2016-11-14T20:31:23-06:00 2015-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 9737 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD 400 GAITHERSBURG MD 208787340 990 2015-01-01 521114225 CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC CONG 2025431771 1128 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 DOMENIKA LYNCH PRESIDENT & CEO 2025431771 2016-11-14 1 WILLIAM E TURCO CPA P00369217 3012963600 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CHCI DOMENIKA LYNCH 1128 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 14121434 0 X WWW.CHCI.ORG X 1978 DC CHCI'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LATINO LEADERS BY PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATION, PROVIDING UNMATCHED CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE, AND AWARD-WINNING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 25 25 169 125 0 0 8374426 3774354 4037915 4081832 267362 228858 -324056 -369145 12355647 7715899 553173 333241 0 0 3218823 4056304 378040 96387 949892 4874611 4070351 9024647 8556283 3331000 -840384 15452075 18343307 1219490 5013061 14232585 13330246 X CHCI'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF LATINO LEADERS BY PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATION. 0 0 2195362 1973 4081832 CHCI PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL AWARDS GALA: THE TWO-DAY, PUBLIC POLICY CONFERENCE IS HELD ANNUALLY AND FACILITATES DISCUSSIONS OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ISSUES AFFECTING THE LATINO COMMUNITY. IT TAKES AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH WITH ITS LATINO LEADER'S SUMMIT SERIES THAT RUNS CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND ADDRESSES RELEVANT, HOT BUTTON ISSUES, IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES TAKING PLACE NATIONALLY. THE AWARDS GALA PROGRAM CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND POSITIVE IMAGE OF LATINOS IN AMERICA. MORE THAN 2,100 LEADERS AND ADVOCATES JOIN US DURING OUR CONFERENCE AND GALA DINNER - OUR SIGNATURE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROGRAMS. 1101034 419 CHCI PUBLIC POLICY AND GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS: THESE PROGRAMS OFFER ON AVERAGE 20 TALENTED, YOUNG LATINOS A YEAR, WHO HAVE EARNED THEIR BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S DEGREES RESPECTIVELY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A NINE-MONTH PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIP ON CAPITOL HILL IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE, COMMITTEE OR FEDERAL AGENCY. THE PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE IS COMPLEMENTED BY WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO GET TO CONNECT WITH OUR NATION'S LEADERS ON VARIOUS ISSUES. FELLOWS RECEIVE ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE, A MONTHLY STIPEND AND HEALTHCARE. 1031042 987 CHCI'S CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: THESE INTERNSHIPS RUN SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL AND PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 80 COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES A YEAR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PLACED IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE TO GAIN FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE U.S. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THE PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE IS COMPLEMENTED BY WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAININGS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH OUR NATION'S LEADERS ON VARIOUS ISSUES. INTERNS RECEIVE ROUNDTRIP AIRFARE, A STIPEND, HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE. 498220 320383 SCHOLARSHIPS: CHCI'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS BETWEEN 50 TO 70 LATINO STUDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMS, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED FOR TWO OR FOUR YEARS, BASED ON THE STUDENT'S PROGRAM OF STUDY, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT HELP KEEP STUDENTS IN SCHOOL AND BOOST THE LATINO COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE. 30027 5 NATIONAL HOUSING INITIATIVE (NHI): HOGAR, THE SPANISH WORD FOR HOME, STANDS FOR "HISPANIC OWNERSHIP, A GROWING AMERICAN REALITY." CHCI LAUNCHED ITS HOGAR HOUSING INITIATIVE IN SEPTEMBER 2003 TO ENSURE THAT LATINOS SHARE EQUALLY IN THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOMEOWNERSHIP. HOGAR HAS THREE COMPLEMENTARY COMPONENTS: (1) A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE LATINO LEADERS IN THE HOUSING FIELD; (2) HOUSING COMMUNITY EVENTS TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND THE MORTGAGE PROCESS; AND (3) RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS THAT ADDRESS HOMEOWNERSHIP BARRIERS LATINOS FACE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST FOR THEM TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS. 841888 9474 OTHER PROGRAMS: R2L NEXTGEN - CHCI'S R2L NEXTGEN PROGRAM BRINGS LOW-INCOME LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR A WEEK-LONG, ALL EXPENSES PAID PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE. THE STUDENTS SPEND THE WEEK LEARNING ABOUT HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKS, MEETING IMPORTANT LEADERS, VISITING HISTORIC SITES, AND DEVELOPING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY CAN AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR NATION. BY PROVIDING THIS TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS, CHCI INSTILLED THE BELIEF THAT THESE FUTURE LEADERS CAN BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE-IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.CHCI NEXTOPP - PROGRAM INCREASES THE NUMBER OF LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ENTER POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION BY EDUCATING THEM ON THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESSES, MOTIVATING THEM TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO SERVE AND LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES; ALL WHILE INSTILLING IN THEM A BELIEF THAT A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS ACHIEVABLE. DURING EACH INTENSIVE, ONE-DAY PROGRAM, 9TH- AND 10TH-GRADE PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES, ROLE MODELS, AND INSPIRATION TO PURSUE A COLLEGE DEGREE AND CAREER TRAINING, WITH DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCIAL AID OPTIONS. STUDENTS LEAVE EACH R2L SESSION FEELING THAT COLLEGE EDUCATION IS ATTAINABLE AND THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO PURSUE A DEGREE. THE PROGRAM IS HELD ON VARIOUS COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN CITIES WITH A HIGH LATINO POPULATION. R2L NEXTOPP - IN LATE 2013, CHCI TRANSITIONED IT'S MOST POPULAR RESOURCE, THE 6TH EDITION OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR LATINO STUDENTS, TO AN ONLINE SEARCHABLE DATABASE CALLED R2LNEXTOPP. THIS GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE RESOURCE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATINO STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR EDUCATION AND OBTAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELD OF THEIR CHOICE. 1370135 329862 5697573 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 85 0 1 169 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X LEROY LATIMORE 2025431771 1128 16TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 REP LINDA SANCHEZ CHAIR 1.40 X X 0 0 0 CRISTINA ANTELO VICE CHAIR 4.65 X X 0 0 0 LUIS E CAMPILLO TREASURER 1.40 X X 0 0 0 LUPE DE LA CRUZ III SECRETARY 1.40 X X 0 0 0 RUDY BESERRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP JOAQUIN CASTRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORRAINE CORTES-VAZQUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILY ESKELSEN GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MILDRED GARCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERT GOMEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER LOPEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED LOYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIO LOZOYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIDIA S MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN OTERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER REY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP RAUL RUIZ MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROCIO SAENZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY THOMPSON-MARQUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP NORMA TORRES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GILBERTO VALDES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP JUAN VARGAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP FILEMON VELA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ESTHER AGUILERA PRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 12/31/15 37.00 X 190037 0 29444 DEBBY M BLAZQUEZ VP FINANCE 37.00 X 138741 0 21491 GLORIA M GARCIA VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 37.00 X 132834 0 14498 CARMEN T JOGE VP EXEC AFFAIRS 37.00 X 123009 0 24158 WILLIAM R GIL VP PROGRAMS 37.00 X 135177 0 9510 LEROY LATIMORE CONTROLLER 37.00 X 107497 0 12628 827295 0 111729 6 0 1 0 CENTERPLATENBSE 801 MT VERNON PLACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 CATERING/BANQUEST MGT 479110 HARGROVE INC ONE HARGROVE DRIVE LANHAM MD 20706 STAGING 193806 O'KEEFE COMMUNICATIONS 4301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW WASHINGTON DC 20008 PRODUCTION MGT SRVS 142037 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 FUNDRAISING FEES 126000 ERESOURCES 7 EAST SILVER SPRING BLVD OCALA FL 34470 COMPUTER/IT SRVS 109125 8 516632 3257722 280661 3774354 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 900099 4081832 4081832 4081832 121512 121512 6143736 6036390 107346 107346 107346 0 516632 369145 -369145 -369145 7715899 4081832 0 -140287 333241 333241 385191 183739 133366 68086 3158668 1987723 760906 410039 89273 38971 36577 13725 232530 101509 95272 35749 190642 92207 63236 35199 31100 31100 96387 96387 22662 22662 384358 217438 158040 8880 231169 61327 163892 5950 414686 255133 145671 13882 268187 37285 230902 1063209 939511 84715 38983 205825 154415 50190 1220 68742 68742 172663 28928 143735 27199 3497 23216 486 STAGING, PRODUCTION & V 668541 651939 15480 1122 DONATED GOODS 255544 157944 32000 65600 BAD DEBT 170765 170765 SUBSCRIPTIONS & PUBLICA 47670 19749 22038 5883 38031 433017 -543687 148701 8556283 5697573 1908818 949892 1500 1500 2762971 2119201 6209627 4649384 101997 13469 7651729 214766 201226 7436963 6174754 4122790 15452075 18343307 528065 436132 97285 105000 3908708 594140 563221 1219490 5013061 X 6603541 7233538 7009831 5477495 619213 619213 14232585 13330246 15452075 18343307 -840384 -61955 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4244214 3118406 7275610 8374426 3774354 26787010 4244214 3118406 7275610 8374426 3774354 26787010 9173192 17613818 64523 61177 77853 78904 121512 403969 2833 2833 419 836 1255 27195067 16517042 0.64770 0.69990 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 870613 549 871162 870328 285 870613 869894 434 870328 869404 490 869894 250000 619213 191 869404 0.28700 0.71080 0.00220 0 0 1440000 1440000 5872964 100384 5772580 338765 114382 224383 7436963 SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE 431375 CAPITAL LEASE LIABILITY 131846 563221 X 8875644 -61955 875217 813262 8062382 22662 -369145 -346483 7715899 9777983 875217 369145 1244362 8533621 22662 22662 8556283 PART V, LINE 4: EARNINGS FROM THE PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ARE TO BE USED FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND FROM ORTIZ FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THE BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS IS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ESTABLISH A RESERVE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONS OR RELEASES OF THESE FUNDS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, AND THE BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014, WAS $250,000. PART X, LINE 2: CHCI IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IN ADDITION, CHCI QUALIFIES FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTIONS AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. BUSINESS INCOME, WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME TAXES. CHCI HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED CHCI'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT CHCI HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GENERALLY, CHCI IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 8C -369,145. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON LINE 8C 369,145. X X X 1 COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICES PO BOX 824885 PHILADELPHIA PA 19182 FUNDRAISING 0 0 94500 -94500 94500 -94500 DC GOLF TOURNAMENT 210432 210432 1180 3786 14300 162841 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 238000 238000 534 95050 1 68200 68200 2599 88855 516632 516632 1180 3786 17433 346746 369145 -369145 1 CONTRIBUTION SCHOLARSHIPS 75 282763 STIPENDS 32 32000 AWARDS 152 18478 PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF REVIEWERS AND SCORES ARE GIVEN BASED ON A RIGOROUS EVALUATION CRITERIA. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON COMMITTEE SCORES, FINANCIAL NEED, AND DIVERSITY FACTORS. DETAILED RECORDS OF GRANTS AWARDED AND CHECKS ISSUED FOR GRANTS AWARDED ARE MAINTAINED BY THE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT AND RECONCILED BY FINANCE STAFF. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ESTHER AGUILERA PRESIDENT & CEO UNTIL 12/31/15 190037 0 0 0 0 0 8034 0 25188 0 223259 0 0 0 DEBBY M BLAZQUEZ VP FINANCE 138741 0 0 0 0 0 5919 0 17273 0 161933 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION AWARDS BONUSES BASED ON PERFORMANCE. X AIRLINE VOUCHERS 2 170014 FMV X GIVE AWAYS 13 93912 FMV X FOODS FOR EVENT 4 16734 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE PROCESS UTILIZED BY CHCI TO SHARE 990 FORM WITH BOARD INCLUDES SENDING AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASKING FOR FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS ON THE 990 FORM BEING SUBMITTED TO IRS FOR CALENDAR YEAR. THEY ARE GIVEN ONE WEEK TO REVIEW AND SHARE COMMENTS, AFTER WHICH CHCI FILES THE 990 FORM. COMMENTS ARE RECORDED AND RESPONDED TO AS NEEDED ON A TIMELY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE PROCESS UTILIZED BY CHCI TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE IN BOARD MEMBER REVIEW OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INCLUDE ANNUAL ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AN EXPLANATION AS TO POSSIBLE EXAMPLES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS PROVIDED AND A FORM THAT MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT AND SIGN STATING THAT THEY WILL DISCLOSE IF SUCH A NEED ARISES IS ALSO SHARED. CHCI HAS THEM FILL OUT THE FORM AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IF THEY PERCEIVE ONE MAY EXIST AS WELL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A USING COMPETITIVE SALARY INFORMATION FROM SIMILARLY-SIZED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AN H.R. CONSULTANT PREPARES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR SETTING THE CEO'S SALARY. THE H.R. COMMITTEE SUBMITS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ACTION. THERE IS DOCUMENTATION FOR BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED IN 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CHCI'S ANNUAL REPORT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 990 FORMS, AND BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA ITS WEBSITE WWW.CHCI.ORG FOR THE PUBLIC. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE AND SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC WHEN ASKED.