2023-11-17T10:58:35-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 522076978 UNION DE VECINOS DE PICO ALISO UNIO 3239083454 346 S Gless St Los Angeles CA 90033 elizabeth blaney Co-Director 3239083454 2023-11-15 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Union de Vecinos Elizabeth Blaney 346 S Gless St Los Angeles CA 90033 382633 0 X www.uniondevecinos.org X 1996 CA Union de Vecinos is a grassroots community based organization that addresses issues related to environmental justice, the right to housing, and the right to healthy and stable neighborhoods in Boyle Heights and neighboring cities. 12 1 4 500 0 0 219500 382633 0 0 0 0 0 0 219500 382633 52375 0 0 0 137057 150736 0 0 0 54288 210053 243720 360789 -24220 21844 246714 267840 1523 805 245191 267035 Our principal work is community organizing around issues identified by community members in Boyle Heights. This includes the right to housing, the right to clean air and water, and the right to healthy and stable neighborhoods. We also work in other neighborhoods in Los Angeles. 0 0 200692 0 We organize neighborhood and building committees who focus on various issues as prioritized by community members. This includes tenant and housing issues as well as environmental and health issues. During 2021 we also provided assistance and mutual aid to community members in need. 149615 0 Organizing with other partners the Peoples Summit in which over 2,000 attended a 4 day event. 0 0 0 350307 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 CA X Elizabeth Blaney 3239083454 346 S Gless St Los Angeles CA 90033 Kenia Alcocer Co-Director 40 0 X 53500 0 0 Ofelia Platon Staff 20 0 X 26817 0 0 Blanca Espinosa Staff 20 0 X 26217 0 0 Elizabeth Blaney Co-Director 15 0 X 600 0 0 Leonardo Vilchis-Zarate Board Members 15 0 X 0 0 0 Ashley Elias Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Leonardo Vilchis Co-Director 15 0 X 0 0 0 Sofia Guerrero Treasurer 0.50 0 X 0 0 0 Anne Orchier Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Anakaren Alcocer Board Members 5 0 X 0 0 0 Annie Powers Board Member 10 0 X 0 0 0 Caro Gomez Board Member 5 0 X 0 0 0 107134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382633 0 382633 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382633 0 0 0 54100 54100 53034 53034 34159 34159 9443 9443 1500 1500 9653 9653 21114 21114 670 670 149614 149614 1813 1813 6942 6942 Telephone and Internet 7044 7044 0 0 Printing 4857 4857 0 0 Subscriptions and Communications 2276 2276 0 0 Repairs 1398 0 1398 0 3172 2843 329 360789 350307 10482 0 214620 234846 154 1277 628 50916 20789 31940 30127 962 246714 267840 1523 805 1523 805 X 220056 218912 25135 48123 245191 267035 246714 267840 21844 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 107182 190121 282829 219501 382633 1182266 107182 190121 282829 219501 382633 1182266 690535 491731 1182266 0.41592 0.50869 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 500 1 500 0 1000 0 Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 We met with legislative staff and publicized with tenants the need for a moratorium on evictions, ren releif funds, and greater protections for tenatns to stay in their homes. 22127 0 22127 13148 0 5600 7548 0 0 0 0 15641 0 15189 452 0 0 0 0 30127 Elizabeth Blaney Co-Director 0 The office of Union de Vecinos is in the name of Elizabeth Blaney. Union de Vecinos pays the mortgage, utilities, and property taxes on the building. 0 Schedule L, Part IV In 2003, Union de Vecinos and Elizabeth Blaney purchased the office space used by Union de Vecinos (346 S. Gless St., Los Angeles, CA). Union de Vecinos is a 12% owner of the space. There is a binding agreement between Ms. Blaney and Union de Vecinos that states that Union de Vecinos shall pay all taxes, mortgage, utilities, and maintenance of the building. Ms. Blaney does not receive any economic benefit from this transaction. The agreement states that Ms. Blaney must sell the building to Union de Vecinos at a time when Union de Vecinos is in an economic position to payoff the mortgage. The sales prices is set at whatever the balance of the mortgage is at the time of the sale. The average payment is $1,800 per month with proerty taxes averaging $5,000 annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Two of the board members of Union de Vecinos are sisters, Kenia Alcocer and Anakaren Alcocer. Two other board members, Leonardo Vilchis and Elizabeth Blaney are in-laws. Leonardo Vilchis' son is also a board member. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The board members of Union de Vecinos receive a copy of th Form 990 before it is submitted to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board members are required to report before a vote or discussion any conflict of interest they may have regarding a topic that may be voted on. If there is a conflict of interest, they are recused from voting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Union de Vecinos made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Due to lack of funds we had to let go of staff in October of this year. The change in staff configuration along with technical problems in efiling the return cause us to file the return 2 days late. Penalities incurred for late filing would create an addiitonal economic hardship at this time on the organization. We respectfully request a waiver in the penalties.