Esperanza Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Serve the Bachman Lake Community with quality faith-based programs targeting specific community needs, starting with education of parents and children, emotional well-being and material needs.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- -18.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 193
- Highest pay
- $108,083, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 29% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 49% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 68% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (4)
- $378,271 spent. Elementary School Literacy Program - There are 2 parts to the elementary school literacy program. The first is the After School Reading program, which began in the fall of 2018. This program provides reading intervention for low-income students. The second part of the elementary school literacy program is Summer at the Lake. This summer reading enrichment program for K-5th graders uses trained teenagers as literacy counselors. The program's goal is to help underserved elementary students in Bachman Lake maintain or improve their reading proficiency over the summer. The teen counselors receive leadership and literacy training to run the camps.
- $336,547 spent. Early Childhood Education Program - Serves low income Hispanic children from Bachman Lake Community with early education classes. This program focuses on language acquisition, pre-math skills, gross and fine motor development, social skills development, and executive function. Parent workshops focus on child development, parent talk (3Ts from thirty million words initiative), play with me, every child ready to read, emotional development, disciplining your child, sleep patterns, and children's health. Each workshop includes practical hands-on applications so that parents and children learn skills together and are equipped to practice these skills at home. Program has a student-to-teacher ratio which allows for individualized attention to each student. Each student's progress is evaluated at the beginning and end of each school year.
- $241,179 spent. Adult Education Program - Provides classes in English, computer literacy, and financial literacy for low income Hispanic adults from the Bachman Lake Community. Over 70% of students who complete the year advance to the next level, which means they have made significant progress in reading, speaking, and writing in English. Students in our classes also receive regular workshops on life skills and such as cultural assimilation, language learning, financial literacy, health, nutrition, depression, grief, family dynamics, school choice, internet safety, and child development. The Bible and prayer are incorporated into all aspects of the program and students are invited, but not forced, to participate in faith-based activities.
- $4,809 spent. PASTORAL COUNSELING
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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