UnidosUS

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860212873
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027851670
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,467,392
Expenses
$64,808,287
Assets
$125,761,472
Liabilities
$26,185,581

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

Leadership & pay

35 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JANET MURGUIA (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JANET MURGUIA (PRESIDENT & CEO): $859,589 total reported compensation
  • SONIA PEREZ (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $493,815 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN SMITH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $435,055 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

UnidosUS is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that serves as the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization. Our work and what we were able to accomplish are deeply rooted in the values that define us: _Familia/Family. Trabajo/Work. Esperanza/Hope. Oportunidad/Opportunity._ These principles guide our mission and resonate across our country. But let’s be clear: this vision is under threat in the U.S. The current climate is one of uncertainty, division and fear. Yet, because of your support, UnidosUS can advance its vision of unity and opportunity for all. At the core of our efforts are demographic facts that underscore the role of Latinos in our nation’s future. Eight out of ten of Latinos are American citizens. One out of every four children in this country is Hispanic. By the year 2030, we will re.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education & workforce development - unidosus's education programs ensure all students in the united states have an opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive by expanding access to early childhood education and college-readiness and career programs. By providing support and tailored resources, we seek to close the educational opportunity gap between latino students and their peers, leading to increased achievement and putting more students on the pathway to sustaining jobs and careers. Unidosus's workforce development programs ensure that jobseekers have access to jobs that pay family-sustaining wages and offer opportunities for career advancement while facilitating the entry of low-income workers into the labor market. We collaborate with unidosus affiliates, other community-based organizations, and corporate partners to provide in-demand skills, build the capacity of community-based workforce development organizations, and advocate for removing barriers in hiring practices.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $24.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97%; rating input score 97; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95%; rating input score 95; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.2%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.94; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $56.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $860K · 35 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.2M reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 209 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 201 filed related-organization links
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.