2025-02-18T14:54:48-05:00 2024-06-30 200579279 CPA CORPORATION 1420 ROCKY RIDGE DR STE 130 ROSEVILLE CA 956612834 990 2023-07-01 942365928 LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE LATI 9164465133 2700 FRONT STREET SACRAMENTO CA 958181118 ALMA LOPEZ BOARD CHAIR 2099145022 2024-12-09 false WILLIAM SIMI P00067102 9167828500 2025-02-18 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALMA LOPEZ C/O 2700 FRONT STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95818 400329 false X HTTPS://THELATINOCENTER.ORG X 1976 CA TO FOSTER THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING REFLECTING THE CHICANO/LATINO EXPERIENCE. 11 11 0 250 0 258267 346990 22989 53324 21 15 0 281277 400329 4500 0 0 0 185 405884 410384 281277 -10055 113652 103497 47812 47842 65840 55655 X TO FOSTER THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING REFLECTING THE CHICANO/LATINO EXPERIENCE. false false 345621 4500 53324 SEE SCHEDULE O 345621 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 37 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true true false CA X ALMA LOPEZ 9164465133 C/O 2700 FRONT STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95818 X ALMA LOPEZ BOARD CHAIR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX VARGAS VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN MATA SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MARINA SERVANTEZ TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BISCHOFF DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RAQUELA MEJIA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CANDELARIA VARGAS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BANUELOS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARTA INDUNI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARMANDO BOTELLO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JORGE RUIZ DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE ACOSTA DIRECTOR EME 1.50 X 0 0 0 false false false 257633 89357 346990 PROGRAM AND EVENT REVENUE 900099 53324 53324 53324 15 15 400329 53324 15 X 4500 4500 100 100 13303 13303 127899 127899 6196 6196 21432 2495 18937 10519 10519 4758 4268 490 24762 24441 321 14040 14040 6443 6443 ARTISTS FEES 117997 117997 OTHER PROGRAM SUPPLIES 29533 29533 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN. 10450 10450 MEMBER BENEFITS 7000 7000 11452 7252 4015 185 410384 345621 64578 185 112152 101997 1500 1500 113652 103497 17419 17419 30393 30423 47812 47842 X 65840 55655 65840 55655 113652 103497 -10055 -130 X false false X 121466 613564 199208 258267 346990 1539495 121466 613564 199208 258267 346990 1539495 1539495 24 8 21 15 68 1539563 118867 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 30423 30423 FORM 990, PART III THE LATINO CENTER OF ART & CULTURE (LCAC), LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, IS A BEACON OF CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. FOUNDED IN 1972 BY CHICANO STUDENTS, LCAC HAS BECOME A PIVOTAL INSTITUTION IN FOSTERING THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE, PRESENT, EXHIBIT, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE LATINO EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THEATER, VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS, CONCERTS, AND CULTURAL GATHERINGS, LCAC AIMS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE ARTS PROGRAMMING, ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. LCAC IS LOCATED IN A FORMERLY UNDERUTILIZED MAINTENANCE BUILDING IN SACRAMENTO'S MILLER PARK. OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE INCLUDES THE MULTIGENERATIONAL LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA, THOUGH OUR PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT LATINO CULTURE. OUR AUDIENCES ALSO INCLUDE LOCAL SCHOOLS, CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS, TOURISTS, AND THE BROADER ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT ARTISTS AND LOCAL SMALL ENTREPRENEURS WHO MAKE AND SELL ARTISAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AT EVERY PROGRAM AND EVENT. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS EL BUS DE FRIDA - JULY 8, 2023 THE EVENT THAT CHANGED FRIDA'S LIFE FOREVER WAS A BUS ACCIDENT AS SHE HEADED TO COYOACAN IN 1925. THIS EL BUS DE FRIDA IS A METAPHOR TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE AND TOOK PLACE AT WINN PARK, AN OPEN SPACE REACHING A BIGGER DIVERSE AUDIENCE IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO. EL BUS DE FRIDA TOOK THE AUDIENCE THROUGH LATIN AMERICA INTRODUCING THEM TO POWERFUL WOMEN LIKE VIOLETA PARRA, TOTO LA MOMPOSINA, CHABUCA GRANDA, MARIA JOSE MORALES AND MORE. WE HAD OVER 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOIN US DURING THIS CELEBRATION AND TWELVE ART VENDORS. 2ND ANNUAL OAXACA EN SACRAMENTO: HONRANDO LOS LUNES DEL CERRO (HONORING MONDAYS ON THE HILL) - AUGUST 2023 OAXACA EN SACRAMENTO RESPECTFULLY HONORS THE ORIGINAL GUELAGUETZA CELEBRATION THAT TAKES PLACE IN OAXACA, MEXICO. THIS ONE-DAY EVENT BROUGHT COMMUNITIES FROM ALL THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THIS INDIGENOUS TRADITION. THIS CULTURAL EXPERIENCE CELEBRATES A TRADITION GROUNDED IN ACCEPTANCE, TOLERANCE, AND RESPECT FOR RACIAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. OVER 1,000 PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ATTENDED OUR EVENT. 14TH ANNUAL EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO (DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION) - NOVEMBER 2023 EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM, ATTRACTING OVER 13,000 FAMILIES OVER A PERIOD OF THREE DAYS. DA DE LOS MUERTOS IS ONE OF MEXICO'S MOST IMPORTANT TRADITIONS AND HAS BECOME MORE POPULAR IN THE UNITED STATES. IN MEXICO, FAMILIES GATHER TOGETHER AT GRAVEYARDS TO HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED ON. DURING OUR THREE-DAY EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO CELEBRATION, THOUSANDS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A CULTURAL IMMERSION THROUGHOUT OUR PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A GRAVEYARD LIKE THE ONES IN SMALL TOWNS IN MEXICO, OUR CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, AND OUR GALLERY. THIS CULTURAL EVENT FEATURED LIVE DANCE AND MUSIC AND HAD OVER 26 COMMUNITY ALTARES, DOZENS OF ARTISANAL VENDORS, TRADITIONAL FOOD AND DRINKS. THIS WAS A FREE PROGRAM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. CITY OF ALTARS - CAPITAL REGION CREATIVE CORPS GRANT - OCTOBER 2023 - MAY 2024 THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE'S (LCAC) CAPITAL REGION CREATIVE CORPS GRANT RESULTED IN NUMEROUS SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES. A KEY ACHIEVEMENT WAS THE COLLABORATION WITH SISTER ORGANIZATIONS TO CO-CREATE MEANINGFUL ALTARS FOR DA DE LOS MUERTOS, FOSTERING DEEPER CULTURAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CONNECTIONS. EACH PARTNER ORGANIZATION BROUGHT UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES, SELECTING 5-7 LEAD ALTARISTAS AND ARTISTS WHO THEN MENTORED EMERGING ARTISTS. THESE ARTISTS FORMED THEIR OWN COHORTS, MULTIPLYING THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. BY USING ALTARS AS BOTH A SACRED ARTISTIC MEDIUM AND A TOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EXPRESSION, THE PROGRAM EMPOWERED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ARTICULATE THE CRITICAL ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES. THE WORKSHOPS PROVIDED SPACE FOR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALTAR PRACTICES WITH MODERN SOCIAL THEMES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. THROUGH THIS CO-CREATIVE PROCESS, THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFORMED A CULTURAL CELEBRATION INTO A PLATFORM FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DIALOGUE. ANOTHER SUCCESS WAS THE MENTORSHIP MODEL, WHICH ENABLED EMERGING ARTISTS TO LEARN DIRECTLY FROM EXPERIENCED ALTARISTAS, PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS HELPED ALL INVOLVED ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND STRENGTHEN THEIR PROGRAMS, CREATING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION. THE PROGRAM ULTIMATELY EXPANDED THE REACH OF DA DE LOS MUERTOS BEYOND A TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION, MAKING IT A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE CENTERED ON BOTH CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND SOCIAL ADVOCACY. THE ALTARS BECAME A POWERFUL VISUAL TOOL, CONNECTING ART WITH ACTIVISM, MAKING THIS ONE OF LCAC'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES. THE SISTER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED WERE: SOL COLLECTIVE, WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, TALLER ARTE DEL NUEVO AMANECER, AND SOJOURNER TRUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM. >LEGADOS Y FUTUROS, WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER - OCTOBER 2023 >SOULS OF THE CITY, SOL COLLECTIVE - OCTOBER 2023 >DIA DE MUERTOS, TALLER ARTE DEL NUEVO AMANECER - OCTOBER 2023 >CEMPASUCHIL PLATICA WITH MARIGOLD SOCIETY - NOVEMBER 2023 >KWANZAA FESTIVAL OF LIFE, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE - SOJOURNER TRUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM - DECEMBER 2023 >LIVE STREAM SERIES WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL SISTER ORGANIZATION - OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2024 >CITY OF ALTARS DOCUMENTARY SCREENING - JUNE 2024 LAS PASTORELAS DE SACRAMENTO - DECEMBER 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CASA DE ESPAOL, THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE HOSTED A COMMUNITY EVENT WITH TWO PASTORELAS, ONE IN ENGLISH AND ONE IN SPANISH. PASTORELAS ARE A MEXICAN TRADITION CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER. THEY ARE HUMOROUS MORALITY TALES OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL WITH DEVILS AND ANGELS IN A SECULAR MIX OF THEATER AND PAGEANT. OUR 2023 PASTORELAS WERE PERFORMED OUTDOORS AT CASA DE ESPAOL AND HAD A MERCADO WITH SMALL LOCAL VENDORS. WE HAD OVER 200 PEOPLE ATTEND THE PRODUCTION. 10TH ANNUAL DA DEL NIO - APRIL 2024 THIS CHERISHED TRADITION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING THEIR WELL-BEING AND CELEBRATING THEIR JOY AND INNOCENCE. THIS YEAR, THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE BROUGHT THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD, HONOR OUR HERITAGE AND AMPLIFY THE JOY OF CHILDHOOD BY FEATURING FAMILY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, LIBRARY RESOURCES, CULTURAL GAMES, AND A RESOURCES FAIR, FOR FREE. WE HAD OVER 500 CHILDREN AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE. 1ST ANNUAL ZINE FEST - MAY 2024 THE ZINE FEST WAS A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ARTISTS, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY. THE EVENT FEATURED ZINE MAKERS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, POETRY READINGS AND WORKSHOPS. THESE ARTISTS USED LOW COST PRODUCTION METHODS TO SELF-PUBLISH SMALL CIRCULATION BOOKS AND ART THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE WIDEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE. THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE PROVIDED ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS TO ENGAGE IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION AND POSITIVE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT. WE HAD OVER 450 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT. GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS CUENTOS EN COLOR - AUGUST - OCTOBER 2023 CURATED BY THE LATINO CENTER'S ARTIST IN RESIDENCE RUBEN REVELES, "CUENTOS EN COLOR" FEATURED THE VIBRANT OAXACAN ART OF RUBEN REVELES, UREN REK, AND MAESTRO REYES GOMEZ ALONGSIDE A OAXACAN KITCHEN MUSEUM EXHIBITION BY GLORIA TORRES. ALTARES DE MXICO (CITY OF ALTARS) - OCTOBER 2023 EL PANTEN DE SACRAMENTO FEATURED ALTAR INSTALLATIONS CREATED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALTARS PROGRAM BY OUR ARTIST RUBEN REVELES, LIDERES CAMPESINAS, LUPE PORTILLO, TINA FAVELA, GLORIA TORRES, AND THE TEAM OF VIDAL BELTRAN, INCLUDING MARIBEL CARRANZA, JORGE GUERRERO, RAMON OLVERA, MARCO SANCHEZ, AND JORGE RUIZ. >MARIGOLD FLOWER CROWN WORKSHOP - LEAD ARTIST: MARIA MARISCAL >COMMUNITY ALTAR DAY - LEAD ARTISTS: LUPE PORTILLO, TINA FAVELA, GLORIA TORRES, AND RUBEN REVELES >ALTARES DE MXICO WORKSHOP - LEAD ARTISTS: VIDAL BELTRAN, MARIBEL CARRANZA, JORGE GUERRERO, RAMON OLVERA, MARCO SANCHEZ, AND JORGE RUIZ. Y MUCHO MAS - PRINTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION - MARCH 2023 IN AN EFFORT TO HONOR THE RICH HISTORY OF THE LATINO CENTER OF ARTS AND CULTURE'S HISTORY AS LA RAZA GALERIA POSADA, WE PRESENTED A SELECTION OF WORKS FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION. THESE PRINTS REMIND US OF OUR HISTORIES AND OUR FOUNDATION. THEY TELL OUR STORIES OF COMMUNITY, ACTIVISM, Y MUCHO MS. THIS LEGACY IS NOT ONLY A CORNERSTONE OF CHICANO HISTORY BUT ALSO A CONTINUING INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS TODAY. WE HAD OVER 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOIN OUR OPENING RECEPTION. REVOLUTIONARY LEGACIES - APRIL - JUNE 2024 REVOLUTIONARY LEGACIES FOSTERED A DIALOGUE AROUND UNIVERSAL STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR WORKING CLASS PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE EXHIBITION AIMED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MAX VARGAS CANDELARIZ VARGAS VICE CHAIR DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL INFORMATION RETURNS ARE PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT. DRAFT VERSIONS OF THE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNING BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THIS REVIEW, A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE BOARD THAT THE FORMS BE APPROVED AND SUBMITTED FOR FILING WITH THE RESPECTIVE TAX AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW USING COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 2023 - JUNE 2024. THIS PROCESS INVOLVED ANALYZING COMPENSATION DATA FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND ALIGNMENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THE REVIEW AND DECISION WERE APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION SUBSTANTIATING THE DELIBERATION AND OUTCOMES. THIS APPROACH REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN DETERMINING COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR THE BOARD CHAIR, WHO STEPPED INTO THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE, WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES REQUIRED TO ENSURE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTINUITY. THESE DELIVERABLES INCLUDED UPDATING ACCOUNTING BOOKS, PREPARING GRANT REPORTS, SEEKING NEW GRANTS, COMPLETING 1099S AND FORM 990S, AND MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL STABILITY UNTIL A PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED. THIS DECISION WAS GROUNDED IN THE NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNCTIONALITY AND MEETING COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS DURING THE TRANSITION, REFLECTING THE SCOPE OF WORK UNDERTAKEN TO SUSTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND PROGRESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PROVIDED UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G TEMP HELP 127,899 0 0