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State Chartered Credit Unions in North Carolina

EIN 56-2180770 · Durham, NC

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What it says it does

LATINO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION'S (LCCU) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ETHICAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND EDUCATION TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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

Programs described in its return (3)

CREDIT UNION PROGRAMS: PROVIDE MORTGAGES AND CONSUMER LOANS TO MEMBERS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. THERE WERE 7,548 LOANS GRANTED DURING 2024 TO THE CREDIT UNION'S MEMBERS. OF THE 430 HOME LOANS MADE TO MEMBERS, 264 WERE TO FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.
OFFER COMPETITIVE RATES ON SHARE DEPOSITS AND SERVICES. LCCU PAID OUT $21,768,667 IN DIVIDENDS FOR ITS 226,594 MEMBER ACCOUNTS IN 2024.
PROVIDE FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO OVER 144,214 MEMBERS AND TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. OFFER FREE FINANCIAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS TO THE COMMUNITY, DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS TO INTERESTED PARTIES. IN 2024, LCCU PROVIDED 49 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEMBERS FOR A TOTAL OF $155,500.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(14) credit union.
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? Caution.
Not 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 December 2024.
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 August 1969.
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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