Nonprofit · EIN 82-3057074
LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,882,183 | $4,547,233 | -$665,050 | $37,697,806 | $16,469,976 | $21,227,830 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,913,595 | $5,204,986 | -$291,391 | $37,566,009 | $15,922,577 | $21,643,432 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,163,447
- of which government grants
- $191,871
- Program service revenue
- $16,750
- Investment income
- $138,511
- Net rental income
- $2,346,231
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$21,093
- Other revenue
- $2,563,475
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $591,222
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,390
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,170,360
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,503,020
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $162,850
- Travel
- $17,011
- Depreciation
- $831,847
- Program services (functional)
- $3,454,872
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,066,684
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,677
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $37,566,009
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,697,806
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,469,976
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,227,830
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,336,198
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,301,146
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,269,356
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $958,474
- Gross receipts
- $4,272,889
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTANY ALVAREZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,643 | $8,747 |
| LIBIER GONZALEZ | FAMILY AND ADVOCACY PROGRA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,295 | $7,052 |
| EDWARD ALVAREZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE IGLESIAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA TIJERINA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LENNY ALUGAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR VIOLETA BARROSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE BRAVO-JAFARI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LILLY PINEDO GANGAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER HERRERA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAMON JIMENEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OTTOBONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MATTHEW SOBRATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTANY ALVAREZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,932 | $6,453 |
| LIBIER GONZALEZ | FAMILY AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,500 | $3,150 |
| EDWARD ALVAREZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE IGLESIAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND RUIZ | CFO AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LENNY ALUGAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIOLETA BARROSO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE CHAPMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY GONZALEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAMON JIMENEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN OTTOBONI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MATTHEW SOBRATO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA TIJERINA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WALKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1550 THE ALAMEDA STE 206, SAN JOSE, CA 95126-2304
- In care of
- % ED ALVAREZ
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 14271 STORY RD, SAN JOSE CA 95127
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ED ALVAREZ, 1550 THE ALAMEDA 206, SAN JOSE, CA 95126
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- ED ALVAREZ, 14271 STORY RD, SAN JOSE CA 95127
- Signed the 990
- ED ALVAREZ, PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (408) 320-2490
- Website
- WWW.LEAFCA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- QUIGLEY & MIRON
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-3057074 or by the name LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION.
- 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
TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC INCOMES FOR ALL CURRENTLY SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED LATINX STUDENTS AND OTHER STUDENTS OF COLOR. BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ADVOCACY, THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AND CAREER MOBILITY, AND TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH PREDOMINANTLY IN EAST SAN JOSE.
Program accomplishments
- LEAF CENTER FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS (LCCS):THE LEAF CENTER FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS (LCCS) OFFERS A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO INCREASING COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS OF COLOR. LCCS PROVIDES ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LATINX STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN EAST SAN JOSE ENROLLING IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, OR TRADE AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. IN BRIEF, LCCS MENTORS, GUIDE, AND EMPOWER FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO (1) BUILD A COLLEGE-GOING CULTURE, (2) CONFIDENTLY NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT PROCESS, (3) PERSIST THROUGH COLLEGE, AND (4) GRADUATE WITH A CLEAR CAREER PATHWAY. LEAF'S LCCS PROGRAMMING HAS SERVED OVER 900 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SINCE 2021, INCLUDING OVER 800 LEAF SCHOLARS, NEARLY 100 MENTORS, AND OVER 500 FAMILIES (96% OF LEAF'S SCHOLARS ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS). TO DATE, LEAF HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER $1,600,000 TO HELP STUDENTS MEET THOSE NEEDS. SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE GONE DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS, MENTORS, AND FAMILIES, AND HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL IN KEEPING THEM ENGAGED AND ENROLLED IN COLLEGE. THIS HAS ENABLED THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES:-81% OF STUDENTS IN LEAF'S PERSIST IN COLLEGE (ENROLL FORM YEAR TO YEAR).-OF THESE, 50% ARE ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR TRADE SCHOOL/CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, 50% ARE IN 4-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS. LEAF ADVOCACY:LEAF ADVOCACY AIMS TO SUPPORT THE SPREAD OF UNDERREPRESENTED LATINX VOICES TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM'S DISPARATE IMPACT THAT OUR COMMUNITY IN EAST SAN JOS FACES. THIS WORK IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS CULTURE IN SAN JOS VIA FOUR CORE COMPONENTS: (1) ENGAGEMENT OF EASTSIDE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN A PARTICIPATORY PROCESS TO PROMOTE PARENT AND STUDENT VOICES; (2) IMPROVEMENT OF CORE SUBJECT PROFICIENCY OF EASTSIDE STUDENTS LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN LATINX GRADUATES WHO PASS A-G COURSEWORK; (3) PROVIDE A COLLEGE AND CAREER-ALIGNED READINESS PROGRAM TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES; AND (4) ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE FUNDS FOR EAST SAN JOSE SCHOOLS TO BE ON PAR OR ABOVE THE HIGHEST PER-PUPIL ALLOCATION IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.Expenses $1,823,827 · grants $591,222
- RENTAL OPERATIONS (LEAF) -AS PART OF LEAF'S COMMITMENT TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF SUPPORTING TFHE-OPERATED SCHOOLS AND ADVANCING INITIATIVES THAT SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN EAST SAN JOSE, LEAF'S RENTAL OPERATIONS ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A STABLE AND ACCOMMODATING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOLS SITUATED ON OUR PREMISES. THESE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE THE ROBERTO CRUZ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (RCLA) AND LATINO COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY (LCPA). IN ADDITION TO THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS, OUR PROPERTY HOSTS THE VOICES COLLEGE-BOUND LANGUAGE ACADEMICS, SITUATED WITHIN A MODULAR VILLAGE, AND ACCOMMODATES A SATELLITE FACILITY FOR SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY. THESE EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO THE VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, IN RETURN, COMPENSATE LEAF FOR THEIR USE OF OUR FACILITIES.Expenses $1,631,045 · revenue $2,362,981
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
- 82-3057074
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,697,806
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,272,889
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,882,183 | $4,547,233 | $37,697,806 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,913,595 | $5,204,986 | $37,566,009 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,035,315 | $4,499,257 | $36,492,998 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,258,843 | $3,593,814 | $37,181,083 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: ED ALVAREZ | June 30, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-3057074).
Questions about LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION is 82-3057074.
- Is LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION 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 EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION 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 LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION 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 LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ED ALVAREZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,643 (BRITTANY ALVAREZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LATINO EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,882,183, expenses of $4,547,233 and total assets of $37,697,806 at year end.
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