San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742370616
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2102250462
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,450,424
Expenses
$1,536,876
Assets
$820,378
Liabilities
$454,850

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

Leadership & pay

52 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LUIS RODRIGUEZ (PRESIDENT AND CEO)
  • LISA NAVARRO-GONZALES (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DENISE HERNANDEZ (VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEV)

Highest reported compensation

  • LUIS RODRIGUEZ (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $135,844 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the san antonio hispanic chamber of commerce is to advocate in building a better san antonio through the growth and prosperity of hispanic, small minority, women-owned businesses, and hispanic professional and trade relations with mexico and latin america.

What it reported doing in 2024

The chamber provides structured leadership-development programs designed to cultivate emerging and established leaders within the san antonio and south Texas business community. Through the alex briseo downtown leadership program (ab-dlp), the latina leadership institute (lli), and leadership san antonio (lsa), participants engage in curriculum-based training, civic-awareness sessions, mentorship, and professional-skills development. These programs strengthen local leadership pipelines, increase civic and community engagement, and support economic advancement for diverse populations. During the year, the chamber delivered multiple multi-month leadership cohorts, facilitated educational workshops, and partnered with community leaders and subject-matter experts to support participant development. The programs collectively served participants and advanced the chambers mission of fostering business development, workforce readiness, and community leadership.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.3%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 35.4%; rating input score 35
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 55.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.3% of revenue deployed · 35.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 39 of 39 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $544K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $136K · 52 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 37/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.