UC Berkeley Chicano Latino Alumni Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 471688249
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2022
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2018
- Location
- Sylmar, CA, US
- Phone
- 4089080416
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alumni Associations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $196,909
- Expenses
- $121,964
- Assets
- $246,377
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARGARITA LANDEROS (PRESIDENT)
- TERESA MARTINEZ GONZALEZ (VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE)
- LOURDES GUERRERO (VICE PRESIDENT - ADMINISTRATION)
- ELIZABETH RAMIREZ (VICE PRESIDENT - EXTERNAL AFFAIRS)
- DIEGO JACOME (VICE PRESIDENT - INTERNAL AFFAIRS)
People named in this filing
- MARGARITA LANDEROS (PRESIDENT)
- TERESA MARTINEZ GONZALEZ (VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE)
- LOURDES GUERRERO (VICE PRESIDENT - ADMINISTRATION)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (CLAA) engages current and prospective alumni with UC Berkeley communities and each other to elevate the tradition of academic and professional excellence, including by supporting scholarships for UC Berkeley Chicanx Latinx students. Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (CLAA) engages current and prospective alumni with UC Berkeley communities and each other to elevate the tradition of academic and professional excellence. **Our Values** Belonging, Equity and Justice We champion and support efforts to address Chicanx Latinx representation in higher education. Kapp will be dearly missed by his loved ones and all whom he touched during his life. To continue to honor Joe Kapp’s legacy, we invite you to consider making a financial contribution to CLAA’s Joe Kapp Scholarship. We extend our most sincere condolences and appreciation to...
What it reported doing in 2022
Higher learning community and outreach supportchicano latino alumni legacythe event consisted of a five-day alumni gathering, structured in a conference format, which included the formal opening of the chicanx latinx student center at the university. Additional activities included a gathering for female-identifying alumni and students, a welcome address from the uc berkeley chancellor, curated alumni reunions, academic presentations by faculty and alumni, a fundraising gala, and a scholarship brunch.alumni engagementclaa alumni engagement includes the planning and execution of regional alumni events organized by member chapters. These events included an alumni hike, a reception for new uc berkeley admits, eight networking events, the 2022 legacy kickoff celebration in los angeles, somos berkeley welcome parties in east bay and los angeles, an educational workshop on voting during the 2022 election cycle, among others.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 51% for direct work, and 49% for grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
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: 94
- Accountability: 76
- Sustainability: 77
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 58.3%; rating input score 58
- Program expense ratio: 94.2%; rating input score 94
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- 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 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: 38.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.02; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 66.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 58.3% of revenue deployed · 94.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $115K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
- Review — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization could not be resolved against the register, so the check is unfinished.