Mission
El Centro's mission is to provide culturally competent financial literacy and entrepreneurial training in Spanish.
Public Charity
EL CENTRO INC
EL CENTRO INC is a Public Charity headquartered in New Orleans, LA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $816K revenue, $451K expenses, $588K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $154K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 824898926
New Orleans, LA
Management & Technical Assistance
NTEE: S02
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$816K
Total Expenses$451K
Total Assets$588K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$154K
Filing Years2021–2024
Where $100 goes at El Centro Inc
How El Centro Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$24
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$22
Empoderate NOLA is a comprehensive program that provides a broad range of personal financial and small business coaching and services, as well as a series of monthly public…
$20
VITA Latinx is the only Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Service (VITA) Site within 90 miles of the Greater New Orleans area offering all services in Spanish
$11
Impúlsate is a 7-week business accelerator program for established businesses operating informally
Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
FINANCIAL CAPABILITY
$15,000
To support Bilingual Financial Literacy in the Community
$6,000
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
$50,000
FINANCIAL CAPABILITY
$35,000
Small Business
$40,000
Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary
Heather Mcarthur
Treasurer
Kathleen Milligan
President
Lilly Fincher
Executive Director
Lindsey Navarro
Board Member
Paris Pallais
Board Member
Tawanna Hardy
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $816K | $451K | $588K |
| 2023 | $355K | $356K | $222K |
| 2022 | $294K | $226K | $222K |
| 2021 | $183K | $118K | $149K |
Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $183K to $816K (+345%), with total assets most recently reported at $588K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.