Sana Sana Centro De Salud Y Expresion
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresin builds mental health and cultural healing infrastructure for immigrant communities through direct services and accessible cultural programming. We create healing spaces where youth and families thrive through mental health support music and cultural expression expanding access to critical resources and fostering connection and community care.
- Income
- $134,866
- Spending
- $84,518
- Reserves
- 7.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Highest pay
- $34,534, co-executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $18,750 spent. Through Salud Sana Sana provides case management and psychological evaluations for immigrants navigating detention deportation family separation and fear. Salud is intentionally embedded within legal service providers schools rapid response systems and community-based organizations allowing mental health support to be activated at the same time as legal and social services. In 2025 through our Salud program we served 26 individuals and families through our case management and mental health programs by connecting them with culturally responsive mental health services. Additionally we completed 8 mental health evaluations in support of immigration cases including asylum T-visas U visas and other petitions. This improves participants access to immigration relief and increases peoples chances of success. We offer our case management services at no cost reducing financial barriers to care.
- $17,884 spent. MigrARTE provides expressive arts music and cultural preservation programming for immigrant youth and families recognizing joy creativity and cultural continuity as essential components of healing under conditions of violence against immigrants. MigrARTE programs are embedded within community spaces and immigrant-serving organizations and serve as both healing environments and entry points into broader support systems. MigrARTE activities include free expressive arts and music workshops youth music cohorts using local approaches to bring music to communities where the cost of instruments is initially prohibitive. MigrARTE facilitates spaces where participants can contextualize the unique stressors immigrant communities face-family separation fear of enforcement isolation cultural loss-through creative expression. In 2025 we hosted 3 arts workshops and served XX community members through our arts programs.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 2026.
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 September 30, 2026.
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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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 October 7, 2026.
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