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La Cooperativa Campesina de California

Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0329821 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

La Cooperativa Campesina de California reported $17.1 million in revenue and $17.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.51 went to program services, $0.49 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.8% of the total. Government grants made up 98.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $263,708 (Executive Dir.). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 933 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.5%87.5%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.5%10.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
98.8%17.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
98.8%1.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
1.0%66.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$263,708$300,863
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.55%1.57%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
15
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
1.110.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 9100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$12M expenses · 69.0% of program spending

Low-Income Weatherization Program - The Organization provides energy efficiency measures and solar photovoltaics (PV) to eligible farmworker families at no cost. The program is designed with the primary objective of reducing greenhouse gasemissions by saving energy and generating clean renewable energy for low-income farmworker households

$5.2M expenses · 30.8% of program spending

Employment & Training Programs - Due to its seasonal nature and the variability of crop output, the agricultural worker occupation often suffers from high rates of unemployment and underemployment. The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NJFP) serves agricultural workers and their families by helping them to gain higher-wage jobs in more stable careers. As the recipients of NJFP funds in California, La Cooperativas five member agencies fulfill this mandate through comprehensive education, training, and placement programs. Most programs are free to qualifying individuals

$27,693 expenses · 0.2% of program spending

USDA Stipends paid to farmworkers impacted by the Covid pandemic

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Dir.
Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week
$215,988$0$47,720$263,708

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from La Cooperativa Campesina de California (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $264K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2019202020212022202320242025$17M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$17M$17M99.5%$1.5M$263,708
2024 ⓘ$20M$20M99.6%$1.4M$277,580
2023 ⓘ$39M$38M99.7%$1.2M—
2022 ⓘ$9.1M$9.1M99.3%$1.1M$196,756
2021 ⓘ$13M$13M99.5%$1.0M$193,130
2020 ⓘ$15M$15M99.4%$820K$203,454
2019 ⓘ$15M$15M99.1%$696K$221,355

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to La Cooperativa Campesina de California totaling $200K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from La Cooperativa Campesina de California's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for La Cooperativa Campesina de California, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of La Cooperativa Campesina de California's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, La Cooperativa Campesina de California reported that 99.5% of its $17.0 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does La Cooperativa Campesina de California pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation La Cooperativa Campesina de California reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $263,708, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does La Cooperativa Campesina de California get its money?

Of $17.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 98.8% came from contributions and grants (including 98.8% from government grants) and 1.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is La Cooperativa Campesina de California a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 68-0329821 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642609349301819 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543009349302069 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443069349302289 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332949349300803 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232589349302043 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349326350 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349312932 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 68-0329821: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.