2024-05-13T11:27:43-05:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2022-07-01 521825305 HISPA INC HISP 6096815232 PO BOX 702 PRINCETON NJ 08542 IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE CEO 6096815232 2024-04-23 1 IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE 999009999 0 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2024-04-23 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE PO BOX 702 PRINCETON NJ 08542 899491 0 X WWW.HISPA.ORG X 1986 NJ TO INSPIRE LATINO STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO IGNITE THEIR DESIRE TO EMBRACE EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS. 13 12 1 1632 0 0 1146165 737034 208200 144300 0 12978 -25645 -26246 1328720 868066 56640 75000 0 0 197854 246076 0 0 66494 534412 729925 788906 1051001 539814 -182935 1087055 929614 230942 256436 856113 673178 X TO INSPIRE LATINO STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL AND TO IGNITE THEIR DESIRE TO EMBRACE EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS. 0 0 648540 109300 THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM: ENABLES HISPANIC PROFESSIONALS TO STEP (OR, IN VIRTUAL APPLICATIONS, STREAM) INTO PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS IN WHICH HISPANICS ARE THE MAJORITY TO SERVE AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR OUR YOUTH. DURING EACH VISIT (6 HOURS OF VISITS PER SCHOOL PROGRAM, PER SCHOOL YEAR), DIFFERENT HISPA ROLE MODELS SHARE THE EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOWED THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND SHOW STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN DO THE SAME. VISITS ARE TAILORED TO SCHOOL AND STUDENT NEEDS, RANGING FROM SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS TO LARGE AUDITORIUM PRESENTATIONS, BUT ALL EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND INTRODUCE POTENTIAL FUTURE CAREERS. THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 23,000 STUDENTS TO DATE. IN ADDITION TO BRINGING HISPA ROLE MODELS TO STUDENTS' CLASSROOMS, HISPA ALSO BRINGS STUDENTS TO HISPA ROLE MODELS' WORKPLACES FOR IMAGINE DAY - CORPORATE VISITS. THESE VISITS COMPLEMENT THE ROLE MODEL PROGRAM BY ALLOWING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE HISPA ROLE MODELS' CAREERS. THIS YEAR, THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM SESSIONS WERE PRIMARILY CONDUCTED IN PERSON, WITH SOME VIRTUAL LIVE VISITS. PROGRAM EXECUTION: IN 2022-23, 283 HISPA ROLE MODELS EXECUTED 520 ROLE MODEL PROGRAM VISITS, REACHING 4,097 STUDENTS IN 84 PROGRAMS IN 34 SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, HISPA HELD 17 IMAGINE DAY - CORPORATE VISITS WITH 12 COMPANIES AND UNIVERSITIES, WITH 160 HISPA ROLE MODELS HOSTING 1,004 STUDENTS FROM 15 SCHOOLS ENROLLED IN THE HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM. HISPA YOUTH CONFERENCES: THEMED "TAKE ACTION! ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS," HISPA YOUTH CONFERENCES BRING APPROXIMATELY 150 STUDENTS TO A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FOR A FULL DAY OF HANDS-ON STEM WORKSHOPS ALONGSIDE POSITIVE, INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS. YOUTH CONFERENCES EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL TO FUTURE SUCCESS, EXCITE STUDENTS ABOUT COLLEGE LIFE, AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS' EXPLORATION OF STEM STUDIES AND CAREERS. THIS YEAR, HISPA HOSTED ITS FIRST CONFERENCE SINCE THE PANDEMIC, BRINGING 140 STUDENTS AND 60 ROLE MODELS TO PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. ON-DEMAND HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAM PROGRAMMING: HISPA CONTINUED TO DEVELOP THE 'HISPA 20,000 INSPIRATIONAL STORIES FOR OUR YOUTH' WEB-BASED PLATFORM. THIS WEB-BASED PLATFORM COLLECTS HISPANIC ROLE MODELS' STORIES AS WRITING, AUDIO RECORDING, AND VIDEO AND SHARES THEM IN ONE PLACE, ALL IN A WAY THAT IS IMMEDIATELY ACCESSIBLE BY STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND COUNSELORS. HISPA HAS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACCOMPANYING LESSON PLAN PACKAGES FOCUSED ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SKILLS IN HISPA ROLE MODELS' STORIES. THE ON-DEMAND PACKAGE INCLUDED AN INDEX OF THE HISPA ROLE MODELS VIDEOS; THEIR BIOGRAPHIES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH; AND THE ASSOCIATED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) LESSON PLAN CARDS, PROVIDING A LESSON PLAN FOR GUIDED LISTENING AND Q&A. TO DATE, 195 HISPA ROLE MODELS HAVE PUBLISHED THEIR INSPIRATIONAL STORIES, AND 73 SEL LESSON PLAN CARDS HAVE BEEN CREATED. HISPA DELIVERED 3 ON-DEMAND HISPA ROLE MODEL PROGRAMS IN 2022-23.MY CAREER: STEP-BY-STEP: LATINO STUDENTS OFTEN FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING LESS EXPOSURE AND ACCESS TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INFORMATION. HISPA WANTS THESE STUDENTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE HUNDREDS OF CAREER OPTIONS AVAILABLE. VOLUNTEERS FILL OUT A ONE-PAGE "MY CAREER: STEP-BY-STEP" TEMPLATE. USING THIS TEMPLATE, VOLUNTEERS INTRODUCE THEIR CAREERS AND INCLUDE THE SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES IN THEIR LIVES THAT ALLOWED THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FIELDS. TO DATE, 461 VOLUNTEERS HAVE FILLED OUT THIS TEMPLATE.HISPA ROLE MODEL ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING: IN 2022-23, HISPA TRAINED 400 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGH ORIENTATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS. IN ADDITION, HISPA ENGAGED 1,232 VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, KICK-OFF EVENTS, A FUNDRAISING GALA, AND VARIOUS OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. 202017 75000 HISPA LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES: THE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES PROVIDES ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CAREER NETWORKS, AND ROLE MODELS TO THE COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR'S HISPANIC FELLOWS PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE CENTER FOR HISPANIC POLICY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE 8-WEEK SUMMER HISPA LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES BRINGS THIS COHORT OF FELLOWS TO A VARIETY OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS FOR A FULL DAY EACH WEEK OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LED BY DIVERSE PROFESSIONALS. EACH WORKSHOP HAS A UNIQUE FOCUS AND DEVELOPS SKILLS KEY TO SUCCESS IN ANY FIELD. DUE TO CHANGES IN CORPORATE VISITING POLICIES BROUGHT ON DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE 2023 LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES WAS DELIVERED VIA A COMBINATION OF 13 IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND 2 VIRTUAL MEETINGS; 9 OF THESE WERE HELD ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30. HISPA ENGAGED 115 VOLUNTEERS IN THE PROGRAM; THEY PARTICIPATED AS MENTORS AND SPEAKERS, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TALKS, CONDUCTING MOCK INTERVIEWS, AND PROVIDING INVALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT DIVERSE CAREERS.HISPA PARTNERED WITH PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO BRING OUR LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES TO THEIR STEM EXPLORERS ACADEMY PROGRAM. PCCC'S STEM EXPLORERS ACADEMY IS A 4-WEEK, HIGH-ENERGY STEM EXPLORATION THAT PROVIDES INCOMING FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH ENRICHMENT CLASSES AND COLLEGE AND CAREER PLANNING AND COACHING. HISPA'S LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS FOR THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED A VARIETY OF PRESENTATIONS FROM STEM INDUSTRY EXPERTS; PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS; AND MENTORING CIRCLES, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS. 48630 35000 HISPA LATINOS IN COLLEGE: SEEING THE RESULTS OF HISPA'S LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES, HISPA ESTABLISHED THE LATINOS IN COLLEGE PROGRAM IN 2015 TO EXPAND THESE BENEFITS TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE FELLOWS PROGRAM. IN 2022-23, WITH THE SUPPORT OF PSEG AND BMS, HISPA DELIVERED LATINOS IN COLLEGE WORKSHOPS TO RIDER UNIVERSITY AND NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. THE LATINOS IN COLLEGE PROGRAM BRINGS VARIOUS LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP FOSTER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. HISPA CONDUCTED 20 WORKSHOPS INCLUDING CAREER AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS WITH VARIOUS CORPORATE LEADERS. HISPA ENGAGED 20 VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATED AS PANELISTS AND MENTORS. 899187 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 NJ X IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE 9089075290 PO BOX 702 PRINCETON NJ 08542 IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE CEO 35.00 X X 186999 0 0 YVONNE SHEPARD CHAIRPERSON 10.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN ESTRADA SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIGUEL PORTO TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 YVETTE DONADO-WOLINKSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENE HERRERA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN LARKIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROY LOVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO PELLEGRINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA T POLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND A QUIROGA DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRES POLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 186999 0 0 1 0 1 0 ID EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS 50 VAN ZANDT ROAD SKILLMAN NJ 08558 MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 186999 1 100469 284216 352349 5296 737034 ROLE MODEL PROGRAM 611710 109300 109300 LATINOS IN COLLEGE 611710 35000 35000 144300 12978 12978 5179 100469 31425 -26246 -26246 868066 144300 0 -13268 X 75000 75000 183995 173995 10000 55000 14344 40656 1351 344 1007 5730 1459 4271 34752 19300 15452 542349 492487 7662 42200 4952 3603 1349 5117 4821 296 13314 10312 3002 24579 23126 1453 15100 15100 755 755 4028 19 4009 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 54982 40688 14294 GIFTS AND AWARDS 18789 18693 96 DONATED GOODS 5295 5295 0 MISCELLANEOUS 3192 601 2591 2721 2721 1051001 899187 85320 66494 34006 278344 924109 311985 125630 82350 863 982 10623 8931 2447 1692 254261 1087055 929614 117229 140439 113713 115997 230942 256436 X 549113 502678 307000 170500 856113 673178 1087055 929614 -182935 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 647583 619463 718911 1146165 730653 3862775 647583 619463 718911 1146165 730653 3862775 77465 3785310 142 356 494 0 12978 13970 3876745 444600 0.97640 0.74000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10623 8931 1692 1692 REFUNDABLE ADVANCE 115997 115997 X 917341 17850 31425 49275 868066 0 868066 1100276 17850 31425 49275 1051001 0 1051001 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. INCOME GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TAX, WHICH, IF INCURRED, WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A CURRENT EXPENSE. NO SUCH TAX HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022. U.S. GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECORD ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022, OR IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEARS THEN ENDED. IF THE ORGANIZATION WERE TO INCUR ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY IN THE FUTURE, INTEREST ON ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE REPORTED AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES ON ANY INCOME TAX LIABILITY WOULD BE REPORTED AS INCOME TAXES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 31,425. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE 31,425. THREE KINGS GALA 105648 100469 5179 918 25742 4062 703 105648 100469 5179 918 25742 4062 703 31425 -26246 0 STIPENDS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES 43 75000 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE GRANT FUNDS ON A PERIODIC BASIS. GRANTEES MUST CONTINUE INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CONTINUED FUNDING. MANAGEMENT IS INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM AND MAINTAINS CONTACT WITH ALL GRANTEES. MANAGEMENT ALSO MONITORS ACTIVITIES OF THE GRANTEES TO ENSURE SPENDING OF FUNDS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANT CONTRACT. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IVONNE DIAZ-CLAISSE CEO 186999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186999 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE ANNUAL CONSULTING CONTRACT OF THE PRESDIENT & CEO. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 OF OTHER SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO USE AS A BENCHMARK FOR CEO UNDER THE CONTRACT IS REASONABLE. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICERS HAVE A SIMILAR ASSESSING WHETHER THE COMPENSATION LIKELY TO BE PAID TO THE PRESIDENT & KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND THE TREASURER AND SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO ONCE THE TAX RETURNS ARE COMPLETED. THE FORM 990, AUDITED FINANCIALS, AND ALL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HISPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS DURING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO REVIEW ANNUALLY. IF ANYONE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT IS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD WHO THEN MAKES A DECISION AS TO THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE ANNUAL CONSULTING CONTRACT OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 OF OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICERS HAVE A SIMILAR SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO USE AS A BENCHMARK FOR ASSESSING WHETHER THE COMPENSATION LIKELY TO BE PAID TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO UNDER THE CONTRACT IS REASONABLE. THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA GUIDESTAR UNDER OUR ORGANIZATIONS'S NAME, HISPA, INC. HISPA DOES NOT INCLUDE FINACIALS OR POLICIES ON ITS WEBSITE. FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 492,487. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,662. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 42,200. TOTAL EXPENSES 542,349. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.