Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (EIN 952594166) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1963

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Dr Ciriaco Pinedo

Phone

3238909600

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, founded in 1963, is a major nonprofit in the Employment sector that reported $206.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

The mission of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation is to provide for the socioeconomic betterment of the greater Latino community of California, while preserving the pride, values and heritage of the Mexican American culture.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $204,255,983

Program Service Revenue $72,779

Investment Income $1,818,942

Other Revenue $614,885

TOTAL REVENUE $206,762,589

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $17,669,360

Salaries & Benefits $64,395,007

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $192,859,532

Other Expenses $122,550,021

TOTAL EXPENSES $204,614,388

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$206,762,589	$178,978,894	+0.2%
Expenses	$204,614,388	$179,529,394	+0.1%
Net Income	$2,148,201	$-550,500	-4.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

886

Volunteers

900

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,210,792

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Virginia Santos	COO	40.00	Officer	$335,722	$13,537	$349,259
Dr Ciriaco Pinedo	President & CEO	40.00	Officer	$328,583	$13,521	$342,104
Claudia Rufino	Chief HR Off.	40.00	Officer	$262,678	$4,191	$266,869
Kristan Venegas	Chief LDE Off.	40.00	Officer	$239,808	$12,752	$252,560
Catherine Lugtu	Director - Finance	40.00		$182,459	$24,158	$206,617
Caren Chen	Director - Finance	40.00		$180,682	$23,452	$204,134
Sonia Guerrero	VP-Child Care	40.00		$167,631	$10,862	$178,493
Sarkisyan Jazmin	VP Programs-Svcs	40.00		$147,251	$22,029	$169,280
Ramon Owens	Facilities Dir.	40.00		$139,133	$21,042	$160,175
Jerry Velasco	Chairperson	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jorge Garrido Jr	1st Vice Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lilia E Sarmiento	2nd Vice Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Anita Quinonez Gabrielian	ImmedPastPresid	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Lizbeth Nevarez	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Terri Hernandez Rosales	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rudy Beserra	Member at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Maria Romero-Morales	Member at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Penichet	Member at Large	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Richard Martinez	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alex Chaves	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ernesto Morales	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Fernando de Necochea	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Frank Ayala	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Christopher M Hernandez	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Roy Jasso	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nestor Barrero	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Meneses	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Magdalena Morales-Maithalouni	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carlos J Viramontes	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gil Soto	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$206,762,589	$204,614,388	$110,836,441	$2,148,201
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$141,241,092	$142,273,146	$62,619,160	$-1,032,054
2022	$116,746,962	$118,862,694	$36,687,273	$-2,115,732
2021	$119,379,941	$120,035,248	$37,230,617	$-655,307
2020	$109,442,189	$109,183,766	$28,259,550	$258,423
2019	$98,994,579	$98,723,034	$24,401,883	$271,545
2018	$89,485,072	$89,519,728	$24,743,985	$-34,656

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation