Nonprofit · EIN 46-1211285
LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS
Tax-exempt · WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,297,165 | $1,432,985 | -$135,820 | $1,371,951 | $58,102 | $1,313,849 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,622,273 | $1,317,738 | $304,535 | $1,557,587 | $87,918 | $1,469,669 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,313,855
- of which government grants
- $667,409
- Program service revenue
- $40,000
- Investment income
- $16,361
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$75,680
- Net income from gaming
- $2,420
- Other revenue
- -$73,051
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $156,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $638,813
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $870,417
- Professional fundraising fees
- $46,800
- Accounting fees
- $80,245
- Occupancy
- $56,763
- Depreciation
- $4,056
- Program services (functional)
- $929,013
- Management and general (functional)
- $249,581
- Fundraising (functional)
- $254,391
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,557,587
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,371,951
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $58,102
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,313,849
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,282,537
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $31,312
- Gross receipts
- $1,393,361
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRLEY A BUONTEMPO | FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $6,000 |
| CHRISTINE LOUVET | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA VASQUEZ | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN EDWARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA M BELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BOGOYA-BRAVO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ELLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIGUEL M MENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFAEL PEREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDO POLAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFAEL PALOMINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA ROMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW J SEARLES | DIRECTOR THRU 7/20/2024 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODRIGO TRELLES ZABALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DALIA HERNANDEZ VALDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSETTE GUTIERREZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023) Officer | 40 | $134,587 | $17,776 |
| SHIRLEY A BUONTEMPO | STRATEGIC GROWTH OFFCER/ FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $19,615 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LOUVET | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MORNEY | CHAIRPERSON THRU DECEMBER 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA VASQUEZ | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN EDWARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA M BELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIGUEL M MENDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFAEL PREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDO POLAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARA ROMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW J SEARLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RODRIGO TRELLES ZABALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DALIA HERNANDEZ VALDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BOGOYA-BRAVO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 75 VIRGINIA RD, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603-1430
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA BELL, 75 VIRGINIA ROAD 2ND FLOOR, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603
- Signed the 990
- LISA BELL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (914) 828-0397
- Website
- WWW.LATINOU.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
LUCA'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION AMONG LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE SIX-YEAR PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT, BILINGUAL SUPPORT FROM COLLEGE ADMISSIONS THROUGH GRADUATION. OUR PROGRAM PILLARS OF SUPPORT ASSIST STUDENTS FROM THE JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE GRADUATION, ENSURING THEY NOT ONLY GET INTO COLLEGE BUT ALSO GRADUATE READY TO ENTER THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS SO THAT SCHOLARS CAN FULFILL THEIR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND LIFE POTENTIAL.
Program accomplishments
- LUCA SCHOLARS / COLLEGE ACCESSTHE LUCA SCHOLARS COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM EMPOWERS HIGH-ACHIEVING, FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS TO ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION BY MATCHING THEM WITH TRAINED VOLUNTEER COLLEGE COACHES WHO GUIDE THEM THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESS. BEGINNING IN JUNIOR YEAR, SCHOLARS FROM EIGHT PARTNER HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVE ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP, COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, ESSAY WRITING SUPPORT, SAT PREP, AND FINANCIAL AID COMPLETION TO IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONS THAT BEST FIT THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS AND FAMILY FINANCIAL NEEDS.IN FY2024, LUCA SERVED 100 SCHOLARS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING FAFSA COMPLETION SUPPORT, APPLICATION COACHING, AND PERSONALIZED COLLEGE MATCHING. AS A RESULT, 100% OF LUCA SCHOLARS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ENROLLED IN COLLEGE, MOST WITH SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL AID AWARDS, MINIMAL DEBT, AND OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS TO FAMILIES.Expenses $380,895 · grants $14,500 · revenue $40,000
- LUCA SCHOLARS / COLLEGE SUCCESS THE LUCA SCHOLARS COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT SCHOLARS NOT ONLY ENROLL IN COLLEGE BUT PERSIST, GRADUATE, AND LAUNCH MEANINGFUL CAREERS. ONCE ENROLLED, STUDENTS RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING, PEER MENTORING, AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO NAVIGATE ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL, AND SOCIAL TRANSITIONS DURING THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS. PARENTS ARE ENGAGED THROUGH BILINGUAL "FIRST GEN PADRES" WORKSHOPS THAT HELP FAMILIES UNDERSTAND HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS' SUCCESS IN COLLEGE.LUCA'S HOLISTIC, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MODEL HAS PRODUCED EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES: OVER 90% OF LUCA SCHOLARS HAVE GRADUATED OR REMAIN ON TRACK TO GRADUATE WITHIN SIX YEARS, COMPARED TO A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF LESS THAN 50% FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. NEARLY HALF ATTEND "MOST SELECTIVE OR "VERY SELECTIVE" FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONSExpenses $315,864
- LUCA SCHOLARS / CAREER READINESS THE LUCA SCHOLARS CAREER READINESS & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PREPARES COLLEGE JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE WITH CONFIDENCE AND PURPOSE. THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, MENTORING, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS, SCHOLARS BUILD THE SKILLS AND NETWORKS NECESSARY FOR EARLY CAREER SUCCESS. SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS "CAREER EXPLORATION DAYS," INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS, AND "CAREER WORKSHOPS" CONNECT SCHOLARS DIRECTLY WITH EMPLOYERS IN INDUSTRIES INCLUDING STEM, BUSINESS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS AND FAFSA BOOTCAMPS LUCA EXTENDS ITS IMPACT BEYOND ENROLLED SCHOLARS BY SERVING THE BROADER WESTCHESTER COUNTY COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURALLY RELEVANT, BILINGUAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH. PROGRAMS SUCH AS "PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE," "APPLYING TO COLLEGE", "PAYING FOR COLLEGE, AND FAFSA BOOTCAMPS EQUIP FAMILIES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO BEGIN THE COLLEGE JOURNEY.SINCE ITS FOUNDING, LUCA HAS REACHED MORE THAN 9,121 STUDENTS AND PARENTS ACROSS EIGHT WESTCHESTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HELPING FAMILIES GAIN CRITICAL ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.Expenses $232,254
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-1211285
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,371,951
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,393,361
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,297,165 | $1,432,985 | $1,371,951 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,622,273 | $1,317,738 | $1,557,587 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,261,507 | $1,102,707 | $1,189,157 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 46-1211285).
Questions about LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS
- What is the EIN of LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS is 46-1211285.
- Is LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS 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 LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS 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 LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS 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 LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LISA BELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (SHIRLEY A BUONTEMPO, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LATINO U COLLEGE ACCESS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,297,165, expenses of $1,432,985 and total assets of $1,371,951 at year end.
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