Nonprofit · EIN 46-4040538
NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · EAST PALO ALTO, CA 94303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $1,693,656 | $1,745,616 | -$51,960 | $2,793,712 | $76,709 | $2,717,003 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,937,244 | $1,634,409 | $302,835 | $2,825,450 | $56,487 | $2,768,963 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,868,065 | $1,260,203 | $607,862 | $2,514,112 | $47,984 | $2,466,128 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,337,890
- Program service revenue
- $326,863
- Investment income
- $28,646
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,741
- Other revenue
- $257
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $31,669
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,926
- Other salaries and wages
- $894,307
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,286,223
- Professional fundraising fees
- $800
- Accounting fees
- $66,190
- Occupancy
- $41,296
- Travel
- $17,837
- Depreciation
- $10,011
- Program services (functional)
- $1,179,665
- Management and general (functional)
- $405,135
- Fundraising (functional)
- $160,816
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,825,450
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,793,712
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $76,709
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,717,003
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,637
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,097,723
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $619,280
- Gross receipts
- $1,727,715
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mendez | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Luis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rigo Rosas | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Sonnenblick | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Ferl | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alma Guerrero | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Uriel Hernandez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Karina Macias | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gonzalo Torres | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Yupanqui | Executive Director | 40 | $172,405 |
| Uriel Hernandez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Delia Perla | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Ferl | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gonzalo Torres | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Salamanca | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Mendez | Board Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rigo Rosas | Board Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Luis | Board ViceChair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Gaynor | Board Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Yupanqui | Executive Director | 40 | $145,625 |
| Uriel Hernandez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Delia Perla | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Ferl | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gonzalo Torres | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Salamanca | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Mendez | Board Chair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rigo Rosas | Board Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Luis | Board ViceChair Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Gaynor | Board Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2396 UNIVERSITY AVE, EAST PALO ALTO, CA 94303-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Miriam Yupanqui
- Signed the 990
- Miriam Yupanqui, Executive Director
- Website
- www.nuestracasa.org
- Return prepared by
- Elizabeth K Steppe
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-4040538 or by the name NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Nuestra Casa exists to uplift Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula through community education, leadership and advocacy
Program accomplishments
- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM - WE'RE PROUD TO BE LEADING AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENCOMPASS BROADER SAN MATEO COUNTY. NUESTRA CASA ADVOCATES, INFORMS, AND TRAINS MEMBERS OF OUR FRONTLINE COMMUNITY TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEADERS. BY TEACHING AND UNLOCKING OUR COMMUNITY'S LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, THEY CAN PRIORITIZE LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES. WE BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY CAN DO MORE THAN SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IN THIS CLIMATE REALITY. OUR PROGRAMMING IN THIS AREA INCLUDES OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACADEMY AND WATER JUSTICE INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THAT CONNECT RESIDENTS TO GOVERNMENT PROCESSES, AND PARTICIPATION IN NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN SOUTH SAN MATEO COUNTY, SUCH AS THE SAFER BAY PROJECT AND THE PALO ALTO HORIZONTAL LEVEE PROJECT.Expenses $557,260
- RED COMUNITARIA PROGRAM - OUR RED COMUNITARIA PROGRAM TRAINS, SUPPORTS, AND COACHES LOCAL WOMEN TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BECOME PROMOTORAS (COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKERS). THESE PASSIONATE LEADERS ARE PARENTS AND TRUSTED MESSENGERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THEY ORGANIZE NEIGHBORS, FACILITATE WORKSHOPS, AND GUIDE OUR PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES. WE REGULARLY TRAIN PROMOTORAS TO BUILD UPON THEIR LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND INITIATIVES. OUR PROMOTORA PROGRAM IS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE LIBRE PROJECT, A COLLABORATIVE THAT PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN HELPING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE AN ARRAY OF SAFETY NET SERVICES. AS THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT FOR THOUSANDS OF LOCAL IMMIGRANT FAMILIES, OUR PROMOTORAS EDUCATE FAMILIES WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT BENEFITS. THEY CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO A NUESTRA CASA ASSISTOR OR ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE OR AID IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS.Expenses $480,421
- POLICY/ADVOCACY PROGRAM - OUR POLICY & ADVOCACY WORK INVOLVES CO-LEARNING ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, PRIORITIZING THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM, AND IDENTIFYING AND ADVOCATING FOR SOLUTIONS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE BUILDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAPACITY TO CONFIDENTLY PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT PROCESSES THAT AFFECT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND FAMILIES. AS PART OF THIS WORK, OUR STAFF MEMBERS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, LEAD IMPORTANT EFFORTS, AND ACHIEVE WINS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.Expenses $86,952
- HOUSING JUSTICEExpenses $55,032
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4040538
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,793,712
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,727,715
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- November 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- October 4, 2014
- Reinstated
- Effective April 15, 2014
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,693,656 | $1,745,616 | $2,793,712 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,937,244 | $1,634,409 | $2,825,450 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,868,065 | $1,260,203 | $2,514,112 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,952,532 | $1,275,954 | $2,062,941 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 46-4040538).
Questions about NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO
- What is the EIN of NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO is 46-4040538.
- Is NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective April 15, 2014.
- Are donations to NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO 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 NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Miriam Yupanqui.
- Who are the officers and directors of NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,693,656, expenses of $1,745,616 and total assets of $2,793,712 at year end.
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