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Nonprofit · EIN 20-8303608

COLABORATIVA LA MILPA

Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28806

Financials

$2.7M$1.9M2023$5.1M$2.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,123,894$2,681,755$2,442,139$5,841,165$565,417$5,275,748
December 31, 2023990$2,708,562$1,923,326$785,236$2,927,645$94,036$2,833,609
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,070,914
of which government grants
$303,719
Program service revenue
$43,510
Investment income
$1,155
Net income from gaming
$2,420
Net income from sales of inventory
$5,895
Other revenue
$8,315

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$915,480
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$51,960
Other salaries and wages
$477,869
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$573,178
Professional fundraising fees
$29,907
Legal fees
$9,000
Accounting fees
$61,878
Occupancy
$163,622
Travel
$23,424
Depreciation
$8,396
Program services (functional)
$2,394,865
Management and general (functional)
$210,649
Fundraising (functional)
$76,241

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,927,645
Total assets, end of year
$5,841,165
Total liabilities, end of year
$565,417
Net assets, end of year
$5,275,748
Land, buildings and equipment
$75,567
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,394,827
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,880,921
Gross receipts
$5,123,894
Employees
18
Volunteers
550
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Angeli SosaExecutive Director
Officer
40$51,960
Angelica Reza-WindChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Greg Walker WilsonTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Hector SalgadoMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Sarah Cecilia Nunez PhDMember
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Geny Hernandez-LopezExecutive Director
Officer
40$52,250
Angelica Reza-WindChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Greg Walker WilsonTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Carolina Siliceo PerezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Hector SalgadoMember
Trustee or director
1$0
Sarah Cecilia Nunez PhDMember
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
528 EMMA RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806-3732
In care of
% MARISOL JIMENEZ
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Angelica Reza-Wind, 528 Emma Road, Asheville, NC 28806
Signed the 990
Angelica Reza-Wind, Board President
Phone
(828) 515-1230
Return prepared by
CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC

Mission

To activate, build capacity, and support community-based organizations to to ensure their impact and sustainability.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Pre-tropical storm Helene, Colaborativa La Milpa staff provided organizational development coaching, grant writing, and fiscal oversight and management to our members. After Helene, our large program and office space became a receiving and distribution hub, where all collective members collaborated with community organizations and coordinated over 800 volunteers to provide food, supplies, water, and medicine to low income areas around Buncombe County. We opened an outdoor free mercadito(market) three afternoons per week in the center of the Emma community, moving it indoors as temperatures dropped. We reached over 40,000 people with disaster relief. CLMs program, Consulta Tu Compa provided case management, resource referral and accompaniment in Spanish and English. They assisted with 380 FEMA applications post-Helene.
    Expenses $2,394,865 · grants $915,480 · revenue $43,510
  • El Telar supported a network of 47 community educators and home-based childcare providers with professional training and educational resources. PODER facilitated community-led development and advocacy to prevent gentrification and displacement and provided technical assistance and lending to affordable housing, worker and real estate cooperatives. In 2024, they launched a workforce development initiative for long-term economic resiliency. Raices Emma Erwin provided Latine cultural arts afterschool and summer camp programs for children and youth, hosted 3 community events, and a dance performance program for ages 14-20, Ballet Folklorico Raices. These dancers performed twice in 2024 with the internationally renowned Folkmoot Festival.
  • Ma hnakihu Language Preservation Project leads community workshops and classes for children, youth and adults in the Indigenous hnahnu language and culture. They convened traditional dance and musical rehearsals monthly and coordinated performances. In 2024, their 4th annual Celebrating our Cultures festival hosted 400 attendees. CIMA: supported community members to become informed, exercise civic engagement, to further develop their political analysis. They engaged with children, families, high school and college students, led a non-partisan voter registration campaign, provided education workshops, and transportation to Raleigh for citizen lobby day.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-8303608
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2009
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P84)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,841,165
Income (IRS master file)
$5,123,894

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,123,894$2,681,755$5,841,165XML
990December 2023$2,708,562$1,923,326$2,927,645IRS
990December 2022$1,994,956$1,697,930$2,116,434IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8303608).

Questions about COLABORATIVA LA MILPA

What is the EIN of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA is 20-8303608.
Is COLABORATIVA LA MILPA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to COLABORATIVA LA MILPA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COLABORATIVA LA MILPA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COLABORATIVA LA MILPA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Angelica Reza-Wind.
Who are the officers and directors of COLABORATIVA LA MILPA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,960 (Angeli Sosa, Executive Director).
How much revenue does COLABORATIVA LA MILPA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,123,894, expenses of $2,681,755 and total assets of $5,841,165 at year end.

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