El Salitre Womens and Childrens Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Center is to create a connected compassionate and healthy community The Centers vision is to strenghen the community and enhance the quality of life by empowering women through job skill development entrepreneurship training and buildidng trong women-to-women networks providing quality childcare and education Improved family nutrition and living conditions
- Income
- $172,558
- Spending
- $141,542
- Reserves
- 5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 58% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $26 spent. JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENTEight women seamstresses work creating garments table linens bags and embroidered sneakers for sale in Guatemala and the United States and receive additional traing from senior seamstresses and professional instructors and designers The result has nearly 30000 in sales and gross incomefor the women of over 15000
- $21,622 spent. CHILD CARE EDUCATION The Centers new building on the shores of Lake Amatitian includes work space for the seamstresses a kitchen and two rooms for childcare and education We are now serving 20 children age totters to 14 The younger children receive 9 hours of instruction per week while the older students receive 6 hours Two part time teachers provide instuction
- $30 spent. IMPROVED NUTRITION LIVING CONDITIONS The property includes space for gardens Raised beds have been constructed and planted with vegetables to supplement the familys diets Pots for growing vegetiables at home have been given to the women and instruictions on gardening and cooking have been provided Convection ovens and pan sets have been given to eah family Breakfast and lunch and snacks are provided and the kitchen kept stocked Thirteen fruit trees have been planted paid for with a donation of over 1000 and should provide fruit next year A large chicken coop to house 25 chickens provides a much needed source of eggs for the protein poor diets of the Centers families Funds have been given to women whose homes have been damages by bad weather A major grant is was prepared for expanding the nutrition effort but was not funded
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 June 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.
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