2025-11-11T15:07:06-05:00 2024-12-31 860836452 J MICHALE HAUBERT CPA PC 4566 N 1ST AVE STE 140 TUCSON AZ 857185680 990 2024-01-01 805033532 HUMANE BORDERS INC HUMA 5203985053 P O BOX 27024 TUCSON AZ 85726 DAVID SARANDO TREASURER 5203985053 2025-11-03 true J MICHALE HAUBERT CPA P00171048 5203181040 2025-11-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LAURIE CANTILLO 243 W 33RD ST TUCSON AZ 85713 489058 false X WWW.HUMANEBORDERS.ORG X 2009 AZ THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS IN NEED IN THE DESERT BORDERLANDS OF THE U.S. AND MEXICO, AND TO WORK TOWARDS A MORE JUST ENVIRONMENT IN THE BORDERLANDS. 11 11 2 24 0 209765 465738 0 18 8320 0 209783 474058 0 0 74176 87434 0 0 166073 281874 240249 369308 -30466 104750 331193 473028 23878 9230 307315 463798 X THE MAIN PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS IN NEED IN THE DESERT BORDERLANDS OF THE U.S. AND MEXICO, AND TO WORK TOWARDS A MORE JUST ENVIRONMENT IN THE BORDERLANDS. false false 190385 SERVICE WATER STATIONS: WE ASSIST MIGRANTS IN DISTRESS WITH FOOD, WATER, FIRST AID, AND IF NECESSARY ARRANGE WITH THE BORDER PATROL FOR RESCUE AND, OR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANTS. IN 2023 WE SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 30 WATER STATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DESERT, ON LAND MANAGED BY FEDERAL, COUNTY, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS WHO HAS GIVEN US PERMISSION. OUR TWO PART-TIME STAFF COORDINATE THE WORK OF 17 REGULAR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS OF OUR WATER TRUCKS, AND WE HAD MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND A FEW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. VOLUNTEERS HAVE PUT OUT MORE THAN 18,000 GALLONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR, AND HAVE PUT MORE THAN 4,000 HOURS SERVING THE WATER STATIONS EACH YEAR, PICKING UP TRASH LEFT BY MIGRANTS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, HELPING FAMILIES LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES PERHAPS LOST IN THE DESERT, AND HELPING OUT AT SHELTERS ON THE US MEXICAN BORDER. WE ALSO REPORT IF WE FIND HUMAN REMAINS IN THE DESERT AND KEEP A NATIONALLY KNOWN MAP THAT MONTHLY UPDATES THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF KNOWN DEATHS IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. 26339 VEHICLES FLEET: WE MAINTAIN A FLEET OF WATER TRUCKS AND AUXILIARY VEHICLES. THE WATER TRUCKS HAVE OFF-ROAD WATER HAULING AND DISPENSING CAPABILITIES THAT INCLUDE DESERT RESCUE AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. IN 2024 WE WERE OUT IN THE DESERT 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 15,000 MILES. 51104 OUTREACH, MIGRANTS FOOD AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATION: WE CONSTANTLY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTRIBUTOR, PUBLIC, AND MEDIA CONTRACTS. WE PUBLISH A NEWSLETTER, IT IS DISTRIBUTED BY MAIL AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. WE KEPT UPDATING OUR WARNING POSTERS THAT WARN MIGRANTS OF THE DANGERS OF CROSSING IN THE DESERT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PIMA COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER, WE CONTINUE TO POST ON OPENGIS OUR MAPS OF WHERE DEATHS ARE OCCURING IN OUR AREA. WE RESPOND TO THOSE LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES USING OUR WELL ESTABLISHED (24 YEARS) CONNECTIONS WITH VARIOUS U.S. AND MEXICAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO MIGRANTS, ESPECIALLY IN ARIZONA, WHO NEED WATER, FOOD, CLOTHES, OR MEDICAL CARE. 81247 RECORD VEHICLE DEPRECIATION EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED GOALS. 81247 349075 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 2 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false DAVID SARANDO 5203985053 243 W 33RD ST TUCSON AZ 85713 X DAN ABBOTT PHOENIX REPR 0.58 X 0 0 0 NORM BAKER DIRECTOR 0.58 X 0 0 0 DINAH BEAR SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE CANTILLO BOARD CHAIR 15.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB FEINMAN VICE CHAIR 0.58 X X 0 0 0 BRAD JONES DIRECTOR 0.58 X 0 0 0 GENE O'MEARA DIRECTOR 9.62 X 0 0 0 DORA RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 0.38 X 0 0 0 DAVID SARANDO TREASURER 4.81 X X 0 0 0 JOSE VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR 0.58 X 0 0 0 TOM WINGO DIRECTOR 4.81 X 0 0 0 false false false 30000 435738 465738 8919 8919 14401 15000 -599 -599 -599 474058 8320 81132 81132 6302 6302 9233 9233 41063 41063 20233 20233 6488 6488 81247 81247 16097 16097 TRUCKS OPERATIONAL EXP 50709 50709 WATER DISTRIBUTION 26239 26239 VOLUNTEER & YARD SUPPLIES 14791 14791 CONTRACT LABOR 10967 10967 4807 4807 369308 349075 20233 0 211287 41049 69164 320862 13260 7377 257504 153764 37482 103740 331193 473028 23878 9230 23878 9230 X 307315 463798 307315 463798 331193 473028 X 104750 51733 X false false X 187932 280416 261147 209765 465738 1404998 187932 280416 261147 209765 465738 1404998 1404998 33 15 12 17 77 1405075 8937 0.99990 0.99990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 257504 153764 103740 103740 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 9230 9230 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SERVICE WATER STATIONS: WE ASSIST MIGRANTS IN DISTRESS WITH FOOD, WATER, FIRST AID, AND IF NECESSARY ARRANGE WITH THE BORDER PATROL FOR RESCUE AND, OR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANTS. IN 2023 WE SERVICED APPROXIMATELY 30 WATER STATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA DESERT, ON LAND MANAGED BY FEDERAL, COUNTY, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS WHO HAS GIVEN US PERMISSION. OUR TWO PART-TIME STAFF COORDINATE THE WORK OF 17 REGULAR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS OF OUR WATER TRUCKS, AND WE HAD MANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND A FEW FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. VOLUNTEERS HAVE PUT OUT MORE THAN 18,000 GALLONS OF WATER EVERY YEAR, AND HAVE PUT MORE THAN 4,000 HOURS SERVING THE WATER STATIONS EACH YEAR, PICKING UP TRASH LEFT BY MIGRANTS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, HELPING FAMILIES LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES PERHAPS LOST IN THE DESERT, AND HELPING OUT AT SHELTERS ON THE US MEXICAN BORDER. WE ALSO REPORT IF WE FIND HUMAN REMAINS IN THE DESERT AND KEEP A NATIONALLY KNOWN MAP THAT MONTHLY UPDATES THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF KNOWN DEATHS IN THE ARIZONA DESERT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RECORD VEHICLE DEPRECIATION EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED GOALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PROCESS USED BY THIS ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW THIS FORM 990 AND ITS SCHEDULES: THE TREASURER WORKS WITH THE BOARD'S CHAIR TO INSURE THAT THE FORM IS CORRECT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FIGURES ON THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR AFTER THE PERIOD OF THIS RETURN. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN TIME FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C YES, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2014. THE POLICY IS ENFORCED THROUGH A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AS WELL AS MONITORING ANY POTENTIAL CONTRACTS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR THEIR FAMILIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY POSTS ITS FORM 990, EVERY YEAR, ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.HUMANEBORDERS.ORG. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 51,733