Nuestra Cultura Mariachi Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832397766
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2018
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Brownsville, TX, USA
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,639
Expenses
$8,117
Assets
$7,522

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BERTA GUERRA (President)
  • KARINA VELA (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • JOE G RIVERA (BOARD MEMBER)
  • YESENIA PATIO (BOARD MEMBER)
  • PRISCI ROCA-TIPTON (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To sponsor and assist Mariachi performances in the Rio Grande Valley area. The association will help to promote the understanding of Mexican heritage and culture through Mariachi music, by highlighting regional talent. Nuestra CulturaMariachi Association is dedicated to providing different opportunities to directors and students through competition performances and festivals.

What it reported doing in 2018

To promote awareness and the continued growth of Mariachi music andMariachi Education throughout the State of Texas and primarily theregion of the Rio Grande Valley.

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
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 48.1%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 6 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.