a love for reading.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 94% 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 a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 74
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 56.8%; rating input score 57
- Program expense ratio: 69.7%; rating input score 70
- Fundraising efficiency: $68.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: 18.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 39.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 56.8% of revenue deployed · 69.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $99K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $57K · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.