SO OH SHINALI SISTER PROJECT

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $977K · assets $871K

EIN
85-1245097
Address
1050 LAKES DR STE 225, WEST COVINA, CA 91790-2910
Website
WWW.SSSISTERPROJECT.ORG
NTEE code
A23
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Monique Christina Castro (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

SO'OH-SHINL SISTER PROJECT PROMOTES INDIGENOUS EDUCATION AND WELLNESS TO EMPOWER ALL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE URBAN SETTING THROUGH CORE VALUES, INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING ROOTED IN CULTURAL PRACTICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Elena Nourrie EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2025 $141,210$306,815 1
Cynthia Begay SECRETARY2022-2025 $225$24,338 1
Avril Cordova TREASURER2024-2025 $3,200$8,000 1
Wildflower Robles Ontiveros (former) Dir of Education & Community2023 $60,467$60,467 1
Patricia Miramontes (former) Community Operations Coordina2023 $56,501$56,501 1
Bridget Garcia Vera (former) Community Operations Director2022-2023 $35,502$51,091 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stephanie Guadron PRESIDENT2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Garcia (former) DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/30/24)2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Monique Castro (former) President2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Kimberly Robertson (former) Secretary2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Melissa Alcala (former) Secretary2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 3 paid, $145K · 10 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELENA NOURRIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $118,362$0$22,848 $141,2101
AVRIL CORDOVA TREASURER0 $3,200$0$0 $3,2001
CYNTHIA BEGAY SECRETARY0 $225$0$0 $2251
STEPHANIE GUADRON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $97K · 8 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELENA NOURRIE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $49,955$0$18,004 $67,9591
CYNTHIA BEGAY SECRETARY0 $24,113$0$0 $24,1131
AVRIL CORDOVA TREASURER0 $4,800$0$0 $4,8001
STEPHANIE GUADRON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH GARCIA DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/30/24)0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $250K · 9 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elena Nourrie Executive Director40 $97,646$0$0 $97,6461
Wildflower Robles Ontiveros Dir of Education & Community40 $60,467$0$0 $60,4671
Patricia Miramontes Community Operations Coordina40 $56,501$0$0 $56,5011
Bridget Garcia Vera Community Operations Director40 $35,502$0$0 $35,5021
Cynthia Begay President0 $0$0$0 $01
Stephanie Guadron Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Garcia Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $16K · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Bridget Garcia Vera Treasurer5 $15,589$0$0 $15,5891
Elizabeth Garcia Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Stephanie Guadron Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Cynthia Begay President5 $0$0$0 $01
Monique Castro President5 $0$0$0 $01
Kimberly Robertson Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elena Nourrie President5 $0-- $01
Monique Castro Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Melissa Alcala Secretary5 $0-- $01
Kimberly Robertson Secretary5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,335,851$976,781 $870,811$870,811 $1,296,551$39,300 $144,635106
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$457,523$791,089 $526,740$526,740 $457,523$0 $94,991810
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,238,953$601,984 $860,306$860,306 $1,238,953$0 $250,117930
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$560,676$406,131 $223,337$223,337 $560,676$0 $15,589020
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,239$119,999 $68,792$68,792 $177,239- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $996,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “So Oh Shinali Sister Project” 2022-2023 2$800,000 2023$500,000
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$65,000 2024$50,000
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IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$45,000 2020$45,000
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COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$40,000 2023$40,000
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THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SO OH SHINALI SISTER PROJECT” 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “So Oh Shinali Sister Project” 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$1,000 2020$1,000
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $976,781 spent · pay $709,062 · grants $959 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $446,270$198,502$247,768- 45.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $144,635$24,449$49,581$70,605 14.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $90,266$90,266-- 9.2%
Other employee benefits $71,079$31,616$39,463- 7.3%
Occupancy $51,606-$51,606- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $46,242$17,447$23,270$5,525 4.7%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVLOPMENT $32,582$10,869$21,713- 3.3%
Fees: other services $23,618$6,373$16,652$593 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $23,061$4,550$18,511- 2.4%
Fees: accounting $18,428-$18,428- 1.9%
Insurance $10,711-$10,711- 1.1%
Travel $5,460$943$4,446$71 0.6%
Office expenses $4,144$962$3,155$27 0.4%
Information technology $3,333-$3,333- 0.3%
Other (as described)EMPLOYEE REIMBURSMENT $2,780$910$1,834$36 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $959$959-- 0.1%
Pension plan contributions $836$372$464- 0.1%
Other (as described)BANK & MERCHANT FEES $566-$514$52 0.1%
All other expenses $205-$205- 0.0%
Total$976,781100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $791,089 spent · pay $467,002 · grants $0 · events $819
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $331,694$297,445$34,249- 41.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $172,118$172,118-- 21.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $94,991$45,073$36,702$13,216 12.0%
Insurance $48,510$40,134$8,376- 6.1%
Advertising and promotion $31,622-$31,622- 4.0%
Payroll taxes $31,432$26,370$5,062- 4.0%
Occupancy $26,627$22,339$4,288- 3.4%
Fees: other services $13,268$5,302$7,966- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $9,000-$9,000- 1.1%
Pension plan contributions $8,885$7,701$1,184- 1.1%
Office expenses $6,634$655$5,979- 0.8%
Other (as described)EMPLOYEE REIMBURSMENT $6,598$4,479$2,119- 0.8%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVLOPMENT $4,495$4,425$70- 0.6%
Travel $2,504-$2,504- 0.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,732-$1,732- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $819$819-- 0.1%
All other expenses $160-$160- 0.0%
Total$791,089100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $601,984 spent · pay $369,226 · grants $74,838 · events $3,160
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $250,117$143,519$106,598- 41.5%
Grants to US individuals $74,838$74,838-- 12.4%
Payroll taxes $62,542$12,135$50,407- 10.4%
Other salaries and wages $52,433$52,433-- 8.7%
Fees: other services $38,451$36,865$1,586- 6.4%
Fees: accounting $21,895-$21,895- 3.6%
Insurance $21,476-$21,476- 3.6%
Other (as described)Rent $18,736-$18,736- 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $16,106$1,000$15,106- 2.7%
Other (as described)Professional Development $13,372$11,597$1,775- 2.2%
Office expenses $13,181$304$12,877- 2.2%
Pension plan contributions $4,134-$4,134- 0.7%
Travel $3,774$3,284$490- 0.6%
Other (as described)Payroll Processing Fees $3,772-$3,772- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,160$3,160-- 0.5%
All other expenses $2,824$226$2,598- 0.5%
Other (as described)Employee Appreciation $1,173$45$1,128- 0.2%
Total$601,984100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $406,131 spent · pay $247,986 · grants $38,032 · events $40
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $201,466$179,619$21,847- 49.6%
All other expenses $51,962$48,754$3,208- 12.8%
Payroll taxes $38,852$29,224$9,628- 9.6%
Grants to US individuals $38,032$38,032-- 9.4%
Fees: accounting $18,541-$18,541- 4.6%
Advertising and promotion $13,762$11,408$2,354- 3.4%
Other (as described)Rent $11,961$6,589$5,372- 2.9%
Office expenses $10,548$7,096$3,452- 2.6%
Other employee benefits $7,668-$7,668- 1.9%
Other (as described)Employee Appreciation $4,484$3,118$1,366- 1.1%
Insurance $4,369$2,257$2,112- 1.1%
Other (as described)Professional Development $2,322$2,322-- 0.6%
Fees: other services $1,016-$1,016- 0.3%
Fees: legal $652$652-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Bank & Merchant Fees $456$189$267- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $40-$40- 0.0%
Total$406,131100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $119,999 spent · pay $71,151 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $71,151 59.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,622 39.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,210 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $16 0.0%
Total$119,999100%

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