2026-04-07T15:47:23-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 271276653 HISPANIC AFFAIRS PROJECT HISP 9702404115 PO Box 2024 Montrose CO 81402 Ricardo Perez Executive Director 9704176127 2026-05-15 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Ricardo Perez 504 N 1st Street Montrose CO 81401 938832 0 X www.hapgj.org X 2009 CO Promoting immigrant integration by providing outreach/education, direct services and opportunities for leadership development of the Hispanic communities in Western Colorado. HAP assists families with immigration legal representation, community resources and activities to create a sense of belonging among newcomers. 7 7 8 125 0 0 607407 873441 11312 19329 40584 31762 49063 6470 708366 931002 9159 34482 0 0 352075 368439 0 0 12476 84536 74113 445770 477034 262596 453968 2625395 3079363 0 0 2625395 3079363 Promoting leadership development, community outreach and providing key services for immigrant integration in western Colorado 0 0 135500 0 19329 Immigration legal assistance program: assisted 117 applicants before USCIS, including: citizenship by naturalization- 23; Deferred Actions for Child Arrivals (DACA)- 47; Green card petitions/renewals- 10; other applications related to consular documents, certificates, remove conditions on residence and affidavit of support- 17. Provided legal consultations and screening with limited representation to 20 families, including applicants for U-visa and VAWA. Related to intake evaluations and referrals served 149 individuals, including new arrivals - 13; Conducted community outreach and education of fraud prevention related to immigration legal access in rural communities, and collaborated with public libraries on educative clinics, as with the state court and USCIS office to organize the monthly naturalization ceremonies. Through informative sessions and social media tools, over 2,500 families were reached out in western Colorado. 176225 0 0 Resources to the community: Aided 432 low-income families with assistance including information related to labor rights, housing, medical services, driver license and connecting them with other local, regional non-profits and governmental entities. Site visit to 86 ranch and farm workers including these with H2A visa to share information about labor matters. Facilitated the Older Adult program with 17 community sessions and initiated the Hispanic business Group to enhance the visibility for businesses created by first generation entrepreneur immigrants coordinating 7 educative sessions. Ongoing outreach and education to prevent domestic violence and sexual assaults issues impacting minority groups. Organized 6 welcoming community events in Montrose, Mesa, and Paonia. Ongoing support "Inmigrantes Unidos de Gunnison" as vehicle to enhance collaboration between immigrant/refugee and governmental agencies. More than 750 people participated in one or more of our activities. In coordination with AidKit, HAP participated in the Benefit Recovery Fund (BRF) to educate community members about unemployment benefits, at the same time, initiated the Welcoming, reception and integration program (WRI-Program) to provided resources to new arrivals. An extensive social media platform was implemented to reach out English and/or Spanish speaking population in western Colorado. 95733 0 0 Partnership and collaboration: participated in 7 local/regional committees to advance immigrant integration and coordinated with other non-profit agencies and governmental entities looking to reach out their constituencies. Ongoing collaboration with the city of Gunnison to advance the Immigrant Integration Plan; expanding outreach activities in partnership with the Recreational District of the city of Montrose; at the same time, HAP created a network of volunteers to provide constitutional rights education to reduce the negative impact of deportation and family separation across the region. Over 1,100 families are reported participating in this emergency community action 0 0 0 407458 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 CO X Teryl Gable 9707298278 504 N 1st Street Montrose CO 81401 Ricardo Perez Executive Director 40 0 X X 81954 0 0 Joel Flores Board President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Carla Hernandez Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marcos Irigoyen Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 James Perez Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jose Pacheco Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Patricia Voorhis Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Mariana Salcedo Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 81954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0 873340 0 873441 Immigration Legal Assistance 813319 19329 19329 0 0 0 0 0 0 19329 31762 0 0 31762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14300 0 7830 0 6470 0 6470 0 0 6470 0 0 101 0 931002 19329 0 38232 0 0 34482 34482 0 0 0 0 81955 61466 12293 8196 0 0 0 0 199517 193531 5986 0 5320 4788 532 0 47552 42797 3329 1426 34095 30686 2387 1022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12217 6109 6108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4869 4869 0 0 2819 0 987 1832 22324 3775 18549 0 2513 0 2513 0 0 0 0 0 1599 32 1567 0 3411 3275 136 0 0 0 0 0 5902 5902 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9475 9096 379 0 CLINIC Registration/Licenses 1800 0 1800 0 Immigration Integration 5339 4805 534 0 IUG Fiscal Sponsorship 1845 1845 0 0 0 0 0 0 477034 407458 57100 12476 1250628 1665604 163210 202202 1211557 0 1211557 1211557 2625395 3079363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2110302 2537389 515093 541974 2625395 3079363 2625395 3079363 453968 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 667404 445698 841059 615173 873471 3442805 29110 19473 22508 11312 19329 101732 5609 0 5609 696514 470780 863567 626485 892800 3550146 3550146 497 720 14848 40584 31732 88381 497 720 14848 40584 31732 88381 697011 471500 878415 667069 924532 3638527 0.97571 0.98321 0.02429 0.01679 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 765440 0 0 765440 446117 0 0 446117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1211557 Schedule D, Part I, Line 1 A building was purchased in 2022 to serve as a permanent home for the Hispanic Affairs Project and improvements have been made in the years following. 1 None. 0 0 0 N/A N/A Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Hispanic Affairs Project maintains a file of all grant recipients and their use of the funds. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of this 990 form was submitted to all BOD members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The governing body and personnel are required to fill out a compliance form, which includes reporting potential conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Compensation for the Executive Director and the salary budget is approved by the BOD in the annual budget for the next fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization submits documents to Community First Bank (ColoradoGives.Day) on an annual basis, which in turn makes them available to the public for review. All financial information is available on request.