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Access Esperanza Clinics

McAllen, TX · EIN 74-1655329 · 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

Access Esperanza Clinics reported $11.4 million in revenue and $9.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.83 went to program services, $7.29 to management and general costs and $1.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 56.9% of the total. Government grants made up 28.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $320,136 (CEO). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.8M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 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 $11M

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

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.8%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.3%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.9%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
36.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
28.9%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
56.9%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$320,136$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.26%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
19.46.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
16 of 1688.9%

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
$8.9M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $6.5M

Access Esperanza Clinics inc. (aec) has provided reproductive, sexual, and preventive medical services, education for family planning, and promoted research in human reproduction for the past 60 years. Aec is the oldest family planning clinic in hidalgo county, located in the lower rio grande valley on the southern texas border with mexico. Aec provided high-quality and affordable preventive, reproductive, and sexual health care services to 14,376 unduplicated individuals with 23,127 total medical visits in 2025. In addition, aec provided health care education and information services to…

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
CEO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$301,898$0$18,238$320,136
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$229,255$0$16,058$245,313
CLINICAL OPS DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,713$0$15,922$240,635
CLINICIAN
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$211,176$0$28,479$239,655
LEAD CLINICIAN
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$214,830$0$15,626$230,456
CLINICIAN
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$165,602$0$14,148$179,750
CLINICIAN
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$159,903$0$13,978$173,881
CLINICIAN
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$130,352$0$9,181$139,533

11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Access Esperanza Clinics (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$11M$9.8M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$11M$9.8M90.8%$16M$320,136
2024 ⓘ$11M$9.4M92.0%$14M$299,456
2023 ⓘ$9.6M$8.6M91.7%$12M$282,138
2022 ⓘ$7.9M$7.8M91.2%$10M$255,250
2021 ⓘ$8.3M$7.3M91.1%$11M$254,540
2020 ⓘ$8.8M$7.2M90.1%$9.8M$254,830
2019 ⓘ$7.9M$6.8M91.2%$7.9M$240,752

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–1b16 · 16 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 589
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6150

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
OPEN MRI OF MCALLEN
Lab testing
$226,370
CENTER FOR DISEASE DETECTION
Lab testing
$196,514

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to Access Esperanza Clinics totaling $335K 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 Access Esperanza Clinics's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Access Esperanza Clinics, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Access Esperanza Clinics's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Access Esperanza Clinics reported that 90.8% of its $9.8 million in expenses went to program services, 7.3% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Access Esperanza Clinics pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Access Esperanza Clinics reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $320,136, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Access Esperanza Clinics get its money?

Of $11.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 36.8% came from contributions and grants (including 28.9% from government grants) and 56.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Access Esperanza Clinics a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 74-1655329 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 202641189349302179 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511239349300716 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411209349301006 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202331189349301148 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201209349300000 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111529349300886 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001189349301075 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 74-1655329: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.