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Hispanic Affairs Project

EIN 27-1276653 · Montrose, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood84 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Promoting leadership development, community outreach and providing key services for immigrant integration in western Colorado

Income
$931,002
Spending
$477,034
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
33.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Employees
8
Volunteers
125
Highest pay
$81,954, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 33.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 49% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 31% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $135,500 spent. Immigration legal assistance program: assisted 117 applicants before USCIS, including: citizenship by naturalization- 23; Deferred Actions for Child Arrivals (DACA)- 47; Green card petitions/renewals- 10; other applications related to consular documents, certificates, remove conditions on residence and affidavit of support- 17. Provided legal consultations and screening with limited representation to 20 families, including applicants for U-visa and VAWA. Related to intake evaluations and referrals served 149 individuals, including new arrivals - 13; Conducted community outreach and education of fraud prevention related to immigration legal access in rural communities, and collaborated with public libraries on educative clinics, as with the state court and USCIS office to organize the monthly naturalization ceremonies. Through informative sessions and social media tools, over 2,500 families were reached out in western Colorado.
  2. $176,225 spent. Resources to the community: Aided 432 low-income families with assistance including information related to labor rights, housing, medical services, driver license and connecting them with other local, regional non-profits and governmental entities. Site visit to 86 ranch and farm workers including these with H2A visa to share information about labor matters. Facilitated the Older Adult program with 17 community sessions and initiated the Hispanic business Group to enhance the visibility for businesses created by first generation entrepreneur immigrants coordinating 7 educative sessions. Ongoing outreach and education to prevent domestic violence and sexual assaults issues impacting minority groups. Organized 6 welcoming community events in Montrose, Mesa, and Paonia. Ongoing support "Inmigrantes Unidos de Gunnison" as vehicle to enhance collaboration between immigrant/refugee and governmental agencies. More than 750 people participated in one or more of our activities. In coordination with AidKit, HAP participated in the Benefit Recovery Fund (BRF) to educate community members about unemployment benefits, at the same time, initiated the Welcoming, reception and integration program (WRI-Program) to provided resources to new arrivals. An extensive social media platform was implemented to reach out English and/or Spanish speaking population in western Colorado.
  3. $95,733 spent. Partnership and collaboration: participated in 7 local/regional committees to advance immigrant integration and coordinated with other non-profit agencies and governmental entities looking to reach out their constituencies. Ongoing collaboration with the city of Gunnison to advance the Immigrant Integration Plan; expanding outreach activities in partnership with the Recreational District of the city of Montrose; at the same time, HAP created a network of volunteers to provide constitutional rights education to reduce the negative impact of deportation and family separation across the region. Over 1,100 families are reported participating in this emergency community action

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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