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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: September 2023 Expires: September 2025

Su Casa de Esperanza

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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

Su Casa de Esperanza meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The mission of Su Casa De Esperanza is to improve the spiritual, emotional, physical, economic, intellectual and social well-being of families in the Rio Grande Valley.

Year, State Incorporated:
1991, TX

Su Casa De Esperanza is a non-profit family life program created to provide education to impoverished families living in a South Texas Colonia for the purpose of enhancing their opportunities for fulfilled, abundant lives. This mission is addressed through a Family Life Education Center located in Colonia communities with the expressed goals of affecting the spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional, financial, and social needs of families. Teaching discipline, nutrition, health care, parenting skills, economic independence and intra-family communication skills improves the likelihood of accomplishing these goals. Su Casa is a vehicle that serves as an intermediate support system for these indigent families with the expressed purpose that the families eventually will become self-sufficient, productive members of the community. In 2018, Su Casa de Esperanza provided services to families: 52 healthy babies born to mothers who participated in SCDE's prenatal program; 163 babies and their mothers received support and instruction from home visits through the Infant Stimulation phase of the Early Childhood Development program; 296 toddlers and their moms participated in developmental activities at the centers; and over 2,000 children and adults participated in the adult education classes, parenting classes, Summer Youth Camp and special events held throughout the year.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Su Casa de Esperanza's program expenses were:

Program Services $258,443
Total Program Expenses $258,443

Chief Executive
Rocio Tanus, Vice - President

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
12

Paid Staff Size
10

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 3.48%

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.

Source of Funds
Grants $192,273
Contributions $185,538
Fundraising $103,183
Interst Income $5
Total Income $480,999

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 26%

Total Income $480,999
Total expenses: $369,659
  Program expenses $258,443
  Fundraising expenses $16,757
  Administrative expenses $94,459
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $111,340
Beginning Net Assets $488,681
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $600,021
Total Liabilities $3,044
Total Assets $603,065

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Report completed by:
BBB of Greater Houston and South Texas