Explorando Senderos

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300282323
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
(303) 499-5881
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,009
Expenses
$87,803
Assets
$27,980

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Marina LaGrave (Project Director)
  • Robert L Russell (Board Chair)
  • Tim Sandsmark (Board Treasurer)

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

We celebrate and elevate the rich knowledge and wisdom of Latinx families, honoring their heritage and connection to the land. This sense of belonging empowers everyone in the family unit to embrace their potential and become leaders in their communities and beyond.

What it reported doing in 2025

City of Boulder Health Equity Grants: 1 Bi-weekly outdoor hikes encouraging physical activities learning about the environment and with supplementary health education; 2 Naropa University nature art sessions; and 3 community meetings for strengthening community bonds family togetherness planning future activities and learning about nature in context.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -11.1%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.32; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 39.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 91.8% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.