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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2024 Expires: January 2026

La Casita Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

223 E. Magnolia Avenue
Louisville, KY, 40208

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

La Casita Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
La Casita Center enhances the well-being of Louisville's Latinx community through education, empowerment, advocacy, and wellness. It works intentionally to build a thriving community based on mutual support and respect.

Year, State Incorporated:
2006, KY

La Casita Center provides culturally relevant, bilingual accompaniment and advocacy to the Latinx community of Louisville. Its services include a wide range of programming offered free of charge to the community. It provides victim’s services, mental health support, support groups, counseling, accurate and accessible health information, connection to healthcare providers, connection to legal resources, programming for youth including arts-based programming, summer camp, and kindergarten readiness, and access to resources such as diapers, clothing, and food.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, La Casita Center's program expenses were:

Program services $497,149
Total Program Expenses $497,149

Chief Executive
Karina Barillas, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Ms. Enid Trucios-Haynes

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Professor of Law, University of Louisville

Board Size
12

Paid Staff Size
20

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Clothing

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 8.80%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on La Casita Center's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Source of Funds
All other contributions, gifts, grants $604,340
Program donations/fees $216,876
Fundraising events, net $101,517
Investment income $96
Total Income $922,829

Programs: 80% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $922,829
Total expenses: $621,436
  Program expenses $497,149
  Fundraising expenses $62,137
  Administrative expenses $62,150
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $301,393
Beginning Net Assets $747,190
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,048,583
Total Liabilities $-19,717
Total Assets $1,028,866

Ending net assets as reported above are without donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported above include $52,688 in property and equipment, net.

 

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