Mijente
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
WE ARE LATINX AND CHICANX PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY THRIVE, BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A SHARED CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AND A DEEP SEATED NEED FOR CO-DEVELOPMENT AND KINSHIP ACROSS IDENTITY, GENERATION, LANGUAGE AND PLACE. WE ORGANIZE PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE CHANGE.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Employees
- 27
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $198,017, president/executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (1)
- $1.8 million spent. MIJENTE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. WE ARE A POLITICAL HOME FOR LATINX AND CHICANX PEOPLE WHO SEEK RACIAL, ECONOMIC, GENDER AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. OFTEN, WE ARE TOLD AS LATINXS THAT IN ORDER TO GET AHEAD WE NEED TO JUST WORK HARD AND NOT ASK QUESTIONS. WE BELIEVE THE OPPOSITE - WE NEED TO HOLD OUR HEADS HIGH AND SPEAK OUT. MIJENTE HELPS PEOPLE DO THIS THROUGH CAMPAIGNS, CONNECTS PEOPLE ACROSS A WIDE NETWORK AND SERVES AS A HUB FOR CULTURE, LEARNING AND ADVOCACY.MIJENTE FACILITATED TRAININGS ON LATINX CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GAVE WORKSHOPS ON POLICIES IMPACTING LATINX COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 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 December 2017.
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.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.