Latino Center of Art and Culture
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FOSTER THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHICANO/LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA BY ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING REFLECTING THE CHICANO/LATINO EXPERIENCE.
- Income
- $288,111
- Spending
- $267,084
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 53%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 270
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: 66 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 28% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 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 (1)
- $227,738 spent. THE LATINO CENTER OF ART & CULTURE (LCAC), LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, IS A BEACON OF CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. FOUNDED IN 1972 BY CHICANO STUDENTS, LCAC HAS BECOME A PIVOTAL INSTITUTION IN FOSTERING THE ARTISTIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO REGION. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE, PRESENT, EXHIBIT, AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN ARTS PROGRAMMING THAT REFLECTS THE LATINO EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THEATER, VISUAL ART INSTALLATIONS, CONCERTS, AND CULTURAL GATHERINGS, LCAC AIMS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE ARTS PROGRAMMING, ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. LCAC IS LOCATED IN A FORMERLY UNDERUTILIZED MAINTENANCE BUILDING IN SACRAMENTO'S MILLER PARK. OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE INCLUDES THE MULTIGENERATIONAL LATINO COMMUNITY IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA, THOUGH OUR PROGRAMMING IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT LATINO CULTURE. OUR AUDIENCES ALSO INCLUDE LOCAL SCHOOLS, CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS, TOURISTS, AND THE BROADER ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY. WE SUPPORT ARTISTS AND LOCAL SMALL ENTREPRENEURS WHO MAKE AND SELL ARTISAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AT EVERY PROGRAM AND EVENT. SIGNATURE PROGRAMS FRIDA TARDEADA - JULY 2024 THIS YEAR'S VERSION OF LA FIESTA DE FRIDA INCLUDED A VIBRANT CULTURAL CELEBRATION OF FRIDA KAHLO'S LIFE AND ART. THE EVENT FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY THE CULTURA ES FUERZA YOUTH, WHO PRESENTED A REPERTOIRE OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN DANCES THEY HAVE DILIGENTLY LEARNED, SHOWCASING THE NEXT GENERATION'S CONNECTION TO THEIR HERITAGE. THIS JOYOUS TARDEADA TRANSFORMED THE CENTER INTO A LIVELY SPACE FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION, ARTISTRY, AND CULTURAL PRIDE. 250 PARTICIPANTS DIA DE LOS MILES 5K - OCTOBER 2024 THIS MARKED THE SECOND YEAR THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE PARTNERED WITH FLEET FEET AS THE EVENT'S BENEFICIARY AND IN CREATING A CULTURAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED A COMMUNITY ALTAR AND PRESENTATION BY OUR YOUTH PROGRAM, CULTURA ES FUERZA, TO THE ELK GROVE COMMUNITY. 1100 PARTICIPANTS 15TH ANNUAL EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO (DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION) - NOVEMBER 2024 EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO IS OUR DA DE LOS MUERTOS LARGEST PROGRAM AND IS ONE OF MEXICO'S MOST IMPORTANT TRADITIONS AND HAS BECOME MORE POPULAR IN THE UNITED STATES. IN MEXICO, FAMILIES GATHER TOGETHER AT GRAVEYARDS TO HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED ON. DURING OUR THREE-DAY EL PANTEON DE SACRAMENTO CELEBRATION, THOUSANDS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A CULTURAL IMMERSION THROUGHOUT OUR PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING A GRAVEYARD LIKE THE ONES IN SMALL TOWNS IN MEXICO, OUR CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS, AND OUR GALLERY. THIS CULTURAL EVENT FEATURED LIVE DANCE AND MUSIC AND HAD OVER 28 COMMUNITY ALTARES, DOZENS OF ARTISANAL VENDORS, TRADITIONAL FOOD AND DRINKS. THIS WAS A FREE PROGRAM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. 11,000 PARTICIPANTS 11TH ANNUAL DA DEL NIO - APRIL 2025 THIS CHERISHED TRADITION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING THEIR WELL-BEING AND CELEBRATING THEIR JOY AND INNOCENCE. THIS YEAR, THE LATINO CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE BROUGHT THE ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD, HONOR OUR HERITAGE AND AMPLIFY THE JOY OF CHILDHOOD BY FEATURING FAMILY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES, ARTS AND CRAFTS, LIBRARY RESOURCES, CULTURAL GAMES, AND A RESOURCES FAIR, FOR FREE. WE HAD OVER 500 CHILDREN AND PARENTS PARTICIPATE. CULTURA ES FUERZA YOUTH PROGRAM - YEAR ROUND CULTURA ES FUERZA FOCUSES ON CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. THE COHORT IS COMPOSED OF TWELVE YOUTH DANCERS,FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTIES. THIS YEAR, THE GROUP SHOWCASED TRADITIONAL DANCES FROM YUCATN, MEXICO, SHARING THE BEAUTY AND HERITAGE OF THESE CUSTOMS WITH EVENT ATTENDEES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, YOUTH PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY CULTURAL PRIDE BUT ALSO THE MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY. GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS MORE THAN ORDINARY - SEPTEMBER 2024 THIS GALLERY EXHIBITION PRESENTED PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY MIGUEL GUTIERREZ, A MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER AND PHOTOJOURNALIST THAT DOCUMENTED LATINO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS FROM CALIFORNA, TEXAS, AND MEXICO. THESE CELEBRATIONS ARE FULL OF VIBRANCY AND BEAUTY ACROSS BORDERS AND STATES WHERE CULTURAL IDENTITY IS FORMED BY COMMUNITY AND PRIDE. CULTURAL CURRENTS - MARCH 2025 THIS GALLERY EXHIBITION PRESENTED A COLLECTION OF PENCIL ILLUSTRATIONS AND SCREEN PRINTS CREATED BY ARTIST MARK ROMERO THAT WERE INSPIRED BY THE INTRICATE ANCESTRY AND PROFOUND SYMBOLISM OF MESOAMERICAN AND PRE-HISPANIC CULTURES. > ARTIST TALK > SCREEN PRINTING DEMO DAY > LA YUMA - COMMUNITY DOCUMENTARY SCREENING ACCESSIBLE CERAMICS WORKSHOP - JULY 2024 THIS INTRODUCTION TO HANDLING CLASS WILL BE MAKING CERAMICS ACCESSIBLE BY SHOWING PARTICIPANTS HOW TO USE INEXPENSIVE TOOLS AND BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING UNIQUE CLAY CREATIONS. ALL MATERIALS WERE INCLUDED AND ALL THE CREATIONS WERE FIRED TO BE PICKED UP AT A LATER DATE. 30 PARTICIPANTS MARIGOLD HEADPIECE WORKSHOP - OCTOBER 2024 LEADING UP TO THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION, THIS WORKSHOP OFFERS A PROCESS TO LEARN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MARIGOLDS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH LOVED ONES OR COMMUNITY, CONNECT, AND CREATE A PIECE THEY CAN USE DURING THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION. 20 PARTICIPANTS NORTEO TEACHINGS - MARCH 2025 FACILITATED BY STAN PADILLA, A DESCENDANT OF CALIFORNIA YAQUI AND CHICANO HERITAGE AND A RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ELDER AND CURRENT ARTISTIC / CULTURAL MENTOR FOR THE UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY TRIBAL SCHOOL, HE SHARED ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE. 25 PARTICIPANTS REVOLUTION WELLNESS - QUANTUM HEALING ARTS > FIND YOUR TRUE NORTH - MARCH 2025 > MEDINE BAG - MAY 2025 > SUMMER SOLSTICE - JUNE 2025 FACILITATED BY CULTURAL BEARER SYLVIA RIOS, THE 90 MINUTE WORKSHOPS OFFERED A CEREMONY TO GAIN DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EACH PERSON'S INTERNAL MAP, TAUGHT THE COMMUNITY HOW TO MAKE MEDICINE BAGS, AND TAUGHT HOW TO CR
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 November 6, 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 November 1976.
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 November 4, 2026.
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