Nonprofit · EIN 46-5705739
LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION
Tax-exempt · AMELIA, LA 70340
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $768,477 | $447,544 | $320,933 | $475,718 | $500 | $475,218 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $483,068 | $567,677 | -$84,609 | $154,785 | $500 | $154,285 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $734,463
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $26,294
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,720
- Other revenue
- $34,014
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $236,098
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,934
- Accounting fees
- $2,700
- Occupancy
- $11,100
- Depreciation
- $1,321
- Program services (functional)
- $447,544
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $154,785
- Total assets, end of year
- $475,718
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $500
- Net assets, end of year
- $475,218
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $46,189
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $475,218
- Gross receipts
- $785,053
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR ROBERT CRUZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TODD MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF DURAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA BONVILLAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG LANDRY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA HAGEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARRISON SCHEXNAYDER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR ROBERT CRUZ | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEFF DURAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID FANGUE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESA HAGEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG LANDRY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MARTIN | TREASURER/BO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HARRISON SHEXNAYDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 310, AMELIA, LA 70340-0310
- In care of
- % FR ROBERT-JOEL CRUZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- FR ROBERT CRUZ, PO BOX 310, AMELIA, LA 70340
- Signed the 990
- FR ROBERT CRUZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (985) 300-4616
- Return prepared by
- JONATHAN W KIM CPA LLC
Mission
ENCOUNTERING CHRIST THROUGH OUR POOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN GUATEMALA. FOSTERING A MISSIONARY SPIRIT BY GOING TO THE MISSION IN GUATEMALA AND WORKING IN COMMUNITIES, INSTITUTIONS, ORPHANAGES, ABANDONED HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, AND HOMES FOR ABUSED YOUNG PEOPLE. TO SHARE THE LOVE OF GOD THROUGH THE SIMPLE ACTS OF CLEANING, BUILDING, TEACHING, PLAYING, PRAYING, AND WORSHIPPING.
Program accomplishments
- MISSION PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN A PARTICULAR VILLAGE IN GUATEMALA FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS, PROVIDING SERVICES SUCH AS FRESH WATER SYSTEMS, SOLAR POWERED LED LIGHTING, WOOD BURNING STOVES, AND REPAIRS TO SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. APPROXIMATELY 55 MISSIONARIES FROM THE STATES EACH PAY THEIR OWN WAY AND GO TO GUATEMALA ON THE MISSION TO WORK IN THESE VILLAGES. ALL MONEY RAISED THROUGH DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISERS IS USED TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR THE PROJECTS IN THE VILLAGES AND TO PURCHASE HOUSE WARES AND DRY GOODS SUCH AS BEANS, CORN, RICE THAT ARE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE BEFORE WE LEAVE GUATEMALA EACH YEAR.Expenses $115,873
- SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE SUREST WAYS OUT OF POVERTY AND THE ORGANIZATION SEES THIS AS ANOTHER AVENUE TO HELP THE POOR IN GUATEMALA. THE ORGANIZATION PAYS STUDENTS' TUITION FOR A YEAR OF EDUCATION, PROVIDED THE STUDENTS MAINTAIN A CERTAIN GPA. THIS PROGRAM STARTED OUT WITH ONLY ONE STUDENT. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW EACH YEAR. THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL, TRADE SCHOOL, AND COLLEGE. WE ALSO ASSIST WITH THEIR LIVING EXPENSES WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL IF THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE CITY WHERE THEY LIVE. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PUT IN TWO HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING WORKING WITH THE MISSION GROUP DURING THE ANNUAL MISSION TRIP. OUR COORDINATOR IN GUATEMALA TRACKS AND MONITORS THE STUDENTS' GRADES, SERVICE HOURS, AND EXPENSES. TO KEEP UP WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, A NEW FUNDRAISING PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2010. THE ORGANIZATION STARTED A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, GUATEMALA MISSION COFFEE, LLC. THIS COMPANY BUYS GUATEMALAN COFFEE FROM A COMPANY IN GUATEMALA TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. THE COFFEE IS SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES, WHERE OUR VOLUNTEERS ASSIST IN SELLING THE COFFEE. ALL PROCEEDS FROM COFFEE SALES ARE USED TO FUND THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. IN 2024, 94 SCHOLARSHIP TOTALING $57,038 WERE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING 17 DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.Expenses $95,573
- DONATIONS: THE ORGANIZATION GIVES MONETARY DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INT HE VILLAGES OF GUATEMALA, INCLUDING AN ORPHANAGE, HOGAR NUESTRA SE ORA DE LOS REMEDIOS, A HOME FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED GIRLS, AND TO THE CONGREGATION OF NUNS THAT SUPPORT THIS ORPHANAGE, CONGREGATION DE MARTA Y MARIA, IN JALAPA, GUATEMALA. WE ALSO SUPPORT SOME OF THE LOCAL DIOCESES IN THESE POOR AREAS, SUCH AS THE DIOCESE OF JALAPA, GUATEMALA AND THE DIOCESE OF ALTA VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA.Expenses $236,098 · grants $236,098
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
- 46-5705739
- 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
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $475,718
- Income (IRS master file)
- $785,053
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $768,477 | $447,544 | $475,718 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $483,068 | $567,677 | $154,785 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $329,851 | $290,575 | $239,508 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 46-5705739).
Questions about LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION
- What is the EIN of LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION is 46-5705739.
- Is LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION 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 LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION 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 LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION 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 LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FR ROBERT CRUZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LA MISION ENCONTRANDOME CON CRISTO GUATEMALA MISSION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $768,477, expenses of $447,544 and total assets of $475,718 at year end.
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