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Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina-Copal

EIN 83-1278469 · Minneapolis, MN

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What it says it does

TO UNITE LATINXS IN MINNESOTA IN ACTIVE GRASSROOTS COMMUNAL DEMOCRACY THAT BUILDS RACIAL, GENDER, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ACROSS COMMUNITY LINES.

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 (2)

$343,693 spent. COMMUNICATIONS - COPAL HAS DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT PLATFORMS TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND ORGANIZE LATINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT MN. KEY COMMUNICATION VEHICLES INCLUDE COPAL'S (1) 24/7 IN-HOUSE RADIO STATION RADIO JORNALERA AND ITS ACCOMPANYING PODCAST, (2) ROBUST VIDEO PRODUCTION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, AND (3) EXTENSIVE DIGITAL ORGANIZING TOOLS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, TEXTING, WEBSITES, ETC.
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZING - COPAL USES A HIGHLY PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING MODEL TO INTEGRATE MEMBERS THROUGHOUT DECISION-MAKING. THROUGH OUR 5 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES, OUR MEMBERS BUILD STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THEM. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO PASS KEY LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL.

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)(4) social welfare 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? 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 September 7, 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 June 2019.
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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