LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2700 FRONT ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95818-1118

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ALMA LOPEZ, C/O 2700 FRONT STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95818

Signed the 990

ALMA LOPEZ, BOARD CHAIR

Phone

(916) 446-5133

Website

HTTPS://THELATINOCENTER.ORG

990-N for 2013 filed under this EIN

Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Marie Acosta, 2700 Front Street, Sacramento CA 95818. Mailing address: 2700 Front Street, Sacramento CA 95818.

Return prepared by

CPA CORPORATION

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2365928 or by the name LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE.

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 FOSTER THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING REFLECTING THE CHICANO/LATINO EXPERIENCE.

Program accomplishments

• THE LATINO CENTER OF ART & CULTURE (LCAC), LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, IS A BEACON OF CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. FOUNDED IN 1972 BY CHICANO STUDENTS, LCAC HAS BECOME A PIVOTAL INSTITUTION IN FOSTERING THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE, PRESENT, EXHIBIT, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE LATINO EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THEATER, VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS, CONCERTS, AND CULTURAL GATHERINGS, LCAC AIMS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE ARTS PROGRAMMING, ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. LCAC IS LOCATED IN A FORMERLY UNDERUTILIZED MAINTENANCE BUILDING IN SACRAMENTO'S MILLER PARK. OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE INCLUDES THE MULTIGENERATIONAL LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA, THOUGH OUR PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT LATINO CULTURE. OUR AUDIENCES ALSO INCLUDE LOCAL SCHOOLS, CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS, TOURISTS, AND THE BROADER ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT ARTISTS AND LOCAL SMALL ENTREPRENEURS WHO MAKE AND SELL ARTISAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AT EVERY PROGRAM AND EVENT. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FRIDA TARDEADA - JULY 2024 THIS YEAR'S VERSION OF LA FIESTA DE FRIDA INCLUDED A VIBRANT CULTURAL CELEBRATION OF FRIDA KAHLO'S LIFE AND ART. THE EVENT FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY THE CULTURA ES FUERZA YOUTH, WHO PRESENTED A REPERTOIRE OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN DANCES THEY HAVE DILIGENTLY LEARNED, SHOWCASING THE NEXT GENERATION'S CONNECTION TO THEIR HERITAGE. THIS JOYOUS TARDEADA TRANSFORMED THE CENTER INTO A LIVELY SPACE FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION, ARTISTRY, AND CULTURAL PRIDE. 250 PARTICIPANTS DIA DE LOS MILES 5K - OCTOBER 2024 THIS MARKED THE SECOND YEAR THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE PARTNERED WITH FLEET FEET AS THE EVENT'S BENEFICIARY AND IN CREATING A CULTURAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED A COMMUNITY ALTAR AND PRESENTATION BY OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, CULTURA ES FUERZA, TO THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. 1100 PARTICIPANTS 15TH ANNUAL EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO (DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION) - NOVEMBER 2024 EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO IS OUR DA DE LOS MUERTOS LARGEST PROGRAM AND IS ONE OF MEXICO'S MOST IMPORTANT TRADITIONS AND HAS BECOME MORE POPULAR IN THE UNITED STATES. IN MEXICO, FAMILIES GATHER TOGETHER AT GRAVEYARDS TO HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED ON. DURING OUR THREE-DAY EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO CELEBRATION, THOUSANDS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A CULTURAL IMMERSION THROUGHOUT OUR PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A GRAVEYARD LIKE THE ONES IN SMALL TOWNS IN MEXICO, OUR CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, AND OUR GALLERY. THIS CULTURAL EVENT FEATURED LIVE DANCE AND MUSIC AND HAD OVER 28 COMMUNITY ALTARES, DOZENS OF ARTISANAL VENDORS, TRADITIONAL FOOD AND DRINKS. THIS WAS A FREE PROGRAM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. 11,000 PARTICIPANTS 11TH ANNUAL DA DEL NIO - APRIL 2025 THIS CHERISHED TRADITION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING THEIR WELL-BEING AND CELEBRATING THEIR JOY AND INNOCENCE. THIS YEAR, THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE BROUGHT THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD, HONOR OUR HERITAGE AND AMPLIFY THE JOY OF CHILDHOOD BY FEATURING FAMILY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, LIBRARY RESOURCES, CULTURAL GAMES, AND A RESOURCES FAIR, FOR FREE. WE HAD OVER 500 CHILDREN AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE. CULTURA ES FUERZA YOUTH PROGRAM - YEAR ROUND CULTURA ES FUERZA FOCUSES ON CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. THE COHORT IS COMPOSED OF TWELVE YOUTH DANCERS,FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTIES. THIS YEAR, THE GROUP SHOWCASED TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM YUCATN, MEXICO, SHARING THE BEAUTY AND HERITAGE OF THESE CUSTOMS WITH EVENT ATTENDEES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY CULTURAL PRIDE BUT ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY. GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS MORE THAN ORDINARY - SEPTEMBER 2024 THIS GALLERY EXHIBITION PRESENTED PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, A MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER AND PHOTOJOURNALIST THAT DOCUMENTED LATINO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS FROM CALIFORNA, TEXAS, AND MEXICO. THESE CELEBRATIONS ARE FULL OF VIBRANCY AND BEAUTY ACROSS BORDERS AND STATES WHERE CULTURAL IDENTITY IS FORMED BY COMMUNITY AND PRIDE. CULTURAL CURRENTS - MARCH 2025 THIS GALLERY EXHIBITION PRESENTED A COLLECTION OF PENCIL ILLUSTRATIONS AND SCREEN PRINTS CREATED BY ARTIST MARK ROMERO THAT WERE INSPIRED BY THE INTRICATE ANCESTRY AND PROFOUND SYMBOLISM OF MESOAMERICAN AND PRE-HISPANIC CULTURES. > ARTIST TALK > SCREEN PRINTING DEMO DAY > LA YUMA - COMMUNITY DOCUMENTARY SCREENING ACCESSIBLE CERAMICS WORKSHOP - JULY 2024 THIS INTRODUCTION TO HANDLING CLASS WILL BE MAKING CERAMICS ACCESSIBLE BY SHOWING PARTICIPANTS HOW TO USE INEXPENSIVE TOOLS AND BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING UNIQUE CLAY CREATIONS. ALL MATERIALS WERE INCLUDED AND ALL THE CREATIONS WERE FIRED TO BE PICKED UP AT A LATER DATE. 30 PARTICIPANTS MARIGOLD HEADPIECE WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 2024 LEADING UP TO THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION, THIS WORKSHOP OFFERS A PROCESS TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MARIGOLDS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH LOVED ONES OR COMMUNITY, CONNECT, AND CREATE A PIECE THEY CAN USE DURING THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION. 20 PARTICIPANTS NORTEO TEACHINGS - MARCH 2025 FACILITATED BY STAN PADILLA, A DESCENDANT OF CALIFORNIA YAQUI AND CHICANO HERITAGE AND A RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ELDER AND CURRENT ARTISTIC / CULTURAL MENTOR FOR THE UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY TRIBAL SCHOOL, HE SHARED ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE. 25 PARTICIPANTS REVOLUTION WELLNESS - QUANTUM HEALING ARTS > FIND YOUR TRUE NORTH - MARCH 2025 > MEDINE BAG - MAY 2025 > SUMMER SOLSTICE - JUNE 2025 FACILITATED BY CULTURAL BEARER SYLVIA RIOS, THE 90 MINUTE WORKSHOPS OFFERED A CEREMONY TO GAIN DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EACH PERSON'S INTERNAL MAP, TAUGHT THE COMMUNITY HOW TO MAKE MEDICINE BAGS, AND TAUGHT HOW TO CREATE A PERSONAL ALTAR BY EXPLORING THE CHAKANA CROSS INSTALLATION AS A WAY TO HONOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. 80 PARTICIPANTS ANCESTRAL MEDICINE - JUNE 2025 FACILITATED BY LUCIA ECHERI, THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON STORYTELLING, REBOZOS, AND HEALING, OFFERING ANCESTRAL MEDICINE. 17 PARTICIPANTS ARTIST SERVICES PROGRAM WE PROVIDED ARTIST WORKSPACE AND STUDIO SPACE TO TWO ARTISTS: RUBEN REVELES AND ANNA MORALES. HIGH SCHOOL TOURS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VISITED THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE AND EXPERIENCED AN ENRICHING TOUR THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE CENTER'S IMPACTFUL HISTORY AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE ROLE OF LATINO ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH ENGAGING STORYTELLING, STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE CENTER'S LEGACY AND INFLUENCE ON LOCAL CULTURAL IDENTITY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY PARTICIPATED IN HANDS-ON COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH LATINO ARTS AND CULTURE, HELPING TO DEEPEN THEIR APPRECIATION AND SENSE OF BELONGING TO THIS VIBRANT HERITAGE. LEEROY GREENE ACADEMY - OCTOBER 2024 50 STUDENTS AND 4 ADULTS COLLABORATIONS VOCES DEL CAMPO - NOVEMBER 2024 A SCREENING OF "ESSENTIAL" A DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY HIDDEN TEMPLE THAT DOCUMENTED THE FARMWORKERS MARCH FOLLOWING THE STORIES OF AN IMMIGRANT FARMWORKER AND A YOUNG ACTIVIST CONTINUING THE FIGHT FOR LABOR RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA. 50 PARTICIPANTS RAZA Y ROLAS - MARCH 2025 AN ART-BASED FUNDRAISER FOR NORCAL RESIST, BROUGHT LOCAL ARTISTS TO CREATE ART PIECES THAT WERE THEN AUCTIONED, SHARED POETRY, AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES. 300 PARTICIPANTS IMMIGRANT STORY TELLING WORKSHOP - MAY 2025 THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE PARTNERED WITH CAPITAL STORYTELLING AND OFFERED A STORY TELLING WORKSHOP CENTERING THE VOICES OF IMMIGRANTS AND CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS FOR FREE. THE GOALS OF THE WORKSHOPS WERE TO IDENTIFY WHAT EACH PERSON'S STORY IS, WORKSHOP THEIR STORY, DEVELOP THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO PRESENT THEIR STORY 12 PEOPLE TRAINED. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WE HAD OVER 270 VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS AND IN PREPARATION FOR OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEERS ARE VITAL TO SUSTAINING THE LCAC'S MISSION OVER THE LONG TERM. THEIR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT HELP TO ENSURE THAT THE CENTER REMAINS A VIBRANT, DYNAMIC FORCE FOR CULTURAL EXPRESSION, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $227,738 · grants $7,600 · revenue $61,075

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.

IRS record

EIN

94-2365928

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

1976

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A230)

Assets (IRS master file)

$107,105

Income (IRS master file)

$288,111

Filing history

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 94-2365928).

Questions about LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE

What is the EIN of LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE is 94-2365928.

Is LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.

Are donations to LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE 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 CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE 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 CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE 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 CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ALMA LOPEZ.

Who are the officers and directors of LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $288,111, expenses of $267,084 and total assets of $107,105 at year end.

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