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SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $282,139 to it, the largest being INATAI FOUNDATION ($223,798). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$554k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$282k
Net assets
$205k
2/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 25%
01What it does

What Southwest Washington Lulac Foundation Latinos Unidos y Floreciendo does

Mission

To empower latinos through sustainable food systems, and cultural traditions, caring for the land, connecting communities to share resources, and advocating for systems change.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Food distribution program: we provide culturally relevant, nutritious food through community-based distribution sites (mercados frescos). The program reduces food insecurity for low-income and underserved households by offering consistent, low-barrier access to fresh produce and essential food items. Approximately 750 households are served annually.

    $190,343 spentof which $69,526 as grants
    58% of program spending
  2. Farm program: we operate a community-based farm that produces culturally relevant food using sustainable practices. The farm supports food distribution efforts, engages community volunteers, and serves as a space for community education and connection to local food systems.

    $136,192 spentof which $1,420 as grants
    42% of program spending
  3. Leadership program: we develop leadership skills amoung youth and community members through hands-on learning, mentorship and service opportunities. The program builds capacity for community engagement, workforce readiness and culturally responsive leadership.

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $326,535.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20222022 Revenue 100 ($921k) Expenses 100 ($543k) Net assets 100 ($378k)2023 Revenue 28 ($258k) Expenses 74 ($402k) Net assets 62 ($234k)2024 Revenue 34 ($309k) Expenses 76 ($415k) Net assets 34 ($127k)2025 Revenue 60 ($554k) Expenses 88 ($476k) Net assets 54 ($205k)
2022202320242025
Revenue (60)Expenses (88)Net assets (54)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $424k to $252k (−40%).

$424k
$252k
$158k
$230k
2022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2022 56% · 2023 72% · 2024 55% · 2025 65%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 19,547 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$378k
’22
−$144k
’23
−$106k
’24
$78k
’25
3.6
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Michelle A Vasquez-Stickley

Executive director

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.

2022202320242025
Listed36511
Joined·+5+1+6
No longer listed·220
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $233k → $22k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
Inatai Foundationunclassified
$224k
$58k
funders
3
2
1
1

From the IRS filings of SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 2 of 3 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO.

79%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 96% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO's grant income comes from Washington funders.

WA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Washington out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin14% · above the median
Months of reserve3.6mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−16% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

69% of spending goes to programs.

Program 69%Management 22%Fundraising 9%

Governance

8
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

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Questions and answers

Who funds SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO?
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO (Washington) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $282,139 to it, the largest being INATAI FOUNDATION ($223,798). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $282,139 in grants to SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO?
INATAI FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $223,798 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON LULAC FOUNDATION LATINOS UNIDOS Y FLORECIENDO find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing