Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
99th percentile
Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$103,405
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$103,405
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$103,705
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$600
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$103,105
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
- Signed
- Mar 2, 2022
- Return Version
- 2021v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $103,705
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Fortaleza is an advocacy group working to ensure educational equality for Latino students grades K-12 in the Lowell Public School System. The group was formed in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2017 by parents, community members, and faith leaders. Fortaleza's purpose is to advocate for the removal of structural inequities and barriers impacting the education of Latino students and to advocate for the elimination of Latino education opportunity gaps.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ADVOCACY FOR THE REMOVAL OF STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND BARRIERS IMPACTING THE EDUCATION OF LATINO STUDENTS AND FOR THE ELIMINATION OF LATINO EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY GAPS TO ENSURE EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY FOR LATINO STUDENTS GRADES K-12 IN THE LOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECILIO HERNANDEZ | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROSA SEGARRA-MORALES | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
| DENISE BRITO | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| VLADIMIR SALDAA | Vice-Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| DENISSE COLLAZO | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDRES LPEZ | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CATHY MERCADO | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Fortaleza Inc
- EIN
- 85-2941202
- Phone
- 9788666386
- Address
- C/O MAYTE RAMOS 16 JACKSON STREET, LOWELL, MA 01852
Signing Officer
- Name
- Cecilio Hernandez
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 9788666386
- Signed
- 2022-03-02
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Anstiss & Co Pc
- Address
- 6 OMNI WAY SUITE 201, CHELMSFORD, MA 01824-4141
- Preparer
- Brendan E Toolin
- Phone
- 9784522500
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses filing fees 600 total 600”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Fortaleza is an advocacy group working to ensure educational equality for latino students grades k-12 in the lowell public school system. The group was formed in lowell, massachusetts in 2017 by parents, community members, and faith leaders. Fortaleza's purpose is to advocate for the removal of structural inequities and barriers impacting the education of latino students and to advocate for the elimination of latino education opportunity gaps.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Advocacy for the removal of structural inequities and barriers impacting the education of latino students and for the elimination of latino education opportunity gaps to ensure educational equality for latino students grades k-12 in the lowell public school system.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $103,405
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $103,405
- Revenue
- $103,705
- Expenses
- $600
- Net income
- $103,105