Nonprofit · EIN 52-0882881
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,464,190 | $2,986,971 | -$522,781 | $10,527,520 | $1,958,958 | $8,568,562 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,400,118 | $2,969,818 | -$569,700 | $10,232,254 | $1,072,458 | $9,159,796 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,546,965 | $2,774,146 | -$1,227,181 | $9,913,358 | $1,243,363 | $8,669,995 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,425,080
- Membership dues
- $1,157,004
- Program service revenue
- $328,502
- Investment income
- $471,482
- Royalties
- $19,800
- Net rental income
- $15,537
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $291,355
- Net income from fundraising events
- $24,119
- Other revenue
- $239,126
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $86,400
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $164,105
- Other salaries and wages
- $976,326
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,478,879
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,465
- Accounting fees
- $28,315
- Occupancy
- $115,464
- Travel
- $98,680
- Depreciation
- $122,397
- Program services (functional)
- $2,372,226
- Management and general (functional)
- $613,146
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,599
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,232,254
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,527,520
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,958,958
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,568,562
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,589,249
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,373,857
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,729,290
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,839,272
- Gross receipts
- $2,692,173
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEREYRA-ROJAS MILAGROS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $164,105 | $18,052 |
| MAXWELL CAMERON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GISELA ZAREMBERG | VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT E Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER GUERRERO | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA ESPINOSA ARANGO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANZA TABBUSH | INCOMING TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMELIA NICOLETA TIGAU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA EUGENIA ULFE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE EDGARDO CAL MONTOYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTIAN OPAZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIETA SUAREZ-CAO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XOCHITL BADA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA VALENCIA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN PABLO LUNA | PRORAM CO=CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELA PINEDA-FRANCO | PRORAM CO=CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIA SOBREVILLA | PRORAM CO=CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIAL SUAREZ | SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ PADILLA | SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARMEN MARTINEZ NOVO | EDITOR OF LARR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIA MAJLUF | EDITOR OF LARC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANCISCO VALES UGALDE | EDITOR OF LARC Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEREYRA-ROJAS MILAGROS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $156,753 | $18,786 |
| JAVIER GUERRERO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAXWELL CAMERON | VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JO-MARIE BURT | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA ESPINOSA ARANGO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE EDGARDO CAL MONTOYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTIAN OPAZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIETA SUAREZ-CAO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XOCHITL BADA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA CHACON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANIBAL PEREZ-LINAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA VALENCIA GONZALEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA CORTES ROCCA | PROGRAM CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY A MAGUIRE | PROGRAM CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CECILIA FAJARDO-HILL | PROGRAM CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALVA AIDA HERNANDEZ CASTILLO | SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ PADILLA | SECTIONS REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMEN MARTINEZ NOVO | EDITOR OF LARR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATALIA MAJLUF | EDITOR OF LARR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCISCO VALES UGALDE | EDITOR OF LARR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEREYRA-ROJAS MILAGROS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $158,132 | $32,449 |
| BURT JO-MARIE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GUERRERO JAVIER | VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRIBBLE JENNIFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ESPINOSA ARANGO MONICA | INCOMING TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LOPEZ MAYA MARGARITA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BADA XOCHITL | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHACON GLORIA | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GUTIERREZ LAURA | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PEREZ-LINAN ANIBAL | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUAREZ-CAO JULIETA | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARTALHA THAIS | EXEC COUNCIL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DESMOND ARIAS ENRIQUE | PROGRAM CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENIA ULFE MARIA | PROGRAM CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARCAMO JENNIFER | STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4338 BIGELOW BLVD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213-2601
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MILAGROS PEREYRA-ROJAS, 4338 BIGELOW BOULEVARD, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
- Signed the 990
- MILAGROS PEREYRA-ROJAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (412) 648-7929
- Website
- LASA.INTERNATIONAL.PITT.EDU
- Return prepared by
- HOLSINGER PC
Mission
TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSION, RESEARCH, AND TEACHING ON LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, AND ITS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ITS DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, AND ENCOURAGE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH NETWORK BUILDING AND PUBLIC DEBATE.
Program accomplishments
- LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW - LARR IS THE ASSOCIATION JOURNAL PUBLISHED 3 TIMES A YEAR AND SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. OTHER PUBLICATIONS ARE NEWSLETTERS, DIRECTORY, AND BULLETIN OF LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH FORUM.Expenses $1,690,684 · revenue $508,172
- CONGRESS - CONGRESS IS HELD EVERY TWELVE MONTHS FOR EXPERTS TO GATHER TO DISCUSS LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.Expenses $599,855 · grants $86,400
- SECTIONS - LASA SECTIONS PROMOTE THE COMMON INTEREST IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES.Expenses $44,197
- SPECIAL PROJECTS: 1) FORD-LASA SPECIAL PROJECTS SUPPORT MINICONFERENCES AND SMALL WORKING GROUPS, AS WELL AS TRANSREGIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES.2) MELLON SEMINARS - THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO FOSTER INNOVATION IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES AND ENRICH LASA CONGRESSES BY SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT REFLECT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:A) INCORPORATE INTO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES RESEARCHERS WHOSE PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS IS ON OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD, THUS ADDING COMPARATIVE OR CONNECTIVE DIMENSIONS TO LATIN AMERICA-RELATED WORK AND/OR INTRODUCING TO THE FIELD METHODOLOGICAL OR ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES THAT HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN APPLIED ELSEWHERE.B) CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, FOR EXAMPLE BY EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTICULATING RESEARCH IN TERMS OF THE AMERICAS, THE ATLANTIC, THE PACIFIC RIM, OR OTHER GEOGRAPHIC CONFIGURATIONS.C) INTEGRATE INTO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES THEORETICAL AND/OR METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES DRAWN FROM STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH IN CORE DISCIPLINES OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES.Expenses $37,490
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0882881
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V35C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,527,520
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,692,173
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $2,464,190 | $2,986,971 | $10,527,520 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,400,118 | $2,969,818 | $10,232,254 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,546,965 | $2,774,146 | $9,913,358 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $2,983,030 | $2,389,509 | $9,912,648 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 52-0882881).
Questions about LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC is 52-0882881.
- Is LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC 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 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MILAGROS PEREYRA-ROJAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $164,105 (PEREYRA-ROJAS MILAGROS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,464,190, expenses of $2,986,971 and total assets of $10,527,520 at year end.
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