Proyecto Pastoral
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Proyecto Pastoral's mission is to empower the economically and politically disenfranchised community of Boyle Heights through grassroots projects in education, leadership and service.
- Income
- $7.9 million
- Spending
- $7.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 5.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 48%
- Employees
- 103
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $156,276, executive dir.
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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 (5)
- $1.8 million spent. Early Childhood Education Centers (ECECs) - Proyecto provides high-quality, pre-k curriculum, to 100 children ages 18 months to 5 years through two ECECs in Boyle Heights. Our centers offer a nurturing environment that focuses on social and cognitive development, helping children get the best start to their education at a crucial stage. Each of the ECECs conducts monthly workshops with parents to engage them in their child's education, invests in continuous professional development for teachers, and uses innovative technology to track and evaluate student progress.
- $1.6 million spent. IMPACTO Youth Development - IMPACTO provides in-school academic case management, summer camp, and after-school enrichment, arts, sports, and recreation programs for nearly 700 youth, ages 5-18, across five sites. At IMPACTO, youth are part of a safe, supportive, and engaging environment where they can play, learn, and grow until they graduate from high school. In addition to after-school academic and extra-curricular enrichment, IMPACTOs Academic Case Management (ACM) program targets high school students at high risk of dropping out to provide intensive academic and socio-emotional support. IMPACTOs long-term goals are that Boyle Heights youth: 1) graduate high school, 2) begin college and/or are career ready, 3) build a foundation for workforce success, and 4) are physically and mentally healthy.
- $1.4 million spent. The Guadalupe Homeless Project (GHP) has served the Boyle Heights community for more than 35 years through two emergency shelters, serving up to 250 men and 15 senior-aged women (55+) each year. We offer 1) nightly shelter and hot meals, 2) strategic wraparound support (including health care referrals, access to mental health services, job-skills development, and financial education), and 3) individualized case management, so that clients can increase their income and transition into permanent housing. In 2025, an incredible 47% of our women's shelter residents transitioned into permanent housing, one of the highest transition rates among all LAHSA providers. GHP operates with the understanding that all humans deserve to be treated with dignity and to live with dignity, and that our clients honor us with their presence.
- $1.2 million spent. Promesa Boyle Heights (Promesa) was formed in 2010 as a community-wide collaborative of 30+ partners united in their mission to improve education and wellness outcomes in Boyle Heights. Promesa seeks to implement change at three levels - the individual, school, and system levels - through an innovative collective impact model. Promesa is achieving its vision through a combination of community organizing, parent and student leadership development, and community-school transformation efforts that include multi-tiered student supports and school-wide initiatives addressing academic, wellness, college, and career readiness and success. As a result of Promesas strategies at Mendez High School since 2012, graduation rates increased to 87% in 2025. At Roosevelt High School, the graduation rate rose to 94% in 2025. In addition to school transformation, Promesa builds resident leadership capacity in key areas, including wellness, education justice, immigrant rights, and environmental justice.
- $239,226 spent. Comunidad en Movimiento (CEM) CEM is a community organizing initiative that strives to engage and empower Boyle Heights residents to be leaders and advocates for their community. CEM hosted nearly 30 events with community members in FY25 and focuses on four central issue areas recognized by the community as priorities: 1) security and safety, including traffic safety; 2) land use of housing and parks, aimed at protecting the community from the detrimental effects of gentrification; 3) immigration; and 4) engaging more community residents and building a broad, active base.
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 March 1978.
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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