Chicanos Por LA Causa
Chicanos Por LA Causa reported $205.5 million in revenue and $166.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.37 went to program services, $12.25 to management and general costs and $1.38 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 76.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,099,077 (FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 10/23)). 94 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 135% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $167MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $206MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.4% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.27 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 4.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.7% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 76.2% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,099,077 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.66% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 94 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 33.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSocial services and education:1.early headstart and migrant headstartseasonal head start having 800 funded slots & early head start having 75 funded slots. Texas/new mexico migrant & seasonal head start having 767 funded slots. Colorado head start having 265 funded slots. Helpnm having 193 head start and 168 early head start slots. Cplc ecd families represent an underserved population with mounting challenges: poverty, housing shortages, unemployment, health concerns, hazardous working conditions, poor nutrition, and a host of cultural and language barriers. Collaborating with community…
Real estate operations: under this division various mission driven development activities occur including: multi-family, commercial and single-family home construction development, multi-family, commercial and single-family home rental, self-help housing and acting as a general contractor on projects.1. Multifamily apartments: providing affordable rental units has been a major component of cplc's affordable housing efforts. Cplc currently owns and manages more than 2,880 apartment units throughout the state of arizona, nevada, new mexico and texas. These units offer rents and deposits that…
Economic development/ business enterprises: prestamos cdfi - small business lending: cplc created prestamos cdfi in 2000, a wholly owned subsidiary to provide emerging small businesses in targeted low-income communities' access to affordable capital through non-traditional financing. Prestamos also invests in large catalytic economic development projects that create jobs and provide services to economically distressed areas. Prestamos provides sba microloan program $5,000 to $50,000, sba -community advantage loans $100,000 - $350,000, small business loans up to $1,500,000, equity investments…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 10/23) Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $1,099,077 | $0 | $0 | $1,099,077 |
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 25.50 hrs/week | $576,528 | $0 | $17,535 | $594,063 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 31.00 hrs/week | $379,451 | $0 | $49,746 | $429,197 |
| SECRETARY-EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 26.50 hrs/week | $395,999 | $0 | $30,344 | $426,343 |
| EXECUTIVE VP Officer, 31.00 hrs/week | $369,075 | $0 | $35,027 | $404,102 |
| EXECUTIVE VP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $382,929 | $0 | $14,473 | $397,402 |
| EXECUTIVE VP HOMEOWNERSHIP INITIATIVES Officer, 31.00 hrs/week | $323,341 | $0 | $15,173 | $338,514 |
| CFO/TREASURER Officer, 25.50 hrs/week | $323,390 | $0 | $0 | $323,390 |
94 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Chicanos Por LA Causa (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b20 · 20 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 2Yes
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 51,640
- Volunteers Part I, line 6814
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DLA PIPER LLP Legal services | $18,224,373 |
| MAYER BROWN LLP Legal services | $4,240,157 |
| DUFF & PHELPS HOLDING CORPORATION DBA Legal services | $2,128,967 |
| BALLARD SPAHR LLP Legal | $1,463,529 |
| DENTON GLOBAL ADVISORS RELATIONS LLC Government relations | $1,001,201 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 110 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Chicanos Por LA Causa totaling $1.7M 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.
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Every number above is copied from Chicanos Por LA Causa's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Chicanos Por LA Causa, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Chicanos Por LA Causa spent in FY2025, $86.37 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Chicanos Por LA Causa's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Chicanos Por LA Causa reported that 86.4% of its $166.7 million in expenses went to program services, 12.3% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Chicanos Por LA Causa pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Chicanos Por LA Causa reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $1,099,077, for the role of FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 10/23) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Chicanos Por LA Causa get its money?
Of $205.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.2% came from contributions and grants (including 0.7% from government grants) and 76.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Chicanos Por LA Causa a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-0227210 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601359349304670 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202621039349301957 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349303486 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321319349305142 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349307042 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101339349306540 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-0227210: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.